Subject : Arts & Culture Context : For the first time in 93 years, Chennai’s iconic December music festival, which brings together the finest exponents of Carnatic classical music and dance and the cultural cognoscenti, will go completely digital. Concept : Carnatic music owes its name to the Sanskrit term KarnâtakaSangîtam which denotes “traditional” or […]
Subject: Art & Culture Context: The world famous Ramnagar Ramlila – which many consider to be the oldest in the world, being over 200 years old – began in Varanasi. Concept: The Traditional performance of Ramayana was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2008. Ramlila, literally means […]
Subject : Art and Culture Context: This will be for the first time in the recent history of Gujarat that there will be no garba during the Navratri, which is its essential element and which the state government has branded as the ‘Longest Dance Festival of the World’. Concept: Garba is a dance form that […]
Subject: Arts and culture Context: Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple may have been reconstructed during early 13th century according to the inscriptions found at the temple, said archaeological expert Concept: The present structure of MeenakshiSundareswarar Temple in Madurai might have been reconstructed during the rule of JatavarmanKulasekara Pandya (1190-1216 common era). This structure was damaged due to […]
Subject: Arts and culture Context: Renowned Malayalam poet AkkithamAchuthanNamboothiri was conferred the Jnanpith award Concept: Jnanpith Award is an Indian literary award presented annually by the BharatiyaJnanpith to an author for their “outstanding contribution towards literature”. Instituted in 1961, the award is bestowed only on Indian writers writing in Indian languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution […]
Subject: Arts and culture/ Schemes Context: Ministry of Tourism has undertaken development of tourism related infrastructure and facilities at various Buddhist Sites in the country under its flagships schemes of Swadesh Darshan& PRASHAD. Ministry of Tourism presents its latest webinar on “In the Footsteps of the Buddha” under DekhoApnaDesh Webinar Series Concept: Swadesh Darsha Scheme […]
Subject: Arts and culture Context: The government has formed an expert committee for conducting a study on the origin and evolution of Indian culture dating back to around 12,000 years ago Concept: 16-member committee will include K N Dikshit as Chairman, Indian Archaeological Society, New Delhi and former Joint Director General, Archaeological Survey of India, among others. […]
Subject: Arts and culture Context: An animated video depicting Maveli’s visit to Kerala during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the importance of wearing a mask, is being widely shared on social media Concept: It is a harvest festival celebrated in Kerala irrespective of religion According to legends, the festival is celebrated to commemorate King Mahabali, whose spirit is said […]