Subject: Arts and culture Context: Prime Minister has performed Sindhu Darshan puja at Nimu in Ladakh Concept: It is celebrated annually from 1997with an objective to signify role of river Sindhu in shaping culture of this region It is celebrated for three days on the eve of ‘Guru Purnima’ or the full moon day in […]

Subject: Arts and culture Context: The centuries-old folk theatre form and the worship of a forest goddess has helped the islanders of sunderbans to understand the power of nature and the limits the human need. Concept: BonbibiPalagaan is a dramatic performance tradition connected with the worship of the cult goddess Bonbibi. The followers of Bon […]

Subject: Arts and culture Context: The Kodumanal excavation in Tamil Nadu of 10 pots and bowls, instead of the usual three or four pots, placed outside three-chambered burial cists and inside the cairn-circle, threw light on burial rituals and the concept of afterlife in megalithic culture. Concept: It was once a flourishing ancient trade city […]

Subject: Arts and culture Context: Prime minister greeted people of Odisha for Raja Parba celebration. Concept: This is a three-day-long festival dedicated to Mother Earth (Bhuma Devi) and womanhood at large. There’s a story associated with this festival is goddess Earth (Bhuma Devi), the consort of Lord Vishnu, undergoes her menstrual cycle during this period. […]