International Lusophone Festival Subject : Art and Culture Context: The International Lusophone Festival kicked off on Saturday evening at the Raj Bhavan, in the presence of Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, and MoS Culture and External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi. Concept: What is Lusophone world? The Lusophone world is spread in nine countries across […]
Tanpura Subject: Art and Culture Context: With declining patronage in the domestic market for stringed instrument makers, distressed artisans seek the help of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) which is sponsoring their workshops in the U.S and U.K. Concept: Tanpura also referred to as tambura and tanpuri, is a long-necked plucked string instrument or drone instrument, originating in India, found in various forms in Indian Music. By the […]
First Sylhet-Silchar Festival Subject: Art and Culture Context: The first Sylhet-Silchar Festival celebrating the close cultural ties between the neighbouring regions of India and Bangladesh began in Assam’s Barak Valley on Friday. Content: The festival underlines the commonalities between India and Bangladesh, specifically the Sylheti variant of the Bengali language and the Sylheti […]
Kashi Tamil Sangamam Programme Subject: Art and Culture Context: Tamil learning books fly off the shelves at Kashi Tamil Sangamam as demand was seen both from Hindi speakers as well as Tamil-origin residents of Varanasi. Concept: The objective of the programme is to celebrate, reaffirm and rediscover the age-old links between Tamil Nadu […]
DhabariQuruvi Subject: Art and culture Concept: “DhabariQuruvi” portrays the tempestuous journey of a tribal girl who battles convention and seeks to free herself from the chains with which society and community had tied down those like her. Distinguished as the first film in the history of Indian cinema to star only people from […]
Telangana scores double win at UNESCO heritage awards Subject :Art and Culture Context: Telangana scored a double win at the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation with a Distinction of Merit for the restoration of the 17th century stepwells inside the Qutb Shahi Tombs Complex in Hyderabad and an Award of Merit […]
Baliyatra Subject : Art and Culture Context :During the G20 Summit, PM Modi mentioned Baliyatra, literally ‘voyage to Bali’, one of the country’s largest open-air fairs that commemorates the 2,000-year-old maritime and cultural links between ancient Kalinga and Southeast Asia. Concept : Baliyatra, literally ‘voyage to Bali’, is one of the country’s largest […]
Patan Patola Subject : Art and Culture Context: Recently, PM Narendra Modi gifted ‘Patan Patola Dupatta’ to Italian PM GiorgiaMeloni. What is Patan Patola: The ancient art of double ikat or Patola woven in pure silk dates back to the 11th century. The Patola fabrics bear an equal intensity of colours and design […]
Tirupati’s megalithic burial sites in a state of neglect Subject: Art and Culture Context: Anthropomorphic sites are those marked by a representation of human form above the megalithic Tirupati district is dotted with anthropomorphic burial sites, said to be the largest as a collection in Andhra Pradesh. Among these, the most prominent one […]
Chhath Pooja Subject: Art and Culture Context: The administration in the national capital has put a ban on Chhath Puja festivities in the Yamuna river at Delhi’s ITO ghat. Concept : The devotees will be allowed to perform Chhath Puja at articifical ghats created along the banks of the Yamuna by the Delhi […]