Two Idols stolen from TN traced to US Subject : Art and Culture Context : The Tamil Nadu Idol Wing-CID has traced two Chola era bronze idols that were stolen about 50 years ago from the Vishwanatha Swamy Temple at Alathur in Tiruvarur district and smuggled to the United States. Concept : The […]
Bhoota Kola Subject :Art and Culture Context : Bengaluru police book actor Chetan Kumar over Bhoota Kola remarks. Concept : About Bhoota Kola Bhoota means ‘spirit’ and Kola means ‘play’ in Tulu. It is basically a spirit worship ritual celebrated by Tulu-speaking people in Dakshina Kannada in Karnataka and some districts of Kerala. […]
Hampi, Khajuraho on list for G20 culture track Subject : Art and Culture Context: AS PART of India’s G20 Presidency between December 2022 and November 2023, the Government is planning to host five key meetings focusing on the “culture track” at Khajuraho, Bhubaneswar, Hampi and Agra, Hampi Chariot The chariot inside the temple […]
Court rejects plea for carbon dating of Gyanvapi ‘shivling’ Subject : Art and Culture Context : A Varanasi court Friday rejected a plea for carbon dating of what is said to be a Shivling, found during a survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex earlier this year. Concept : A Shivling was said to […]
Buddhist Caves and Temples found in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve Subject: Art and Culture Context: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has reported Buddhist caves and stupas, and Brahmi inscriptions, dating back to the 2nd century, and Hindu temples from the 9th-11th centuries, and possibly the world’s largest Varaha sculpture in Madhya Pradesh’s Bandhavgarh […]
Taj Mahal Subject :Art and Culture Context:Supreme Court directed the Agra Development Authority to stop all commercial activities within a 500 metre radius of the Taj Mahal. Concept : About Taj mahal The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the city of Agra. […]
A Jain heritage site in TN battles the elements Subject : Art and Culture Context : With much of the art vandalized in sittannavasal, Archaeological Survey of India has undertaken conservation measures and also introduced digital checks to track public access. Concept : About Sittanavasal Caves Sittanavasal Caves is a 2nd-century Tamil Ramaa […]
Ayurveda Subject : Art and Culture Context: The National Medical Commission has proposed to integrate modern medicine with other branches such as Ayurveda and Homoeopathy by establishing departments of Integrative Medicine Research in medical colleges. Ayurveda: Ayurveda is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent. Printed editions of the […]
Chola Dynasty Subject : Art and Culture Context: Inspired by the grandeur of the mighty Chola Dynasty, Tanishq on Tuesday unveiled The Chozha, an exclusive jewellery collection to celebrate the thalassocratic empire and to unravel the treasure trove of divine splendour. About the medieval Chola Dynasty: The Chola Dynasty was a Tamil thalassocratic […]
Qutub Minar Subject :Art and Culture Context: The Saket district court on Tuesday dismissed the intervention plea of Kunwar Mahender Dhwaj Pratap Singh who claimed that the Qutub Minar was built on land that belonged to him and hence he should be made party to the main suit filed in the court that […]