RAMANUJACHARYA TOPIC: Art & Culture Context- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Statue of Equality, a gigantic statue of Ramanujacharya, on February 5 on the outskirts of Hyderabad. Concept- Who was Ramanujacharya? Born in 1017 in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, Ramanujacharya is revered as a Vedic philosopher and social reformer. Ramanuja’s philosophical […]
Kalaripayattu Subject – Art and Culture Context – Sankaranarayana Menon, the 93-year-old kalaripayattu exponent who has been conferred the Padma Shri for his contributions to martial arts. Concept – Kalaripayattu, also known simply as Kalari, is an Indian martial art that originated in modern-day Kerala, a state on the southwestern coast of India. […]
India Gate Subject – Art and Culture Context – The government has put out the eternal flame of the Amar Jawan Jyoti underneath India Gate and merged it with the one instituted at the National War Memorial in 2019 a few hundred meters away. Concept – The India Gate, All India War Memorial, […]
Beating Retreat Ceremony Subject – Art and Culture Context – Abide With Me, the Christian hymn dropped from Beating Retreat ceremony Concept – A day after the eternal flame at Amar Jawan Jyoti was shifted to the National War Memorial, the government has dropped Abide With Me, the sombre highpoint of the conclusion […]
Republic Day Tableaux Selection Subject – Art and Culture Context – T.N., West Bengal, Kerala kick up political storm over rejection of their proposals for RDay parade Concept – When does the process to decide the tableaux start and who can participate? Around September every year the Defence Ministry, which is responsible for […]
National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) Subject – Art and Culture Context – On Republic Day, work by 500 artists to celebrate heroes of freedom struggle Concept – On January 26, as India celebrates its 73rd Republic Day, the festivities will also include a tribute to its freedom fighters. In an open gallery […]
Kathak Subject – Art and Culture Context – Kathak dancer Pandit Munna Shukla dies at 78 Concept – It is one of the classical dances of India. The word Kathak has been derived from the word Katha which means a story. It is primarily performed in Northern India. It was primarily a temple […]
National Youth Day and Demographic Dividend Subject – Art and Culture Context – National youth day is celebrated on 12th January every year. Concept – Definition of youth Youth are defined as those aged 15 to 29 in the national youth policy (2014). This age-group constitutes 27.5% of India’s population. The United Nations, for […]
Gangasagar Mela Subject – Art and Culture Context – GangasagarMela could become a super spreader event Concept – The GangasagarMela is organised during Makar Sankranti every year. On the occasion of Makar Sankranti, thousands of pilgrims, seers & tourists take a holy dip in the confluence of Ganga and Bay of Bengal, to […]
The valour of the Chhote Sahibzaade Subject – Art and Culture Context – The nation would henceforth observe December 26 as ‘Veer Baal Diwas’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Sunday (December 9), the ParkashPurab (birth anniversary) of the tenth Sikh Guru Gobind Singh. Concept – Veer Baal Diwas — a tribute to […]