Bihar’s Kesaria Buddha stupa waterlogged Subject: Culture Context: Kesaria Buddha stupa is waterlogged following floods after heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of river Gandak in Nepal. Concept: Kesaria Buddha Stupa: Kesaria Buddha Stupa is a nationally protected stupa. ASI has declared it a protected monument. Its first construction is dated to the […]
Puri decked up for annual RathYatra Subject : Culture Context : The world-famous RathYatra will be conducted without devotees in view of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. Concept : About RathYatra RathYatra is a festival dedicated to Lord Jagannath (Lord Krishna), Goddess Subhadra (his sister) and Lord Balaram (his elder brother). RathYatra is widely […]
Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia open to Muslim worship Subject : Culture / IR Context : Turkey’s president RecepTayyip Erdogan has declared Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia open to Muslim worship after a top court ruled that the building’s conversion to a museum by modern Turkey’s founding statesman was illegal. Concept : It was first constructed as […]
Silambam Martial Art Subject : Culture Context : Recently, a migrant worker who choreographed and performed a sequence of Silambam had won the top prize at a talent competition. Concept : About Silambam Martial Art It is considered as the best form of self-defense technique and is often practiced as a sport. It […]
Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Artefacts Subject : Culture Context : The Ministry of Culture and the Archaeological Survey of India have said artefacts from the Subhas Chandra Bose Museum at Red Fort were loaned out to the Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata for an exhibition on the freedom fighter. Concept : Not less […]
Significance of Tulu Language in India Subject : Culture Context : Recently, various organisations initiated a Twitter campaign demanding official language status to Tulu in Karnataka and Kerala and received an overwhelming response. Concept : About Tulu Language Tulu is a Dravidian language. It is spoken mainly in two coastal districts Dakshina Kannada […]
RAMAKRISHNA MISSION Subject : Culture Context : PM Modi expressed grief over the demise of Swami Shivamayanandaji Maharaj, vice-president of Ramakrishna Math and mission. Concept : Ramakrishna Mission (RKM) is a Hindu religious and spiritual organisation which forms the core of a worldwide spiritual movement known as the Ramakrishna Movement or the Vedanta […]
NANJUNDESHWARA TEMPLE Subject : Culture Context : After noticing that B.Y. Vijayendra, son of Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, has admitted to entering Sri Nanjundeshwara temple in Nanjangud recently, the Karnataka High Court asked the State government why then even ordinary citizens are not allowed to enter temples like him despite a ban imposed […]
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SCIENCE MUSEUMS (NCSM) Subject : Culture Context : National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) is collaborating with the Science Museum Group, London for an international travelling exhibition ‘Hunt for the Vaccine’. The exhibition will tell the story of the global effort to find new ways to develop vaccines and look […]
J&K MUFTI WHO TRANSLATED QURAN TO GOJRI DIES Subject : Culture Context : Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed, a renowned Islamic scholar who was the first to translate the Quran into the Gojri language and helped hundreds of tribal students pursue medical and engineering education across Jammu and Kashmir, died of post-Covid. Concept : Spoken by […]