Puja at Kashmir temple stokes controversy Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context: ASI has raised concern regarding Pooja performed at 8th Century protected site of Martand Temple in south Kashmir’s Anantnag by J&K Lt.Gov Concept: The ASI does not allow religious events at protected monuments except the customary prayers that were being […]
Rabindranath Tagore Subject: History Section: Persoanlity Context: Rabindranath Tagore celebrates 161st birth anniversary Rabindranath Tagore: Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, novelist, and painter, who was born in Calcutta on May 7, 1861 and was highly influential in introducing Indian culture to the west. He was also referred to as ‘Gurudev’, ‘Kabiguru’, and ‘Biswakabi’. He was […]
Excavation at Rakhigarhi site Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context: The latest round of excavations at the 5,000-years-old Harappan site of Rakhigarhi in Haryana’s Hisar district have revealed newer insights Archeological Findings: Excavations at the site of Rakhigarhi in Haryana’s Hisar district have revealed structure of some houses, lanes and drainage system, […]
Basavanna Jayanti Subject: History Section: Arts and culture Concept: About Basaveshwara Basavanna was a 12th-century philosopher, statesman, Kannada poet and a social reformer during the reign of the Kalachuri-dynasty king Bijjala I in Karnataka, India. Basavanna spread social awareness through his poetry, popularly known as Vachanaas. Basavanna rejected gender or social discrimination, superstitions and rituals. He […]
Amarnath Sehgal Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context: 100 years of Amarnath Sehgal: The artist who captured the agony of Partition in bronze Amar Nath Sehgal (5 February 1922 – 28 December 2007) was a noted Indian modernist sculptor, painter, poet and art educator. Became an art educator, teaching at College of Art, […]