Subject: History Context: The Archaeology Department of the Tamil Nadu State government has undertaken the restoration work of fort of the Marudu Brothers at AranmanaiSiruvayal in Sivaganga district. Concept: The elder brother was called PeriyaMarudu (VellaMarudhu) and the younger brother ChinnaMarudu. ChinnaMarudu was more popular and was called MaruduPandiyan. In 1772 the Nawab of Arcot […]
Subject: History Context: Several stone tools and artefacts belonging to microlithic age and iron age were found at the foothills of the Western Ghats in Manuthu – Paraipatti village near Usilampatti block in Madurai Concept: Microlithic age The Mesolithic Age, also known as Middle Stone Age, was the second part of the Stone Age. In […]
Subject: History Context: The 78th anniversary of the Quit India Movement, famously known as the August Revolution in the history of India’s freedom movement, falls on August 9. Concept: In July 1942, the Congress Working Committee met at Wardha and resolved that it would authorise Gandhi to take charge of the non-violent mass movement. The […]
Subject: History Context: National Galary of Modern Art is going to organise the virtual tour titled “The Great Maestro Abanindranath Tagore” to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Abanindranath Tagore on 7th August 2020. Concept: He was the first major supporter of swadeshi values in Indian art. Abanindranath first created the ‘Indian Society of Oriental […]
Subject: History Context: Artefacts and pottery dating to the Sangam period were unearthed at Kodukkur village, located on the banks of Sankarabaraniriver in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu Concept: The artefacts, including black and red ware, conical shaped bowls, part of amphoras, various types of jars and lids with intricate carvings, were found spread in […]
Subject: History Context: National Handloom Day is celebrate on 7 August to commemorate launch of Swadeshi Movement in 1905. Concept: In 1900, Bengal was the major province in British India. The Indian national movement began in Bengal and thus, Britishers decided to part Bengal. When Lord Curzon, then Viceroy of India, announced the partition of […]
Subject: History Context: Architect of Assam accord has passed away Concept: The Assam Accord was a Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) signed between representatives of the Government of India and the leaders of the Assam Movement in New Delhi on 15 August 1985. Six year agitation demanding identification and deportation of illegal immigrants was launched by […]