Withdraw Sikh gurdwaras Bill or gear up to face stir, SGPC tells Punjab govt Subject : History Section :Art and Culture Concept : The SGPC special general house session on Monday completely rejected the Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Bill, 2023 while calling it a direct attack on the independence of the apex gurdwara body. […]
Reign of Aurangazeb Subject : History Section : medieval history Concept : He assumed the title Alamgir, World Conqueror. His military campaigns in his first ten years of reign were a great success. He suppressed the minor revolts. But he faced serious difficulties in the latter part of his reign The Jats and […]
1947 Partition of Bengal Subject : History Section: Modern History Concept : The recent controversy surrounding West Bengal’s ‘Foundation Day’ has brought attention to the partition of Bengal in 1947. This event marked a significant chapter in the history of the state, leading to the creation of West Bengal and East Pakistan (later […]
An emperor’s dream, a saint’s curse: The legend of Delhi’s third city Subject: History Section: Medieval India Tughlaqabad Fort: Tughlaqabad Fort is built in 1321 by Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq– the first ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty that ruled in Delhi for nearly a century. The fortress of Tughlaqabad stands on a rocky hill, about […]
Tamil Nadu idol wing steps up efforts to retrieve idols from USA Subject : History Section: Art and culture Concept : The Idol Wing-CID (IW-CID) of the Tamil Nadu Police, with assistance from U.S. authorities, has made significant progress in recovering 16 valuable antique idols stolen from Chola-era temples in Tamil Nadu. The […]
` SP leader Maurya questions inclusion of Savarkar biography in U.P. school curriculum Subject : History Section: Modern India Context: After the Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Board decided to incorporate the biography of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, along with 49 other eminent leaders, into the academic curriculum of the State Board, Samajwadi Party (SP) national general secretary […]
Keeladi Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Concept: Keeladi is a tiny hamlet in the Sivaganga district in south Tamil Nadu. It is about 12 km south-east to the temple city of Madurai and is located along the Vaigai river. The excavations here from 2015 prove that an urban civilization existed in Tamil […]
Liaquat-Nehru pact Subject : History Section: Modern India Concept : Death anniversary of Syama Prasad Mookerjee was marked recently. He resigned from the cabinet of JL Nehru in April 1950 over the controversial Nehru-Liaquat Pact. About the Nehru-Liaquat pact The Nehru-Liaquat Pact, also known as the Delhi Pact, was a bilateral agreement signed […]