Three-day event in Delhi to celebrate poet Mirza Ghalib Sub: History Sec: Medieval India Context: The Delhi government organized a three-day event titled ‘Remembering Ghalib’ to commemorate the birth anniversary of poet Mirza Ghalib. The event, hosted by the Sahitya Kala Parishad under the Art and Culture Department, began with a candlelight march […]
Potti Sriramulu was leader of Andhra people; driving force behind formation of linguistic states: Pawan Kalyan Sub : History Sec: Freedom movement Indian revolutionary, Potti Sriramulu was born in 1901 to Guravayya and Mahalakshmamma in Padamatapalli, in a district that once a region within Nellore district. Later, their family shifted to Madras as […]
Maha Kumbh 2025 is ‘maha yagya of unity’, says PM in Prayagraj Sub: History Sec: Art and Culture Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized the significance of the Maha Kumbh 2025 in Prayagraj, describing it as a “maha yagya of unity” that will elevate India’s spiritual and cultural identity. Prime Minister launched the […]
250 protected monuments registered as Waqf properties, finds ASI survey SUB : HISTORY Sec : Art and culture Context: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has identified in an internal survey that 250 of its protected monuments are currently listed as Waqf properties. The ASI’s official records, titled “Waqf properties in India under […]
Their unique architecture gives mosques in Kashmir Valley a place in the sun Sub: History Sec: Art and Culture Context: The Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) government has initiated a project aimed at generating renewable energy in the Kashmir Valley by utilizing the multi-tiered roofs of mosques. It will help reduce power cuts that […]
Nagaland’s Hornbill Festival, and why the Church has frowned at relaxing rules around it Sub: History Sec: Art and Culture Context: The 25th edition of Nagaland’s Hornbill Festival is currently underway amidst a debate over relaxing the state’s 35-year-old liquor prohibition law, Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition (NLTP) Act 1989. The government has granted […]
Akal Takht, SAD, and the punishment to Sukhbir Singh Badal Sub : History Sec: Art and culture Context: Sukhbir Singh Badal, President of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), was shot at near the Golden Temple while on guard duty. Badal, along with other members of the previous SAD government (2007-2017), has been ordered […]