Megaliths Subject: History Section: Ancient India While “megalith” is often used to describe a single piece of stone, it also can be used to denote one or more rocks hewn in a definite shape for special purposes. It has been used to describe structures built by people from many parts of the world […]

    Pakistan’s ‘truck art’ Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context: Recently a Pakistani truck driver has gone viral over social media for his truck art on Sidhu Moosewala Concept: Truck art began in Peshawar and Karachi in the 1950s to cater to demands of truckers who wanted to make their trucks look presentable. […]

    Megalith Subject: History Section: Art and Culture The 3,500-year-old Megalithic site is located on the banks of the river Krishna in Narayanpet district, Telangana. Dotted with about 80 tall stones (niluvu raallu, as locals call them), or menhirs, the five-acre site that dates back to 1500 BC, also has ‘alignment stones’. Menhir is […]

    Buddha relics to be taken to Mongolia Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Four Holy Relics of Lord Buddha will be displayed at Batsagaan Temple, within the premises of Gandan Monastery. A 25-member delegation, led by Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, will accompany the relics on their journey. The four relics coming from […]

    Sant Tukaram Subject: History Section: Personalities Sant Tukaram Maharaj was a 17th-century Marathi poet, Hindu sant (saint), popularly known as Tuka, Tukobaraya, Tukoba in Maharashtra. He was a Sant of Varkari sampradaya – that venerates the god Vithoba – in Maharashtra, India. He was part of the egalitarian, personalized Varkari devotionalism tradition. Tukaram […]

    State Emblem of India atop of the New Parliament building Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context The government may install the state emblem on the top of the under construction New Parliament building. New Parliament building The government has set the ambitious October 2022 deadline for completion of the massive project with […]

    Tamil Nadu Sculptures recovered from Australia and US Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context: Ten antiquities retrieved from Australia and the United States were handed over to the Government of Tamil Nadu in Delhi last week. Concept: Dvarapala: Retrieved in 2020 from Australia, this stone sculpture belongs to the Vijayanagar dynasty dating […]

    Sant Kabir Subject: History Section: Medieval Indian Context: President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the Sant Kabir Academy and Research Centre Swadesh Darshan Yojana and paid tribute to the Bhakti saint, Kabir at Maghar (Uttar Pradesh). Kabir and the Bhakti movement The Bhakti movement, which began in the 7th century in South India, had […]