Mughal-era finials – their grandeur, architectural traditions Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context After a thunderstorm recently damaged the finial of the 17th century Jama Masjid dome in Delhi, the Delhi Wakf Board, which manages the mosque, wrote to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) requesting removal of the dangling part of […]

    Centre to hand over 10 stolen antiquities, idols to Tamil Nadu govt Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context: Centre to hand over 10 stolen antiquities, idols to Tamil Nadu govt Among the 10 stolen antiquities are four objects retrieved from Australia in 2020-2022, and six from the US last year. Once the […]

    Jagannath Temple Subject: History Section: Art and Culture The temple is believed to be constructed in the 12th century by King AnatavarmanChodaganga Deva of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty. Jagannath Puri temple is called ‘YamanikaTirtha’ where, according to the Hindu beliefs, the power of ‘Yama’, the god of death has been nullified in Puri […]

    Re-imagining museums: Upgradation and Modernisation Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Progress made in re-imagining our museums and cultural spaces in recent times in India. First, there has been a shift from a museum-centric approach to a cultural spaces approach. Second, the museums have been built for specific purposes rather than relying on […]

    Re-imagining museums: Upgradation and Modernisation Subject :History Section :Art and Culture Progress made in re-imagining our museums and cultural spaces in recent times in India. First, there has been a shift from a museum-centric approach to a cultural spaces approach. Second, the museums have been built for specific purposes rather than relying on […]

    Supreme Court will hear an appeal against the video survey of Varanasi’s Gyanvapi mosque Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Concept: Objective of the Act: To freeze the status of any place of worship as it existed on August 15, 1947. To provide for the maintenance of the religious character of such a […]

    First Indian Layman to be declared Saint Subject: History Section: Personality Context: Devasahayam Pillai, who embraced Christianity in the 18th century, became the first Indian layman to be declared a saint by Pope Francis during an impressive canonisation ceremony at the Vatican on 15th May. Concept: Devasahayam Pillai was born in 1712 as […]