Amit Shah attends Veer Kunwar Singh’s ‘Vijayotsav’ in Bhojpur Subject : History Section : 1857 revolt Context: Amit Shah attends Veer Kunwar Singh’s ‘Vijayotsav’ in Bhojpur Concept : Kunwar Singh was a leader during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He belonged to a family of the Ujjainiya clan of the Parmar Rajputs of […]

    The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on his Jayanti Subject: History Section: Modern India Context: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar  Jayanti. Content : Bhirao Ramji Ambedkar, popularly known as Babasaheb, was the chairman of Constitution Drafting Committee and a champion of Dalit and minority rights movement in India. […]

    Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context: Pandit Bhimsen Joshi would have turned 100 this year. About Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi (1922 –2011) was an Indian vocalist from Karnataka, in the Hindustani classical tradition. A brilliant exponent in the field of Hindustani classical music Famous for perfecting […]

    Centre has opposed Odisha’s plans for landmark Lingaraj Temple Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context: The Central government has told the Odisha government that its ordinance to bring the 11th-century Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar and its associated temples under a special law is outside the legislative competence of the state legislature. Background: […]