Chandragupta Maurya Subject – History Context – UP CM Yogi’s claim: Chandragupta defeated Alexander, but isn’t called ‘great’ Concept – Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday claimed that Chandragupta Maurya, who founded the Mauryan kingdom, had defeated Alexander of Macedonia, and yet historians did not describe him as “great”. Alexander died […]
Birsa Munda Subject – History Context – Remembering Birsa Munda on Janjatiya Gaurav Divas Concept – Birsa Munda lived a short — just 25 years — but valiant life. Born on November 15, 1875, in Ulihatu village in present-day Jharkhand, Birsa spent his childhood in abject poverty in a tribal Munda family. The […]
Rani Kamlapati Subject: History Context: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister has set the stage for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the State by renaming the Habibganj railway station after Rani Kamlapati, an 18th century Gond queen Content: Rajgonds are the ruling class among the Gond.The name Gondwana named after Gondi people. The Gond […]
Jawaharlal Nehru Birth anniversary Subject: History Context: PM Modi pays tribute to the first Prime Minister Content: Jawaharlal Nehru was born to Born to Motilal Nehru and Swarup Rani on November 14, 1889 in Allahabad. He started the National Herald (daily) 1938. Nehru was also a very prolific writer in English and authored […]
Battle of Rezang La Subject – History Context – Revamped war memorial to open soon Concept – Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate the revamped war memorial at Rezang La in eastern Ladakh. The memorial, dedicated to those who laid down their lives in the Battle of Rezang La during the 1962 war, now includes the […]
Tribal Freedom Fighters of India Subject – History Context – PM Modi to lead first Tribal Day celebrations. Concept – Freedom Fighter Associated Movement Period About the fighter Alluri Seetarama Raju Rampa Revolt 1922-24 Against British interference in tribal areas Birsa Munda Ho and Munda Uprising 1899-1900 Tribal hero from the tribal belt […]
Devasahayam Subject – History Context – Devasahayam – the first Indian layman to be conferred sainthood Concept – A Hindu man from Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, who converted to Christianity in the 18th century, is set to become the first Indian layman to be declared a saint by the Vatican on May […]
Onake Obavva Subject – History Context – Karnataka’s celebration of her bravery Concept – From this year, the Karnataka government has decided to celebrate ‘Onake Obavva Jayanti’ on November 11 throughout the state She was a woman warrior who fought the forces of Hyder Ali single-handedly with a pestle (‘onake’ in Kannada) in […]