KHAN ABDUL GHAFFAR KHAN Subject : History Context : Concept : Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890-1988), the foremost 20th-century leader of the Pashtuns ( a Muslim ethnic group of Pakistan and Afghanistan) was a follower of Mahatma Gandhi and was called the “Frontier Gandhi”. Ghaffar Khan met Gandhi and entered politics in 1919 during […]

    CHAURI CHAURA INCIDENT Subject: History Context : PM will inaugurate the centenary Celebrations at ChauriChaura at Gorakhpur Dist. Uttar Pradesh. Concept: ‘ChauriChaura’ Incident The incident took place on 4 February 1922 at ChauriChaura in the Gorakhpur district of the United Province. A large group of protesters participating in the Non-Cooperation Movement clashed with […]

    BARGIS Subject: History / Culture Context : The ruling All India Trinamool Congress wary of the large number of non-Bengali-speaking voter base in the state, has found a specific word to attack the Bharatiya Janata Party .The word ‘bargi’ as the TMC likes to call the BJP, is of special significance in Bengal’s […]

    JOY BANGLA Subject: History Context:  Even as the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of religious politics by repeating the ‘Jai Shri Ram’ chant, the latter has countered that the ruling party in the state was engaging in Bengal sub-nationalism with its use of the slogan ‘Joy Bangla’. […]

    GOVIND BALLABH PANT Subject : History Context : The 9-feet statue of Govind Ballabh Pant inside Parliament premises has been temporarily relocated . Concept : PanditGovind Ballabh Pant (1887 – 1961) was a lawyer, an Indian freedom fighter and one of the architects of modern India. In 1921, he was elected to the […]

    BIJU PATNAIK Subject: History Context : Tucked away inside the Indonesian Embassy in New Delhi is a special room — one that has been built in recognition of the nation’s freedom struggle from Dutch colonialism 74 years ago, and named, unusually, for an Indian leader, Biju Patnaik. Concept: Bijayananda Patnaik (1916 – 1997), […]

    MAMALLAPURAM Subject : History Context : The Pallava era monuments at Mamallapuram, where the informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping took place in October 2019, will be among the highlights at the Republic Day parade in New Delhi. Concept : Mamallapuram, also called Mahabalipuram or Seven Pagodas, […]

    PARAKRAM DIWAS Subject: Current Events/History Context: The Union Culture Ministry on Tuesday announced that January 23, birth anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose, would be celebrated as “ParakramDiwas” — day of courage — every year. Concept: Prime Minister Narendra Modi would preside over the inauguration of the celebrations in Kolkata, where a permanent exhibition […]