Subject : History Context : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the centenary celebrations of Aligarh Muslim University on 22 December, 2020. Concept : AMU became a University in 1920, through an Act of Indian Legislative Council by elevating the Mohammedan Anglo Oriental (MAO) College to the status of a Central University. MAO College was […]
Subject : History Context :Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an unscheduled visit to Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib in New Delhi. The Prime Minister paid his respects at the gurdwara a day after the death anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur. Concept : Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621 – 1675) was the ninth of ten Gurus of the […]
Subject: History & Culture Concept: The SansadBhavan is the seat of the Parliament of India. It houses the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha which represent lower and upper houses respectively in India’s bicameral parliament. The existing building draws inspiration from Ekattarso Mahadeva Temple (in M.P.) and was built under the British empire for its […]
Subject : History Context : The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has paid homage to the martyrs of the Assam Movement on Swahid Diwas. Concept : Assam has been paying tribute to the martyrs who had made supreme sacrifice in the historic Assam Movement from 1979 to 1985. The Assam Movement (1979-1985) was an popular […]
Subject: History Context: SardarAjit Singh Sandhu, the brain behind the ‘PagriSambhalJatta’ movement is now being remembered in the ongoing agrarian resentments by punjab farmers. Concept : ‘PagriSambhalJatta’ Movement In 1879, the British constructed the Upper Bari Doab canal to draw water from the Chenab river and take it to Lyallpur (now in Pakistan and renamed […]
Subject: History Concept: The KhudaiKhidmatgar was a non-violent movement against British occupation of the Indian subcontinent. It was led by Abdul Ghaffar Khan, a Pashtun freedom fighter, in the North-West Frontier Province. Over time, the movement acquired a more political colour, leading to the British taking notice of its growing prominence in the region. Following […]