Subject: History Context: A temple constructed by emperor Ganapati Deva, a ruler of the Kakatiya dynasty, in Dharanikota near present Andhra Pradesh capital Amaravati, has been converted into an abode of local goddess Balusulamma (Goddess Durga). Concept: The 12th and the 13th centuries saw the emergence of the Kakatiyas. They were at first the feudatories […]

Subject: History Context: Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (IC) has inaugurated a Sangeet Sandhya programme as a part of the 550th Birth Anniversary celebrations of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji in New Delhi. Concept: Guru Nanak Dev (1469-1539) was born in a village, Talwandi Rai Bhoe, near Lahore (it was renamed later […]

Subject: History Context : Social activist and AryaSamaj leader Swami Agnivesh passed away at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in New Delhi. Concept: The AryaSamaj Movement, revivalist in form though not in content, was the result of a reaction to Western influences. Its founder, DayanandaSaraswati or Mulshankar (1824-1883) was born in the old Morvi state […]

Subject: History Context: A report submitted to the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) in 2016 had recommended the de-listing of Wagon Tragedy victims and Malabar Rebellion leaders from a book on martyrs of India’s freedom struggle. Concept: It was part of the Khilafat Movement, which demanded that the British preserve the Ottoman sultan as […]

Subject: History Context: Shifting monsoon patterns linked to climate change likely caused the rise and fall of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, according to a study by an Indian-origin scientist which analysed data from North India covering the past 5,700 years. Concept: The Indus Valley Civilization was an ancient civilization located in what is Pakistan and northwest India, on the […]