Tag: Art and Culture
Pandit Jasraj
In News Recently, the Prime Minister of India paid tribute to Pandit Jasraj on the occasion of the Jayanti of the doyen of Indian Classical Music. Image Courtesy: News 18 About Pandit Jasraj: Early Life: Born on January 28, 1930, in the Hissar district of Haryana. His initial years were spent in Hyderabad where his […]
Nordic ‘Clinker Boats’ On Heritage List
In News Recently, UNESCO added the Nordic “clinker boats” to its Heritage List. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden jointly sought the UNESCO designation. The designation will safeguard and preserve the boat-building techniques that drove the Viking era for future generations. What are Nordic clinker boats? Nordic clinker boats are small, open, wooden boats between […]
The making of the Tyagaraja Aradhana
In News Owing to the spread of the Omicron variant, the Tyagaraja Aradhana in Thiruvaiyaru has been reduced to just one day this year, instead of the usual five days. About Tyagaraja and Tyagaraja Aradhana Birth and Death: He was born on May 4, 1767 in Madras Presidency and died on January 6, 1847, Madras […]
Goat Head Yogini
In News Recently, the Union Minister of Culture announced that a 10th century stone idol of Goat Head Yogini is being returned to India. It had been illegally removed sometime in the 1980s from a temple in Lokhari, Banda, Uttar Pradesh. About The sculpture is of a goat-headed Yogini that originally belonged to a […]
Kathak Dance
In News Recently, India’s leading Kathak exponent and Padma Vibhushan awardee, Pandit Birju Maharaj passed away. About Pandit Birju Maharaj Birth: He was born on February 4, 1938, into the family of Kathak revivalist Ishwari Prasadji. Original name: Initially his name was ‘Dukh Haran’, which was later changed to ‘Brijmohan’, a synonym of Krishna. Brijmohan […]
Kala Kumbh
In News Recently, the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) celebrated ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ with Kala Kumbh. About Kala Kumbh It is an artist workshop for painting scrolls measuring approximately 750 metres, representing the tales of valour of unsung heroes of India’s freedom movement. The works of art done on the gigantic scrolls will […]
India’s Winter Harvest Festivals
In News India is popularly known as the land of festivals and 14 January is especially festive as different parts of the country celebrate the harvest festival by different names. Significance of these festivals The festival is celebrated to mark the beginning of the harvesting season in the country: and is probably the only one […]
Adi Shankaracharya’s birthplace to be declared as national monument
In News The National Monuments Authority (NMA) chairman met the governor of Kerala regarding the declaration of the birthplace of Adi Shankaracharya in the state as a monument of national importance. Earlier, the Prime Minister had unveiled a 13-feet statue of Adi Sankara at Kedarnath temple in Uttarakhand. About other sites surveyed Kashmir valley: The […]
Jallikattu
In News With a steep rise in the daily cases of COVID-19, the district administration in Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Ranipet and Tirupattur, have banned the conduct of Jallikattu events, ahead of Pongal festival, as part of safety measures. About the festival Location: Jallikattu is typically practiced in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu as a part […]
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