In News Recently, the Vice-President of India paid floral tributes to Mahakavi Subramania Bharati to mark the death centenary of the poet and freedom fighter. Who was Subramanya Bharati? He was an outstanding Indian writer of the nationalist period and is regarded as the father of the modern Tamil style. He is also known as […]
In Context Afghanistan, which has earned the name of graveyard of the empires, could not be controlled by anyone completely. But Hari Singh Nalwa, a legendary Sikh commander, tamed the turbulent forces at play in Afghanistan and earned the reputation of the most feared Sikh warrior there. About Hari Singh Nalwa He was one of […]
In News Recently, The Prime Minister of India has paid tributes to Sree Narayana Guru on his Jayanti. About Shree Narayana Guru He was born in 1856, in the village of Chempazhanthi near Thiruvananthapuram as the son of Madan Asan, a farmer, and Kutti Amma. He was born into an Ezhava family, in an era […]
In News Atal Innovation Mission has launched Student Entrepreneurship Program 3.0 in Collaboration With Dassault Systemes. About the Program The program wants to give the Atal Tinkering Lab Students a real feel of ‘How a startup works. In total 50 teams (10 from Aspirational Districts and 10 from Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh and North east regions) […]
In News A year-long celebration marking 150 years of Abanindranath Tagore will start soon, with a host of online workshops and talks paying tributes to the leading light of the Bengal School of Art. About Abanindranath Tagore He was the nephew of Rabindranath Tagore, born in Calcutta on 7 August 1871. He is hailed as […]
In News Recently, the Government of India has approved various proposals relating to commemorating the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Major Steps The Government of India has approved various proposals relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose such as Establishing a memorial in Red Fort to INA martyrs and at Nilganj near Kolkata. […]
In News Recently, the IMF released a World Economic Outlook report that retained the global economic growth forecast of 6% for 2021. World Economic Outlook It is a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that analyzes key parts of the IMF’s surveillance of economic developments and policies in its member countries. It also projects […]
In News Many politicians paid tribute to Mangal Pandey, the first revolutionary Indian freedom fighter, on his 194th birth anniversary. About Mangal Pandey Early Life: He was born on July 19, 1827, in a town near Faizabad, what is now eastern Uttar Pradesh state in northern India, although some give his birthplace as a small […]
In News Recently, the name of Tipu Sultan has been at the centre of controversy on naming a garden after him in Govandi, a suburb in Eastern Mumbai. About the Issue Background In January 2021, a Samajwadi Party corporator from Govandi suggested the Market and Garden Committee to name a newly developed garden after Tipu […]
In News Recently, it has been decided to produce the biopic of Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair. About Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair (Image Courtesy: NPG) Birth: On 11th July 1857 in Mankara village of Malabar’s Palakkad. He was an acclaimed lawyer and judge in the Madras High Court and one of the early builders of the […]
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