Indian Heritage & Culture

Abanindra Nath Tagore Recently, the 150th birth anniversary of Abanindra Nath Tagore was celebrated on 7th August. Abanindra nath Tagore was born on 7 August 1871 and died on 5 December 1951. He was an

UNESCO’s ‘Historic Urban Landscape Project’ launched for Gwalior, Orchha Recently, Gwalior and Orchha cities have been selected under the ‘Historic Urban Landscape Project’ by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. -UNESCO. It may be

3 Monuments of Andhra Pradesh marked as Adarash Smarak Under the ‘Adarsh Smarak Scheme’ launched by the Central Government, 3 monuments have been identified in the state of Andhra Pradesh. With which additional facilities will

Recently, ‘PRASHAD Scheme‘ projects have been inaugurated in Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh. Under this project, cruise boat will be operated from ‘Tourist Facilitation Center’ and ‘Assi Ghat’ to ‘Raj Ghat’. About ‘PRASHAD’ scheme: Pilgrimage

Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra 2021 Recently Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra has been organized in Odisha from July 12, 2021 to July 20, 2021. Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra: This RathYatra is a Hindu festival, it is

Swami Vivekananda On July 04, 2021, the 119th death anniversary of the famous spiritual master ‘Swami Vivekananda’ was celebrated across the world. He was born on January 12, 1863 in the then ‘Calcutta’ (Bengal Presidency),

Demand for official language status of Tulu language Recently, there has been a demand by the state of Karnataka and Kerala to include ‘Tulu’ language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution and to give

Famous Festival of Odisha Raja Parba Festival Recently a 3-day Raja Parba Utsav (Raja Parba Festival) has been celebrated in Odisha. ‘Raja Parba Utsav’ is in a way a 3 days celebration for ‘womanhood’. Key

Ram Prasad Bismil Recently, a special function was organized by the Ministry of Culture in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh on the occasion of birth anniversary of freedom fighter Ram Prasad Bismil. It is to be known

Ministry of AYUSH launched ‘Namaste Yoga mobile app’  Recently, on the occasion of 7th International Day of Yoga (IDY), Curtain Razor event program was organized. It should be noted that every year International Yoga Day

Pradhan Mantri YUVA scheme to guide new writers Recently a national scheme named ‘YUVA’ means Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors has been started. YUVA It will serve to encourage the youth for their writing skills

Three new caves discovered in Nashik The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has recently discovered three more caves in Nashik, Maharashtra. The age of these caves has not been confirmed yet. Archaeologists speculate that it

‘Yuva Scheme’ to guide young writers Recently, the Department of Higher Education under the Ministry of Education has launched Yuva Scheme – Pradhan Mantri Yojana (Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors – 2021) to train young

The Reclining Buddha The largest reclining Buddha statue in India was to be installed at the ‘Buddha International Welfare Mission Temple’ in Bodh Gaya on the occasion of Buddha Jayanti on 26 May, but the

India organized International Museum Day 2021  International Museum Day IMD has been celebrated on May 18, 2021, all over the world. This year the theme of the day was ‘The Future of Museums – Recover

6 UNESCO heritage sites added in India Recently, 6 cultural heritage sites of India have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites potential list or temporary list. It has been announced by the Ministry

Jagadguru Basaveshwara (Basava) Jayanti Recently, on the occasion of Jagadguru Basaveshwara (Basava) Jayanti, the Indian Prime Minister has paid tribute to him. Be aware that in 2015, the statue of Basaveshwara was unveiled by the

HakkiPikki Tribe of Karnataka Recently, it was observed that some people of the HakkiPikki tribe in Karnataka survived the COVID-19 outbreak. Because of which this tribe has become the subject of discussion. HakkiPikki Tribe: The

Sindhu Darshan Festival From June 19, 2021, the Sindhu Darshan Festival will be organized in the Union Territory of Ladakh. The festival will be held on the banks of the Indus River at ‘Sheh Malana’,

Gopal Krishna Gokhale birth anniversary On 9 May, the Prime Minister paid tribute to the birth anniversary of ‘Gopal Krishna Gokhale’. Gopal Krishna Gokhale was born on 9th May Introduction He was a freedom fighter,

160th Birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore’s 160th birth anniversary was celebrated across the country on May 7th, He is known as a world famous poet, litterateur and philosopher. He was born on 7thMay,1861

Birth Centenary of ‘Satyajit Ray’ Celebration The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India has recently said that the birth centenary of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray will be celebrated throughout the year. The purpose

Guru Tegh Bahadur Jayanti On May 1, the 400th birth anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur was celebrated all over the country. On this occasion, the Prime Minister has greeted all the countrymen. He said that