Hunar Haat Context: • The 40th edition of Hunar Haat was inaugurated by Union Minister Anurag Thakur in Mumbai recently. About: • The Ministry of Minority Affairs has taken the initiative to provide the artisans/craftsmen of India with a large platform through Hunar Haat to […]
Channakeshava Temple, Belur Context: • While Karnataka has seen several instances of Muslims being barred from putting up shops during temple festivals, the rathotsava at the 900-year-old Chennakeshava temple struck a different note by staying with the syncretic tradition. • The festival began only after […]
Unsung Heroes of Freedom Struggle Context: Union Minister of State for Culture Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi released a pictorial book on India’s Women Unsung Heroes of Freedom Struggle as part of Azadi ka Mahotsav , in New Delhi. The book has been released in partnership with […]
Parakram Diwas Context: The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, paid homage to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (January 23, 2022). He paid floral tributes in front of a portrait of Netaji at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Netaji […]
