Unying Festival
Focus: GS I: History Why in News? Recently, the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush attended the colourful Siang Unying Festival in Arunachal Pradesh. About Unying Festival:
Significance Of The Findings in Keeladi
Context: Keeladi is a tiny hamlet in the Sivaganga district in south Tamil Nadu. It is about 12 km south-east to the temple city of Madurai and is located along the Vaigai river. The excavations here from 2015 prove that an urban civilisation existed in Tamil Nadu in the Sangam age on the banks of […]
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti
Focus: GS II- Personalities in News Why in News? PM bowed to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his Jayanti. About Chhatrapati Shivaji Shivaji and the Mughals
About Tipu Sultan
Context: Recently, Karnataka BJP president triggered yet another controversy when he asked people to chase away Tipu Sultan supporters “to the forest” as “only those who perform bhajans of Ram” should remain “in this land”. Relevance: GS I: Modern History Dimensions of the Article: About Tipu Sultan Was Tipu Sultan a tyrant and a religious […]
The Life and Work of Dayanand Saraswati
Context: Recently, Prime Minister paid tribute to Dayanand Saraswati on the 200th birth anniversary of the social reformer, hailing his contributions towards the fight against social discrimination and untouchability. Relevance: GS I: History Dimensions of the Article: The Life and Work of Dayanand Saraswati Hinduism Under 19th-century Colonial Rule Founding the Arya Samaj and Vedic […]
Dayanand Saraswati
Focus: GS I: History Why in News? Prime Minister of India will inaugurate the year-long celebrations commemorating the 200th birth anniversary of Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati, at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Delhi. About Dayanand Saraswati:
Guru Ravidas
Focus: GS I: History Why in News? The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Sant Ravidas on his Jayanti. Guru Ravidas
75th Death Anniversary Of Mahatma Gandhi
Focus: GS I: History Why in News? Prime Minister of India paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 75th Death Anniversary at Gandhi Smriti, New Delhi. About Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi’s Death Anniversary
Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas
Context: Recently, Bihar Education Minister said the Ramcharitmanas “spreads hatred in society”, and that Goswami Tulsidas’s epic poem — along with the Manusmriti and M S Golwalkar’s Bunch of Thoughts — should be burned. Relevance: GS I: History Dimensions of the Article: The Ramcharitmanas Goswami Tulsidas -Source: Indian Express
About Subhas Chandra Bose
Context: January 23 is the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, observed as Parakram Diwas. Relevance: GS III: History Dimensions of the Article: Subhas Chandra Bose’s early life Parents: Education: Earliest battle with British: Bose’s Disagreements with Gandhi About the ideological divide between the two leaders: The rift within the Congress A dramatic escape […]