Vannuramma
Context: The fort of legendry Vannuramma in Nallamala forest in the present day Mydukur mandal of Kadapa district is trending due to its rundown condition. Relevance: GS I: History Dimensions of the Article: Who was Vannuramma? Her death Who was Vannuramma? Between 1781 and 1796, Vannuramma controlled five “Durgams” (sub fiefdoms), with Sakarlapadu serving as […]
Pandurang Khankhoje
Context: Lok Sabha Speaker, who is currently in Canada for the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, will travel to Mexico where he will unveil statues of Swami Vivekananda and Maharashtra-born freedom fighter and agriculturalist Pandurang Khankhoje (1883-1967). Relevance: GS I: History Dimensions of the Article: Who was Pandurang Khankhoje? What was his association with the Indian […]
150th Birth Anniversary Of Sri Aurobindo
Context: On 15th August, the Prime Minister paid tribute to Sri Aurobindo on his 150th birth anniversary. Relevance: GS I- Modern History Dimensions of the Aricle: About Sri Aurobindo Indian Revolutionary Movement: Some of Aurobindo’s many literary works About Sri Aurobindo Born Aurobindo Ghose in Calcutta on 15 August 1872, Sri Aurobindo was drawn to […]
Revolutionary Heroes of India’s Freedom Struggle
Context: In his address from the Red Fort on Independence Day, Prime Minister paid tribute to a range of personalities from India’s freedom struggle, including fearless revolutionary heroes, leaders of tribal movements, spiritual leaders, women leaders, and several others who fought colonial rule outside the mainstream national movement. Relevance: GS I- History Dimensions of the […]
Women Heroes of India’s Freedom Struggle
Context: PM said, Laxmibai, Durga Bhabhi, Rani Gaidinliu, and Velu Nachiyar, among others, embody the spirit of India’s ‘nari shakti. Relevance: GS I- History Dimensions of the Article: Rani Laxmibai Jhalkari Bai Durga Bhabhi Rani Gaidinliu Rani Chennamma Begum Hazrat Mahal Velu Nachiyar Rani Laxmibai The queen of the princely state of Jhansi, Rani Laxmibai […]
Quit India Movement
Focus: GS I- History Why in News? The Prime Minister has remembered all those who took part in the Quit India Movement under Bapu’s leadership and strengthened our freedom struggle Build-up to August 1942 While factors leading to such a movement had been building up, matters came to a head with the failure of the Cripps […]
Recalling ‘Quit India’
Context: On August 8, 1942 — the people of India launched the decisive final phase of the struggle for independence. It was a mass upsurge against colonial rule on a scale not seen earlier, and it sent out the unmistakable message that the sun was about to set on the British Empire in India. Relevance: […]
Recalling ‘Quit India’ Movement
Context On this day 80 years ago, on August 9, 1942, the people of India began the decisive final phase of their independence struggle. It was a massive anti-colonial uprising on a never-before-seen scale, and it sent a clear message that the British Empire in India was about to come to an end. Relevance: GS […]
175th Birth Anniversary Raja Ravi Varma
Context: Ahead of the 175th birth anniversary fete of the legendary artist Raja Ravi Varma, erstwhile royal family of Kilimanoor has urged the Union government to posthumously confer the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian award, on him. Relevance: GS I- History Dimensions of the Article: About Raja Ravi Varma Bharat Ratna About Raja Ravi […]
23th Anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas
Context: India is celebrating the 23th anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas on 26th July 2022. On this day in 1999, the Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict, formally came to an end, with Indian soldiers successfully recapturing mountain heights that had been seized by Pakistani intruders. Relevance: GS-I History Background: History of the […]