Chandra Shekhar Azad Birth Anniversary
Focus: GS I- Modern History Why in News? On 23rd July, India paid tribute to the freedom fighter Chandra Shekhar Azad on his birth anniversary. About Chandra Shekhar Azad: Birth: 23rd July 1906 Place: Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh. Early Life: Chandra Shekhar, then a 15-year-old student, joined a Non-Cooperation Movement in December 1921. As a result, he was arrested. Death: He died at Azad Park in […]
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Focus: GS I- Modern History Why in News? The Prime Minister has paid tribute to the great Lokmanya Tilak on his Jayanti. About Bal Gangadhar Tilak: Bal Gangadhar Tilak, commonly known as Lokamanya Tilak was a leader of the Indian independence movement and belonged to the extremist faction. He was also called the ‘Father of […]
Mangal Pandey Birth Anniversary
Focus: GS I- History Why in News? Prime Minister has paid tributes to freedom fighter, Mangal Pandey on his birth anniversary. About Mangal Pandey : 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 village near Lalitpur (in present-day southwestern Uttar […]
Everything About Anayoottu Ritual
Context: Anayoottu, an annual ritual at the Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thrissur was recently held. Relevance: GS I- History Dimensions of the Article: About Anayoottu Reason for the Anayootu About Anayoottu The Aanayoottu (gaja pooja/ feeding of elephants) is a festival held in the precincts of the Vadakkunnathan temple in City of Thrissur, in Kerala. The […]
Sri Ramanujacharya
Focus: GS I- History Why in News? Union Home and Cooperation Minister unveiled the Statue of Peace of Swami Ramanujacharya in Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir through video conferencing. About Ramanuja (c. 1017 – 1137 CE) Ramanuja, reformer and Vaishnavite saint was born at Sriperumbudur near modern Chennai. He preached Vishista Advaitavada (qualified monism). His philosophical foundations for devotionalism were […]
Tamil Nadu Sculptures Recovered From Australia, US
Context: Recently, Ten antiquities (sculptures) retrieved from Australia and the United States were handed over to the Government of Tamil Nadu in Delhi Relevance: GS I- History, Prelims Some of the returned antiquities, and how they had gone missing: Dvarapala: Retrieved in 2020 from Australia, this stone sculpture belongs to the Vijayanagar dynasty dating to […]
About Sant Kabir
Context: Recently, President inaugurated the Sant Kabir Academy and Research Centre Swadesh Darshan Yojana and paid tribute to the Bhakti saint, Kabir at Maghar (Uttar Pradesh). According to legends, Kabir is said to have departed from the mortal world in Maghar. Relevance: GS I- Indian History Dimensions of the Article: About Sant Kabir: The Bhakti […]
Veer Savarkar
Focus: GS I- Important Personalities Why In News? On 28th May, India paid tribute to the freedom fighter, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (Veer Savarkar) on his birth anniversary. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Period: 28 May 1883 – 26 February 1966 Cause of Death: Fasting (Sallekhana Prayopavesa) He was commonly known as Veer Savarkar (“brave” in his native Marathi language) He was an Indian independence activist, […]
The Azerbaijan-Armenia Conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh Enclave
Context: Recently, Armenia’s Prime Minister and Azerbaijan’s President announced that their respective countries would be setting up border security and delimitation commissions, signalling a step towards resolution of a decades-long conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh Enclave. Relevance: Prelims, GS-II: International Relations (Important Foreign Policies and Developments), GS-I Geography (Maps), GS-I: History (World History) Dimensions of the […]
Prithviraj Chauhan Controversy
Context: There is controversy around a new Akshay Kumar film called ‘Prithviraj’, with both the Gujjar and Rajput communities of Rajasthan laying claim over the 12th century king. Relevance: GS I- History Dimensions of the Article: Why in News? Prithviraj of legend History of Prithviraj How do medieval texts describe the reign of Prithviraj? Version of ‘Prithviraj Raso’ […]