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 […]
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 […]