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Manipur Gaan Ngai festival

January 4, 2023

The Gaan Ngai festival is a major event in the state of Manipur, celebrated by the Zeliarong community every year after the harvest season. On January 4, 2023, the community will come together to show their gratitude for a good ..

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Second Phase of the Sari Festival “VIRAASAT” Begins

January 3, 2023

The second phase of the Sari Festival “VIRAASAT” will be held from January 3 to 17, 2023, at Handloom Haat, Janpath, New Delhi. Organized by the Ministry of Textiles, the event will take place from 11 AM to 8 PM ..

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Ratnagiri’s Rock Art

December 28, 2022

Experts have raised concerns about the location of the proposed mega oil refinery in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district as this project may cause damage to the prehistoric geoglyphs that are present in the region. What are geoglyphs? The geoglyphs are a ..

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States with Encroached Centrally Protected Monuments

December 26, 2022

Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of centrally protected monuments that have been illegally encroached. Which states have the highest number of centrally protected monuments that have been encroached on? According to the Central Government, a total of 356 centrally ..

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Panini Code – a 2500-year-old Sanskrit Riddle

December 19, 2022

Indian PhD student – Rishi Rajpopa – has solved the Panini code. He released a thesis titled “In Panini, We Trust: Discovering the Algorithm for Rule Conflict Resolution in the Astadhyayi”. This thesis has decoded the problem that was a ..

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Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2022

December 12, 2022

After being postponed two times because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 5th edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennales is set to be inaugurated on December 23 this year. What is Kochi-Muziris Biennale? The Kochi-Muziris Biennale is an artist-led endeavour that provides ..

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Taklung Setrung Rinpoche

November 24, 2022

The Nyingma sect – one of the oldest Buddhist sects – identified a boy from Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti as the reincarnation of the late Taklung Setrung Rinpoche. Who was Taklung Setrung Rinpoche? Taklung Setrung Rinpoche was a famous scholar known ..

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Manipur Sangai Festival

November 23, 2022

Manipur Sangai Festival is being organized from November 21 to 30. What is Manipur Sangai Festival? Manipur Sangai Festival is a cultural extravaganza organized every year to showcase the uniqueness of Manipur. It also celebrates Manipur’s state animal, Sangai Deer, ..

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