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Puri Heritage Project

March 11, 2022

In 2019, Puri Heritage Corridor Project was unveiled to transform Puri town into an international place of heritage. About the Project Puri heritage corridor project involves the redevelopment of important parts of Puri for tourism purposes. There are a total ..

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Sahityotsav Literature Festival

March 10, 2022

Sahitya Akademi’s Festival of Letters known as Sahityotsav is India’s most inclusive literature festival. It is being held in New Delhi from 10th to 15th March 2022. Overview: This festival will be a part of the commemoration of India’s 75th ..

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Jharokha- Compendium of Indian Handicrafts

March 9, 2022

Jharokha-Compendium of Indian handicraft/ handloom, art, and culture programme is being organized by the Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Textiles to celebrate the traditional Indian handlooms, handicrafts, and art & culture. Overview: It is a PAN India celebration and ..

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Kerala Kaliyattam Festival

March 4, 2022

The Kaliyattam festival is an annual Theyyam festival held in the temples in Kerala’s Malabar region. About Theyyam Festival Theyyam is the name of a grand dance festival that is held in different parts of Kerala, including Kasargod. Theyyam consists ..

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China: Discovery of Old Stone Age culture

March 4, 2022

In China, scientists have found evidence of a 40,000 years old culture, located 100 miles away from Beijing. Highlights Stone-age culture was known for now-extinct relatives of human species. These hominins used a pigment called Ochre and used to craft ..

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Monuments and World Heritage Sites in Ukraine

March 3, 2022

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has put at risk not just physical infrastructure and human lives, but also priceless works of art, monuments, and cultural artefacts. Overview: Several historical sites and heritage structures can be found in Ukraine, and its ..

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Who was Samarth Ramdas?

March 1, 2022

On February 28, 2022, several politicians from Maharashtra expressed their disapproval to remarks by state Governor B S Koshyari, that Samarth Ramdas was the guru of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Who was Samarth Ramdas? Samarth Ramdas was also known as Sant ..

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Srimanta Sankardeva

March 1, 2022

On February 27, 2022, Assam government decided to set up ‘Naamghars’ (Vaishnavite Monasteries) across the places where 15th-century saint and social reformer Srimanta Sankardeva Sankardeva spent at least one night during his journey from Batradava (Assam) to Cooch Behar (West ..

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