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“That noble-minded poet alone merits praise whose word, like the sentence of a judge, keeps free from love or hatred in recording the past.”

— Kalhana

History, Art and Culture (English)

Welcome to the Telegram channel 'History, Art and Culture'! As the name suggests, this channel is dedicated to exploring the rich tapestry of human history, art, and culture. Whether you're a history buff, an art enthusiast, or simply curious about the world around you, this channel is the perfect place for you.

The channel '@historycultureforupsc' provides a platform for individuals interested in exploring the diverse realms of history, art, and culture. From ancient civilizations to modern art movements, from historical events to cultural traditions, this channel covers a wide range of topics that will enrich your understanding of the world.

The channel is curated by a team of passionate individuals who are dedicated to sharing their knowledge and insights with the community. Through articles, videos, discussions, and more, they aim to engage, educate, and inspire channel members to delve deeper into the fascinating world of history, art, and culture.

So, if you're looking to expand your knowledge, spark your curiosity, and connect with like-minded individuals, join us on 'History, Art and Culture' channel. Let's embark on a journey of discovery together, guided by the words of Kalhana, "That noble-minded poet alone merits praise whose word, like the sentence of a judge, keeps free from love or hatred in recording the past."

History, Art and Culture

20 Feb, 03:15

Non-Brahmin priests, appointed under landmark Tamil Nadu reform, say they were banned from temple sanctum
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/non-brahmin-priests-appointed-under-landmark-tamil-nadu-reform-say-they-were-banned-from-temple-sanctum-9843486/
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History, Art and Culture

19 Feb, 17:49

The space for women in Sangam literature - The Hindu
https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/the-space-for-women-in-sangam-literature/article69230141.ece
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History, Art and Culture

19 Feb, 03:34

Tributes to great Hindu and Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his birth anniversary.

He was a master of guerrilla warfare.

He was assisted by a group of eight ministers — 'Ashtapradhan'.

He killed Afzal Khan and defeated his army at the Battle of Pratapgad.
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History, Art and Culture

18 Feb, 06:55

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/know-your-city-gujarati-tycoon-financed-east-india-company-gifted-arab-horses-shah-jahan-9838716/
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History, Art and Culture

16 Feb, 11:40

The forgotten resistance: Tribal uprisings against the British rule
https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/the-forgotten-resistance-tribal-uprisings-against-the-british-rule-3393889
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History, Art and Culture

15 Feb, 05:54

Tributes to spiritual leader and social reformer Sant Sevalal Maharaj on his birth anniversary.


Sant Sevalal Maharaj was born on 15th Feb 1739, at Surgondankoppa, Shivamogga district of Karnataka.

He is considered a social reformer and spiritual teacher of the Banjara community.

He travelled across the country with his Ladeniya Troup to serve especially the forest dwellers and nomadic tribes.

Due to his extraordinary knowledge, excellent skills and spiritual background in Ayurveda and Naturopathy, he was able to dispel and eradicate myths and superstitions prevalent in the tribal communities and brought about reforms in their way of life.

In states like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, Sant Sevalal Maharaj is a revered symbol of every Banjara family.

The Samadhi Sthal of Saint Sewalal Ji is situated in Manora Taluka of Washim District of Maharashtra at Pohradevi which is also known as Banjara Kashi.
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History, Art and Culture

15 Feb, 03:03

Press Note Details: Press Information Bureau
https://pib.gov.in/PressNoteDetails.aspx?NoteId=153731&ModuleId=3&reg=3&lang=1
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History, Art and Culture

14 Feb, 05:11

Respects for supreme sacrifices made by our heroes who gave their all in the defence of the motherland.
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History, Art and Culture

14 Feb, 04:34

“The only way to achieve greatness in life is to have patience, consistency, and discipline.”

— David Goggins
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History, Art and Culture

13 Feb, 13:32

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/halakki-folk-artist-padmashri-sukrajji-is-no-more/article69214225.ece
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History, Art and Culture

13 Feb, 12:58

Wishing a very Happy National Women's Day to all women out there!

“The strength of a woman is not measured by the impact that all her hardships in life have had on her; but the strength of a woman is measured by the extent of her refusal to allow those hardships to dictate her and who she becomes”.

— C. JoyBell
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History, Art and Culture

13 Feb, 12:45

1. She was born in Hyderabad on 13 February, 1879.

2. She was educated in Madras, London and Cambridge.

3. She passed the Madras University matriculation exam at the age of twelve and obtained Hyderabad Nizam’s scholarship to study in King's College, London, and later in Girton College, Cambridge.

4. Following her time in England, where she worked as a suffragist, she was drawn to Indian National Congress’ movement for India’s independence from British rule.

5. She became a part of the Indian nationalist movement and became a follower of Mahatma Gandhi and his idea of swaraj.

6. She was arrested, along with other Congress leaders including Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Madan Mohan Malaviya for participating in 1930 Salt March.

7. Sarojini was one of the major figures to have led the Civil Disobedience Movement and the Quit India Movement.

8. As a suffragette and women rights activist, she advocated for reforms to improve conditions of widows in the Indian National Social Conference in Madras, 1908.

9. She faced repeated arresting by the British authorities during the time and even spent over 21 months (1year 9months) in jail.

10. She supported the Lucknow Pact, a joint Hindu–Muslim demand for British political reform.

11. Along with Muthulakshmi Reddy and Annie Beasant, she helped establish the Women's Indian Association in 1917.

12. In 1917 she headed the All-India Women's Deputation and championed women’s suffrage before E. S. Montagu (Secretary of State for India).

13. She took part in the Second Round Table Conference.

14. She was awarded the Gold "Kaiser-e-Hind" Medal for organising flood relief work in Hyderabad.

15. When Gandhi was arrested after the Salt March to Dandi in 1930, she led the Dharasana Satyagraha (Gujarat) with other leaders

16. She was appointed the President of the Indian National Congress in 1925 at its 40th session, Kanpur and later became the Governor of the United Provinces in 1947, becoming the first woman to hold the office of Governor in the Dominion of India.

17. She was the second women President of the Indian National Congress and first Indian women to preside the INC conference.

18. She was appointed to the Constituent Assembly from Bihar. She spoke about the importance of adopting a national flag in the Assembly.

19. Her work as a poet earned her the sobriquet ‘the Nightingale of India’, or ‘Bharat Kokila’ by Mahatma Gandhi because of color, imagery and lyrical quality of her poetry.

20. She died of a cardiac arrest on 2 March, 1949, at the Government House in Lucknow.

21. In 2014, Google India commemorated Naidu's 135th birth anniversary with a Google Doodle.

22. Her birth anniversary is celebrated as "National Women's Day" in India.

23. Publications:

a. She had written a play Maher Muneer in Persian.

b. A collection of poems titled "The Golden Threshold (1905)". (UPSC CSP 2009)
c. Poem: The Bird of Time: Songs of Life, Death and the Spring (1912) .

d. A collection of poem: The Broken Wing: Songs of Life, Death and Destiny (1917), which she dedicated to Mohammad Ali Jinnah.

e. The Song of the Palanquin Bearers (1917).

f. In the Bazaars of Hyderabad.


g. Muhammad Jinnah: An Ambassador of Unity.


h. The Feather of the Dawn. It is collection of poems written by her in 1927 – was published by her daughter Padmaja Naidu in 1961.


i. Mahatma Gandhi: His Life, Writings and Speeches.


j. Words of Freedom: Ideas of a Nation
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History, Art and Culture

13 Feb, 12:42

Tributes to Indian freedom fighter "Nightingale of India" Sarojini Naidu on her birth anniversary.

She was elected by the President of INC in 1925.

Read more here: https://t.me/HistoryCultureForUPSC/5221
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History, Art and Culture

13 Feb, 09:49

Knowledge Nugget: Why is Dayanand Saraswati, the 'maker of modern India', important for UPSC?
https://indianexpress.com/article/upsc-current-affairs/upsc-essentials/knowledge-nugget-dayanand-saraswati-upsc-arya-samaj-history-9831563/
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History, Art and Culture

12 Feb, 16:57

https://www.deccanherald.com/india/andhra-pradesh/andhra-dy-cm-pawan-kalyan-embarks-on-tour-of-temples-in-tamil-nadu-kerala-3401971
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History, Art and Culture

12 Feb, 09:08

https://indianexpress.com/article/research/phulmoni-das-the-child-bride-whose-death-impacted-indias-age-of-consent-law-9829899/
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History, Art and Culture

12 Feb, 02:15

Remembering "Maratha Machiavelli" Nana Phadnavis on his birth anniversary.

He was an influential minister and statesman of the Maratha Empire during the Peshwa administration in Pune.

He played a pivotal role in holding the Maratha Confederacy together.
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History, Art and Culture

12 Feb, 02:15

Tributes to Indian social reformer Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati on his birth anniversary.

He founded a reform movement, Arya Samaj in 1875.

He was the first to give the call for Swaraj as "India for Indians" in 1876.

He established Vedic schools for the education.

One of the important works by him is Satyarth Prakash ("The Light of Meaning of the Truth").

The book dealt with reformist advocacy of Swami Dayanand Saraswati & also made a comparative analysis of different religions.

He gave the call, " Go back to Vedas".
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History, Art and Culture

10 Feb, 17:34

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/england-tour-of-india-2025/indian-cricketers-seek-divine-blessings-at-jagannath-temple-before-2nd-odi-against-england-watch/articleshow/118061915.cms
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History, Art and Culture

26 Jan, 01:53

"It is the same India which has withstood the shocks of centuries, of hundreds of foreign invasions of hundreds of upheavals of manners and customs. It is the same land which stands firmer than any rock in the world, with its undying vigour, indestructible life. Its life is of the same nature as the soul, without beginning and without end, immortal; and we are the children of such a country."

— Swami Vivekananda


Wishing you all a very Happy Republic Day 2025.

Jai Hind! 🇮🇳
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History, Art and Culture

25 Jan, 15:58

Mir Taqi Mir sidelined for too long. His manuscripts being archived now
https://theprint.in/feature/around-town/mir-taqi-mir-sidelined-for-too-long-his-manuscripts-being-archived-now/2458398/
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History, Art and Culture

25 Jan, 08:38

https://swarajyamag.com/heritage/love-in-the-time-of-revolution-the-incredible-life-of-ullaskar-dutt-2
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History, Art and Culture

24 Jan, 04:47

#OnThisDay: In 1950, 284 members of the Constituent Assembly signed the Indian Constitution 📖 at the Constitution Hall of Parliament in New Delhi.

Also, the song Jana-gana-mana 🎵🎶, composed originally in Bangla by Rabindranath Tagore, was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as the National Anthem of India on January 24, 1950.
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History, Art and Culture

24 Jan, 02:09

https://www.deccanherald.com/india/tamil-nadu/indias-iron-age-began-in-tamil-nadu-5300-years-ago-report-3370356
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History, Art and Culture

23 Jan, 14:11

Courage is knowing what not to fear.

— Plato
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History, Art and Culture

23 Jan, 06:43

Tributes to revolutionary Indian freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary.

He gave slogan: “Give Me Blood, and I Will Give You Freedom”.

Government of India declared 23 January as Parakram Divas to commemorate his birth anniversary.

#PrakaramDivas
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History, Art and Culture

23 Jan, 06:43

One of India’s most prominent nationalist leaders, Subhas Chandra Bose was born on this day in 1897. Bose is known for leading the Indian National Army, an anti-colonial force to fight British rule in India.

Bose was an ally of Mahatma Gandhi although they didn’t always see eye to eye. He was even President of the Indian National Congress from 1938 to 1939 but soon resigned.

In October 1943, Bose set up the ‘Provisional Government of Azad Hind’ in Japanese-occupied Singapore. It consisted of Indian POWs captured from the British-Indian Army by Japan during World War II and the Indian diaspora in East Asian countries under Japanese occupation.

Bose adapted ‘Jana Gana Mana’ as the anthem of his Indian National Army, in the Hindustani language. He called it ‘Shubh Sukh Chain’. A rare recording sung by Captain Lakshmi Sahgal can be heard today.

History records Subhas Chandra Bose’s death as having taken place as a result of a plane crash in August 1945.
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History, Art and Culture

23 Jan, 06:43

Tributes to Indian peasant leader and social reformer Swami Sahajanand Saraswati on his birth anniversary.

🔷He founded Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha and started Kisan Sabha movement.

🔷He founded All India Kisan Sabha (1936) and was elected as its President.

🔷Saraswati organised the Bakasht Movement in Bihar in 1937–1938.
"Bakasht" means self-cultivated.
The movement was against the eviction of tenants from Bakasht lands by zamindars and led to the passing of the Bihar Tenancy Act and the Bakasht Land Tax

🔷On hearing of Saraswati's arrest during the Quit India Movement, Subhash Chandra Bose and All India Forward Bloc decided to observe 28 April as All-India Swami Sahajanand Day

Notable works:

1. Bhumihar Brahmin Parichay (Introduction to Bhumihar Brahmins)

2. Jhootha Bhay Mithya Abhiman (False Fear False Pride).

3. Mera Jeewan Sangharsha (My LIfe Struggle).

4. Jang aur Rashtriya Azadi

5. Gita Hridaya (Heart of the Gita)

6. Kisanon ke Dave
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History, Art and Culture

23 Jan, 04:57

https://youtu.be/LwHSNnlwcBQ?si=PVPWsnPCgYRuoK6L
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History, Art and Culture

22 Jan, 14:28

Perfect is the enemy of good.

— Voltaire
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History, Art and Culture

22 Jan, 12:44

https://indianexpress.com/article/long-reads/asi-excavations-at-odishas-ratnagiri-puts-spotlight-on-ancient-buddhist-site-its-se-asia-links-9784948/
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History, Art and Culture

22 Jan, 07:50

UPSC Civil Service Examination 2025

Total Vacancies: 979

Last Date for Receipt of Online Application: 11.02.2025
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History, Art and Culture

21 Jan, 13:15

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/38th-national-games-tussle-over-kalaripayattus-removal-from-competition-list-9786314/
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History, Art and Culture

21 Jan, 08:02

https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/maharashtra-government-aims-to-make-forts-encroachment-free-by-may-31-3365169
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History, Art and Culture

21 Jan, 07:13

Urgent Blood Requirement:

- Blood Group: A+
- Hospital: AIIMS DELHI
- Contact: Ravi (8294176694-whatsapp)


Do help plzzzz!!!
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History, Art and Culture

20 Jan, 10:59

Q.) Consider the following statements:

1. Asthadiggajas were the eight Telugu poets who adorned the court of Sri Krishna Deva Raya.

2. Veeraraghavar, Mandala Purusha, Gyanaprakasha, and Harihara were some of the Asthadiggajas.
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History, Art and Culture

20 Jan, 08:05

Q.) Mahamud Gawan served as the Prime Minister during the rule of which of the following Bahamani Sultans?

1. Humayun Shah.

2. Nizam Shah.

3. Mohammad Shah III.

4. Ibrahim Adil Shah II.
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History, Art and Culture

19 Jan, 18:01

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maha-kumbh-a-confluence-of-faith-and-culture/article69114141.ece
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History, Art and Culture

19 Jan, 18:00

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/one-plate-one-bag-campaign-launched-for-plastic-free-maha-kumbh/article69103675.ece
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History, Art and Culture

18 Jan, 17:08

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/asi-copies-10th-century-chola-period-merchant-guild-inscription-in-pudukkottai/article69050979.ece
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History, Art and Culture

17 Jan, 07:20

https://www.deccanherald.com/features/books/asi-is-criminally-underfunded-3349558
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History, Art and Culture

17 Jan, 06:17

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/gedrosia-how-makran-where-iran-intends-to-shift-its-capital-from-tehran-swallowed-most-of-alexander-the-greats-army
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History, Art and Culture

17 Jan, 05:30

https://www.indiatodayne.in/tripura/story/tripura-tribal-student-body-demand-adopting-roman-script-for-kokborok-language-in-ongoing-assembly-1152582-2025-01-10
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History, Art and Culture

16 Jan, 13:09

https://theprint.in/india/tamil-nadu-to-set-up-its-1st-buddhist-museum-in-nagapattinam-where-the-religion-thrived-under-cholas/2446265/
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History, Art and Culture

16 Jan, 10:33

https://www.thehindu.com/children/the-fascinating-gompas-of-buddhist-architecture/article69066834.ece?
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History, Art and Culture

16 Jan, 10:10

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History, Art and Culture

16 Jan, 10:10

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/jallikattu-continuity-of-a-tradition-from-indus-valley-to-keezhadi/article66894152.ece
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History, Art and Culture

16 Jan, 10:09

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/88-injured-12-seriously-during-jallikattu-at-periyasuriyur-one-bull-dies-after-being-hit-by-another/article69101148.ece?
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History, Art and Culture

16 Jan, 10:09

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/chola-era-tamil-inscription-found-near-bengaluru/article69039999.ece
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History, Art and Culture

16 Jan, 10:08

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ancient-wisdom-meets-ai-army-showcases-evolution-of-warfare/article69103723.ece?
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History, Art and Culture

16 Jan, 10:07

https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/ai-can-help-decipher-scripts-of-the-indus-valley-civilisation-says-omar-khan/article69065350.ece
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History, Art and Culture

16 Jan, 10:06

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/unesco-ignca-joint-initiative-to-preserve-700-disappearing-languages-in-india-expert/article69029323.ece
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History, Art and Culture

16 Jan, 10:05

How Rajaraja Chola became the world’s richest king
https://theprint.in/opinion/how-rajaraja-chola-became-the-worlds-richest-king/2446719/
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History, Art and Culture

13 Jan, 15:58

Maha Kumbh Mela Mythology, History, Astrology, Significance and Why Millions Flock to This Sacred Festival, What is Kumbh Mela?
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-culture/kumbh-mela-explained-its-mythology-history-astrology-appeal-9775169/
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History, Art and Culture

13 Jan, 13:31

This book examines why Buddhism did not reach the West until the 18th century
https://scroll.in/article/1077552/this-book-examines-why-buddhism-did-not-reach-the-west-until-the-18th-century
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History, Art and Culture

12 Jan, 09:19

Why Vivekananda’s teachings resonate with youth | UPSC Current Affairs News - The Indian Express
https://indianexpress.com/article/upsc-current-affairs/upsc-essentials/why-vivekanandas-teachings-resonate-with-youth-9771939/#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17366103544290&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticle%2Fupsc-current-affairs%2Fupsc-essentials%2Fwhy-vivekanandas-teachings-resonate-with-youth-9771939%2F
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History, Art and Culture

12 Jan, 06:23

Remembering Indian philosopher, spiritual leader and #YouthIcon Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary.


“Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life–think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.”

— Swami Vivekananda

#NationalYouthDay
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History, Art and Culture

10 Jan, 12:00

Why is deciphering the Indus script important? | Explained - The Hindu
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/why-is-deciphering-the-indus-script-important-explained/article69076284.ece
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History, Art and Culture

10 Jan, 05:38

https://ebnw.net/art-craft/toda-tribe-celebrates-modhweth-festival/
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History, Art and Culture

10 Jan, 05:36

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/srirangam-residents-seek-street-lights-beneath-outer-gopurams-in-the-temple-town/article69072977.ece
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History, Art and Culture

10 Jan, 04:48

https://m.economictimes.com/news/india/rakhigarhi-stadium-confirms-harappan-love-for-sports/articleshow/117094100.cms
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History, Art and Culture

08 Jan, 19:57

Q.) Consider the following statements:

1. Vimal Vasahi Temple was built by Vimal Shah, a minister of Bhima I of Solanki dynasty.

2. All Jain temples are named after one of the 24 Tirthankaras.

3. Vimal Vasahi Temple is dedicated to 24th Tirthankara, Mahavira.
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History, Art and Culture

08 Jan, 07:53

https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/understanding-ancient-indian-mathematics/article2747006.ece
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History, Art and Culture

08 Jan, 07:06

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/evidence-of-sangam-period-habitation-sites-found-near-villupuram/article69067608.ece
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History, Art and Culture

08 Jan, 07:06

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/keralas-cities-deserve-unesco-world-book-capital-title-says-cm-pinarayi-vijayan-at-klibf/article69071775.ece
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History, Art and Culture

08 Jan, 07:06

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/asi-copies-10th-century-chola-period-merchant-guild-inscription-in-pudukkottai/article69050979.ece
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History, Art and Culture

08 Jan, 07:06

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/asi-launches-excavation-at-ancient-habitation-mounds-in-kodumbalur/article69061586.ece
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History, Art and Culture

08 Jan, 07:04

"Heritage is not only history rather a shared consciousness of humanity"
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History, Art and Culture

08 Jan, 06:56

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/rare-coins-of-hoysala-chalukya-chola-and-mughal-eras-going-under-the-hammer-in-bengaluru/article69054189.ece
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History, Art and Culture

07 Jan, 19:25

Q.) Consider the following statements about Sallekhana:

1. It is a religious practice of voluntarily fasting to death
by gradually reducing the intake of food and liquids.

2. It is considered as a suicide by Jain scholars.

3. It can be performed by Jain ascetics and not by householders.
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History, Art and Culture

07 Jan, 18:56

Clear proof of continuities exists between Indus and cultures that developed later: Jamison - The Hindu
https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/clear-proof-of-continuities-exists-between-indus-and-cultures-that-developed-later-jamison/article69065103.ece
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History, Art and Culture

07 Jan, 18:50

Q.) Consider the following statements:

1. In Buddhism, an arhat is a person who has achieved enlightenment.

2. In Buddhism, female monks are known as Ariyakas.
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History, Art and Culture

07 Jan, 13:40

Explained: Why is it so difficult to decipher the Harappan writing system? | Explained News - The Indian Express
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-history/why-is-it-so-difficult-to-decipher-the-harappan-writing-system-9763801/
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History, Art and Culture

07 Jan, 07:55

History, Mathematics, and lasty love.🙊
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History, Art and Culture

07 Jan, 06:44

https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/a-quest-for-bihars-past-where-tradition-is-as-old-as-ruins-13850026.html/amp
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History, Art and Culture

06 Jan, 08:18

Gobind Singh Ji.


Sarbans Dani, Dashmesh Pita Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji:

1. Gobind Rai was the Tenth Sikh Guru , a spiritual master, warrior, poet, and philosopher.

2. At the age of nine, Guru Gobind Singh Ji became the Tenth Sikh Guru and final human Sikh Guru.

3. Guru Ji completed the central Holy Sikh scripture, Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, and decreed the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji as the next and perpetual Guru of the Sikhs. (Sabh Sikhan ko Hukam Hai, Guru Maneyo Granth).

4. Guru Ji established the institution of Khalsa Panth and Panj Pyare in 1699. The first Panj Pyare were Bhai Daya Singh, Bhai Dharam Singh, Bhai Himmat Singh, Bhai Mohkam Singh, and Bhai Sahib Singh. Guru Ji also founded the principles of Khalsa or the Five ‘K’s.

a. Kesh (uncut hair), Kanga (wooden comb), Kara (iron or steel bracelet), Kirpan (dagger), and Kachera (short breeches).

5. The place where Guru Ji spent his early childhood now stands a sacred shrine, Sri Patna Sahib Gurdwara, Bihar.

6. Guru Ji's first composition was Var Sri Bhagauti Ji Ki, popularly called Chandi di Var in 1684.

7. Through his compositions, Guru Ji infused martial spirit among his followers to prepare them to stand up against injustice and tyranny.

8. Guru Ji engaged 52 poets to translate the Hindu epics.

9. Guru Ji wrote a letter "Zafarnama (Declaration of Victory)" to the Emperor of India, Aurangzeb.

10. Guru Ji composed Jaap Sahib, Benti Chaupai, Amrit Savaiye, Dasam Granth (“Tenth Volume”) etc. Jaap Sahib, Benti Chaupai forms the part of Nitnem, daily Sikh Prayers.

11. He is variously revered as Sarbans Dani (the merciful donor, who sacrificed his all), Mard Agamra (man without any parallels), Shah-e-Shahenshah (emperor of emperors), Bar do Alam Shah (ruler of both worlds), amongst others.

12. Guru Gobind Singh Ji was assassinated in 1708.
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06 Jan, 08:17

Greetings on the auspicious occasion of Gurpurab of The Tenth Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji.


Painting of Guru Gobind Singh in their Bal Saroop (child form).

Painting at Gurdwara Bal Leela Sahib, Sri Patna Sahib.
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History, Art and Culture

05 Jan, 19:04

Why are Russians celebrating Christmas on January 7? | Explained - The Hindu
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/why-are-russians-celebrating-christmas-on-january-7-explained/article69056975.ece
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History, Art and Culture

05 Jan, 09:48

The Chola Bronze Nataraja was illustrated by Gouri Bhanja as per the instructions of the Shilpa-Shastras at the beginning of Part XII of the Constitution which deals with Finance, Properties, Contracts and Suits.
357
History, Art and Culture

05 Jan, 09:47

Part XIII of the Constitution of India deals with 'Trade, Commerce and Intercourse within the Territory of India'.

It is a scene taken from bas-relief forms which is part of the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram.
320
History, Art and Culture

04 Jan, 06:32

https://www.hindustantimes.com/editorials/why-maithili-deserves-classical-language-status-101735916225736.html
272
History, Art and Culture

03 Jan, 22:32

Q.) Consider the following statements about the Central Waqf Council :

1. Central Waqf Council is a statutory body under the administrative control of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

2. It is an advisory body to the Central Government on matters concerning the working of the Waqf Boards and the due administration of Waqf.

3. The Council consists of Chairperson, who is the Union Minister In charge of Waqf and such other members, not exceeding 10 in number, as may be appointed by the Government of India.
280
History, Art and Culture

03 Jan, 19:21

2024 Year End Review of Ministry of Culture.
334
History, Art and Culture

03 Jan, 18:38

You know why this question was asked?
339
History, Art and Culture

03 Jan, 17:53

Expecting one question on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in UPSC Prelims 2025. Read about Shivaji Maharaj and Marathas.
352
History, Art and Culture

03 Jan, 17:46

Q.) Consider the following statements:

1. India’s first Archaeological Experiential Museum building is being developed at Vadnagar, Gujarat.

2. The museum spanning over 13,500 sq m is being developed beside an excavation site that shows evidence of human settlement from around 800 BC.

3. The museum will host ten galleries showcasing different time periods, arts, crafts, and language of the region to feature the tangible and intangible heritage.
292
History, Art and Culture

03 Jan, 06:57

Tributes to Rani Velu Nachiyar on her birth anniversary.

She was a queen of Sivaganga estate.

Popularly known as 'Veeramangai', she was the first Indian queen to wage war with the EIC.

She was helped by Hyder Ali and Marudu brothers in her fight against British.
287
History, Art and Culture

03 Jan, 03:53

Remembering social reformer and educationist Savitribai Phule on her birth anniversary.

She is recognised as India’s first female teacher.

Along with Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, she started India’s first girl’s school.

She is famous for her poem, "Go, Get Education"

She showed an exemplary humanitarian leadership during bubonic plague in 1890s.

Along with her son Yeshwant Rao, she opened the clinic for the people.

Unfortunately, she died in 1897 from plague.
314
History, Art and Culture

01 Jan, 10:14

207th anniversary of Battle of Bhima Koregaon.

The battle of Bhima Koregaon was fought on January 1, 1818, between Peshwa Bajirao II and British army commanded by Captain FF Staunton of the East India Company.

It was a part of the 3rd Anglo-Maratha War.

The British army was largely dominated by Mahars - the most populous of the Dalit sub-castes in Maharashtra. Peshwa army was defeated.

In the memory of Battle, the British built squared-pillar to pay homage to the martyr soldiers, which is popularly known as ‘Koregaon Pillar’.

After Dr. B. R. Ambedkar visited the site on January 1, 1927, it became a place of pilgrimage for Dalits, an assertion of pride. In recent years, attendance has been in the lakhs, with Dalits coming from all over India.
437
History, Art and Culture

01 Jan, 10:08

#OnThisDay: In 1848, India’s first school for girls was started at Bhide Wada (Pune) by the social reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and his wife Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule.
380
History, Art and Culture

01 Jan, 09:14

He was the person who opposed the inclusion of term minority in Constitution?

Constitutional Assembly Debates.
404
History, Art and Culture

01 Jan, 06:37

Tribute to Freedom fighter Maulana Hasrat Mohani on his birth anniversary.

He coined the phrase "Inquilab Zindabad."

Together with Swami Kumaranand, he is regarded as the first person to demand complete independence for India in 1921 at the Ahmedabad Session of Congress
391
History, Art and Culture

31 Dec, 17:45

May 2025 brings you happiness and success
434
History, Art and Culture

30 Dec, 15:05

https://www.deccanherald.com/india/odisha/special-arrangements-for-smooth-darshan-in-jagannath-temple-for-dec-31-jan-1-3336014
504
History, Art and Culture

30 Dec, 00:07

Suniti Choudhury (22 May 1917 – 12th January 1988) is known for her participation in an armed revolutionary struggle

Chowdhury was influenced by the revolutionary activities of Ullaskar Dutta, who also lived in Comilla. She was also the member of Tripura Zilla Chhatri Sangha. During this time, she was known by the alias of 'Meera Devi'.

On 14 December 1931, Chowdhury and Santi Ghose, both 16 at that time, walked into the office of Charles Geoffrey Buckland Stevens, a British bureaucrat and the district magistrate of Comilla, under the pretense that they wanted to present a petition to arrange a swimming competition amongst their classmates. While Stevens looked at the document, Ghose and Chowdhury removed automatic pistols which were hidden under their shawls and shot and killed him

The girls were taken into custody and imprisoned in the local British jail.In February 1932. Being a minor, both of them were sentenced to jail for 10 years

She was released with Santi Ghose in 1939, after having served seven years of her sentence, because of the amnesty negotiations between  Gandhi and the British colonial authorities.
506
History, Art and Culture

26 Dec, 12:28

https://theprint.in/opinion/a-sanskrit-bible-story-was-written-in-ayodhya-the-patron-was-a-lodi-the-poet-a-kshatriya/2419202/
692
History, Art and Culture

26 Dec, 05:18

#OnThisDay: Arrival of M. K. Gandhi to Belagavi. The 39th Congress session held in 1924 at Belagavi was the only session presided by Gandhi.

Gangadharrao Deshpande was the Chairman of the Reception Committee.
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History, Art and Culture

26 Dec, 04:56

Respects for the supreme sacrifices made by the sons of The Tenth Sih Guru, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

https://ift.tt/5vCXJRs
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History, Art and Culture

26 Dec, 04:55

Remembering revolutionary Indian freedom fighter Sardar Udham Singh on his birth anniversary.

He is best known for avenging the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre by assassinating Michael O'Dwyer, who was the former lieutenant governor of the Punjab.

He was associated with the Ghadar Party (founded by Sohan Singh Bhakna in 1913) while in the US.

On March 13, 1940, Udham Singh shot O’Dwyer at a meeting of the East India Association and the Royal Central Asian Society at Caxton Hill.

He was immediately arrested and held in Brixton prison.

At the prison, he staged a 36-day hunger strike and in police statements and at the court referred to himself as Mohamed Singh Azad, to symbolise Hindu-Sikh-Muslim unity in the fight for India’s freedom. 🇮🇳
574
History, Art and Culture

24 Dec, 04:39

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/500-years-on-vasco-da-gama-hailed-in-lisbon-ignored-in-kochi/articleshow/116609965.cms
548
History, Art and Culture

23 Dec, 15:19

Famous for his Bharat Ek Khoj and Samivdhaan serials.
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History, Art and Culture

23 Dec, 15:17

Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal dies at 90 - https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/veteran-filmmaker-shyam-benegal-dies-at-90/article69019832.ece,
675
History, Art and Culture

23 Dec, 15:14

Chamber of Princes
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History, Art and Culture

22 Dec, 19:56

https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/explore-tamil-nadus-history-and-its-battles-through-its-myriad-forts/article68859505.ece
463
History, Art and Culture

22 Dec, 19:55

https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/kv-raman-the-famous-chronicler-of-the-pandyas/article68946358.ece
448
History, Art and Culture

22 Dec, 19:55

https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/why-bengalurus-swaminathan-natarajan-has-a-passion-for-heritage-conservation/article68894422.ece
427
History, Art and Culture

22 Dec, 19:54

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/subramania-bharati-a-tamil-poet-who-considered-indian-languages-to-be-no-inferior-to-english/article68969132.ece
370
History, Art and Culture

22 Dec, 10:57

PM Modi honoured with Kuwait's highest civilian award, Order of Mubarak Al-Kabeer'
432
History, Art and Culture

22 Dec, 10:55

Laghulovado= Rahulovada
465
History, Art and Culture

22 Dec, 08:08

My personal experience over the years. Examiners don't dig (excavate!) a random topic.

They look for what is in news.

Personality.
Historical events.
Festival.
Recent findings/excavation.

So it is advised to keep tab on it. Anyways, we're doing it for you all.
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History, Art and Culture

22 Dec, 08:01

https://theprint.in/opinion/aligarh-muslim-university-was-centre-of-muslim-politics-then-it-became-muslim-politics-itself/2347993/
333
History, Art and Culture

21 Nov, 08:50

Apologies. It should be Barani*
291
History, Art and Culture

21 Nov, 08:16

https://www.deccanherald.com/india/buddhist-doctrines-of-peaceful-co-existence-must-to-resolve-conflicts-rajnath-at-asean-conclave-3285466
298
History, Art and Culture

21 Nov, 07:29

*Kakityas to be read Kakatiyas.
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History, Art and Culture

21 Nov, 05:04

https://ddnews.gov.in/en/guyana-barbados-to-confer-their-top-awards-to-pm-modi/
269
History, Art and Culture

21 Nov, 04:41

https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/president-droupadi-murmu-writes-birsa-mundas-enduring-legacy-9670391/
281
History, Art and Culture

20 Nov, 08:34

Timeline of famous personalities

@HistoryCultureForUPSC
361
History, Art and Culture

20 Nov, 06:48

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-government-pushes-for-maithilis-classical-language-status/amp_articleshow/115459258.cms
369
History, Art and Culture

20 Nov, 06:25

https://asiagracircle.in/itmad-ud-daula-tomb.html
337
History, Art and Culture

20 Nov, 05:34

William Dalrymple, in his book Golden Road, argues that the ‘Silk Road’ was a myth.
It held no such importance as has been aggressively propagated by the Chinese (particularly by the current President).
290
History, Art and Culture

20 Nov, 05:03

Q.) Consider the following:

1. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
2. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
3. NGO Pratham.
4. Centre for Science and Environment.
295
History, Art and Culture

20 Nov, 04:51

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/activist-ali-abu-awwad-and-pianist-daniel-barenboim-win-2023-indira-gandhi-peace-prize/article67637572.ece
317
History, Art and Culture

19 Nov, 16:45

Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon’s mouth


Happy men's day 🧔‍♂
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History, Art and Culture

19 Nov, 12:42

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/new-zealand-haka-maori-treaty-significance-9674718/
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History, Art and Culture

19 Nov, 10:43

Remembering warrior queen of Jhansi, Lakshmibai on her birth anniversary.

She was one of the leading figures of the Revolt of 1857.

“Here lay the women who was the only man among the rebels”.

— Hugh Rose, who had defeated Jhansi.
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History, Art and Culture

19 Nov, 09:43

https://swarajyamag.com/culture/madanikas-damsels-sculpted-in-stone
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History, Art and Culture

19 Nov, 04:21

Ramachandra Guha: 120 years later, Gandhi’s Phoenix Farm still has the power to move visitors
https://scroll.in/article/1075713/ramachandra-guha-120-years-later-gandhis-phoenix-farm-still-has-the-power-to-move-visitors
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History, Art and Culture

18 Nov, 08:17

British Education Policy - 5

◆ Curzon encouraged study of India's ancient heritage
- Set up a Dept.of Archaeology
- Passed Ancient Monument Preservation Actin 1904

◆ Sadler Commission , 1917
Two Indian member Ashutosh Mukherjee & Ziauddin Ahmed

Recommendations -
●Degree Courses to be divided into Honours and Pass Course
● Introduction of 10+2+3 Pattern
● Board of Women's Education
●Minimum govt. interference

◆Conference of Indian Universities in 1924 at Shimla
●For establishment of coordination among the universities
● It led to formation of Inter University Board in 1925

#modern_india #education

@HistoryCultureForUPSC
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History, Art and Culture

18 Nov, 08:17

British Education Policy - 6

◆ Philip Hartog Committee in 1928
A sub-committee of Simon Commission
Recommendations -
●Tutorial teaching
● Diversification of courses

◆ Central Advisory Board of Education in 1921
- Discussed Problems of educational reconstruction

◆ Sargeant Report , 1944

●Recommended Abolition of intermediate level
● Introduction of free and compulsory education for (6 to 11 years)
● University Grants Committee to be set up to exercise a general supervision over the allocation of grants to Universities

@HistoryCultureForUPSC
#modern_india
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History, Art and Culture

18 Nov, 08:17

British Education Policy - 4

◆ Three universities set up at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras in 1857

◆ First Indian Education Commission was set up in 1882
Known as Hunter Commission
Recommendations -
●Expansion of primary education
●Aid to female education
● Role of private enterprises
● Secondary education to be divided into two sectors Literary education and Vocational education

◆ Educational Conference at Shimla in 1901 by Curzon

◆ Indian Universities Commission was set up in 1902 under Raleigh

Recommendations -
●Vernacular in MA courses
●Introduction of Advance Courses in universities
●Raising of standard of Degree Examination

◆ Passing of Indian Universities Act in 1904 -

●Reduced no. of elected member in senate
●Strenthened govt. control over universities

◆ In 1910, Control of education was transferred from Home department to the newly created Department of Education .
Harcourt Butler was the first education member of the Governor General's Council

#modern_india

@HistoryCultureForUPSC
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History, Art and Culture

18 Nov, 08:16

#modern_india #education
British Education policy

◆ First attempt was made through the Charter Act of 1813 -

● sum of Rs. 1 lakh was granted for the development of education and learning

◆ 10 member Committee on Public Instructions was set up in 1823 with Horace Haymon as the first President for the development of education

◆Orientalist-Anglicist Controversy finally ended in the victory of Anglicists headed by Macaulay - which led to introduction of Western Education

◆ Macaulay's Minute, 1835 -
● presented outline of western education through English as medium of instruction
● It accepted Downward Infiltration Theory
● Emphasis on Western education

◆ Bentinck's Resolution, 1835 -
● Introduction of Macaulay's system of education

@HistoryCultureForUPSC
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History, Art and Culture

18 Nov, 08:16

British Education policy - 2

◆ Adam's Report on Vernacular Education in Bengal & Bihar
In 1835, 1836 & 1838 -
● Recommended improvement of vernacular education through indigenous village schools
● Ignored for being impractical and expensive

◆ Replacement of Persian by vernacular language in District Court in 1833
◆ Replacement of Persian by English as offical language in 1837
◆ Govt replaced CPI to Council of Education in 1842 ✅

@HistoryCultureForUPSC
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History, Art and Culture

18 Nov, 08:16

#modern_india #education

British Education policy -3


◆ Wood's Dispatch known as Magna Carta of education in 1854 -

● Vernaculars for Primary Education
● English for higher education
● Grants-in-Aid for education on the principle of perfect religious neutrality
●Universities at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras
● Education for all
● Female education was to receive support of govt
● Teachers training Institutes
● Separate department for administration of education
● Director of Public Instruction was appointed for each province

@HistoryCultureForUPSC
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History, Art and Culture

15 Nov, 19:06

Review of Ramachandra Guha’s Speaking With Nature: Under the banyan tree - The Hindu
https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/review-of-ramachandra-guhas-speaking-with-nature/article68855085.ece
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History, Art and Culture

15 Nov, 09:33

Heartiest Greetings to all on the auspicious occasion of 555th Prakash Gurpurab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁਨਾਨਕੁਪ੍ਰਗਟਿਆਮਿਟੀਧੁੰਧੁਜਗਿਚਾਨਣੁਹੋਆ।

satigur naanak pragaTiaa miTee dhu(n)dh jag chaanan hoaa|

With the emergence of the true Guru Nanak, the mist cleared, and the light scattered all around.

ਜਿਉਕਰਿਸੂਰਜੁਨਿਕਲਿਆਤਾਰੇਛਪਿਅੰਧੇਰੁਪਲੋਆ।

jiau kar sooraj nikaliaa taare chhap a(n)dher paloaa|

As if the sun rose and the stars disappeared. The darkness was dispelled.


— Bhai Gurdas Ji

May Waheguru Ji and Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji bless you all with good health, wealth, and success in your life.
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History, Art and Culture

15 Nov, 07:11

https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/the-rig-veda-carries-mention-of-the-oldest-known-solar-eclipse-dated-6000-years-ago-what-was-the-exact-date-101725437624004.html
239
History, Art and Culture

15 Nov, 06:10

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pm-to-launch-commemorative-stamp-coin-to-mark-150th-birth-anniversary-of-birsa-munda/article68868365.ece
240
History, Art and Culture

14 Nov, 09:01

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/daring-wwii-escape-indian-soldiers-9699560
271
History, Art and Culture

14 Nov, 06:19

Happy Children's Day!
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History, Art and Culture

13 Nov, 09:31

It was uncommonly lucky for us that Kunwar Singh was not forty years younger."

Sir George Otto Trevelyan,
British statesman, author and historian

@HistoryCultureForUPSC
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History, Art and Culture

13 Nov, 05:38

Remembering "Sher-e-Punjab" Ranjit Singh Ji on his birth anniversary.

He was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire.

He was the chief of the Shukerchakias, a Sikh group.

He is known for uniting the various Sikh factions into one prosperous Sikh empire.

He was known for his just and secular rule.

He captured Lahore in 1799, which was the turning point for the Sikh Empire.

He turned Sri Harmandir Sahib at Amritsar into the Golden Temple by covering it with gold.

He was given the title Sher-e-Punjab (Lion of Punjab) as he stemmed the tide of Afghan invaders in Lahore.

He directed the construction of Takht Sri Patna Sahib at the birthplace of Tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

He is credited with funding Hazur Sahib Gurudwara at the final resting place of the Tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji in Nanded, Maharashtra.

At the time of his death, he was the only sovereign leader left in India.
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History, Art and Culture

12 Nov, 16:40

https://ift.tt/cYFdPbA
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History, Art and Culture

12 Nov, 12:57

https://ift.tt/RurS3iO
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History, Art and Culture

12 Nov, 10:40

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/unesco-convention-on-intangible-cultural-heritage-accredits-keremane-idagunji-mahaganapati-yakshagana-mandali/article68701541.ece
323
History, Art and Culture

12 Nov, 10:04

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/three-runaway-yanadi-tribe-children-traced-restored-to-family/article68826314.ece
276
History, Art and Culture

12 Nov, 10:02

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-culture/secret-chamber-jagannath-temple-ratna-bhandar-asi-controversy-explained-9654927/
264
History, Art and Culture

12 Nov, 09:58

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/first-asian-buddhist-summit-has-reaffirmed-indias-commitment-to-buddhist-legacy-experts/article68841818.ece
266
History, Art and Culture

12 Nov, 06:19

Madan Mohan Malaviya
(25th December, 1861 - 12th November, 1946)

🔷Remembering the eminent educationist and social reformer on his death anniversary.

🔷He established Banaras Hindu University and founded 'The Leader' newspaper in Allahabad. He was conferred with Bharat Ratna in 2014

🔷 He was president of the Indian National Congress four times and the founder of Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha

🔷 Malaviya was one of the founders of The Bharat Scouts and Guides.

🔷 In protest against the Communal Award to provide separate electorates for minorities, Malaviya and Madhav Shrihari Aney left the Congress and started the Congress Nationalist Party.

🔷 When the British government promulgated The Newspaper (Incitement to Offences) Act in 1908 and the Indian Press Act, 1910, Malaviya started a campaign against them and called for an All India Conference in Allahabad

🔷 The slogan "Satyameva Jayate" (Truth alone triumphs) is also a legacy of Malaviya. Presiding over the Indian National Congress session of 1918 at Delhi, he declared that this phrase from the Mundaka Upanishad should be the slogan for the nation

🔷 Malaviya only donned his lawyer's robe once more, in 1924 following the Chauri Chaura incident. The sessions court had sentenced 170 persons to the gallows for the attack. However, Malaviya defended them in the Allahabad High Court and was able to save 155 of them.

#personality

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History, Art and Culture

11 Nov, 08:56

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/neglected-iron-age-menhir-in-kamasanpalli-village-faces-destruction/article68841916.ece
206
History, Art and Culture

11 Nov, 05:35

Tributes to India's first education minister Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad on his death anniversary.

He was proponent of Hindu-Muslim unity and opposed the partition of the country.

He was INC member and participated in Non-Cooperation Movement.

He founded Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) in 1950.

Azad led the Khilafat Movement to demand that the British preserve the authority of the ‘Ottoman Sultan as Caliph of Islam after World War I’.

He was twice elected as President of INC.

He was also one of the brains behind the University Grants Commission, India’s higher education regulator.

He started a weekly Urdu journal Al-Hilal (1912).

Other publications: Concept of Quran, Ghubar-eKhatir, Dars-e-Wafa, India Wins Freedom, etc.

His birthday is celebrated as National Education Day in India.

#personality
@HistoryCultureForUPSC
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History, Art and Culture

10 Nov, 08:31

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-plus/society-culture/how-indias-fossil-village-is-losing-its-prized-ancient-treasures/articleshow/115118926.cms
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History, Art and Culture

10 Nov, 07:28

📍Surendranath Banerjee
(10th November, 1848 - 6th August, 1925)

🔷Remembering the prominent nationalist leader on his death anniversary.

🔷Popularly known as Rashtraguru, he founded the pioneer nationalist organisation in British India "Indian National Association" in 1876.

🔷He was the second Indian to qualify the Indian Civil Service examinations, and was appointed to a post in Sylhet in his homeland; however, in 1874 he was dismissed for a minor and apparently inadvertent procedural error.

🔷In 1879, he bought the newspaper, The Bengalee(founded in 1862 by Girish Chandra Ghosh) and edited it for 40 years

🔷 With many liberal leaders he left Congress and founded a new organisation named Indian National Liberation Federation in 1919

🔷He was known as the Indian Burke. For his tenacity he was called 'Surrender Not Banerjee' by the British.

🔷He was elected the Congress President in 1895 at Poona and in 1902 at Ahmedabad.

🔷 His defeat at the polls in 1923 brought his political career to a close and he went on to write the widely acclaimed A Nation in Making, published in 1925.

#personality
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History, Art and Culture

09 Nov, 05:51

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-history/bob-khathing-museum-of-valour-who-was-he-tawang-9652860/
298
History, Art and Culture

09 Nov, 05:48

https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2070943
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History, Art and Culture

09 Nov, 05:47

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/bengaluru-news/waqf-board-identifies-17-monuments-inside-historic-bidar-fort-in-karnataka-as-its-property-101730890377358.html
264
History, Art and Culture

09 Nov, 05:45

https://www.ndtv.com/feature/al-natah-4-000-year-old-ancient-town-discovered-in-saudi-arabian-oasis-6931813
254
History, Art and Culture

08 Nov, 09:55

https://ift.tt/AdaPQvV
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History, Art and Culture

08 Nov, 08:54

https://ift.tt/dv5bTry
360
History, Art and Culture

07 Nov, 16:50

https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/katherine-butler-schofields-music-book-on-the-history-of-hindustani-music/article68186282.ece


Lal Khan was a musician in the court of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, who conferred the title of Gunsamundra on him.
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07 Nov, 04:36

Happy Chhath Puja

Watercolour painting (c.1795-1800) showing the Chhath Puja being celebrated on the banks of the holy Ganga at Patna, by an anonymous artist working in the style of Patna School of Painting, also known as Patna Kalam

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05 Nov, 14:49

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/travel-news/4000-year-old-fortified-town-discovered-in-saudi-arabia-revealing-secrets-of-early-urban-life/articleshow/114935820.cms
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05 Nov, 07:01

https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/historicity-the-king-who-defied-the-british-uncovering-the-tale-of-pazhassi-raja-s-rebellion-101730542593487.html
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05 Nov, 05:59

https://twitter.com/joybhattacharj/status/1721021969221496901?t=x2mVBkhWKml9V1cPdlTbqQ&s=19
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05 Nov, 05:59

Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das
(5th November, 1870 - 16th June, 1925)

🔷Tribute to the freedom fighter, political activist, scholar and poet on his birth anniversary.

🔷 He was the Political Guru of Indian freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

🔷A lawyer by profession, he successfully defended Aurobindo Ghosh in the Alipore Bomb case.

🔷When the Calcutta Municipal Corporation was formed, he became its first mayor.

🔷 He resigned his presidency of the Indian National Congress at the Gaya session after losing a motion on "No Council Entry" to Gandhi's faction. He then founded the Congress-Khilafat Swaraj Party, with Narasimha Chintaman Kelkar and veteran Motilal Nehru.

🔷 To overcome the economic gap and win over the apprehensions of Bengali Muslims, Das entered into what was known as Bengal Pact, 1923.

🔷 In 1913 he published "Sagar Sangeet" (The Songs of the Sea).
He also wrote " India for Indians " book.

🔷Das also brought out a newspaper called 'Forward' and later changed its name to Liberty to fight the British Raj. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was the editor of this newspaper

#personality

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05 Nov, 05:59

https://theprint.in/opinion/tamil-nadu-has-the-largest-iron-age-urn-burial-site-we-must-look-beyond-our-harappa-frenzy/2338006/
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History, Art and Culture

04 Nov, 14:11

Ramayana's footprints in China: Scholars highlight traces in Buddhist texts
https://www.deccanherald.com//world/ramayanas-footprints-in-china-scholars-highlight-traces-in-buddhist-texts-3260338
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04 Nov, 06:05

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/phulmoni-dossee-the-135-yr-long-argument-against-marital-rape/
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History, Art and Culture

03 Nov, 13:29

https://ift.tt/ZaAgU8N
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History, Art and Culture

03 Nov, 11:07

https://theprint.in/pageturner/excerpt/ganjifa-the-persian-game-that-became-symbol-of-status-for-indians-in-mughal-era/1028615/
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History, Art and Culture

03 Nov, 10:02

https://theprint.in/opinion/blue-jeans-british-censorship-bengal-revolt-indigos-history-is-long-and-violent/2339239/
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History, Art and Culture

03 Nov, 07:44

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2024/Oct/28/pm-modi-hails-odishas-heritage-in-mann-ki-baat
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History, Art and Culture

03 Nov, 06:33

The wonder that was India in ancient times - Hindustan Times
https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/the-wonder-that-was-india-in-ancient-times-101730555872300.html
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History, Art and Culture

01 Nov, 06:34

The debate of limited learning
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History, Art and Culture

31 Oct, 05:41

Happy Deepavali to everyone. 🪔

May this festival of lights illuminate your life with happiness, joy, peace & health.
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31 Oct, 04:43

Happy Diwali to everyone
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History, Art and Culture

30 Oct, 16:43

The amazing story of ‘The Indian Ladies’ Magazine’ and its founder Kamala Satthianadha
https://scroll.in/article/1074868/the-amazing-story-of-the-indian-ladies-magazine-and-its-founder-kamala-satthianadha
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History, Art and Culture

30 Oct, 08:37

https://ift.tt/k0Jfz7c
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History, Art and Culture

30 Oct, 05:37

https://theprint.in/opinion/how-sardar-patel-saved-civil-services-from-double-jeopardy-british-and-congress/2332873/
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History, Art and Culture

29 Oct, 06:41

How India's map has evolved over 2000 years - India Today
https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/how-indias-map-has-evolved-over-2000-years-2624435-2024-10-28
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History, Art and Culture

29 Oct, 06:40

https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2067654
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29 Oct, 06:13

Remembering #SisterNivedita on her birth anniversary. She was disciple of #Vivekananda & associated with Ramakrishna Mission.

She played a pivotal role during the plague epidemic in Calcutta.

At age of 44, she contracted a severe form of malaria that eventually took her life.
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29 Oct, 06:13

Sister Nivedita:

1. She was an Irish teacher, author, social activist, school founder and disciple of Swami Vivekananda.

2. She met Swami Vivekananda in 1895 in London and travelled to Calcutta (present-day Kolkata), India in 1898.

3. Swami Vivekananda gave her the name Nivedita (meaning "Dedicated to God") when he initiated her into the vow of Brahmacharya on 25 March 1898.

4. She opened a girls' school in the Bagbazar area of North Calcutta in 1898.

5. She introduced singing of 'Vande Mataram' in her school as a prayer.

5. She was very close to Sarada Devi, wife of Swami Ramakrishna and one of the major influences behind Ramakrishna Mission.

6. During the plague outbreak in Calcutta in 1899 & the great East Bengal famine of 1906 she risked her own life to treat patients.

7. She often used to refer to Swami Vivekananda as "The King" and considered herself as his spiritual daughter.


Publications:

1. The Master as I Saw Him (1910). It covers Nivedita's experiences with Swami Vivekananda, whom she met in London during November 1895.

2. The Web of Indian Life.

3. Kali the Mother (1900).

4. Cradle Tales of Hinduism (1907).

5. Studies from an Eastern Home (1913).

6. Religion and Dharma (1915).

On her memorial following words are mentioned,

"Here reposes Sister Nivedita who gave her all to India".

#personality
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27 Oct, 14:10

Cultural diplomacy.
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27 Oct, 14:09

https://www.deccanherald.com/india/pm-modi-gifts-maharashtras-handicrafts-to-iran-uzbekistan-presidents-jharkhands-art-to-putin-3250875
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History, Art and Culture

27 Oct, 07:05

Government seeks to relaunch National Manuscript Mission, set up autonomous body - The Hindu
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/government-seeks-to-relaunch-national-manuscript-mission-set-up-autonomous-body/article68795963.ece
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History, Art and Culture

24 Oct, 07:06

Yogacara Madhyamika - Shantarakshita
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24 Oct, 07:01

Advaita Vedanta - Jnana and Yoga
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24 Oct, 07:00

Common features of Vedanta schools
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24 Oct, 06:58

Vedanta schools with their founders
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23 Oct, 09:53

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/economy/how-the-work-that-won-the-2024-economics-nobel-is-relevant-for-india
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History, Art and Culture

23 Oct, 07:33

Tributes to Kittur Rani Chennamma on her birth anniversary.

She bravely led a armed resistance against the British East India Company in 1824.

Since the Britishers didn't recognize her adopted son (due to Doctrine of Lapse introduced by Dalhousie).

Rani Chennamma was finally captured & imprisoned in the Bailhongal Fort, Karnataka.

She passed away on 21st February 1829.

She inspired her lieutenants Sangolli Rayanna, Amatur Balappa, and Gurusiddappa to continue the fight against Britishers.
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23 Oct, 06:29

https://www.newsonair.gov.in/nation-pays-tribute-to-freedom-fighter-ashfaqulla-khan-on-his-birth-anniversary/
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23 Oct, 05:49

https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2067116
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22 Oct, 06:19

Vitthalbhai Patel
(27th September, 1873 - 22nd October, 1933)

🔷Remembering the great freedom fighter & brilliant parliamentarian on his death anniversary.

🔷He was the 1st Indian President (Speaker) of the Central Legislative Assembly.

🔷When Mahatma Gandhi aborted the struggle in 1922 following the Chauri Chaura incident, Patel left the Congress to form the Swaraj Party with Chittaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru.

🔷1914, Vithalbhai played a prominent role in two bills on the Bombay provincial legislative council, "the Bombay District Municipal Act Amendment Bill" and "The Town Planning Bill" in 1914

🔷 1924 he was elected to the Central Legislative Assembly, a chamber of elected and appointed Indian and British representatives with limited legislative powers, and in 1925 became the Assembly's President (Speaker), becoming the first elected President (Speaker) and also the first Indian in that position, after the retirement of Sir Frederick Whyte

🔷 In 1928, he created a separate office for the Assembly, independent of the administration of the Government of India. He established the convention of neutrality of the President in debates, except to use a casting vote in favour of the status quo

🔷As his last political act, Patel signed a statement written by Bose which called for a militant form of non-cooperation and "radical re-organisation of Congress

#personality
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20 Oct, 04:45

Mother Tamil, father Sanskrit: The influence of Dravidian culture on Sanskrit
https://scroll.in/article/1074350/mother-tamil-father-sanskrit-the-influence-of-dravidian-culture-on-sanskrit
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18 Oct, 11:02

https://ift.tt/zKdy7ah
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18 Oct, 10:08

Q.) Consider the following statements about about Gallantry Awards?

1. These are announced twice in a year —first on the occasion of the Republic Day and then on the occasion of the Independence Day.

2. Ashoka Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra are Wartime Gallantry Awards.

3. The Wartime Gallantry Awards were instituted by the Government of India in the year 1962.
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18 Oct, 09:41

https://scroll.in/article/1070128/what-led-to-the-1929-lahore-conspiracy-case-where-bhagat-singh-sukhdev-and-rajguru-were-on-trial
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18 Oct, 07:08

History, Art and Culture pinned «Q.) Chand and Bairab were associated with which of the following?»
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18 Oct, 06:52

Q.) Consider the following statements:

1. Sahodaran Ayyappan gave the famous slogan No Caste, No Religion, No God for Mankind.

2. Sahodaran Ayyappan also founded the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam (Society for the Propagation of the teachings of Sree Narayana Guru).
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18 Oct, 05:17

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/embodying-the-music-a-tribute-to-the-sarod-legend-pt-rajeev-taranath/article68763374.ece
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16 Oct, 11:00

Class 6th NCERT
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