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— Kalhana
History, Art and Culture (English)
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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
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).
It held no such importance as has been aggressively propagated by the Chinese (particularly by the current President).
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.
1. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
2. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
3. NGO Pratham.
4. Centre for Science and Environment.
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
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 🧔♂
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 🧔♂
History, Art and Culture
19 Nov, 12:42
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/new-zealand-haka-maori-treaty-significance-9674718/
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.
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.
History, Art and Culture
19 Nov, 09:43
https://swarajyamag.com/culture/madanikas-damsels-sculpted-in-stone
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
https://scroll.in/article/1075713/ramachandra-guha-120-years-later-gandhis-phoenix-farm-still-has-the-power-to-move-visitors
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
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◆ 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
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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
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#modern_india
◆ 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
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#modern_india
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
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◆ 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
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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
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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
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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 ✅
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◆ 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 ✅
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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
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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
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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
https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/review-of-ramachandra-guhas-speaking-with-nature/article68855085.ece
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.
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.
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
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
History, Art and Culture
14 Nov, 09:01
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/daring-wwii-escape-indian-soldiers-9699560
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
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Sir George Otto Trevelyan,
British statesman, author and historian
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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.
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.
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
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
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/
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
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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(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
@HistoryCultureForUPSC
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
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
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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
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
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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(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
@HistoryCultureForUPSC
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/
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
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
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.
Lal Khan was a musician in the court of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, who conferred the title of Gunsamundra on him.
History, Art and Culture
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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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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History, Art and Culture
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
History, Art and Culture
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
History, Art and Culture
05 Nov, 05:59
https://twitter.com/joybhattacharj/status/1721021969221496901?t=x2mVBkhWKml9V1cPdlTbqQ&s=19
History, Art and Culture
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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(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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History, Art and Culture
05 Nov, 05:59
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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
https://www.deccanherald.com//world/ramayanas-footprints-in-china-scholars-highlight-traces-in-buddhist-texts-3260338
History, Art and Culture
04 Nov, 06:05
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History, Art and Culture
03 Nov, 11:07
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History, Art and Culture
03 Nov, 10:02
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History, Art and Culture
03 Nov, 07:44
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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
https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/the-wonder-that-was-india-in-ancient-times-101730555872300.html
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.
May this festival of lights illuminate your life with happiness, joy, peace & health.
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
https://scroll.in/article/1074868/the-amazing-story-of-the-indian-ladies-magazine-and-its-founder-kamala-satthianadha
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/
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
https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/how-indias-map-has-evolved-over-2000-years-2624435-2024-10-28
History, Art and Culture
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.
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.
History, Art and Culture
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
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
History, Art and Culture
27 Oct, 14:09
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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
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/government-seeks-to-relaunch-national-manuscript-mission-set-up-autonomous-body/article68795963.ece
History, Art and Culture
23 Oct, 09:53
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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.
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.
History, Art and Culture
23 Oct, 06:29
https://www.newsonair.gov.in/nation-pays-tribute-to-freedom-fighter-ashfaqulla-khan-on-his-birth-anniversary/
History, Art and Culture
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
(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
History, Art and Culture
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
https://scroll.in/article/1074350/mother-tamil-father-sanskrit-the-influence-of-dravidian-culture-on-sanskrit
History, Art and Culture
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.
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.
History, Art and Culture
18 Oct, 09:41
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History, Art and Culture
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).
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).
History, Art and Culture
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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