Category: Arts Current Affairs

Santiniketan : Added To The UNESCO World Heritage Sites List Santiniketan, the home of late Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list. Santiniketan is located in the state of West Bengal. It was established in 1901 by Rabindranath Tagore. It was a residential school and centre for art […]

Salem sago : GI Tag The Geographical Indication (GI) tag has been granted to Salem Sago (Javvarisi), which is expected to facilitate its entry into the international market. Sago (also called Sabu dana) is a pearl-white product made from raw tapiocas, appearing as small hard globules or pearls. Tapioca cultivation is significant in Tamil Nadu. […]

Poila Baisakh As State Foundation Day : West Bengal The West Bengal Legislative Assembly recently made a significant decision by declaring ‘Poila Baisakh,’ the first day of the Bengali calendar, as ‘Bangla Dibas’ or West Bengal Foundation Day. A dispute emerged earlier in 2023 concerning West Bengal’s Foundation Day when Raj Bhavan officially declared June […]

Megalithic Dolmen Site : Found Unique terracotta figurines in different states of preservation have been found in recent archaeological explorations conducted in the megalithic dolmen site at Mudu Konaje, near Moodbidri, in Dakshina Kannada. Megalithic culture is known for its different types of burials and use of iron in India. Dolmen is one among them. […]

Phanigiri Artefacts: The Phanigiri artefacts, dating from 200 BCE-400 CE and discovered in 1942, are on display at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Phanigiri Buddhist site is considered one of the most important finds in Buddhist iconography in this millennium. Phanigiri is a small village in the state of Telangana. Key findings: […]

Cheriyal Scroll Painting: Cheriyal scroll painting will be presented to the spouses of the heads of state from around the world, who will gather for the upcoming G20 Summit. Cheriyal scroll painting is a popular and modified version of Nakashi art, considered highly rich in the local motifs. This art form is unique to the […]

Rayagada Shawls And Koraput’s Kala Jeera Rice : GI Tag Rayagada shawls, and Koraput’s kala jeera rice are most likely to get GI tags. Rayagada shawls:- From Rayagada district in Odisha. It is also called Kapdaganda. It is the handwoven shawls weaved by the Dongria Kondhs of Odisha. Dongria Kondhs: Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) […]

Tharosaurus indicus : Dinosaur Fossils In a paper published recently, scientists from IIT Roorkee have characterised dinosaur fossils from the Middle Jurassic period found in the Thar desert near the Jaisalmer Basin by the Geological Survey of India Tharosaurus indicus belongs to the family Dicraeosauridaeand from the superfamily Diplodocoidea. These fossils are the first dicraeosaurid […]

Koraput Kalajeera Rice : GI Tag Koraput Kalajeera Rice,’ an aromatic rice, has got Geographical Indications status. The farmers of Koraput district in Odisha have domesticated Kalajeera rice over generations. It is known as the ‘Prince of Rice’ and is an aromatic variety of rice. The ancestors of the present tribal communities of Koraput district […]

Pulikkali(Tiger Dance) : Onam Celebration Human tigers and leopards pranced about the streets in a rollicking show of Pulikkali to lend a carnivalesque finish to Onam celebrations. Pulikkali (Tiger Dance) is one of the folk art forms of Kerala. On the fourth day of the Onam festival, artists paint their bodies like tigers with stripes […]