Mela Patt Festival: In Jammu and Kashmir the annual three-day Mela Patt festival started in Doda district. Mela Patt Festival is dedicated to Lord Vasuki Nag, the presiding deity of Bhaderwah Valley. The festival, rooted in the Nag culture, marks the historic meeting between Mughal Emperor Akbar and King Nag Pal of Bhaderwah. The festival […]
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Nuakhai Festival 2025: Odisha’s Harvest Celebration
Nuakhai Festival 2025: Odisha’s Harvest Celebration The Nuakhai Festival 2025, one of the most cherished cultural and agricultural celebrations of Western Odisha, will be observed on 28 August 2025 (Thursday). Celebrated on the panchami tithi of Bhadraba month, a day after Ganesh Chaturthi, the festival symbolizes gratitude for the new rice harvest and the strengthening […]
Controversial transfer of archaeologist K. Amarnath Ramakrishna
Controversial transfer of archaeologist K. Amarnath Ramakrishna: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has once again drawn public scrutiny following the controversial transfer of archaeologist K. Amarnath Ramakrishna. ASI, under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, is a premier organisation for archaeological research and protection of the tangible heritage of the nation. It was […]
India’s Fossil Heritage
India’s Fossil Heritage: India’s fossil heritage is under threat as rare specimens like the 47-million-year-old snake Vasuki indicus risk theft, vandalism, and illegal auctions abroad due to the absence of a national fossil protection law or repository. India preserves fossils from the Precambrian to Cenozoic eras, including earliest plant life, dinosaur nests and eggs, giant […]
Happy Krishna Janmashtami 2025
Happy Krishna Janmashtami 2025: Krishna Janmashtami 2025, the festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, is being observed on Saturday, August 16, 2025. Falling on the eighth day (Ashtami) of Krishna Paksha in the month of Bhadrapada, this year marks the 5252nd birth anniversary of Lord Krishna. Known by […]
Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound Wins Big at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2025
Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound Wins Big at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2025: Acclaimed filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan has once again captured the spotlight, with his latest drama Homebound sweeping the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2025. The film won Best Film and earned Ghaywan the Best Director award at the festival’s awards night held on […]
Moai Statues
Moai Statues: A study warns that rising sea levels could submerge Easter Island’s iconic moai statues by 2080 and it will threaten the island’s cultural identity and tourism economy. Moai Statues are massive megalithic stone-carved human-shaped statues found at Easter Island. The Easter Island statues are monolithic human figures carved from volcanic rock by the […]
Vitthal Rukhmini Temple
Vitthal Rukhmini Temple: A Marathi-Hindi language row has emerged at Pandharpur’s renowned Vitthal-Rukhmini temple recently. It is a Hindu temple situated in Pandharpur, Maharashtra. Located on the banks of the river Bhima, also known as Chandrabhaga, Sri Vitthal Rukmini Mandir is dedicated to Lord Vithoba, a form of the Lord Vishnu or Krishna, and his […]
Nushu Script Conservation
Nushu Script Conservation: Nushu, a 400-year-old “women’s script” from Jiangyong, Hunan province, is witnessing a revival among Gen Z Chinese women, who see it as a cultural symbol of sisterhood and empowerment.Nüshu is a 17th-century phonetic script created by women in Jiangyong, China, as a private communication system when they were excluded from formal education. […]
Sarnath Nominated for UNESCO World Heritage
Sarnath Nominated for UNESCO World Heritage: India has officially nominated the ‘Ancient Buddhist Site, Sarnath for the UNESCO World Heritage List under the 2025–26 nomination cycle. Sarnath has been on UNESCO’s “tentative list” since 1998.Sarnath, located near Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, is a major Buddhist pilgrimage site where Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon (Dhammachakkappavattana) after […]
