3rd Edition of National Tribal Dance Festival: Artists from across the world take part in the 3rd Edition of National Tribal Dance Festival in Raipur, Chhattisgarh on the event of state foundation day. Nearly 1,500 dancers from across India and countries like Mozambique, Mongolia, Tonga, Russia, Indonesia, Maldives, Serbia, New Zealand and Egypt arrived for […]
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Wangala Dance : Meghalaya
Wangala Dance : Meghalaya Members of the Garo tribal community recently performed Wangala dance on the occasion of ‘The Rising Sun Water Fest-2022’ on the banks of Umiam Lake in Meghalaya. The Wangala Festival, also known as the 100 drum festival is celebrated with much zeal and enthusiasm in India’s north-eastern state of Meghalaya. Celebrated […]
Tragedy In Morbi
Tragedy In Morbi: More than 141 people lost their lives when the cable bridge over the Machhu river collapsed in Morbi, Gujarat. Morbi is a major hub of small and medium industry and India’s ceramics factory. The more than a century old bridge across the Machchhu river has long been a major tourist attraction. This […]
Bestu Varas : Gujarati New Year
Bestu Varas : Gujarati New Year Gujarati New Year or Bestu Varsh is being celebrated on October 26, 2022 In Gujarat, the New Year which is popularly known as Bestu Varsh is celebrated as part of the five-day Diwali Celebrations. Ideally, Gujarati New Year falls on Pratipada of Shukla Paksha in the Kartik month; therefore, […]
Bhoota Kola
Bhoota Kola: The recent Kannada movie Kantara opens up a controversy relates to the origins of Bhoota Kola, an annual ritual performance where local spirits or deities are worshipped. Bhoota Kola is an annual ritual performance where local spirits or deities are worshipped. It is believed that a person performing the ritual has temporarily become […]
National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC)
National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC): Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the construction of the National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) site at Gujarat’s Lothal via video conferencing. Lothal was one of the southernmost sites of the Indus Valley civilization, located in the Bhāl region of what is now the state of Gujarat. The port city is […]
National Conference On Tourist Police Scheme
National Conference On Tourist Police Scheme: Union Ministry of Tourism in co-ordination with Ministry of Home Affairs and the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) is organising the national conference of director generals/inspector generals of police department of all states and Union territories “in connection with implementation of uniform Tourist Police Scheme at pan […]
Mahabaleshwar Temple Corridor
Mahabaleshwar Temple Corridor: PM will inaugurate the Mahakaleshwar Temple Corridor project, worth ₹856 crores. The corridor measures over 900 metres in length and will house around 200 statues and murals of lord Shiva and goddess Shakti, among other religious figures. It will help make Ujjain the central node for promoting religious tourism to connect people […]
Encyclopedia On Tribal Communities
Encyclopedia On Tribal Communities: Odisha became the first state in the country to start an encyclopedia on tribal communities. Unveiled by chief minister Naveen Patnaik, the five edited volumes of ‘Encyclopedia of Tribes in Odisha’ has 418 research articles on the tribals, including 13 particularly vulnerable groups The encyclopaedia was published by Scheduled Castes and […]
UNESCO Lists 50 Iconic Textile Crafts
UNESCO Lists 50 Iconic Textile Crafts: UNESCO released a list of 50 exclusive and iconic heritage textile crafts of the country. One of the major challenges to the safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in South Asia is lack of proper inventory and documentation. Some of the Important Textiles Crafts Listed: Toda embroidery and Sungudi from […]
