Harishchandragad Fort: Four tourists from Mumbai were seriously injured recently during a landslide while they were descending the Harishchandragad fort in Ahilyanagar district of Maharashtra. Harishchandragad Fort is a hill fort located in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. The fort originally dates back to the 6th century during the rule of the Kalchuri dynasty. The […]
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Batukeshwar Dutt : Death Anniversary
Batukeshwar Dutt : Death Anniversary Union Home Minister paid national tributes to the iconic Indian revolutionary freedom fighter Batukeshwar Dutt on his death anniversary. Batukeshwar Dutt (also known as B.K. Dutt, Battu, or Mohan) was a prominent Indian socialist revolutionary. He is best known for executing the symbolic Central Legislative Assembly bombing in New Delhi […]
Mangal Pandey
Mangal Pandey: The Prime Minister recently paid tributes to the great revolutionary Mangal Pandey ji on his birth anniversary. Mangal Pandey was a brave Indian soldier during the pre-independence era. His attack on British officers on March 29, 1857 is widely regarded as one of the earliest triggers of the Revolt of 1857, referred to […]
Ravidassias
Ravidassias: Members of the Ravidassia community gathered in Punjab to renew calls for a longstanding demand of the creation of a separate “Ravidassia religion” category in the Census. The Ravidassias are a Dalit community which follows spiritual path based on the teachings of Shri Guru Ravidas. They live in the Doab region of Punjab, which […]
Tandulwadi Fort
Tandulwadi Fort: Six tourists were recently rescued after they lost their way and got stranded in dense fog while coming down from Tandulwadi Fort in Maharashtra’s Palghar district. Tandulwadi Fort is located near Lalthane village in Palghar district, about 104 km from Mumbai, Maharashtra. The fort dates back 800 years and was primarily used as […]
Shastrarth Tradition
Shastrarth Tradition: Addressing the 135th episode of his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded Nalanda University for successfully reviving the ancient Indian tradition of Shastrarth (scholarly debate). Shastrarth (derived from Shastra meaning scriptures/knowledge and Artha meaning meaning/interpretation) is the ancient Indian philosophical system of disciplined, structured, and open public debate. […]
Rakhigarhi Skeletons Transferred for Scientific Research
Rakhigarhi Skeletons Transferred for Scientific Research: Human skeletal remains from Rakhigarhi, a major Harappan archaeological site in Haryana, have been formally handed over by the Archaeological Survey of India to the Anthropological Survey of India, a national research institute under the Union Ministry of Culture, for detailed scientific study.The handover was carried out under a […]
Maharishi Sushruta
Maharishi Sushruta: A bronze statue of Maharishi Sushruta, revered as the Father of Surgery, has been recently unveiled at the prestigious Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Sushruta, known as the “father of Indian medicine” and the “father of surgery”, was a pioneering figure in ancient Indian medicine. For Sushruta, the […]
The Chapekar Brothers
The Chapekar Brothers: On June 22, 1897, the three Chapekar brothers executed the assassination of British official Walter Charles Rand in Pune to avenge colonial atrocities committed during the bubonic plague. The Chapekar brothers—Damodar Hari Chapekar (28), Balkrishna Hari Chapekar (24), and Vasudeo Hari Chapekar (18)—were late 19th-century Indian revolutionaries who pioneered armed resistance against […]
Nabha Fort
Nabha Fort: Volunteers recently cleared four trolley-loads of garbage from the 18th-century Nabha Fort and an adjoining park, renewing demands that the monument linked to Maharaja Ripudaman Singh be protected and developed as a tourism destination. Nabha Fort is located in Nabha city within the Patiala district of Punjab. It served as the royal residence […]
