Auroville: The Union Government has referred a range of complaints in Auroville to the appropriate bodies and agencies, the Minister of State for Education has said in Parliament recently. Auroville was founded by Mirra Alfassa, known as the ‘Mother’, the spiritual collaborator of Sri Aurobindo on the 28th of February, 1968, as an international cultural […]
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Lokmanya Tilak Birth Anniversary
Lokmanya Tilak Birth Anniversary: The Prime Minister recently paid tributes to Lokmanya Tilak on his birth anniversary. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, commonly known as Lokmanya Tilak, was a prominent Indian nationalist, freedom fighter, social reformer, and political leader during the Indian independence movement. He was one of the prime architects of modern India and probably the […]
Humayun Tomb World Heritage Site Museum
Humayun Tomb World Heritage Site Museum: The Humayun’s Tomb World Heritage Site Museum is set to open for visitors. Nestled between Sunder Nursery and Humayun’s Tomb in Nizamuddin, Delhi, this museum promises to offer visitors a unique insight into the life and times of the second Mughal Emperor, Humayun. Key Highlights of Humayun’s Tomb Site […]
Chandrashekhar Azad Birth Anniversary
Chandrashekhar Azad Birth Anniversary The Prime Minister recently paid tributes to Chandra Shekhar Azad on his birth anniversary. Chandrashekhar Azad was a great Indian freedom fighter. Chandra Shekhar Tiwari on July 23, 1906, in the small village of Bhavra in Madhya Pradesh, Azad was a beacon of revolutionary fervor from a very young age. His […]
Vishalgad Fort : Anti Enchroachment Drive
Vishalgad Fort : Anti Enchroachment Drive The anti-encroachment drive at Vishalgad Fort took an ugly turn recently after miscreants resorted to violence, roughed up the local shopkeepers, and pelted stones at policemen on duty at the fort premises. Vishalgad Fort is an ancient fort situated at Vishalgad village in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra. Also called […]
89th Birthday Of Buddhist Spiritual Leader Dalai Lama
89th Birthday Of Buddhist Spiritual Leader Dalai Lama: The Dalai Lama belongs to the Gelugpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, which is the largest and most influential tradition in Tibet. There have been only 14 Dalai Lamas in the history of Tibetan Buddhism, and the first and second Dalai Lamas were given the title posthumously. The […]
Foundation Day Of Puducherry
Foundation Day Of Puducherry: The 1st July is marked as the foundation day of Puducherry as on this day the Government of Union Territories Act 1963 providing Puducherry with Legislative Assemblies and Council of Ministers came into force. The present UT of Puducherry was formed in 1962 out of the four former colonies of French […]
Chhatrapati Shivaji’s Coronation
Chhatrapati Shivaji’s Coronation: The exhibition depicting 115 oil paintings of Shivaji Maharaj was organised by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) and the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) to mark the 350th anniversary of the coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji . The paintings at the exhibition were created under the guidance of […]
Sant Kabir Das Jayanti
Sant Kabir Das Jayanti: On 22nd June 2024, the Prime Minister commemorated the 647th birth anniversary of Sant Kabir Das. Sant Kabir Das, a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint, was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh to a Muslim family but was raised by a Hindu weaver couple. He was a notable figure in the […]
Birsa Munda : Death Anniversary
Birsa Munda : Death Anniversary The Jharkhand Governor and Chief Minister recently paid tribute to tribal icon Birsa Munda on his death anniversary. Birsa Munda was a folk hero and a tribal freedom fighter who played a pivotal role in the Indian independence movement, particularly in the tribal regions of British India. He belonged to […]
