Category: History Current Affairs

Who Was Rani Gaidinliu? The ‘Rani Gaidinliu Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum’ is being built in Manipur’s Tamenglong district (Rani Gaidinliu’s birthplace). The museum would help preserve and exhibit artefacts related to the tribal freedom fighters, involved in different stages of the fight against the British colonial rule like Anglo-Manipuri War, Kuki-Rebellion, Naga-Raj movements, among others. […]

59th Anniversary Of The Battle Of Rezang La: November 18 marks the 59th anniversary of the Battle of Rezang La. A memorial was inaugurated on the occasion. Rezang La is a mountain pass on the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh. It is located between village of Chushul and the Spanggur Lake that stretches across […]

Devasahayam Pillai: Devasahayam Pillai, an 18th-century Hindu convert to Christianity, would be the first Indian layman (a non-ordained member of the Church) to be made a saint. Pope Francis will canonize Blessed Devasahayam Pillai, together with six other Blesseds, during a Canonization Mass in St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican on 15th May, 2022. Vatican City […]

Birth Anniversary Of Birsa Munda: Birth anniversary of Birsa Munda was observed on November 15th. In recognition of his impact on the national movement, the state of Jharkhand was created on his birth anniversary in 2000. Bisra Munda was a folk hero and a tribal freedom fighter hailing from the Munda tribe. He was a […]

November 11: Onake Obavva Jayanti From this year, the Karnataka government has decided to celebrate ‘Onake Obavva Jayanti’ on November 11 throughout the state Onake Obavva is a woman warrior who fought the forces of Hyder Ali single-handedly with a pestle (‘onake’ in Kannada) in Chitradurga in the 18th century. She died protecting the Chitradurga […]

Janjatiya Gaurav Divas: The Union Cabinet has approved declaration of 15th November as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas dedicated to the memory of brave tribal freedom fighters so that coming generations could know about their sacrifices about the country. India’s freedom struggle was strengthened by several movements by tribal communities such as Santhals, Tamars, Kols, Bhils, Khasis […]

Kaho: Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh is planning to make a documentary about one of its most “patriotic destinations” — Kaho, a village in Anjaw district on the China border — to mark the 75th year of Independence. One of seven villages in the Kibithoo block bisected by the Lohit river, Kaho had weathered the Chinese […]