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Sarinda

Sarinda: Tripura’s rich cultural heritage has received a major boost with the traditional Tripura Sarinda being granted the Geographical Indication, or GI, tag. Sarinda is a bowed string musical instrument which is crafted from a single block of wood with a hollow resonator. It is associated with the indigenous communities of Tripura an used during […]

Project Nimbus

Project Nimbus:   The growing global protests against “Project Nimbus” highlight the ethical and geopolitical controversies surrounding Big Tech companies like Google and Amazon providing advanced cloud infrastructure and Artificial Intelligence (AI) services to the Israeli government and military. Project Nimbus Announced in 2021, Project Nimbus is a USD 1.2 billion flagship cloud-computing agreement between […]

Three Indigenous Naval Ships Commissioned

Three Indigenous Naval Ships Commissioned: The Prime Minister commissioned three indigenously built naval ships, INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray, in Kolkata. The three vessels were built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, with more than 75% indigenous content. They add distinct operational strengths to the Navy, ranging from frontline combat to […]

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 […]