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The legacy of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
● Recently a statue of Ranjit Singh, was inaugurated in Lahore.
● Lahore was the capital of the Sikh Empire under the leadership of Ranjit Singh.
● The life-size statue, pictures of which were released on the social media, shows
Maharaja Ranjit Singh riding his favourite Arabic horse Kahar Bahar, which was gifted to
him by Dost Muhammad Khan, the founder of the Barazkai dynasty.
● Maharaja Ranjit Singh ruled over Punjab for close to 40 years from 1801-1839.
● He is also known as the Sher-e-Punjab.
● His grave is just next to the Lahore Fort.
● Both Muslims & Hindus were given powerful positions in his darbar.

Amaravati sculpture
● Amaravati sculpture, flourished in the Andhra region of southeastern India from about
the 2nd century BC to the end of the 3rd century AD, during the rule of the Satavahana
dynasty.
● It is well-known for its superb reliefs, which are among the world’s finest examples of
narrative sculpture.
● The themes of Amravati architecture is based on Buddha’s life and his previous births
(Jataka stories).

Ugra Tara Temple

● The Ugra Tara Temple organised a special darshan of 34 hatchlings of black softshell
turtle as these hatchlings will be reintroduced into the wild.
● The Ugra Tara Temple is a temple dedicated to Tara (Devi).
● It's an important Shakti shrine and located in Guwahati, Assam.
● The present temple of Ugra Tara was built by Ahom King Siva Singha.

100 years of Treaty of Versailles

● It was the most important peace treaties that brought World War I to an end.
● It was signed on 28 June 1919 in Versailles.
● The victorious powers of WW-I (the United States, Britain, France and Italy) declared
Germany and its allies to be solely responsible for the outbreak of World War I.

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 ● The victorious powers of WW-I, made Germany accountable for "all losses and
damages" incurred.
● Also a heavy burden was placed on Germany's burgeoning democracy.
● In this treaty, victorious powers forced the country to pay billions in reparations; give up
its colonies in Africa, Asia and the Pacific region etc.

Karikiyoor Rock Paintings

● Close to 40% of the rock paintings in Karikiyoor at Kil Kotagiri in the Nilgiri forests have
been destroyed by trekkers, tourists & vandals.
● The rock paintings in Karikiyoor contain analogous-Indus script, means Scripts on the
rock paintings here resemble the script found in Indus civilization sites.
● Members of the Irula tribal community have an ancestral link to the Nilgiri forest’s rock
art site.
● About Irula Tribe - They reside in northern districts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Chundan vallam
● Chundan vallam is also known as Kerala snake boats outside Kerala.
● It's essentially a long canoe that can seat up to 100 rowers and can have a length
between 100 and 138 feet in length.
● Recently, Champions Boat League (CBL) has been conceived by tourism officials in
Kerala on the model of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to transform the state’s
legendary and historically-significant ‘vallamkali’ (snake boat races) into a world-class
sporting event.

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Mural Paintings
● ASI and Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts are actively involved in conservation
of Mural Paintings and ancient folk paintings.
● IGNCA has signed MOU with Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, to explore, research,
field work and capacity building programme in this domain.
● The project titled 'The Condition of Buddhist Wall Painting Sites in Jammu and Kashmir
and Himachal Pradesh.
● It aimed to develop a laboratory in Ladakh in collaboration with the partner institute
especially for Himalayan material - thangkha and manuscript, with wall painting as a
super specialty.
● In the first phase of this project, conservations work of (i) Maitreay Temple (Hunder-
Nurba), (ii) Karsha Monastery– Nyingm/lakhangand (iii) Gonkhang- Thiksey monastery
had been completed.
● Pls Note that -
❏ Murals are large works which is executed on the walls of solid structures,
as in the Ajanta Caves and the Kailashnath temple.
❏ Miniature paintings are executed on a very small scale
books/albums/cloth.

Ottan Thullal
● Ottan Thullal or Ottamthullal is a dance-drama performing art form of
Kerala.
● It was introduced by Kunchan Nambiar, one of the Prachina
Kavithrayam (three famous Malayalam language poets).
● It is accompanied by a mridangam (a barrel shaped double headed
drum) or an idakka (drum and cymbal).

Lalit Kala Akademi

● The Lalit Kala Akademi or National Academy of Art is India's national academy of fine
arts.
● It is an autonomous organisation, established in New Delhi in 1954 by Government of
India to promote and propagate understanding of Indian art, in and outside the country.

Sangeet Natak Akademi

● Sangeet Natak Akademi (The National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama) is the
national level academy for performing arts set up by the Government of India.
● It was set up by the Indian education ministry on 31 May 1952.
● It organizes festivals at all over the country.
● It gives grants-in-aid for research and documentation in the performing arts.

Zamzam
● Zamzam or ZemZem is a well in the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
● Many Haj pilgrims bring the holy water from the well for family members/relatives.

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Virasat-e-Khalsa
● Virasat-e-Khalsa is a museum of Sikhism, located in Anandpur Sahib, near Chandigarh.
● The museum celebrates 500 years of the Sikh history and the 300th anniversary of the
birth of Khalsa, based on the scriptures written by the tenth and last guru (Guru Gobind
Singh).
● It has also entered the Asia Book of Records for receiving a record visitors.
● The museum had witnessed a record of 20,569 visitors on a single day.

Jaipur gets UNESCO World Heritage tag

● The Walled City of Jaipur, known for its iconic architectural legacy and vibrant culture,
made its entry into the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.
● The announcement was made after the 43rd Session of the UNESCO World Heritage
Committee, at Baku (Azerbaijan).
● Jaipur was founded in 1727 AD under the patronage of Sawai Jai Singh II.
● It was nominated for its value of being an exemplary development in town planning and
architecture that demonstrates an amalgamation and important exchange of ideas in the
late medieval period.
● In town planning, it shows an interchange of ancient Hindu, Mughal and contemporary
Western ideas.

Italy’s Prosecco hills

● Italy’s Prosecco hills join UNESCO World Heritage list.
● The Conegliano and Valdobbiadene hills, are home to the grapes that produce the
famous prosecco sparkling wine.
● The landscape is characterized by 'hogback' hills, ciglioni,a small plots of vines on
narrow grassy terraces, forests, small villages and farmland.

Gallery of Confiscated and Retrieved Antiquities

● The Minister of State for Culture & Tourism has inaugurated ‘Gallery of Confiscated and
Retrieved Antiquities’ at Purana Qila in New Delhi.
● This Gallery is a part of Central Antiquity Collection (CAC), which was created to house
the antiquities explored and excavated by the Archaeological Survey of India
● (ASI) and also which were retrieved and confiscated with the help of Ministry of External
Affairs and various law enforcing agencies.
● As per the Antiquity and Art Treasures Act, 1972 and rules 1973, it is the duty of ASI to
stop theft, illegal export and regulates domestic trade of antiquities.
● Note- ASI is an attached office under the Department of Culture.

National maritime heritage museum at Lothal in Gujarat

● Ministry of Shipping will implement this project through its Sagarmala programme, with
the help of the Archaeological Survey of India , the State government and other
stakeholders.
● Portugal will also support in this project.

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 ● It will be on similar lines like museum at Lisbon, which is administered by the Portuguese
Navy.

Chaukhandi Stupa
● It's a Buddhist stupa in Uttar Pradesh's Sarnath.
● It has been declared to be a "protected area of national importance” by the
Archaeological Survey of India.
● Timeline: It was built as a terraced temple constructed during the Gupta period (4th to
6th Century). Govardhan, the son of Raja Todarmal, gave the present shape to the
Chaukhandi Stupa by built an octagonal tower to commemorate the visit of Mughal ruler
Humayun.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

● He was also conferred with the title of "Lokmanya", which means "accepted by the
people".
● Tilak was one of the first and strongest advocates of Swaraj ( means self rule ) and a
strong radical in Indian consciousness.
● He is known for his quote in Marathi "Swarajya is my birthright and I shall have it".
● He founded the Deccan Education Society in 1884 for quality education to India's youth.
● He joined the Indian National Congress in 1890.
● He started two newspapers- ‘Kesari’ in Marathi and ‘Mahratta’ in English.
● He founded the ‘All India Home Rule League’ in 1916 along with Joseph Baptista and
Annie Besant.
● He wrote two books - Gita Rahasya and the Arctic Home of the Vedas.

2nd round of discussions on Kartarpur Sahib Corridor

● The Kartarpur Corridor is a proposed border corridor between India and Pakistan.
● It will connect the Sikh shrines of Dera Baba Nanak Sahib (located in Punjab, India) and
Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur (in Punjab, Pakistan).
● Guru Nanak was the founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Sikh Gurus.

Classical language status to Marathi under consideration

● A proposal for granting classical language status to Marathi language is under active
consideration.
● Till now, six languages (Tamil, Telugu, Sanskrit, Kannada, Malayalam and Odia) have
been given the status of classical languages.
● Criteria for Classical language status-
❏ It's recorded history over a period of 1500-2000 years.
❏ The body of ancient literature, which is considered a valuable heritage by
generations of speakers.
❏ It's literary tradition is original and not borrowed from another speech community
and other yardsticks.

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New research for deciphering Indus script
● A recent research paper has claimed that a majority of the Indus Valley inscriptions were
written logographically (by using word signs) and not by using phonograms (speech
sounds units).
● Indus script is also known as the Harappan script. The said script remains undeciphered.
● The inscriptions can be compared to the structured messages found on stamps,
coupons, tokens and currency coins of modern times.

Thudumbu
● It's the folk art from the Kongu region ( It includes Coimbatore, Erode, Tirupur and Salem
districts) of Tamil Nadu.
● Thudumbu and Thudumbattam are played at temple festivals especially in and around
coimbatore.
● The origin of the name thudumbu has been attributed to the Thudumbars, a tribal
community.
● The members of this community used to serve and entertain the Chola, Chera and
Pandya kings.

Markandeshwar Temple
● Restoration work of Markandeshwar temple in Maharashtra by Archaeological Survey of
India is going on.
● It's also known as the “Khajuraho of Vidarbha.''
● The temples belong to the Nagara group of temples.
● The temples belong to saiva, vaishnava and sakta faith.

Four New Products get GI Tag

● The Geographical Indication (GI) under the Department for Promotion of Industry and
Internal Trade hasrecenly registered 4 new GIs.
❏ Palani Panchamirtham (abishega Prasadam, It is a combination of five natural
substances, namely- Banana, Jaggery sugar, Cow ghee, Honey and Cardamom
in a definite proportion) from Palani Town from Tamil Nadu State.
❏ Tawlhlohpuan (a medium to heavy, compactly woven, good quality fabric) and
Mizo Puanchei (colourful Mizo shawl/textile) from the state of Mizoram.
❏ Tirur Betel leaf vine from Kerala are the latest additions to the list of registered
GIs.
Ambubachi Mela
● Assam’s largest religious congregation, is an annual Hindu mela held at Kamakhya
Temple in Guwahati.
● Kamakhya temple is one of the 51 Shakti shrines representing the different body parts of
shiva’s consort sati.
● During the four-day event,It is believed that the presiding goddess of the temple, Devi
Kamakhya, the Mother Shakti, goes through her annual cycle of menstruation.

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Ladakh Singhey Khababs Sindhu Festivals
● In Ladakh region, tourist's promotional festival - Ladakh Singhey Khababs Sindhu
Festivals is being celebrated on the bank of Indus River at Leh.
● It's also known as Sindhu Darshan.
● Folk songs and dances are performed and local handicrafts and ethnic foods are being
exhibited before the tourists during the festival.

Ekambareswarar Temple
● Ekambareswarar Temple is a Hindu temple
dedicated to the deity Shiva.
● It's located in the town of Kanchipuram in Tamil
Nadu.
● It is significant to the Hindu sect of Saivism as
one of the temples associated with the five
elements, the Pancha Bhoota Stalas and
specifically the element of earth, or Prithvi.
● The temple architecture is of Dravidian style.

Onam Festival
● It's one of the most popular and significant harvest festivals of Kerala.
● Onam is celebrated each year in the month of August-September which according to the
Malayalam calendar is the first month of the year called Chingam.
● This festival is dedicated to the King Mahabali who though was an Asur (one with
negative thoughts ) by birth but was a Sur (one with positive thoughts) by virtue.
● It is said that Kerala never witnessed a better time than it witnessed during the rule of
King Mahabali.
● So the festival is essentially celebrated by the people to welcome the homecoming of
their dearest legendary King Mahabali into their homes.

Shondol dance
● Ladakhi Shondol dance has created history by breaking into the Guinness Book of World
Records as the largest Ladakhi dance.
● Around 408 women artists in traditional dresses performed gracefully the Shondol dance
on the occasion of the Annual Naropa Festival.
● Shondol Dance is known as the "royal dance of Ladakh" which used to be performed by
artists for King of Ladakh on special occasion.
● Naropa Festival takes places every 12 years in the Tibetan calendar to celebrate the life
of Buddhist philosopher and scholar Naropa.
● Naropa Festival is also called as the Kumbh Mela of the Himalayas.

Nuakhai
● Nua means new and khai means food. So, the festival of nuakhai is a festival to
celebrate newly harvested food by the farmers.
● It's observed to welcome the new rice of the season.

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 ● It's an agricultural festival mainly observed by people of Western Odisha in India.
● The nuakhai juhar, which is the exchange of greetings with friends, well-wishers, and
relatives symbolizes unity.

Navroz
● The Parsi New Year, also known as Navroz is celebrated every year to mark the
beginning of the new Iranian calendar.
● In Persian, ‘Nav’ means new, and ‘Roz’ stands for the day, and together it is a ‘new day’.
● Nevruz is inscribed in the list of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of
India.
 

Source: The Hindu, Wikipedia, Newsonair, PIB & Indian Express.

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