The Hindu News Analysis –31st March 2022 – Shankar IAS Academy

S. Page Number*
News Articles
No. C B D H T

1 Special postal cover on Tholpavakkoothu 9 - - 7 -

2 Dalit woman panchayat head approaches SHRC 8 - - - -

3 BIMSTEC after the Colombo summit(Editorial) 10 10 6 8 6

4 Corporation launches ‘country’s first’ gender lab 3 - - - -

5 Prelims Practice Questions

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6 Mains Practice Question
*C – Chennai; B – Bengaluru; D – Delhi; H – Hyderabad; T – Thiruvananthapuram
Pg: 9 – C;
Pg: 7 - H;
Puppetry
• India
• Kind of storytelling.
 Home of puppets.
• ‘Pupa’ - doll in Latin.
 Earliest reference in Silappadikaaram
• Puppet - doll or figure representing person,
(Tamil classic written).
animal, object or idea.
 Theme based on epics, puranic literature,
local myths and legends.

 Reflects regional styles of painting,

sculpture, music, dance, drama, etc.

• Made of various materials and moved in

different ways.
• Classification based on movement

1. String puppets or marionettes.

 3. Rod puppets.
2. Glove puppets (sleeve, hand or palm puppets).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9KYyXBVtn0
4. Shadow puppets

• Flat figures - cut out of leather.

• Leather treated to make it translucent.

• Pressed against the screen with a strong source of light behind

it - to makes silhouettes or colourful shadows.

• India - found in Orissa, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka,

Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
Tholpavakkoothu

• Shadow puppetry play of Kerala.

• Tholpavakkoothu - leather puppet play.

• Puppets

 Material - deer or buffalo skin.

 Leather cut out and embellished with dots, lines, holes, and painted - details of costumes and
ornaments.

 Leather attached
to bamboo stick.

 White screen
illuminated with oil
lamps.
• Theme - Ramayana (Kamba Ramayana).

• Adalpattu - mixture of prose and poetry.

• Musical instruments - maddalam, ilathalam, ezhupara, cymbals, shankha and chenda.

• Performed in Bhagavathy or Kaali temples in Palakkad district, Kerala.

 Place - Koothumadam.

• Chief puppeteer - 'Pulavar’.

 Exponents - Ramachandra Pulavar and Sadananda Pulavar.

Depiction of Depiction of
Shiva in Rama in
Tholpavakoothu Tholpavakoothu
Togalu Gombeyatta Tholu Bommalata

• Shadow theatre of Karnataka. • Shadow theatre of Andhra Pradesh.

• Puppets - small but differ in size according • Puppets

to their social status.  Large in size.

 Jointed waist, shoulders, elbows and knees.

 Coloured on both sides.

 Theme - Ramayana, Mahabharata and

Puranas.

 Involves classical music.

 Practice Question – Prelims
Q. Consider the following pairs:
Tradition Puppetry State
1. Togalu Gombeyatta - Kerala
2. Ravanachhaya - Odisha
3. Tholpavakkootthu - Andhra Pradesh
Which of the above pairs is/are matched
correctly?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Pg: 8 - C;
 Composition

• Multi-member body
States Human Rights Commission
• Chairperson - a retired Chief Justice of a
• Statutory body High Court.

• Protection of Human Rights Act of 1993 • Members

Jurisdiction  Serving or retired judge of a High

Court or a District Judge in the state
• Violation of human rights
with a minimum of seven years
• Subjects mentioned in the State List (List- experience
II) and the Concurrent List (List-III) of
 Person having knowledge or practical
the Seventh Schedule
experience with respect to human rights
Appointment procedure
• In case of Legislative Council
• Chairperson and members - appointed by
 Chairman of the Council
the Governor on the recommendations of
a committee  The leader of the opposition in the
Council
• Committee
Tenure
 Chief minister - head
• Hold office for a term of five years
 The speaker of the Legislative Assembly
• Or until the the age of 70 years
 The state home minister
• Not eligible for further employment

 The leader of the opposition in the

Legislative Assembly
Removal procedure
• Removed by President
• Grounds
 In the same manner as the removal
of members of National Human Rights
Commission
 On the ground of proved misbehaviour
or incapacity
 Refer the matter to the Supreme
Court for an inquiry
Practice Question – Prelims
Q. Consider the following statements with
reference to States Human Rights Commission
1. It is constitutional body.
2. It can inquire into the violation of human
rights only in respect of subjects
mentioned in the State List of the seventh
schedule.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Pg: 10 – C, B;
Pg: 8 - H;
Pg: 6 - D, T.
 Part A—Preliminary Examination
Paper I - (200 marks)
 Current events of national and international
importance.
Part B—Main Examination
PAPER-III
General Studies‐ II: Governance, Constitution, Polity,
Social Justice and International relations.
 India and its neighborhood- relations.
 Bilateral, regional and global groupings and
agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s
interests.
 Effect of policies and politics of developed and
developing countries on India’s interests, Indian
diaspora.
Strengthening of BIMSTEC Package of decisions – 5th summit

BIMSTEC Charter
• Re-defining purpose and rejuvenating organs
and institutions. • Adopted formally

• Leaders’ Retreat – India, 2016 • Presents BIMSTEC as an inter-governmental

organization
• 4th summit of BIMSTEC – Nepal, 2018
• Defines purposes
• 5th summit of BIMSTEC – Sri Lanka, 2022
 Acceleration of “the economic growth and
social progress in the Bay of Bengal
region”

 Promotion of “multidimensional
connectivity”.

• BIMSTEC - not as a sub-regional

organisation but as a regional organisation
Reduction of number of sectors of
operation

• 14 to 7
Master Plan for Transport Connectivity

• 2018-2028

• Backed by the Asian Development Bank

(ADB)

Three new agreements

• Mutual legal assistance in criminal matters,

• Cooperation between diplomatic academies,

and

• The establishment of a technology transfer

facility in Colombo
Improvements to be made
• Lag in in achieving SDGs Sustainable
Trade, economic and investment cooperation
Development Goals by 2030
• Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
• Thailand Prime Minister
in 2004 – not yet functional
 A Prosperous, Resilient and Robust, and
Need for expansion of connectivity
Open (PRO) BIMSTEC.
• Finalising legal instruments for coastal
• India
shipping, road transport and intra-regional
energy grid connection – remains unfinished  Offered practical suggestions for
strengthening
• Deepening cooperation in security matters
 Additional funding to the Secretariat
• Management of Humanitarian Assistance and
Disaster Relief (HADR).  Supported the Secretary General’s proposal
to establish an Eminent Persons Group
• An equitable balance between security and
(EPG)
economic development
BIMSTEC - focus on new areas

• Blue economy

• The digital economy

• promotion of exchanges and links among start-
ups and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Q. The package of decisions and agreements
Others
• Personal engagement of the political leadership
• Greater visibility
 India can invite BIMSTEC members when it
hosts G20 summit 2023
Practice Question – Mains
GS-II
announced at the latest summit of
BIMSTEC held virtually in Sri Lanka is
directed towards strengthening the
organisation in a multidimensional manner.
Justify
(250 Words, 20 Marks)

• Simplification of the grouping’s name

 Bay of Bengal Community (BOBC).

Pg: 3 - C;
Gender Lab

• Explores all aspects of Gender Equality - on

a personal, cultural, societal and
organisational level.

• Use the most innovative approaches to the

established best practices.

• Looks at research questions related to

gender, sexuality, and
cultural/historical/social contexts.
 • Benefits:
• Qualitative and quantitative analyses –
 Generates learning and new insights.
interview, archival data, web-based
experiments, and online surveys.  Help in framing policies.

 Use computer-based technologies.  Creates awareness.

 Theoretical and experiential basis.  Builds capacities.

 Structural solutions developed, tested and  Helps in designing innovative and scalable

further developed. interventions/policies.

Gender lab in Chennai

• Inaugurated by Greater Chennai Corporation.

• First initiative by an urban local body in • Will review every civic infrastructure project
India. and suggest changes.

• Launched as part of the Chennai City • 3 specialists have appointed in phase 1 - all
Partnership programme - supported by World women.
Bank and Nirbhaya Programme.
• Expected benefits:
• Aim - suggest changes to infrastructure
 Addressing women’s mobility needs.
projects:
 Improve women’s access to work,
 To improve safety of women in public
education, health, and recreation.
spaces.

 To make public transport gender inclusive.

 Practice Question – Mains
GS – I
Q. What is a gender lab? How it will address
the major concerns of women regarding
public spaces?
(150 words, 10 marks)
 Practice Question – Prelims
Q. Consider the following pairs:
Tradition Puppetry State
1. Togalu Gombeyatta - Kerala
2. Ravanachhaya - Odisha
3. Tholpavakkootthu - Andhra Pradesh
Which of the above pairs is/are matched
correctly?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
 Practice Question – Prelims
Q. Consider the following statements with
reference to States Human Rights Commission
1. It is constitutional body.
2. It can inquire into the violation of human
rights only in respect of subjects
mentioned in the State List of the seventh
schedule.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Prelims Practice Question – Answers
Q1. Option (c) – 2 only
Q2. Option (d) – Neither 1 nor 2
 Practice Question – Mains
GS-II Practice Question – Mains
Q. The package of decisions and agreements
GS – I
announced at the latest summit of
BIMSTEC held virtually in Sri Lanka is Q. What is a gender lab? How it will address
directed towards strengthening the the major concerns of women regarding
organisation in a multidimensional manner. public spaces?
Justify
(150 words, 10 marks)
(250 Words, 20 Marks)