Rainfall caused the saalu mantap (pavilion) at the Virupaksha Temple in Karnataka’s Hampi to collapse on May 21. Despite saying that repair work was already underway, the Archaeological...
UNESCO’s Memory of the World (MOW) program has recently added three Indian literary works – Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra, and Sahṛdayaloka-Locana, to its Asia-Pacific Regional Register. This took place during...
The Indian government-run broadcaster Prasar Bharati wants to start its own over-the-top (OTT) streaming service by August. The service will offer material that shows Indian culture and society...
Three traditional products from Tripura have recently received Geographical Indication (GI) tag. The products are Matabari pera prasad and Rignai pachara textiles. With this, Tripura now has 4...
Thodur Madabusi Krishna, a renowned Carnatic classical vocalist known for challenging conventional ideas about caste and gender politics in Carnatic music, has been awarded the prestigious Sangita Kalanidhi...
President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, will confer the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for the years 2022 and 2023 to 94 eminent artists. The awards...
Jammu & Kashmir is set to host the annual ‘Tawi Festival’ from March 1st to 4th, 2024. Centered on the banks of the river Tawi flowing through Jammu...
Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA), an autonomous body under the Union Culture Ministry, has proposed to conduct a linguistic survey across the country to create a...
Sammakka- Saralamma Maha Jatara, celebrated at Medaram in Telangana is a biennial tribal festival. It is the second-largest fair of India, after the Kumbh Mela, celebrated by the...
On February 20th 2024, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav inaugurated the gala golden jubilee edition of the iconic Khajuraho Dance Festival marking 50 years of India’s...
