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Hornbill Festival begins in Nagaland
The Hornbill Festival began in the Naga Heritage village of Kisama. The festival coincides with the Statehood Day of Nagaland which is observed on December 1. It is...
UNESCO includes Yoga in Intangible Cultural Heritage list
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has formally inscribed Yoga in its representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Decision in this regard was...
Veteran Carnatic Music exponent M Balamuralikrishna passes away
Legendary vocalist, playback singer and composer Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna passed away due to age-related geriatric problems in Chennai. He was 86. He was considered as doyen of classical music....
Supreme Court refuses to lift ban on Jallikattu
The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea filed by Tamil Nadu to review a 2014 apex court judgment banning Jallikattu. The apex court questioned the need to “tame”...
Chinese scholar Xuan Zang stayed in Vijayawada to study Buddhist scriptures
Seventh century Chinese Buddhist pilgrim and scholar Xuan Zang (also spelled Hsuan Tsang) stayed a couple of years in Bezawada (the old name of Vijayawada) to copy and...
28 October: National Ayurveda Day
The first National Ayurveda Day was observed on 28 October on the occasion of Dhanwantari Jayanti. The theme for this year is ‘Ayurveda for Prevention and Control of...
2nd Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav begins in New Delhi
The second edition of Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav (RSM)-2016 was inaugurated by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts in New Delhi. The 10-day...
Harikatha: traditional art of story-telling in South India
Harikatha, a traditional art story-telling was in news for its revival due to patronage from various cultural organisation. Harikatha is a form of Hindu religious discourse in which...
Mother Teresa canonised as Saint
Mother Teresa, a Roman Catholic religious sister and missionary was proclaimed a Saint by Pope Francis in a ceremony at the Vatican. She was canonised at the ceremony...
Solung festival begins in Arunachal Pradesh
The annual socio-religious Solung festival of Adi tribe has started in Arunachal Pradesh. Solung is 5-day long agro-based festival is celebrated every year by the Adi tribe in...
ICHR plans to create encyclopedia of village-level folklore across the country
The Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) is planning to document stories and legends relating to villages and towns across India into an encyclopedia. This initiative is aimed...
