History
World’s first Palm-leaf Manuscript Museum in Kerala
The recently opened Palm Leaf Manuscript Museum in Thiruvananthapuram has added to the cultural and intellectual life of the state of Kerala. The museum, which is the world’s first of its kind, contains 187 manuscripts and other artefacts related to ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Google Doodle pays tribute to Dr Bhupen Hazarika
Search engine giant Google honored Dr Bhupen Hazarika on his 96th birth anniversary (8 September 1926) with a doodle on its webpage. The doodle has been created by Mumbai-based guest artist Rutuja Mali. About Bhupen Hazarika Born in 1926 in ..
Month: Current affairs - September, 2022
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
International Picnic Day observed on June 18
International Picnic Day is observed on 18th June each year to encourage people to go outdoors and enjoy a hearty meal in nature with other people’s company. This day can be traced by to the end of French Revolution and ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
May 9: Birth Anniversary of Maharana Pratap Singh I
Maharana Pratap Singh popularly known as “Maharana” was the 13th king of Mewar (the present Rajasthan). He was born on May 9, 1540. Rana and the Mughals The “Siege of Chittorgarh” led to the loss of fertile eastern belt to ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
History of Pandemics: Justinian Plague, Black Death and Spanish Flu
The COVID-19 has killed thousands and has indented a bad and deep history of economic crisis. It has locked down almost every super economic power in the world and has left permanent damages to developing countries. There were several other ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Parliament passes Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019
Parliament passed Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019 after it was approved by Rajya Sabha. The Bill seeks to amend Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act, 1951 to change provisions related to composition of Trustees of memorial and termination of ..