Mahabharata Current Affairs, GK & News
Nepal invited as a partner country for Gita Jayanti Mahotsav 2019 of India
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has invited Nepal to be the partner country for the ‘Gita Jayanti Mahotsav 2019’ scheduled to be held at Kurukshetra. He extended the invitation to Ambassador of Nepal to India Nilamber Acharya. The Geeta Jayanti falls on the Shukla Ekadashi of the waxing phase of Moon in the Hindu ..
Topics: Bhagavad Gita • Deities • Ekadashi • Gita Jayanti • Hinduism • Jayanthi • Krishna • Kurukshetra • Kurukshetra district • Mahabharata • religion • Swami Gyananand
India designated as Guest of Honour at 33rd Guadalajara International Book Fair
India has been designated as the Guest of Honour at the 33rd Guadalajara International Book Fair (GIBF) 2019 in Mexico, which is scheduled to be organized from Nov 30 to Dec 8. The book fair will be the largest book fair in the Spanish speaking world. The dedicated India pavilion at the fair will showcase ..
Topics: Chennai • Creative works • Dangal • Films • Guadalajara • Hindu literature • Hindu texts • Mahabharata • Rama • Ramayana
Ramayana Themed Stamp Released by Indonesia
Indonesia has released a special commemorative stamp on the theme of Ramayana to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of its diplomatic ties with India. About the Stamp The stamp is designed by renowned Indonesian sculptor Padmashri Bapak Nyoman Nuarta. The stamp features a scene from Ramayana in which Jatayu valiantly fought to save ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Topics: Act East Policy • Asian-African Conference • Bandung • Bapak Nyoman Nuarta • Buddhist • Hindu • India-Indonesia • Indonesia • Jakarta • Jatayu • Look East • Mahabharata • Muslim • Non-Aligned Movement • Philately • Philately Museum • Ramayana • Sita
Mauritius partner country at 2018 International Gita Festival
The International Gita Festival 2018 will be held at Kurukshetra in Haryana from December 7-23 to commemorate the birth of ‘Srimad Bhagwat Gita’, the sacred scripture containing invaluable advice of Lord Krishna that he proffered to Arjuna, the third Pandava in the battlefield of Kurukshetra on the first day of the famous 18-day battle in ..
Topics: Arjuna • Bhagavad Gita • Bharatayuddha • Deities • Hindu mythology • Hindu pilgrimage sites in India • Hinduism • Krishna • Kurukshetra • Kurukshetra district • Mahabharata • Puranic chronology
International Gita Festival, 2018 to be held in Kurukshetra
The International Gita Festival 2018 will be organised in Kurukshetra in Haryana from December 7 to 23, 2018. This year it is third year of this mega cultural event, where Mauritius is partner country and Gujarat is the partner state. Gita festival will also be organised in Mauritius next February. The objective behind this event ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs
Topics: Arjuna • Art and Culture • Bhagavad Gita • Haryana • Hindu texts • Hinduism • International Gita Festival 2018 • Krishna • Kurukshetra • Mahabharata • Paksha • Puranic chronology • religion • Vaishnavism • Yoga