Ramayana Current Affairs, GK & News
Bhanu Jayanti celebrated in Sikkim
On July 13, 2020, the state of Sikkim celebrated 206th Banu Jayanti. Bhanu Jayanti is celebrated in the state to commemorate the birth anniversary of Bhanubhakta Acharya Adikavi (1814-1868). Highlights Bhanu Jayanti falls on the 29th day of month of Ashad in Nepali calendar. The day is celebrated by Government of Nepal as well. Bhanubhakta ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: Persons in News Current Affairs
Topics: Bhanu Jayanti • Government of Sikkim • India-Nepal relations • Nepali language • Ramayana • Sanskrit • Sikkim
UP Govt. to organise training & performance programme of KHON Ramlila
The Culture Department of Uttar Pradesh government is organising India’s first training and performance programme of world famous KHON Ramlila, a masked form of Ramlila art of Thailand, in collaboration with Thailand government. Key Highlights UP Government will prepare some artists from the state for this art, who will be getting training from experts of ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs
Topics: Ayodhya • KHON Ramlila • Ramayana • Thailand • Uttar Pradesh
Operation Bandar: IAF’s code name for Balakot Airstrike
The preemptive non military air strike conducted by Indian Air Force (IAF) on a terrorist training camp in Balakot, Pakistan, on 26 February 2019 was code-named Operation Bandar (Monkey). Key Highlights The code name was given as a nondescript, mundane tag to the air strikes, in order to maintain secrecy and ensure that plans about ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Airborne Early Warning and Control systems • Balakot airstrike • Balakot Operation • Central Reserve Police Force • Garud commandos • Mirage-2000 fighter jets • Mirages • Operation Bandar • Ramayana • SPICE 2000 Bombs • Su-30MKI • Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry)
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
Indonesia releases a special Ramayana themed stamp to mark 70 years of diplomatic ties with India
Indonesia has recently released a special commemorative stamp on the theme of Ramayana to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of its diplomatic ties with India. The stamp is designed by renowned Indonesian sculptor Padmashri Bapak Nyoman Nuarta. It featured a scene from Ramayana in which Jatayu valiantly fought to save Sita, which symbolises ..
Topics: Characters in the Ramayana • Creative works • Films • Hindu literature • Hindu texts • Jatayu • Ramayana