Page-4 of South Asia Current Affairs, GK & News
Madhya Pradesh government to set up Sikh museum and research centre in Jabalpur
To mark the 550th ‘Prakash Parv’ of Guru Nanak Dev, the Madhya Pradesh government has decided to set up Sikh museum and research centre in Jabalpur at the cost of Rs 20 crore. Chief Minister Kamal Nath hasalso decided to develop six Sikh places associated with the founder of Sikhism in the state as religious ..
Topics: Betma • Gurdwara • Gurdwaras in Asia • Guru Nanak • religion • Sikh architecture • Sikhism • South Asia
because thousands of Rohingya living in Bangladesh refugee camps agree to move to an island in Bay of Bengal
The Bhashan Char is an uninhabited island around 30km east of Hatiya Island in the South East Bangladesh. The island was formed about two decades ago on the mouth of river Meghna. It is in news recently because thousands of Rohingya living in Bangladesh refugee camps have agreed to move to an island in the ..
Topics: Bangladesh • Bengal • Countries • Geography of Asia • Geography of Bangladesh • Hatiya • Hatiya Island • Meghna River • Rohingya people • South Asia
Kalidas Karmakar, internationally acclaimed painter of Bangladesh, passes away
Kalidas Karmakar (73), an internationally acclaimed painter of Bangladesh, has passed away in Dhaka on 18th October 2019. Kalidas was prolific in using new mediums and style for his art work while maintaining his signature style. He called his work alluvial art meaning the art of the delta land which gave expression to the precarious ..
Topics: Continents • Dhaka • Geography of Asia • Kalidas Karmakar • Karmakar • South Asia
DanX: Defence of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Exercise
The second edition of the Defense of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 2019, a large joint exercise was conducted by the ANC (Andaman and Nicobar Command) between October 14 and October 18, 2019. Mobilisation and Field manoeuvres were carried out by the Indian Army, Coastal Guard, Air Force and Indian Navy to validate defensive plans of ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Andaman and Nicobar Command • DANX • Indian Army • South Asia • South-East Asia • Special Forces • Strait of Malacca
129th death anniversary of mystic bard Fakir Lalon Shah
The 129th death anniversary of the mystic bard Fakir Lalon Shah is observed in Bangladesh on October 17, 2019. The devotees of Lalon from across the country and the world have congregated at the shrine to participate in the 3-day-long programme which is being organised by the Lalon academy and the culture ministry of Bangladesh. ..
Topics: Bangla • Bangladeshi culture • Bangladeshi films • Baul • Bhakti movement • Countries • Lalon • Rabindranath Tagore • South Asia • Writers