Zari Zardozi Embroidery
Context Recently Zardozi artists in India are suffering from economic distress due to the lockdown, demonetisation and expensive local raw material. Back to Basics ‘Zardozi art’ Zardozi embroidery is a beautiful…
Mongolian Kanjur
Context The Ministry of Culture has taken up the project of reprinting of 108 volumes of Mongolian Kanjur under the National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM). Back to Basics: The National…
Excavations at Kodumanal village
Context The excavations at Kodumanal village have thrown light on burial rituals and the concept of afterlife in megalithic culture. About Kodumanal: It is a village located in the Erode…
Pashupatinath Temple
Context Recently, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between India and Nepal for the construction of a sanitation facility at the Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu. The facility will be constructed…
Traditional Art -‘Talamaddale’
Context Recently the traditional art of ‘talamaddale’, a variant of Yakshagana theatre, has gone virtual in times of Covid-19. About Talamaddale The word Talamaddale is derived from the word ‘tala’ (Cymbal)…
Peshawar’s Qissa Khwani Bazaar massacre
Context The Khudai Khidmatgar was a non-violent movement against British occupation of the Indian subcontinent led by Abdul Ghaffar Khan, a Pashtun freedom fighter, in the North-West Frontier Province. Qissa…
The Nihangs
Who is a Nihang? Nihang is an order of Sikh warriors, characterised by blue robes, antiquated arms such as swords and spears, and decorated turbans surmounted by steel quoits. Sikh historian…
Women’s Day has its history in the labour movement
Context March 8, is marked worldwide as International Women’s Day (IWD). This is the 109th year of the celebration of the event. The official IWD website describes the event as…
International Women’s Day (IWD)-March-08
Context International Women’s Day (IWD), observed every year on March 8, celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Being celebrated for over a century, the Day’s roots…
What did Harappan people eat?
Context The National Museum in New Delhi has hosted “The Indus dining experience” a food event based on the food pattern of Indus valley civilization. Food of Harappans Archaeological evidence…
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