Tag: Art and Culture

In News The Kerala government will inaugurate a palm-leaf manuscript museum with modern audio-visual technology at the Central Archives, Fort, in Thiruvananthapuram. About the museum  It is set up by the Archives Department. Cost would be ?3-crore. The museum has eight theme-based galleries where select manuscripts from one of the biggest palm-leaf collections in the […]

In News Gujarat’s Vadnagar town, the iconic Sun Temple at Modhera, and the rock-cut sculptures of Unakoti in Tripura have been added to the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. With this, India now has 52 sites on UNESCO Tentative List. The list indicates the rich cultural and natural wealth of India and shows […]

In News  The Tamil Nadu police on December 16 successfully stopped the auction of the ‘Shiva Nataraja’ idol in France.  The rare variety of bronze idol was suspected to have been stolen from Kayathar in the Thoothukudi district half a century ago. Image Courtesy: TH About Nataraja Nataraja (Lord of the Dance), the Hindu God […]

About  The Kashi-Tamil Sangamam is the confluence of Kashi and Tamil Nadu, which are timeless centres of Indian civilisation.  Organized by: The Ministry of Education, Government of India Objective:  To bring the two knowledge and cultural traditions (of the North and South) closer, create an understanding of our shared heritage and deepen the people-to-people bond […]

In News Recently, the fifth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale opened What are art Biennales? It is an international large-scale showcase of art that takes place every two years at a particular site It is usually non-commercial enterprises – unlike art fairs – that center around a curatorial theme. History  One of the most prestigious […]

In News  As part of the Karthigai festival, devotees light Lakshadeepam (lighting of one lakh lamps) at Sri Soundararaja Perumal Temple in Tamil Nadu.  About  Karthigai festival Tamil Nadu celebrates Karthigai Deepam as the traditional festival.  It is also celebrated in neighboring states like Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka.  It is very old and people […]

In News The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in partnership with the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) and the Government of Goa is organizing the International Lusophone Festival in Goa from 3-6 December 2022.  About Lusophone Festival  The festival seeks to further India’s connection with the Lusophone world.  Goa has had historical linkages with […]

In Context  The first festival celebrating the linguistic and cultural ties between the Barak Valley region of Assam and the Sylhet segment of Bangladesh began About Silchar-Sylhet Festival Organised by the India Foundation and has been supported by the Union Ministry of Culture and the Assam government in association with the Bangladesh India Friendship Society […]

In News  Recently, Baguette — the staple French bread — was inscribed into the UN’s list of intangible cultural heritage (ICH). In March 2021, France nominated the baguette as its candidate for consideration within the UNESCO ICH list.  It drew attention to the steady decline in the number of bakeries in the country as around […]

In News Recently, the Vice President Jagdeep inaugurated the 23rd edition of the Hornbill Festival at Naga heritage village in Nagaland. About the Festival Often cited as “festival of all festivals” Hornbill Festival usually takes place between the 1st and the 10th of December every year in Nagaland.  Aim of the festival: To revive and […]