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Sarojini Naidu

In News Recently, the nation observed the 143rd birth anniversary of freedom fighter, poet, activist and lyricist Sarojni Naidu. Her birth anniversary is also celebrated as National Women’s Day (13th Feb) in India Sarojini Naidu (13 February 1879 – 2 March 1949) About: She was also known as the ‘Nightingale of India’ or ‘Bharat Kokila’, […]

Medaram Jathara Festival

In News  Medaram Jathara Festival is being celebrated from 16th-19th February 2022. About Medaram Jatara It is a tribal festival of honouring the goddesses Sammakka and Saralamma celebrated in the state of Telangana, India.  The Jathara was designated as a State Festival in 1996, owing to the festival’s popularity and auspicious importance.   It commemorates the […]

Sri Madhvacharya

In News Recently, the Prime Minister paid his obeisances to Sri Madhwacharya on the occasion of Madhwa Navami. Sri Madhwacharya (CE 1199-1278 or CE 1238–1317) About: He was born in the year 1238 A.D. on the Vijayadashami day and was named Vasudeva during the NamaKarana ceremony. Madhvacharya was a third of the trinity of philosophers […]

Guru Ravidas Jayanti

In News Guru Ravidas Jayanti 2022 will be celebrated on February 16, 2022. This will be the 645th Birth Anniversary of saint Guru Ravidas.  It is celebrated every year on Magh Purnima on the full moon day of Magh month with great enthusiasm and happiness all over India. Image Courtesy:TOI Guru Ravidas He was born […]

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

In News  The Centre has now mandated corporate India to furnish a comprehensive report on their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities, specifying an 11-page form (CSR-2) for this purpose.  It is expected to give the government a comprehensive picture of the CSR funds spent and activities carried out. About Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)  It is […]

Maharaja Surajmal

In News The Prime Minister paid tributes to Maharaja Surajmal on his birth anniversary. About Maharaja Surajmal He ruled in the 18th century and was the son of the Jat chieftain Badan Singh.  He was a great leader, a great fighter, a great diplomat and a great statesman of his time. He was described as […]

Places in News: Solomon Islands

In News  Recently, the US stated that it will open an embassy in the Solomon Islands. The embassy announcement emphasizes building partnerships with allies in the region as a way to counter China’s growing influence and ambitions. About  The U.S. previously operated an embassy in the Solomons for five years before closing it in 1993.  […]

MIDEX Missions

In News  Recently, NASA selected a spacecraft to study the sun’s corona and a cluster of smallsats to monitor turbulence in the solar wind as its next Heliophysics medium-class Explorer (MIDEX)missions. About  NASA selected the Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE) and HelioSwarm as its next two heliophysics medium-class Explorer, or MIDEX, missions.  MUSE: It will operate […]

Swami Dayanand Saraswati

In News Social activists paid their tributes to Swami Dayanand Saraswati on his birth anniversary. Swami Dayanand Saraswati (1824-1883) About: He was an Indian philosopher, social leader and founder of the Arya Samaj, a reform movement of the Vedic dharma. He was the first to give the call for Swaraj as “India for Indians” in […]

Chintamani Padya Natakam

In Context Recently, the Andhra Pradesh government banned a 100-year-old play named ‘Chintamani Padya Natakam. The Arya Vysya community has been petitioning governments for several years to ban the play, saying it portrays them in a negative light.  What is Chintamani Natakam? ‘Chintamani Padya Natakam’ was written in 1920 by playwright Kallakuri Narayana Rao, who […]

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