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Jaapi, Xorai and Gamosa in Assam<\/h3>\n

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As the polling date draws closer, decorative Jaapis (field hats)<\/strong>, hand-woven Gamosas<\/strong> and bell-metal Xorais<\/strong> are making frequent appearances in Assam<\/p>\n

Jaapi<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • The jaapi is a conical hat made of bamboo<\/strong> and covered with dried tokou<\/strong> (a palm tree found in rainforests of Upper Assam) leaves.<\/li>\n
  • The first possible recorded use of jaapi dates back to the Ahom-era<\/strong> buranjis, or chronicles. \u201cKings and ministers would wear them then.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Gamosa<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • The Gamosa, which literally translates to a cloth to wipe one\u2019s body,<\/strong> is omnipresent in Assam,<\/strong> with wide-ranging uses<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    • It can be used at home as a towel<\/strong> (uka(Plain) gamosa<\/strong>) or in public functions (phulam\/floral gamosa<\/strong>) to felicitate dignitaries or celebrities<\/strong>, or masks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Xorai<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • It is Made of bell-metal and It essentially a tray with a stand<\/strong> at the bottom, with or without a cover can be found in every Assamese household.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • They primarily used to felicitate important<\/strong> people and guests, these important symbols of Assamese identity and culture are abundantly seen in political campaigns across the state.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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Catch the Rain Campaign<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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  • Prime Minister of India launched the \u201cJal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain\u201d campaign to ”conserve rainwater<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  • It is the Jal Shakti ministry\u2019s flagship water-conservation campaign.<\/li>\n
  • It aims to push the states<\/strong> and stake-holders<\/strong> to create appropriate Rain Water Harvesting Structures (RWHS) <\/strong>suitable for the climatic conditions and subsoil <\/strong>strata before the monsoon.<\/li>\n
  • The campaign will be undertaken across the country, in both rural and urban areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Sinatra Doctrine<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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  • The approach can be summed up as a policy of non-interference in internal policies of other countries<\/strong> and let them manage the affairs their way<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  • The phrase was coined on 25th October 1989<\/strong> by the Soviet foreign ministry spokesman, Gennadi Gerasimov.<\/li>\n
  • The name was taken from the song<\/strong> \u201cMy Way<\/strong>\u201d which was popularized by Frank Sinatra<\/strong>, an American singer.<\/li>\n
  • The implementation of the doctrine was part of<\/strong> new political thinking by Mikhail Gorbachev<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  • It replaced the Brezhnev doctrine<\/strong>, which was put forth by Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev in 1968.<\/strong>\n
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    • It called on the Soviet Union to intervene<\/strong>, including militarily, in countries where a socialist rule was under threat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Istanbul Convention<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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  • The Council of Europe Convention<\/strong> on preventing and combating violence against women<\/strong> and domestic violence<\/strong> is the first instrument in Europe to set legally binding standards<\/strong> specifically to prevent gender-based violence, protect victims of violence and punish perpetrators.<\/li>\n
  • It was adopted in 2011<\/strong> and entered into force in 2014<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  • It is the world’s first binding<\/strong> international accord<\/strong> designed to protect women.<\/li>\n
  • It was forged in Istanbul <\/strong>hence called the Istanbul convention.<\/li>\n
  • Turkey signed <\/strong>the accord in 2011<\/strong> and has recently withdrawn<\/strong> out of it without providing any reason.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Namghar<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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