Miscellaneous

Basant Panchmi

Basant Panchmi, also known as Vasant Panchmi or Saraswati Puja, is a Hindu festival that not only celebrates in honor of the Hindu Goddess Saraswati but also marks the beginning…

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Hungary’s President Katalin Novak steps down

Hungary’s President Katalin Novak, on Saturday, said she’s stepping down. This decision comes after people were upset about a pardon given to a guy involved in a child sexual abuse case….

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Top Civilians Award by Indian Government: Basics Explained

The Civilian awards conferred are: ‘Bharat Ratna’, the highest civilian Award in the country, was instituted in the year 1954. It is awarded in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the…

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Indian’s won at Grammy Awards

At the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, US, India’s Zakir Hussain secured the Best Global Music Performance Grammy for his contribution to “Pashto” And second Grammy for best…

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Hanuman Garhi Besan laddoos secured a Geographical Indication tag

The famed besan ladoos from Hanuman Garhi have secured a Geographical Indication (GI) tag. The GI tag not only acknowledges the ladoos’ roots but also supports the cultural heritage and…

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SHAHEED UDHAM SINGH: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY

Shaheed Udham Singh, a revolutionary nationalist, was born on 26 December 1899, at Sunam, in the then princely state of Patiala. Born as Sher Singh, the brave Indian revolutionary is remembered for…

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Human Rights Day 2023

Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December — the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The UDHR is…

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UNESCO “inscribes” Garba the dance form as an “intangible heritage”. Basics Explained

The UNESCO, at the 18th session of the UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage held in the Republic of Botswana, approved the inclusion of garba, Gujarat’s most…

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Novel Prophet Song won 2023 Booker prize

The 2023 Booker Prize, £50,000 prize, is won by Irish author Paul Lynch for his novel Prophet Song, set in an imagined Ireland that is descending into a tyranny; a…

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Kozhikode and Gwalior part of UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network (UCCN): Basics Explained

India’s two cities are among the 55 new cities to join the network of. UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network (UCCN). The two  city are  Kozhikode in Kerala and  Gwalior from Madhya…

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