Thu Aug 25 2022
The Thotis are one of the endangered tribal communities decreasing in their population. As per the census 2021, the population of Thotis is 4,811 only. Their living traditions are endangered since only a few community members practice traditional occupations......Read Full Story
Sat Aug 13 2022
Her Master’s degrees in History, Economics and Law gave Annie Mascarene (June 6, 1902 to July 19, 1963) the wherewithal to take on the powerful Dewan of Travancore, who wanted to keep the state outside of Independent India, to the extent that she brushed off Mahatma Gandhis criticism of her.....Read Full Story
At an age when most children attended kindergarten and mouthed ABCD, one feisty eight-year-old girl from Saras village in Gujarat, Usha Mehta, joined a protest march of the Independence Movement in 1928, and shouted the slogan, "Simon, Go back", hurling her first brick at the British Raj.....Read Full Story
Fri Aug 12 2022
A bustling port town of antiquity visited by the Chinese monk-travellers Fa-hien, Hsuan-tsang, and Yi Jing, celebrated in ancient Sanskrit literature, notably in the works of Dandin and Kalidas, Tamralipta (now Tamluk, in the Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal) was resurrected from obscurity during the Quit India Movement, when it became the seat of a 'jatiya sarkar' (national government) that lasted for nearly 21 months and was disbanded only after Mahatma Gandhi asked its founders to do.....Read Full Story
The Government of India is celebrating Har Ghar Tiranga Program from 11th August – 15th August, 2022......Read Full Story
Wed Aug 10 2022
1942, after Gandhiji's historic 'Quit India' call to the British Raj at Mumbai's Gowalia Tank maidan, the police immediately swooped in to arrest all the top leaders of Indian National Congress (INC) present there in an attempt to crush the.....Read Full Story
Five ancient idols, said to be atleast 1,000 years-old, were among the 8 recovered from a hideout in Swamimalai in Thanjavur district, the Tamil Nadu Idol Wing CID said on.....Read Full Story
Mon Aug 08 2022
The Ministry of Development of Northern Region under the “Schemes of NEC” supports proposal which promotes the comparative strengths and potential of the North Eastern Region (NER) through various promotional activities like Road Shows, Business Summits, Conventions, Seminars, Workshops and specialized Media Campaigns.....Read Full Story
Thu Aug 04 2022
Ministry of Culture has released the third Comic book on stories of 20 Tribal Freedom Fighters on 2nd August at Tiranga Utsav celebration in New.....Read Full Story
National Virtual Library of India has been developed and launched as Indian Culture Portal (ICP) on 10.12.2019 to showcase all forms of tangible and intangible cultural heritage of India. The URL is https://indianculture.gov.in which is available on public.....Read Full Story
Government have decided to set up ‘Indian Institute of Heritage’ (IIH) as a Deemed to be University as per UGC (Institutions deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2019 at.....Read Full Story
Wed Aug 03 2022
"I swear by Jairamdas. A truer man I have not had the honour of meeting," Mahatma Gandhi had once said of Jairamdas Daulatram, who wore many a hat during the freedom struggle and once staved off an impending rift between the Mahatma and senior Congress leaders by suggesting a compromise to cool.....Read Full Story
As one reaches Uyari village of Khandaghosh community block under West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman district, he is bound to be gripped by the essence of India’s freedom movement associated with this remote.....Read Full Story
Tue Aug 02 2022
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Thu Jul 28 2022
Tue Jul 26 2022
National School of Drama, organized a special performance of the play 'Kargil Ek Shaurya Gatha' directed by Shantanu Bose for the dignitaries and Army Officers at the National War Memorial, New Delhi in honor of the martyrs of Kargil War.....Read Full Story
Mon Jul 25 2022
Priests performed "Bhasma Aarti" at Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain on the occasion of the second Monday of the Sawan.....Read Full Story
Sun Jun 19 2022
For this Solapur school dropout and self-trained artist, Shashikant Vaman Dhotre, his mother Ratan remains the centre of his universe -- and also the inspiration for his unique colour photographic drawings on dark paper, which have proved to be head turners and hot.....Read Full Story
A Pakistani restaurant has received criticism on social media after using a scene from the popular Bollywood film 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' starring Alia Bhatt in order to promote an offer meant only for.....Read Full Story
