Army’s Project Udbhav to tap indigenous military knowledge Context Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced on Saturday the commencement of Project Udbhav, an ambitious initiative to build an “indigenous strategic vocabulary” anchored in India’s “philosophy and culture” and integrate the country’s “ancient strategic acumen” into the […]
Kerala to create a microsite tracing the roots of Islam in the State to attract tourists Context The government of Kerala has chosen to develop a promotional digital production that traces the history of Islam in Kerala through the creation of a microsite titled “Islam […]
Kaziranga Sanctuary reopens with tribute to British-era officer Place: The State of Assam is home to Kaziranga National Park. It is spread across 42,996 hectares of land. In the Brahmaputra Valley floodplain, it is regarded as the single biggest intact and typical area. Historical Background: […]
Army to rediscover ‘Indic heritage of statecraft’ from texts Context In collaboration with the United Service Institution of India (USI), a defense think tank, the Indian Army has launched a project called Project Udbhav to reexamine the “profound Indic heritage of statecraft and strategic thoughts” […]
More women Odhuvars in T.N. temples Context These women come from different origins, but they all share the same ambition: to serve the gods by singing their adoration through pathigams as Odhuvars, or devotional singers, in Saivite temples. Who are Odhuvars? Odhuvars are male singers […]
Tibetans are seeking more autonomy, not separation from China, says Dalai Lama Context The Dalai Lama claims that while Tibetans want more autonomy, they do not want political secession and that while he would like to return to Lhasa, he would rather stay in Dharamshala. […]
The team from Telangana visits Buddhist caves in Sri Lanka Context On Sunday, a Buddhavanam team from Telangana toured the Buddhist rock-cut caverns at Mathale along the Colombo-Kandy highway in Sri Lanka. These caves date back to the third century BC. What is the Buddhavanam […]
28-ft Nataraja Sculpture from Tamil Nadu to Grace G-20 Venue in Delhi Context A 28-foot Nataraja statue from Swamimalai, a small village in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur district famous for its bronze sculptures, was transported by road on Friday in preparation for the G-20 Leaders’ Summit, […]
Blood Trail from the 1857 War to a Flight Down South Context Professor Chaubey is currently analyzing the remains of the 282 men whose bones were discovered in a historic well in Ajnala, Punjab, close to Amritsar, in February 2014. Scientists were able to determine […]
Pipeline work leads to the vast megalithic site in Kerala Context : During a recent salvage operation by the Kerala State Archaeology Department in Nagaparamba in Kuttippuram village, close to Tirunavaya, in Malappuram district, several megalithic hat stones were discovered from a single location. Location […]