Category: History
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Birth anniversary of former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri commemorated on October 2.
New GI Products
8 products used by Assam tribe, including traditional food items, granted GI tag.
Great Stupa of Sanchi
External Affairs Minister recently stopped by the replica of the East Gate of Sanchi’s Great Stupa standing in front of Humboldt Forum museum in Berlin.
Gingee Fort
A UNESCO team is set to visit Gingee Fort in Tamil Nadu, which has been nominated for the World Heritage Site designation.
Sant Tukaram
State cabinet clears proposal to rename Pune Airport as ‘Jagadguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj International Airport’
Pashmina Shawl
PM Modi gifts antique silver train model to President Biden and pashmina shawl to First Lady.
Koodiyattam
A collective for young artists to learn nuances of different Koodiyattam styles.
Sakthan Thampuran
Recently, Minister of State for Tourism pledged to renew the statue of Sakthan Thampuran.
Port Blair
Union Minister recently said in a post on X that Port Blair will now be known as ‘Sri Vijaya Puram’.
Battle of Saragarhi
Recently, 127th Anniversary of Battle of Saragarhi was celebrated.
Periyar EV Ramaswamy
Periyar was remembered on his 146th birth anniversary on September 17.
M Visvesvaraya
Engineers’ Day (September 15) was observed to celebrate the birth anniversary of M Visvesvaraya.