Art & Culture
Heritage conservation in India
Context Despite all the general talk about the significance of conserving our national heritage, the budget of the ASI, the preceding institutional guardian of monuments, in 2021-22 has been lowered by more than Rs 200 cr. How do you define heritage? Heritage is the full spectrum of our inherited customs, monuments, objects, and culture. ... .Read more
Updated on 2 September, 2022 GS1 Art & Culture
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Goa Statehood Day
Context : Goa, which was a part of the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, was accorded statehood on this day in 1987. “Goa's Rich E clectic Culture Matter Of Pride For All Indians” The President Ram Nath Kovind History : As India got independence on 15 August 1947, it asked the Portuguese to cede their territories. How... .Read more
Updated on 30 May, 2022 GS1 Art & Culture
How Srinagar earned UNESCO creative tag
Context: Srinagar recently became one of 49 cities worldwide to join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN). Key Facts The process of nomination of Srinagar under the UNESCO ‘Creative City Network’ was undertaken and funded under the World Bank-funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project. This is the recognition of the his... .Read more
Updated on 10 November, 2021 GS1 Art & Culture
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In Nobel winner’s literature, exile and loss shape identities.
Context: Recently, Abdulrazak Gurnah, 72, who was born in Zanzibar and now lives in the UK, became the fifth African writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, after; Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka (1986), Egyptian Naguib Mahfouz (1988), and South African writers Nadine Gordimer (1991) and John M Coetzee (2003). Background: ... .Read more
Updated on 8 October, 2021 GS1 Art & Culture
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Future-proofing Langa-Manganiyar heritage
Context: Considered the repository of the Thar region’s rich history and traditional knowledge, the ballads, folklore and songs of the Langa-Manganiyar artistes are being preserved through an initiative for documentation and digitisation. The project is aimed at saving the rapidly disappearing narrative traditions of these communities. Su... .Read more
Updated on 4 October, 2021 GS1 Art & Culture
Cultural mapping of 75 villages soon
Context: The National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM) has now been handed over to the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), which is gearing up for a trial run in 75 villages in October. Significance of culture: Culture plays an important role in the development agenda of any nation. It represents a set of shared attitudes,... .Read more
Updated on 27 September, 2021 GS1 Art & Culture
