Art & Culture

Art & Culture

1 ​Nuakhai Festival

2 ​Karma Festival

3 ​Pashmina Shawl

4 ​Koodiyattom

5 ​8th Dharma Dhamma Conference

6 ​Saroop of Guru Granth Sahib

7 ​Konkan Geoglyphs Notified as ‘Protected Monuments’

8 ​Bharatanatyam “Arangetram”

9 ​Kharchi Puja

10 ​Charaideo Moidams Included in World Heritage Sites List

11 ​Yuga Yugeen Bharat Museum

12 ​Raja Parba Celebrated in Rashtrapati Bhavan

13 ​Ambubachi Mela of Assam

14 ​Kozhikode: India's First UNESCO 'City of Literature'

15 ​Srinagar Recognised as World Craft City

16 ​Gangamma Jatara Festival

17 Saga Dawa Festival Celebrated in Sikkim

18 ​Project Udbhav: Army's Initiative to Rediscover Heritage

19 ​Indian Literary Works included in UNESCO’s MoW Asia-Pacific Regional Register

20 Pattachitra Painting

21 World Heritage Day

22 Indian Historical Records Commission

23 Gangaur Festival

24 Ajrakh Craft

25 Two Indian Sites recognised as Geo-heritage Site

26 Six Indian Heritage Sites Included in Tentative UNESCO List

27 Three Traditional Products of Tripura Awarded GI Tag

28 Mohiniyattam

29 Monuments of National Importance

30 Hyderabad’s Lac Bangles Awarded GI Tag

31 Sammakka-Saralamma Jatara

32 Attukal Pongala

33 Makha Bucha Ceremony

34 Paruveta Utsavam

35 Harappan-era Settlement Discovered in Gujarat

36 Ajanta and Ellora Caves Included in Swadesh Darshan Scheme 2.0

37 Batadrava Than

38 Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival

39 Kateel Yakshagana Mela

40 Thanjavur Doll

41 Chandubi Festival of Assam

42 Nagara Style of Temple Architecture

43 PM’s Visit to Hindu Temples

44 Kolattam Dance of South India

45 Warli Paintings Showcased by Inherited Arts Forum

46 Channapatna Toys Inducted in Children’s Academic Activities in Afghanistan

47 Srimukhalingam Temple

48 SHG Kudumbashree Performed Chavittu Natakam

49 Garba Dance Included in UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List

50 Leather Puppetry Art Form

51 Kalbelia: Folk Dance of Rajasthan

52 Yogini Sculptures handed over to India

53 Kozhikode and Gwalior added in UNESCO Creative Cities Network

54 Inaugural Kambala Race Held in Bangaluru

55 Talagirishwara Temple

56 Ratna Bhandar of Puri Jagannath Temple

57 Banni Festival

58 Vajra Mushti Kalaga

59 Edakkal Caves

60 Someshwara Inscription of Alupa Dynasty

61 Revival of Kashmiri Dogra Architecture

62 Shore Temple: India's First Green Energy Archaeological Site

63 Tribal Art Forms

64 Phulkari Embroidery

65 Rayagada Shawl

66 Konark Sun Temple Wheel

67 Culture Corridor - G20 Digital Museum

68 India’s Gift to G20 Leaders

69 Two Indian Sites Join UNESCO World Heritage List

70 Prime Ministers' Museum and Library Society

71 Megalithic Hat Stones Unearthed in Kerala

72 Seethakali Folk Art

73 Mylara Cult

74 Yelagiri Hut Shelters

75 UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger

76 UNESCO World Heritage Sites

77 Shinon Meeras Museum

78 Chikri Wood Craft from J&K receives GI Tag

79 India's Cultural Gifts to BRICS Leaders

80 Ker Puja

81 Lambani Embroidery

82 Namda Art

83 Bengaluru joins ‘World Cities Culture Forum’

84 Chachin Grazing Festival

85 Kui language

86 Meri Maati Mera Desh Campaign

87 GI Tags to Crafts from Rajasthan and U.P.

88 Nehru Memorial Museum and Library

89 Yakshagana

90 Palkhi Festival

91 Raja Parba

92 Kharchi Puja

93 Bagh Print

94 GI Tag to Products in Uttar Pradesh

95 Porunai Archaeological Museum

96 Thirunelly Temple

97 Yangli Festival

98 Gond Painting Gets GI Tag

99 GI Tag to Basohli Painting

100 Pushkaralu Festival

101 Bobbili Veena

102 Matua Maha Mela

103 Attukal Pongala

104 Sharada Peeth Corridor

105 Bumchu Festival of Sikkim

106 Siang Unying Festival

107 Aadi Mahotsav

108 Dhamaal Dance

109 Lavani Folk Art

110 Musical Instruments and Folk Art of India

111 Uttarakhand’s Tableau wins top Republic Day Award

112 Wall of Peace: Modern Mural Art

113 Sagol Kangjei : The Traditional Manipuri Polo

114 Buddhist Monastery Complex Discovered in West Bengal

115 Toto Language

116 Dravidian Languages of India

117 Theyyam Ritual Art Form

118 Maghi Mela

119 Gaan Ngai Festival

120 Art Forms Recognized by Padma Awards 2023

121 Dhanu Yatra

122 Dhokra Craft

123 Geoglyphs: Ratnagiri’s Prehistoric Rock Art

124 India’s Gifts to G20 Leaders

125 Kati Bihu

126 Bhoota Kola Ritual

127 Hoysala Temples

128 Bathukamma Floral Festival

129 International Day of Sign Languages

130 Three Indian Cities in UNESCO Network of Learning Cities

131 Sittanavasal Rock-cut Cave

132 India’s Diverse Culture showcased at ‘Kartavya Path’

133 Mandala Art

134 Godna Paintings

135 Mahuli Temples

136 Mangarh Hillock

137 Keshava Temple

138 Monuments of National Importance

139 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

140 Mata Kheer Bhawani Mela

141 Ambubachi Mela

142 Deva Snana Purnima

143 Pattachitra Painting

144 Dharohar: National Museum of Customs and GST

145 India’s Cultural & Traditional Gifts to G7 Leaders

146 Bhojshala Dispute

147 International Museum Day

148 Amitabha Buddha Sculptures

149 Vadnagar’s Link with Buddhism

150 Kanheri Caves

151 Cultural Significance of India’s Gifts to Quad Partners

152 Kodava Takke Language

153 Chennakeshava Temple

154 Madhavpur Ghed Fair

155 Photo Exhibition on the Baolis

156 Gangaur Festival

157 International Day for Monuments and Sites 2022

158 Indian National Calendar

159 UNESCO’s City of Literature Tag

160 Phool Dei: Uttarakhand's Festival of Flowers

161 Pandrethan Temple

162 Dol Jatra

163 Narasingapettai Nagaswaram

164 Santhali Sohrai Mural

165 Ol Chiki Script

166 Avalokiteshwara Padmapani

167 Karakattam Dance

168 Attukal Pongala Festival

169 Reclining Lord Vishnu

170 ‘Devayatanam’ – An Odyssey of Indian Temple Architecture

171 Dhara: An Ode to Indian Knowledge System

172 ‘Mera Gaon, Meri Dharohar’: First Ever Cultural Survey of India’s Villages

173 Goat Head Yogini

174 UNESCO Adds Nordic 'Clinker Boats' On Heritage List

175 Sammakka-Sarakka Jatara

176 Sri Ramna Kali Mandir

177 Durga Puja Enters UNESCO's Intangible Heritage List

178 Kaavi Art of Goa

179 Wangala Festival

180 Pochampally: One of UN’s Best Tourism Villages

181 Srinagar joins UNESCO Network of Creative Cities

182 Bhaskarabda Calendar of Assam

183 Sewa Drashan Scheme

184 Karuppur Kalamkari Paintings & Kallakurichi Wood Carvings

185 Abhidhamma Day

186 National Mission on Cultural Mapping

187 Gulabi Meenakari of Benaras

188 Traditional Music Instruments of Meghalaya

189 Nataraja Statue

190 Shankhalipi Script

191 National Council of Science Museums (NCSM)

192 Wanchua Festival

193 Aranmula Boat Race

194 Narayankoti Temple

195 Shankracharya Temple

196 Saroop of Guru Granth Sahib

197 Hero Stone

198 Historic Urban Landscape Project

199 Adrash Smarak Scheme

200 New Indian Sites in UNESCO World Heritage List

201 ‘Snaana Yatra’ of Lord Jagannath

202 New Caves discovered at Nashik’s Pandav Leni Complex

203 Tulu Language

204 Copperplate Inscriptions found at Srisailam Temple

205 Raja Parba Festival

206 National Maritime Heritage Complex

207 Reclining Buddha

208 New Indian Sites added to Tentative List of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites

209 Kumbh Mela

210 Food Habits of Harappan People Deciphered

211 St. George’s Orthodox Church to be a Monument of National Importance

212 Sattras of Assam

213 Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti

214 Dayananda Saraswati

215 Chauri Chaura Episode: Centenary Year

216 Somnath Temple

217 Prabuddha Bharat

218 World’s Oldest Known Cave Painting Found in Indonesia

219 Harvest Festivals of India

220 Republic Day Tableaux

221 Kashmir’s Papier-mache Art

222 Monpa Handmade Paper Revived

223 Four Indigenous Games in Khelo India Youth Games

224 Indus Valley Civilisation

225 Gwalior, Orchha in UNESCO world heritage cities list

226 Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan

227 Lachit Borphukan: The Great Military Commander of Ahom Army

228 Ancient Vishnu Temple Discovered in Northwest Pakistan

229 Sarna Religion of Jharkhand

230 Char-chapori culture

231 Golconda Fort

232 Government Explores Tourism Opportunities in Rajasthan's Bundi

233 Dairy ProductionSigns in Indus Valley Civilisation

234 Sree Narayana Guru

235 ASI Declares Site &Remains at Baghpat to be of National Importance

236 Dekho Apna Desh Webinar on Hampi

237 Rare Inscription of Renati Cholas Unearthed in Andhra Pradesh

238 Warli Painting

239 Naukhai Juhar Festival

240 Nagara Architecture of Ayodhya's Ram Temple

241 Lingaraj Temple to be Refurbished Soon

242 Tangam: Critically Endangered Language of Arunachal Pradesh

243 Dharma Chakra Day

244 Kodumanal Excavations Indicate Megalithic Belief in Afterlife

245 Odisha Celebrates Raja Parba Festival amidst Lockdown

246 Puri Rath Yatra Commences with Conditional Approval of Supreme Court

247 Ancient Temple Submerged in River Mahanadi Resurfaces in Nayagarh

248 Nihangs: The Valiant Sikh Warriors

249 Union Culture Ministry Launches Draft List of Intangible Cultural Heritage

250 Heritage Crafts Village in Odisha Wears Deserted Look Amidst Lockdown

251 Meru Jatra Festival Banned in Odisha

252 Indian Council for Cultural Relations Celebrates 70th Anniversary

253 Tablighi Jamaat : A Society of Preachers

254 Virtual Programme on Rare Artworks at National Gallery

255 Vesak 2020: UN Chief Looks to Buddha’s Message as Humanity Suffers from Covid-19

256 Jharkhand’s Sohrai Khovar Painting, Telangana’s Telia Rumal Get GI Tag

257 Maharaja Ranjit Singh Voted the Greatest Leader in World History

258 Sant Ravidas

259 Conservation Plan for Konark Sun Temple on the anvil

260 Five Sites to be Developed as Iconic Sites

261 Victoria Memorial to Belvedere House: Kolkata’s new ‘Cultural Space’

262 1,500-year-old Sealing of Vakataka Queen Unearthed Near Nagpur

263 Tanhaji Malusare, the ‘Unsung Warrior’

264 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev

265 Revisiting History: Third Battle of Panipat

266 Remembering Tipu Sultan: The Tiger of Mysore

267 South India’s Earliest Sanskrit Inscription Found in A.P.

268 Samadhi Buddha Statue

269 Sindhu Darshan Festival

270 Niligiri’s Rock Painting Being Destroyed

271 Chaukhandi Stupa

272 Shankaracharya Jayanti Celebrated in Kashmir

273 Rudraksh Plantation in Ganga Basin

274 Tikuli Art

275 Orchha Added to Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites

276 Sikki Handicraft

277 ASI Unearths Underground Sacred Chambers in UP

278 Jagannath Puri and Konark Sun Temple

279 ASI identifies Indian Artifacts Seized in USA

280 Tanjore Paintings

281 Postal Stamps of Vedanta Desikan Unveiled

282 Manjuvirattu

283 Gangamma Jatara Festival

284 Cheraw Dance

285 Pichwai Art

286 Nagaland Konyak Dance

287 Thrissur Pooram Festival

288 Bandhani Painting

289 Pithora Painting

290 Oppari Song, Tamil Nadu

291 Types of Paintings gone online

292 Ramappa Temple

293 Telangana Tribal Paintings go Online

294 Jodi Sankha Dance, Odisha

295 Thakurani Jatra Festival, Odisha

296 Danda Nacha Festival

297 Pattachitra Painting

298 Tholu Bommalata

299 Rare Buddhist Sculpture Excavated in Telangana

300 Filigree Art

301 Batik Painting

302 Puthandu: Tamil New Year

303 Domkhar Petroglyphs Sanctuary

304 Vishu: Malayalam New Year

305 Khelchawa Festival

306 Garia Puja

307 IIT Madras Team Develops OCR System for Nine Indian Languages

308 New Swadesh Darshan Projects

309 Graves of Chalukyan Kings Unearthed in Karnataka

310 Rekindling Skandagupta: The Last Vikramaditya of India

311 9-Day National Tribal Festival “Aadi Mahotsav” celebrated at Leh-Ladakh

312 Hampi World Heritage Site: Flooded in Karnataka Rains

313 Jaipur City: India’s Second UNESO World Heritage City

314 Shore Temple to get World Class Illumination for Modi-Xi Summit

315 Study Finds Sangam Era Older than Previously Thought

Indian History

1 Rumi Darwaza & General Wali Kothi

2 Panhala Fort

3 Phanigiri Buddhist Heritage Site

4 200th Birth Anniversary of Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati

5 Kapilvastu Relics of Buddha

6 Saqqara

7 Kadamba Inscription Discovered in Goa

8 Bahmani Kingdom

9 Buddhist Teaching on Bodhichitta

10 Inscription of Nolamba Pallavas Discovered

11 Ten Principal Upanishads

12 Shilabhattarika

13 Sengol

14 Vaikuntha Vishnu

15 Dancing Girl of Mohenjodaro

16 Uttaramerur Inscription

17 Tibetan Buddhism

18 Centenary of the Vaikom Satyagraha

19 1,300-year-old Buddhist Stupa found in Odisha

20 Sangam Era Keeladi Findings

21 Nyingma Sect of Buddhism

22 Baliyatra: Symbolising the Glorious Past of Odisha-Bali Connection

23 Navayana Buddhism

24 Ambedkar Circuit

25 Manusmriti

26 Sannati: Ancient Buddhist Site

27 Kempegowda: Architect of Bengaluru City

28 Kapilvastu Relics of Buddha

29 Iron Excavation in Tamil Nadu

30 New Archaeological Findings at Rakhigarhi

31 Megalithic Jars unearthed in Assam

32 Bicentenary Year of Mirat-ul-Akhbar

33 Battle of Pollilur

34 Pal-Dadhav Massacre

35 Malabar Rebellion

36 Lachit Borphukan

37 Adi Shankaracharya’s Birthplace as a National Monument

38 Statue of Equality

39 Chalcolithic Cultures of Central India

40 Hindi Translation of ‘Tolkappiyam’

41 Significance of Raigad Fort in Maratha History

42 Janjatiya Gaurav Divas

43 Queen Heo Hwang-ok

44 Battle of Saragarhi

45 Panj Piare

46 Thamirabarani Civilization

47 Sangam-age Harbour of ‘Korkai’ and ‘Azhagankulam’

48 100 Years of Malabar Rebellion

49 Chandra Shekhar Azad

50 Bal Gangadhar Tilak: Father of Indian Renaissance

51 Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

52 Ram Prasad Bismil

53 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj