Credit subsidy interest relief schemes, which subsidize the interest rate on loans to provide monetary assistance to individual or groups of people borrowing funds, are used to help individuals to borrow money. Examples of credit subsidy schemes are the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) and the Central Sector Interest Subsidy Scheme (CSIS). The CLSS scheme […]
Assam, a state located in Northeast India, has a rich and varied culture and has many communities and traditions, each of which varies in dress. Most of the traditional dresses of each community reflect – and embody – the art, culture, ways of life, and livelihood of the communities. In this article we will discuss
In this article we will discuss about communities of Assam and their prominent festivals. 1. Assamese Community (General): Bihu: The most prominent festival of Assam, celebrated three times a year: Ambubachi Mela (June): The Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati celebrates Ambubachi Mela in June that pays homage to the yearly menstruation of the Goddess Kamakhya; the
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Chhau Dance is a traditional martial dance genre of India characterized by spectacular costumes, energetic movement, and theatricality. This dance genre combines elements of martial arts with tribal traditions and folk theatre, and is primarily performed in Eastern India, specifically the states of Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal. Types of Chhau DanceThere are three main
Cheraw or Bamboo dance is a dance of the Mizo culture of Mizoram, where six to eight people, are holding two sticks of bamboo each and are balancing another bamboo in a horizontal position on the ground. The males then clap the bamboos in a rhythm for the females to step on the space between
The Chandela dynasty was a royalty line or medieval India ruling dynasty, ruling on the Bundelkhand region (present-day Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh) from the 9th to the 14th centuries. The Chandela dynasty originated as vassals of the Gurjara-Pratiharas, and slowly increased their territory until they had control of a large portion of the region.
“Barphukanar Geet,” or “The Ballad of Badan Chandra Barphukan,” is among the most important Assamese historical ballads. It tells the story of Badan Chandra Barphukan, a subordinate king of Ahom in Gauhati, and his role of bringing the Burmese to Assam in 1817 AD. It is one of the most important pieces of Assamese folk
Operation Ganga was an evacuation operation by the Government of India to evacuate primarily students who were stranded in Ukraine as a result of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in 2022. Here are the highlight of Operation Ganga:
Operation Kaveri is a rescue operation done by the Indian government through which Indian citizens stuck in the conflict in Sudan in 2023 were taken back to their home country. In total, 4,097 people were brought back home: 3,961 Indian citizens and 136 foreign nationals were brought back home by aircraft and ships. Here are
The Five countries are: Central Asia, the central part of the Asian continent, consists of five countries, i.e. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, with all five being developed as independent states of the former Soviet Union. Each country possesses considerable depth of historical, cultural, and linguistic differentiation and of the connections and influences throughout
