Category Archives: Article

Majuli, one of the largest inhabited river islands in the world, has a number of satras – Vaishnavite monasteries, some of which are 16th century. The Institution of Satra is a unique phenomenon in Vaishnavism in Assam, established by Sankardeva, the father of Assamese culture, the satras are much more than monasteries, they are centers… Read More »

Here is list of booker prize winners from 1969 to 2024 Booker Prize winners from India Year Name Name of Work 1971 V.S. Naipaul Ina Free State 1981 Salman Rushdie Midnight’s Children 1997 Arundhati Roy The God of Small Thing 2006 Kiran Desai The Inheritance of Loss 2008 Arvind Adiga The White Tiger Booker Prize… Read More »

In Bhuj, Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday opened the country’s first-ever earthquake memorial, Smriti Van. The Smriti Van is a special memorial in that it contains a list of names of over 12,000 people who died in the devastating earthquake that struck this region in January 2001. This special memorial covers 470 acres… Read More »

The Cripps Mission Proposals (1942) were the British government’s plan to negotiate a form of Indian self-governance during World War II, dominion status, and the establishment of a Constituent Assembly after the end of the War. Primarily due to British distrust of Indian leadership, the British government rejected these proposals in the mid-1940’s, a suicidal… Read More »

What is Election Commission of India? – Provision in relation to ECI can be found in Articles 324 to 329 Part XV of Constitution of India, 1950 (COI). – The body administers elections in India to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies in the country as well as the offices of… Read More »

Mission Amrit Sarovar, which was initiated in April 2022, pledged to construct or rejuvenate 75 Amrit Sarovars (ponds) in each district, for a total of 50,000 ponds all across the country. Each Amrit Sarovar was to have a pondage area of about 1 acre (except in hill states/UTs), and a water holding capacity of some… Read More »

The Ambubachi Mela is one of the largest gatherings in eastern India, the most significant annual festival of the Kamakhya temple, which is held every June. It is more of a ritual of austerity, although Shakti rites will be taking place. The belief is Kamakhya is the mother cult, the Shakti. The event of Ambubachi… Read More »

India had a successful outing at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, winning a total of 61 medals: India rank 4th place in the Commonwealth Games 2022. Gold Medal Winners Athlete(s) Sport/Category Mirabai Chanu Weightlifting – Women’s 49kg Jeremy Lalrinnunga Weightlifting – Men’s 67kg Achinta Sheuli Weightlifting – Men’s 73kg PV Sindhu Badminton – Women’s Singles… Read More »

The Constitution of India succeeded the Government of India Act (1935) on January 26, 1950, and became India’s governing document. The Constitution proclaimed India a fully independent republic within the Commonwealth of Nations after over 200 years of foreign control. The Constitution of India made the President of India the head of the Indian Union.… Read More »