Telangana’s Gongadi Shawls Refashioned into Shoes Context: The robust, all-weather shawl known as a gongadi in Telangana is created for generations by the Kuruma and Kuruba, pastoral communities dispersed across the Deccan plateau, using the coarse wool of the hardy Deccani sheep. Now, three graduates […]
Tamil Nadu’s Amended Law On Jallikattu Valid: SC Context: The State legislature’s determination that the bull-taming competition is a part of the people’s cultural heritage and history was upheld by the Supreme Court on Thursday, which described Jallikattu as a “type of bovine sport” that […]
Santiniketan May Be Added To World Heritage List Context: Santiniketan, associated with Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, has been recommended for inclusion on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Santiniketan: Santiniketan is a university town located around 100 miles north of Kolkata in the Birbhum district of West […]
Global Buddhist Summit in Zemithang Context: Zemithang, the first stop of the 14th Dalai Lama during his flight from China-occupied Tibet in 1959, hosted a major Buddhist conference on April 17. Points to Ponder: On April 17, Zemithang served as the venue for a significant […]