Current Affairs Issues Listing - #1 (Culture)
- Kondane cave art depicts myth and daily life
- Stone age culture evidences in Kerala
- Buddhist inscription found in Gadag district
- Ancient temples in Mandya district unearthed
- UNESCO ‘Award of Excellence’ 2015 for the remarkable conservation efforts of the majestic Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple in Kerala.
- HRIDAY
- PRASAD
- Jalikattu
- Bodhgaya to be developed as spiritual capital
- International yoga day
- National Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) was observed on 31 October 2015 to commemorate the Sardar Vallabhai Patel’s birth anniversary.
- Centre for World Natural Heritage Management and Training for Asia-Pacific region to be setup in Dehradun
- IS damages ancient Temple of Bel in Syria’s Palmyra
- Haryana government to constitute board to preserve Saraswati Heritage Area
- Santhara
- Chettinad Cotton Saree gets Indian Handloom tag
- Sahapedia
- Festivals in news:
- Millennium’s first Nabakalebar Rath Yatra in Puri
- Sinhastha Kumbh Mela
- Hundred Drums Wangala Festival at Asanang in West Garo Hills
- ‘Festival of Flowers’ (Bathukamma) in Telangana
- Odisha celebrated the agrarian festival of Nuakhai
- Tendong Lho Rum Faat Festival of ethnic Lepcha tribe of Sikkim celebrated
- Losar festival beings in Ladakh region of J&K
- Traditional Chapchar Kut festival celebrated across Mizoram
- Sajibu Cheiraoba festival celebrated in Manipur with religious fervor
- Celebration of weeklong Ladakh Festival begins at Leh
- Medaram Sammakka Sarakka
- Myoko festival
- Chinakkathoor Pooram
- Awards in news:
- Noted artist Sayed Haider Raza conferred with France’s de la Lgiond Honneur
- Kerala Tourism gets PATA Award
- Ramachandra Guha chosen for Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize 2015
- Kerala Tourism’s Muziris Heritage Project wins 2015 PATA Award
