by Team Spectrum Books | Dec 28, 2021 | Cultural
Karuppur kalamkari paintings and the Kallakurich wood carvings of Tamil Nadu earned the distinction of geographical indication (GI) tags in October 2021. Both these art forms are traditional in nature. The Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation (Poompuhar) had...
by Team Spectrum Books | Dec 11, 2021 | Cultural
In July 2021, the union government sanctioned 10 museums in commemoration of the contributions of tribal freedom fighters. The museums under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme, ‘Support to Tribal Research Institutes’, recognise the heroic and patriotic deeds of the tribal...
by Team Spectrum Books | Dec 3, 2021 | Cultural
On November 8, 2021, Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, was recognised as a ‘creative city’ by UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network (UCCN). It is the sixth Indian city to get the distinction—after Chennai and Varanasi (UNESCO cities of music), Jaipur (UNESCO...
by Team Spectrum Books | Aug 31, 2021 | Cultural
Amargarh Fort in Rajasthan has became a bone of contention between the tribal Meena community and local Hindu groups. The local Hindu groups and the tribal Meena community both claim their ownership over the fort and the deities being worshipped inside the fort...
by Team Spectrum Books | Aug 10, 2021 | Cultural
A group of Indologists, including Dr E. Siva Nagi Reddy, an archaeologist, and Dasaratha Reddy, President, Motupalli Heritage Society, on August 01, 2021, unearthed an inscription at a temple in the remote village of Motupalli, near Chirala, in Prakasam district. The...
by Team Spectrum Books | Aug 10, 2021 | Cultural
A team of archaeologists from the Haryana government’s museum and archaeology department discovered in June 2021 rare and ancient cave paintings, rock shelters, tools, and tool-making equipment in the rocky and forested area in Mangar Bani hill forest in the Faridabad...
