Current Affair Category: History and Culture

foreign tribes in news : Mashco Piro In 2024, the Mashco Piro, an uncontacted tribe from Peru’s Amazon rainforest, emerged from isolation. The tribe left their isolated habitat due to encroachment and the search for food and safety. The Peruvian government established the Madre de Dios Territorial Reserve to protect the Mashco Piro’s territory, but […]

Razakars: Why in News ? The term was recently was used in a election campaign by the Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. About the Razakars : The Razakars were a militia group associated with the Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (MIM) under the Nizam of Hyderabad, notably active in the period leading up to the annexation of Hyderabad by […]

The top court has laid down a ‘holistic and realistic’ test to determine the ‘minority character’ of an educational institution that would ensure special protections underArticle 30 Is Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) a minority educational institution (MEI) with significant constitutional protections to manage its affairs? A seven-judge Bench of the Supreme Court has  laid down in […]

How will a classical status help languages? What does this mean for Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Pali and Prakrit? On what basis is such a status accorded? The Union Cabinet approved classical status for five languages earlier this month — Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Pali, and Prakrit — by tweaking the criteria for the declaration. What makes […]

India, the birthplace of Buddhism, holds an enduring spiritual legacy as the land where Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment and shared teachings that continue to shape human understanding. The country’s historical and cultural connection to Buddhism is reflected through the veneration of sacred sites, including Bodh Gaya, where Buddha achieved Nirvana. These sites are not merely […]

Matsiguenka community: The recent murder of Gerardo Keimari Enrique, an Indigenous leader from Peru’s Matsiguenka community, has intensified calls for stronger protection of Indigenous land rights. The Matsiguenka community is an Indigenous group primarily located in the Peruvian Amazon, particularly in the region of Madre de Dios and parts of Cusco. मात्सिगुएनका समुदाय:                            पेरू के […]

Why in News ?  Recently , Five Indian languages were granted classical language status  by the Center, which also stated that the government is working to “preserve their rich heritage.” 5 new classical languages- Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese and Bengali. Some of these languages have been fighting for classical language status for a decade. The […]

Why in news? Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri has recently declined to accept an award from New York City’s Noguchi Museum after it fired three employees for wearing keffiyeh head scarves, an emblem of Palestinian solidarity. About keffiyeh: The keffiyeh (also known as kufiya, ghutra, or shemagh) is a traditional Middle Eastern headdress with deep […]

Hezbollah is a Shiite Muslim political party and militant group based in Lebanon, where its extensive security apparatus, political organization, and social services network have fostered its reputation as “a state within a state.” Founded in the chaos of the fifteen-year Lebanese Civil War, the Iran-backed group is driven by its opposition to Israel and […]

Why in News? To free the nation from colonial imprints,the central government has decided to rename Port Blair the capital of the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands as “Sri Vijaya Puram”. It is also the place that hosted the first unfurling of our Tiranga by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Ji and also the […]