According to a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the city of Angkor underwent a gradual decline in occupation rather than an abrupt collapse. The study has pointed out that Angkor demise was not caused by the Ayutthayan (Siamese kingdom located in present day-Thailand) invasion or by infrastructural… Continue reading ‘Angkor did not suffer a sudden collapse’
Tag: Art and culture
Attukal Pongala begins in Thiruvananthapuram
The Attukal Pongala has begun in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The Attukal Pongala festival is held annually in Attukal Bhagvati Temple in Thiruvananthapuram. The temple is popularly known as the “Women Sabarimala”. Pongala, which means ‘to boil over’, is the ritual in which women prepare sweet payasam and offer it the main deity ‘Bhagavathy’, also referred to… Continue reading Attukal Pongala begins in Thiruvananthapuram
Ghumot to be Goa’s heritage instrument
Goa, Art and Culture Minister has said that Ghumot will be notified as the state’s heritage instrument. Ghumot is Goa’s indigenous earthen percussion instrument. It is widely used in folk songs, Mando music (a musical form in Goa which has elements of both Indian and western culture), religious and temple music in Goa. The instrument… Continue reading Ghumot to be Goa’s heritage instrument
Cultural Heritage Youth Leadership Programme (CHYLP)
Cultural Heritage Youth Leadership Programme (CHYLP) aims to enrich the awareness of Indian culture among youth and develop appropriate leadership. It seeks to promote a) cultural awareness; b) mutual understanding and respect, c) develop a love for India’s rich cultural heritage. The focus of the programme is on the less privileged children residing in backward… Continue reading Cultural Heritage Youth Leadership Programme (CHYLP)
The unifier of modern India
The unifier of modern India News: The Statue of Unity has been inaugurated in Surat in commemoration to the “Iron Man of India” Sardar Vallabhai Patel on his 143rd birth anniversary. Important Facts: Sardar Patel served as the first home minister of independent India. He is credited with integrating the more than 500 disparate princely… Continue reading The unifier of modern India
