CULTURE PT 365 ENGLISH

CULTURE
Table of Contents
1. SCULPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE ______ 4
1.1. Odisha Temple Architecture __________ 4
1.2. Hoysala Temples ___________________ 5
1.3. Chola Era Idols_____________________ 7
1.4. Qutb Shahi Architecture _____________ 9
1.5. Megalithic Sites ___________________ 12
1.6. Other Important News _____________ 13
2. PAINTINGS AND OTHER ART FORMS __ 15
2.1. Traditional Indian Textiles __________ 15
2.2. Toys of India _____________________ 15
2.3. Crafts in News ____________________ 16
2.4. Other Important News _____________ 17
3. IMPORTANT SITES IN NEWS _________ 19
3.1. Cylopean Wall ____________________ 19
3.2. Iron Age _________________________ 20
3.3. Rakhigarhi _______________________ 21
3.4. Mahakaleshwar Temple ____________ 22
3.5. UNESCO’s Tentative List of World Heritage
Sites________________________________ 24
3.6. Anang Tal Lake ___________________ 25
3.7. Mangarh Hillock __________________ 25
3.8. Projects under PRASHAD Scheme ____ 26
3.9. Other Important News _____________ 27
4. PERSONALITIES ___________________ 28
4.1. Adi Shankaracharya _______________ 28
4.2. Swami Ramanujacharya ____________ 29
4.3. Sant Tukaram ____________________ 30
4.4. Lachit Barphukan__________________ 31
4.5. Raja Ram Mohan Roy: Father of Indian
Renaissance _________________________ 32
4.6. Sri Aurobindo_____________________ 33
4.7. Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj _________ 34
4.8. Alluri Sitarama Raju________________ 35
4.9. Other Important Personalities in News 36
5. BUDDHISM AND JAINISM ___________ 38
5.1. Archaeological remains in Bandhavgarh
Forest Reserve _______________________ 40
5.2. Other Important News _____________ 41
6. MISCELLANEOUS __________________ 43
6.1. Naval Traditions in India ____________ 43
6.2. National Symbols of India ___________ 44
6.3. Amendments to Flag Code of India ___ 45
6.4. State Emblem of India______________ 45
6.5. Numismatic History of India _________ 46
6.6. Panini Code ______________________ 48
6.7. Convention for Safeguarding of Intangible
Cultural Heritage (ICH) _________________ 49
6.8. Swadesh Darshan Scheme __________ 50
6.9. Geographical Indication (GI) Tag______ 50
6.10. Other GI tag in News ______________ 52
6.11. Festivals ________________________ 53
6.11.1. Baliyatra _________________________ 53
6.11.2. New Year Map of India _____________ 54
6.11.3. Other Important Festivals ___________ 55
6.12. Prizes and Awards ________________ 56
6.13. Tribes in News ___________________ 58
6.14. Other Important News ____________ 59