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Excavation Pit Collapsed in Lothal:
Context of the Incident
Recently, a tragic incident occurred during an excavation at Lothal, a prominent Harappan site, where a research scholar tragically lost her life due to the collapse of an excavation pit.
About Lothal: Key Historical and Archaeological Facts
Location: Lothal is situated in the Bhal region of Gujarat, India, and is one o
Overview:
Researchers recently unearthed an ancient burial site of a child with a pot beside it likely dating back to the neolithic period, at Chettimedu Pathur near Chennai.
About Neolithic Period:
The Neolithic Period, also called the New Stone Age, is the final stage of cultural evolution or technological development among prehistoric humans.
The term Neolithic is most frequently
PM to participate in programme marking Parakram Diwas (Day of Valor) at Red Fort.
The programme will commemorate the legacy of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and the Azad Hind Fauj.
January 23, 2024 was commemorated as the 126th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
2 Telugu inscriptioans of 16th century found in Nallamala forest in Andhra Pradesh recently.
One of the inscriptions records the construction of cradle pillars (uyyala-kambalu) to Goddess Poleramma.
The other inscription seems to refer to a hero fighting with a tiger.
World Braille Day is celebrated on January 4th to commemorate the birthday of Louis Braille, the inventor of braille.
The day recognizes the importance of braille as a means of communication and the roale it plays in the lives of blind and visually impaired people.
Braille is a tactile representation of alphabetic and numerical symbols using 6 dots to represent each letter
Savitribai Phule
Savitribai Phule (1831 - 1897) was a social reformer, poet in Maharastra.
She is considered the 1st female teacher in India and is known as the mother of Indian feminism.
Rani Velu Nachiyar
Rani Velu Nachiyar was the 1st queen to fight against the British colonial power in India.
She is known by Tamils as Veeramangai, who was the pr
Valmiki, also known as Maharishi Valmiki, is a legendary poet and revered sage in Hindu mythology.
He is known as the author of the epic poem Ramayana, and is revered as the 1st poet in Sanskrit literature.
He is called as the Adikavi or First Poet - the Poet of Poets of India.
Valmiki's birth anniversary is celebrated every year on Ashwin Purnima.
Context: The bilingual work in 11 volumes, spread across about 4,000 pages, is a collection of the writings and speeches of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, collected from every nook and corner of the country. These volumes comprise his unpublished letters, articles and speeches, including memorandums; the editorial content of Hindi weekly ‘Abhyudaya’ started by him in 1907; articles, pamp
Operation Polo
When India became free on August 15, 1947, Hyderabad remained independent citing the communal bonhomie, size of the kingdom and its infrastructure.
But on September 13, 1948, Indian Army attacked from four frontiers and annexed the princely state.
Hyderabad was one of wealthiest and most powerful principality which was ruled by Nizam,&
Poona pact
The pact was a historic compromise between Gandhi and Ambedkar over the rights of Dalits, or "untouchables", in 1932.
It was an agreement on political representation of the Depressed Classes.
A communal award giving separate electorates for the scheduled castes in central and provincial legislatures was given by Ramsay Macdo
Quit India Movement
Also known as August movement or Bharat chodo Andolan.
It was an important Civil Disobedience Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress on August 8, 1942.
It was launched during the Second World war when the Participation of British in the war has strained the resources of India and the threat of Japanese invasion was becoming real.
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