Bihar State PCS

• 18 Sep 2023

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award to 4 Top Artistes of Bihar

Why In News?

On September 16, 2023, at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar honored the country's top senior most artistes (above 75 years of age) with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, which also includes 4 top artistes from Bihar.

Key Points:

• These include senior artists of Bihar Suman Kumar, Ganesh Prasad, Raghuveer Malik and popular folk singer Bharat Singh Bharti.
• Bihar's folk singer, musician, lyricist and music guru Bharat Singh Bharti was given this honor for his special contribution in the field of folk singing.
• Bharat Singh Bharti has sung and written more than 1000 songs. He has also composed hundreds of Bhojpuri songs. Two collections of his songs ‘Nayka Bihaan’ and ‘Sapt Sarovar’ have come out.

CM Inaugurated the Country's Largest Laundry in NMCH

Why In News?

On September 15, 2023, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched the country's largest integrated laundry facility at Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH).

Key Points:

• This unit is the largest and first unit in the country as well as Bihar. Its capacity is 12-14 tonnes per day.
• Here, sheets, towels and other clothes of health institutions like PMC HNMCH Indira Gandhi Heart Disease Institute will be washed together. It is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment.
• For quality cleaning here, the Health Department has entrusted the responsibility of operation to the Quick Clean Agency.
• On this occasion, the Chief Minister also inaugurated a 100-bed field hospital building constructed with prefab technology in the NMCH campus.

Exhibition of ‘Suryakal’ and ‘In Another Green’ in Bihar Museum

Why In News?

On September 15, 2023, Anjani Kumar Singh, Director General, Bihar Museum, inaugurated the exhibition of Israeli artists ‘In Another Green’ and ‘Suryakaal’, an art exhibition focusing on the Sun, courtesy of ‘Mentor Art’ Mumbai, under the Bihar Museum Biennale.

Key Points:

• ‘In Another Green’ exhibition has been set up in the study center of the children’s gallery. The exhibition includes paintings by two artists, Lior Grady and Yosef Joseph Yatov Dadone.
• ‘Suryakal’ exhibition is being organized in the multipurpose hall of Bihar Museum, which will be displayed till November.
• This exhibition will present the photographs of Chhath festival of senior cinematographer Shailendra Kumar, resident of Patna, along with the unique pictures of Surya series of Udayraj Gadnis.