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Sangeet Natak Akademi and Lalit Kala Akademi Awards
Why in News? The Vice President bestowed the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship and Sangeet Natak Awards for the year 2018 to 44 eminent artists (4...
11 Apr 2022 Indian Dance Forms
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Why in News? Recently, Kerala Tourism department have started live streaming of an annual temple festival called Theyyam performances, to promote...
07 Mar 2022 Indian Dance Forms
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Why in News Recently, the famous Kathak dancer Pandit Munna Shukla died. His most noted works include the dance-drama Shan-e-Mughal, Inder Sabha,...
14 Jan 2022 Indian Dance Forms
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Why in News Recently, due to Covid-19-Pandemic an app called chendavia is gaining popularity among the students of kalbeliya dance. Key...
01 Jul 2021 Indian Dance Forms
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Kathakali Maestro Guru Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair
Why in News Recently, the Kathakali actor Guru Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair died at the age of 105 in Kozhikode, Kerala. He played a significant...
16 Mar 2021 Indian Dance Forms
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Art and Culture- Visual and Performing Arts Visual and Performing Arts remain a very important topic for UPSC. A lot of questions have been asked...
03 Aug 2020 Indian Dance Forms
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Draft National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage
Why in News The Ministry of Culture has launched the draft National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of India . Key Points The...
20 Apr 2020 Indian Dance Forms
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Origin Bharatanatyam is one of the oldest (considered to be over 2000 years old) and most popular forms of classical dance that originated in...
06 Mar 2020 Indian Dance Forms
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It is one of the classical dances of India. The word Kathak has been derived from the word Katha which means a story. It is primarily performed...
18 Jan 2020 Indian Dance Forms
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Odissi dance is one of the classical dances of India. It is indigenous to Orissa, eastern India, and follows the principles of the...
03 Jan 2020 Indian Dance Forms
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Why in News Recently, the Yakshagana committee hosted the 60th annual Yakshagana in the Padmanur village, Karnataka. The committee is officially...
03 Jan 2020 Indian Dance Forms
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Kuchipudi is one of the 8 classical dance forms of India. The dance form has emerged from a popular theatrical art ‘Kuchipudi...
13 Dec 2019 Indian Dance Forms
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Why in News Dance historian Dr. Sunil Kothari has recently been bestowed with the Madhabdev Award by the Government of Assam for popularising...
07 Dec 2019 Indian Dance Forms
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Recently, the Bhaona performers made a foreign debut in Abu Dhabi. The initiative is supported by the Assam’s Department of Culture to...
30 Oct 2019 Indian Dance Forms
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Goura - Gauri festival is celebrated in Chhattisgarh. It is celebrated on the day after Diwali. Goura stands for Lord Shiva and Gauri, for...
30 Oct 2019 Indian Dance Forms
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Recently, Minister of State for Culture & Tourism has visited Ladakh Festival which is celebrated every year in Leh and its nearby...
05 Sep 2019 Indian Dance Forms
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Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards- 2018
Recently, the General Council of the Sangeet Natak Akademi has announced its awards in the field of performing arts for the year 2018. The awards...
17 Jul 2019 Indian Dance Forms
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Excavations, inscriptions, chronicles, genealogies of kings and artists, literary sources, sculpture and painting of different periods provide...
10 Jul 2019 Indian Dance Forms
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Ottam Thullal is a dance-drama performing art form of Kerala, created by Kunchan Nambiar, as an alternative to the Chakyar koothu. Kunchan Nambiar...
07 Jun 2019 Indian Dance Forms
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The world still remembers ragas for spring but has forgotten summer ragas. A raga is defined as a collection of musical notes which are arranged in a...
31 May 2019 Indian Dance Forms
