Art & Culture
Heritage, archaeology, literature and cultural institutions
Allahabad HC issues notices to U.P. Government, Central Ministries, ASI over dilapidated heritage structures
The Allahabad High Court issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh government, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, and the Archaeol...
After 48 years, Puri Jagannath temple’s Ratna Bhandar inventory starts: How ‘secret chambers’ will be audited
After a gap of 48 years, the inventory process of the Ratna Bhandar (treasury) of the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha, commenced on March 25, 2026. Th...
Supporters in Nehru and Jinnah, staunch atheist: On Shaheed Diwas, recalling the life of Bhagat Singh
23 March marks Shaheed Diwas (Martyrs' Day), commemorating the 95th anniversary of the execution of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev at Lahore Central Jail...
Modi-Netanyahu rapport, Hindu-Jew ties, food & culture—former BJP MP brings back ‘Namaste Shalom’
A magazine focused on India-Israel relations titled "Namaste Shalom" has been relaunched by former BJP Rajya Sabha MP Tarun Vijay, originally a 2018 publicat...
Beyond the Biennale: How murals are rewriting Kochi’s streets
As the 2024–25 edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) unfolds, its Island Mural Project has transformed the walls of Fort Kochi and Mattancherry into a ...
Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum transforming seat of power to symbol of civilisational continuity: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum project as transforming the former seat of British colonial power — North and South Bloc...
Explained: Ambedkar’s Mahad Satyagraha, how it became a ‘watershed moment of Dalit assertion’
The Mahad Satyagraha, led by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on March 20, 1927, marks its 99th anniversary — a landmark event now widely recognised as the foundational act...
Masi Magam: an auspicious day for Irular community to reconnect with their roots on Mamallapuram seashores
Thousands of Irular tribal community members gathered on the seashores of Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram) in Tamil Nadu to celebrate Masi Magam — their most imp...
Panini’s Ashtadhyayi: Solution to a 2,500-year-old problem now out as a book
A book titled *Panini's Perfect Rule: A Modern Solution to an Ancient Problem in Sanskrit Grammar* by Rishi Rajpopat has been published, documenting a soluti...
India, Indonesia come together to preserve shared heritage with restoration of 9th-century temple
India and Indonesia have joined forces to undertake the restoration of the Prambanan Temple complex, a 9th-century Hindu temple compound in the Special Regio...
High honour, deep divide: When Tamil poet Vairamuthu won the Jnanpith Award
Tamil poet and lyricist R. Vairamuthu was conferred the 60th Jnanpith Award (for the year 2025), India's highest literary honour. Vairamuthu becomes only the...
No Eid celebrations for Shias in MP in the wake of Khamenei's death in the Iran-Iraq War
Around 4,000 Shia Muslim families in Madhya Pradesh — spread across Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, and Burhanpur — chose not to celebrate Eid al-Fitr 2026 in the ...
Shah, Bengal LoP Suvendu wish Matua community on Harichand Thakur’s 215th birth anniversary
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari extended greetings to the Matua community on the 215th birth anniversary ...
In a first, India to map its manuscript heritage from today
On 16 March 2026, the Ministry of Culture launched the Gyan Bharatam National Manuscript Survey — India's first systematic nationwide effort to geo-tag and i...
PM Unity Malls to promote U.P.’s ODOP and GI-tagged products
The Uttar Pradesh government is constructing PM Unity Malls in Agra, Varanasi, and Lucknow to provide permanent retail and display platforms for One District...
China passes new ethnic minority law, prioritise use of Mandarin language
China's National People's Congress (NPC) passed a new law titled "Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress" on March 12, 2026, at its closing session, with 2,756 ...
'Non-Sanatanis' barred from Badrinath and Kedarnath temples
The Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) passed a resolution on March 10, 2026, at its budget meeting in Dehradun, prohibiting entry of non-Hindus (te...
Non-Sanatanis may not enter Badrinath, Kedarnath temples: Badri-Kedar Temple Committee
The Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) formally passed a resolution on March 10, 2026, to restrict entry of "non-Sanatanis" into 47 temples under it...
Panel estimates Lakkundi treasure to be at least 500 years old
An expert panel has estimated that gold ornaments unearthed at Lakkundi in Gadag district, Karnataka, are at least 500 years old — placing them in the Vijaya...
BKTC proposes ban on ‘non-Sanatanis’ at Badrinath, Kedarnath
The Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) formally approved a resolution on March 10, 2026, banning entry of "non-Sanatanis" (non-Hindus) into 47 shrin...