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ART AND CULTURE - January 2021

Jan 2021

Mar 25, 2022

Asia's largest Tulip Garden Opens for Visitors in J&K's Srinagar

Counted in the wonders of the Valley, Kashmir's tulip garden became the first attraction of spring season for tourists across the globe after the Jammu and Kashmir government opened it for all. Competing tulip gardens of Holland and the Netherlands, Kashmir Tulip Garden is considered in the first three tulip gardens of the world.
Inaugurated in 2007 this garden with every passing year had won the hearts of nature lovers across the globe.
Tulip Garden in Srinagar is the largest tulip garden in Asia. This garden is spread over an area of about 30 hectares.

Mar 24, 2022

PM Modi Inaugurate Gallery on Contribution of Revolutionaries in India

On the occasion of Shaheed Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Biplobi Bharat Gallery, which displays the contribution of the revolutionaries in the freedom struggle, in Kolkata.
The purpose of this new gallery is to provide a holistic view of the events that led up to India's independence in 1947 and highlight the important role played by the revolutionaries.
Shaheed Diwas is observed to pay tribute to freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru. The three young freedom fighters were hanged at the Lahore Central Jail in Lahore on March 23, 1931.

Mar 15, 2022

Thaipusam Shortlisted by Singapore for Nomination to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage List

Thaipusam, a temple festival celebrated every year by Hindus of Tamil descent, is among the 10 elements shortlisted by Singapore for nomination to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) list.
The colourful festival dedicated to Lord Subramaniam, also known as Lord Murugan the deity of youth, power and virtue, is an occasion of repentance held between January and February during the full moon in the 10th month of the Hindu calendar.

Mar 11, 2022

Italian Museums to Return Loaned Works to Russian Galleries

Two museums in Milan will return several works of art on loan from Russia after requests for their early return, a further sign of broader tensions caused by the invasion of Ukraine.
The Hermitage Museum, based in St. Petersburg, wrote to Milan's Palazzo Reale asking for the return of two paintings - including 'Young woman with a feathered hat' by the Venetian painter Titian -- loaned for the 'Titian and the image of women in 16th century Venice' exhibition.

Mar 10, 2022

Ministry of Culture Organises PAN-India Programme "Jharokha"

Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Textiles organised a programme called "Jharokha-Compendium of Indian handicraft/ handloom, art and culture" to celebrate the traditional Indian handicrafts, handlooms, and art & culture. To begin with, the first event under this celebration was organised in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh at Rani Kamlapati Railway Station.
Jharokha is a PAN India programme that would be held at 16 locations in 13 states and UTs, as part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
The event in Bhopal celebrated womanhood and the contribution of women in the field of art, craft and culture.
Kamlapati Railway Station is named after the brave and fearless Queen Kamlapati of the Gond kingdom of Madhya Pradesh.

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