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ART AND CULTURE - August 2023

Aug 2023

Aug 07, 2023

Telangana Folk Singer Gaddar Passes Away

  •  Renowned folk singer and activist Gaddar, who had been battling severe heart disease, passed away at the age of 74.He had been undergoing treatment at the Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad for the past 10 days following a cardiac arrest.
  • Gaddar, also known as Gummadi Vittal Rao, gained popularity primarily through his stage name. He earned the title of the people's singer due to his songs that brought attention to various issues faced by the common people. Additionally, he showcased his acting skills in a few films, including "Maa Bhoomi" and "Rangula Kala".
  • Gaddar was born into a Dalit family in Medak district of Telangana in 1949. During the 1980s, he went underground and became associated with the People's War Group, an underground communist party in India. He founded the Jana Natya Mandali, a Delhi-based theatre company which later evolved into the cultural wing of the naxalite outfit.

Aug 05, 2023

President of India Inaugurates 'Unmesha' and 'Utkarsh' Festivals in Bhopal

  • The President of India, Droupadi Murmu inaugurated 'Unmesha' – International Literature Festival and 'Utkarsh' – Festival of Folk and Tribal Performing Arts at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, organised by by the Ministry of Culture in association with Sahitya Akademi and Sangeet Natak Akademi.
  • The festival, based on folk art, music and literature, was held in Bhopal for the first time.
  • Around 800 artists from 36 states and union territories of the country participated in the festival and spread a colourful shade of folk and tribal performing arts.
  • Writers from Spain, Fiji, Japan, Poland, and Nepal express view on Global Literature for Globalised World.

Aug 03, 2023

UAS Opens First-of-its-kind Agriculture Science Museum in Bengaluru

  • With the aim of imparting knowledge on the evolution of agriculture practices to students and the general public, the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) opened a first-of-its-kind museum on its campus in Bengaluru.
  • This came in the context of rapid urbanisation that has virtually disconnected the younger generation from agricultural practices with many not knowing how foodgrains are cultivated in rural India.
  • Minister of Agriculture N. Cheluvarayaswamy and Pro-Chancellor, UAS-B, inaugurated the museum.
  • It has live models and history of agriculture. The museum is based on various themes and models, displayed in six rooms, to cover the diverse aspects of agriculture.
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