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Chaolung Sukapha – Founder of the Ahom Kingdom
Why in news? Assam celebrates 2 December each year as “Asom Divas” or Assam Day to honour Chaolung Sukapha, the 13th‑century leader who establis...
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Why in news? Assam celebrates 2 December each year as “Asom Divas” or Assam Day to honour Chaolung Sukapha, the 13th‑century leader who establis...
Why in news? Security has been tightened around the Red Fort in Delhi after a vehicle explosion nearby. Authorities are preparing for events commemora...
Why in news? On 7 November 2025 the Prime Minister launched a year‑long programme to mark 150 years since Bankim Chandra Chatterjee composed the pat...
Why in news? An archaeological team from Kuwait and Denmark uncovered a 4,000-year-old temple on Failaka Island in Kuwait. The newly discovered struct...
Why in news? On 26 September 2025 India celebrated the 205th birth anniversary of the social reformer and educationist Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. Even...
Why in news? The year 2025 marks the centenary of the Self‑Respect Movement, launched in 1925 in present‑day Tamil Nadu. Commemorations and disc...
Why in news? On 1 August 2025, India observed the 105th death anniversary of Bal Gangadhar Tilak. The Union Home Minister paid tribute to this pioneer...
Why in news? During the birth anniversary celebrations of Rajendra Chola I at Gangaikonda Cholapuram, the Indian Prime Minister praised the Chola dyna...
Why in news? India commemorated the 1,000th anniversary of Rajendra Chola I’s Southeast Asian expedition with cultural events and heritage projects,...
Why in news? At the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee, UNESCO inscribed twelve fortified hilltop sites of the Maratha kingdom on the World ...
Why in news? The Government of Jharkhand observed Hul Diwas on 30 June 2025 to commemorate the 170th anniversary of the Santhal Rebellion, one of ...