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Art, History & Culture — Monthly Current Affairs Recaps | Vaidra
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113 topics across every published month
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June 2026
Harappan "Dancing Girl" Sculpture — NCERT Restoration
prelims
Gyan Bharatam Mission — National Survey of Manuscripts
both
Manuscripts as Repositories of Indian Knowledge Systems
mains
Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang) — India-China Joint UNESCO Nomination
prelims
Shri Ambabai Temple Development Project, Kolhapur
both
India's Cultural Heritage Conservation — Integration with Growth
both
Preserving Heritage Through Diplomacy — Repatriation of Sacred Relics
both
India's Use of Technology for Safeguarding Cultural Heritage
both
International Day of Yoga 2026
both
Core Philosophy and Traditional Schools of Yoga
prelims
Other Harappan Artefacts
both
Harappan Daily-Use Artefacts
both
Harappan Games, Pottery & Metallurgy
both
Five Pillars of Gyan Bharatam Mission
both
Other Manuscript Conservation Efforts
both
Hindi Journalism Day (30 May)
both
Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (2024 & 2025)
both
Chronological Evolution of Yoga
both
V.V.S. Aiyar (death anniversary, 3 June)
both
Goa Statehood Day (30 May)
both
Birsa Munda Martyr's Day (9 June)
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Lokmata Ahilyabai Holkar (birth anniversary, 31 May)
both
Veer Savarkar (birth anniversary, 28 May)
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May 2026
Bhojshala Temple — Madhya Pradesh High Court Ruling
both
75th Anniversary of Reopening of Somnath Temple
both
Chola Copper Plates (Leiden Copper Plates) Returned by Netherlands
both
Evolution of India's Labour Movements
both
Pre-1857 Revolts (Civil, Tribal, Peasant and Sepoy Uprisings)
prelims
50th Anniversary of Sikkim's Integration with India
both
Ghadar Movement
prelims
International Booker Prize 2026
both
Sacred Exposition of Buddha Relics, Ladakh
both
US Returns 657 Stolen Antiquities
both
World Metrology Day 2026
both
Komagata Maru Incident (1914)
both
April 2026
Amaravati and Its Cultural Significance
both
Mahatma Jyotiba Phule — 200th Birth Anniversary
both
Samrat Samprati
prelims
Petroglyphs and India's First Petroglyph Conservation Park
prelims
Konyak Tribe — Anti-Cancer Herbal Formulation
prelims
Subhas Chandra Bose's Philosophical Foundations and the Ideological Triad
both
135th Birth Anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
both
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919 — 107th Anniversary
both
Prakash Purb of Guru Teg Bahadur
prelims
Death Anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
prelims
Shyamji Krishna Varma Death Anniversary
prelims
Mahavir Jayanti 2026
prelims
Odisha Day
both
Preah Vihear Temple
both
Kakori Train Action Statues Controversy
both
Aoleang Festival
both
1,500-Year-Old Stepped Reservoir, Elephanta
both
Dannebroge & Battle of Copenhagen
both
Lanjia Saora Tribe
both
Khelo India Tribal Games 2026
both
March 2026
Shaheed Diwas 2026 & the HSRA Martyrs
both
Mahad Satyagraha Centenary (1927-2027)
both
India's Tribal Paintings — Tribes Art Fest 2026
prelims
Dandi March (1930) — Vice President's Homage
both
60th Jnanpith Award — R. Vairamuthu
prelims
ASI Approves 8 New Excavation Sites in Tamil Nadu
both
Tughlakabad Fort — ASI Encroachment-Survey Delay
prelims
Balirajgarh Fort — Renewed Excavation Approved
prelims
Megalithic Rock-Cut Chamber Found in Kasaragod, Kerala
prelims
Gyan Bharatam National Manuscript Survey
both
Jyoti-Jyot Diwas of Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji (22 March)
both
Death anniversary of Savitribai Phule (10 March)
both
95th martyrdom day of Chandra Shekhar Azad (27 February)
both
60th death anniversary of VD Savarkar (26 February, d. 1966)
both
Thirumangai Alvar idol returned
both
Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025
both
February 2026
Tamil Brahmi Script Inscriptions in Egypt
both
Ol Chiki Script Centenary
both
Ethics of War
both
International Mother Language Day and UNESCO SoER 2025 Report for India
both
80 Years of the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) Revolt, 1946
both
Republic Day 2026
prelims
Hoysala Temples
prelims
Rajagopalachari Statue to Replace Lutyens Statue at Rashtrapati Bhavan
both
Birth Anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
prelims
Lakkundi Excavations Boost UNESCO Bid
prelims
Languages of India and the Enduring Legacy of the Tirukkural
both
Tantya Mama and Bhil Tribe
both
Deendayal Upadhyaya
both
Zakir Hussain
both
Guru Ravidas
both
Lala Lajpat Rai
both
Gandhi's Death Anniversary
both
Early Telugu Inscription
both
Granth Kutir
both
Bharat Parv 2026
both
January 2026
Somnath Temple – 1,000 Years Since First Attack
both
National Youth Day 2026
both
Rani Ahilyabai Holkar
both
Sunrise Festival 2025–26 (Dong Village)
both
Indian Miniature Painting
prelims
Srimanta Sankardeva and Neo-Vaishnavism
prelims
Holy City Status and Sikh Heritage
prelims
Subhash Chandra Bose (Parakram Diwas)
prelims
Bhadrakali Inscription
both
Zehanpora stupa site (Baramulla, North Kashmir)
both
Bagurumba Dance
both
Harvest festivals across India
both
Kondagai Lake
both
Turkman Gate
both
Rashtra Prerna Sthal (Lucknow)
both
Narsapuram Crochet Lace (Andhra Pradesh)
both
World Hindi Day (10 January)
both
Savitribai Phule (194th birth anniversary, 3 Jan)
both
Rani Velu Nachiyar (296th birth anniversary, 3 Jan)
both
Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya (birth anniversary, 25 Dec)
both
Rash Behari Bose (death anniversary, 21 Jan)
both
Mannathu Padmanabhan (birth anniversary, 2 Jan)
both