Art & Culture Current Affairs One-liners — Pichhle 12 mahine

Wed, 13 May 2026

• 13 May 2026 ko Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat ne Smithsonian ke National Museum of Asian Art se Tamil Nadu ke teen temple bronzes — Chola Shiva Nataraja (c. 990 CE), 12th-century Somaskanda aur 16th-century Saint Sundarar with Paravai — ki wapsi announce ki.

Mon, 11 May 2026

• 11 May 2026 ko PM Narendra Modi ne Prabhas Patan, Gujarat mein Somnath Amrut Mahotsav mein bhaag liya, jo 1951 mein restored Somnath Temple ki consecration ke 75 saal ka utsav hai.

Sat, 09 May 2026

• 9 May 2026 ko PM Narendra Modi ne Pochishe Boishakh par Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore ko shraddhanjali di, jo Bengali calendar ke hisaab se Tagore ki jayanti hai.
• 9 May 2026 ko National Commission for Minorities ne Mumbai mein 'Parsis in Modern India: Navigating Cultural and Socio-Economic Pathways' par national seminar kiya, jismein Union Minister Kiren Rijiju ne Parsi heritage aur Avestan language revival par baat ki.
• 9 May 2026 ko 19th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) ke liye delegate registrations shuru hue; documentary, short fiction aur animation films ka South Asia ka sabse purana festival 15 se 21 June 2026 tak Mumbai mein NFDC premises mein hoga.

Thu, 07 May 2026

• 7 May 2026 ko La Biennale di Venezia ki 61st International Art Exhibition mein Dr Amin Jaffer ki curate ki hui 'Geographies of Distance: remembering home' ke saath India Pavilion khula; yeh 2019 ke baad Biennale Arte mein India ki wapsi hai.

Wed, 06 May 2026

• Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal ne Gujarat ke Lothal mein ban rahe National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) ka review karke Phase 1 ka target July 2026 rakha, Ministry ne 6 May 2026 ko bataya; India 10 deshon ke saath NMHC MoUs kar chuka hai.

Tue, 05 May 2026

• 5 May 2026 ko Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh ne Hindi journalism ke 200 saal poore hone par IIMC ke research journal 'Sanchar Madhyam' ka special issue jaari kiya aur 1826 mein Calcutta se chhape pehle Hindi akhbar Udant Martand ko yaad kiya.

Fri, 01 May 2026

• Home Minister Amit Shah ne 1 May 2026, Buddha Purnima par Leh mein Tathagata ke Holy Relics ki exposition shuru ki; Piprahwa Stupa se jude relics 75 saal baad Ladakh aaye, exposition 14 May tak chalegi aur Zanskar bhi jayegi.
• I&B Ministry ne 1 May 2026 ko filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker ko Goa mein hone wale 57th IFFI ka Festival Director banaya.
• MDoNER ke CPSE NEHHDC ne 1 May 2026 ko 'Padma Doree' launch kiya — Northeast ka Eri (Ahimsa) silk aur MP ki Chanderi weaving ek saath.

Sun, 26 Apr 2026

• Raghu Rai — 1977 mein Henri Cartier-Bresson ke nomination par Magnum Photos mein invite hone wale pehle Indian photographer — ka 26 April 2026 ko Delhi mein 83 saal ki umar mein nidhan; PM Modi ne shok jataya.

Wed, 22 Apr 2026

• 22 April 2026 ke curtain raiser mein Gajendra Singh Shekhawat: Ladakh mein 1–15 May 2026 Holy Relics of Tathagata ki Sacred Exposition — original repository se pehli baar public ke liye.

Sun, 19 Apr 2026

• Textiles Ministry (19 Apr 2026): DC Handlooms aur NIFT ka 'Vishwa Sutra' collection Bhubaneswar mein.

Sat, 18 Apr 2026

• 18 April 2026: ASI 3,686 monuments protect karta hai; 44 UNESCO WHS, latest Maratha Military Landscapes.

Wed, 15 Apr 2026

• 15 April 2026: PM Modi ne Mandya, Karnataka mein Sri Guru Bhairavaikya Mandira inaugurate kiya; 9 appeals kiye.

Tue, 14 Apr 2026

• 14 April 2026: Dr. Ambedkar Foundation ne Prerna Sthal par 135th Ambedkar Jayanti manayi; VP, PM, Speaker ne tribute diya.
• 14 April 2026: Department of Posts ki stamp exhibition PM Sangrahalaya mein 14–17 April tak.

Mon, 13 Apr 2026

• 13 April 2026: PM Modi ne Jallianwala Bagh ke shaheedon ko yaad kiya; massacre 13 April 1919 ko hua tha.

Sun, 12 Apr 2026

• 12 April 2026: NCST Chairman Antar Singh Arya ne Delhi mein Chakma Yuva Samvad mein tribal youth ke liye education, skilling aur jobs par zor diya.

Sat, 11 Apr 2026

• 11 April 2026: Phule ki 200th jayanti ka commemoration shuru; pehli baar Parliament ke Prerna Sthal par floral tributes.

Tue, 07 Apr 2026

• 7 April 2026: PM Modi aur Amit Shah ne nauve Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur ji ke Parkash Purab par shraddhanjali di.
• 7 April 2026: Doordarshan (Prasar Bharati) aur ICCR ne cultural content ke global broadcast ke liye MoU sign kiya.

Sun, 05 Apr 2026

• 5 April 2026: Ministry of Tribal Affairs aur TRIFED ka 19-din ka Bharat Tribes Fest Sunder Nursery mein khatam; 1.5 lakh+ footfall.
• 5 April 2026: VP C.P. Radhakrishnan — Bharat Mandapam mein meditation conference; Tamil sage Thirumoolar ka zikr.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026

• 31 March 2026 ko Varanasi ke MP-UP Sahyog Sammelan mein Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust aur Mahakaleshwar temple (Ujjain) ke beech MoU hua, aur dono rajyon ne ODOP par MoU kiya.
• Mahavir Jayanti, 31 March 2026 ko PM Modi ne Gandhinagar (Gujarat) ke Koba Tirth mein Samrat Samprati Sangrahalay, ek Jain Heritage Museum, ka udghatan kiya.

Sun, 29 Mar 2026

• 29 March 2026 ko Mann Ki Baat ke 132nd episode mein PM Modi ne logon se manuscripts ke Gyan Bharatam Survey mein judne ki apeel ki aur jal sanrakshan, khiladiyon aur community seed banks ki baat ki.
• 29 March 2026 ko PM Modi ne Porbandar, Gujarat mein chal rahe Madhavpur Mela ki badhai di aur kaha ki yeh Gujarat aur Northeast ke sanskritik rishte ko mazboot karta hai.

Fri, 27 Mar 2026

• Ram Navami, 27 March 2026 ko dopahar 12 baje mirrors aur lenses se aayi suraj ki kiran ne Ayodhya ke Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir mein Ram Lalla ke maathe par 'Surya Tilak' banaya; PM Modi ne ise dekha.