Art & Culture Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Thu, 20 Mar 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a programme of Bavaliyali Dham, linked to Gujarat's Bharwad community, by video message on 20 March 2025, praising the community's service and commitment to cow protection.

Tue, 18 Mar 2025

• Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurated the Kamba Ramayana Parayanam at Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli, on 18 March 2025, launching a South Zone Cultural Centre initiative to revive the oral tradition of reciting the Tamil epic.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Lok Sabha on 18 March 2025 on the successful conclusion of the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, likening the effort to Bhagirath's endeavour to bring the Ganga to Earth.

Sun, 16 Mar 2025

• Ramakanta Rath, the Padma Bhushan-awarded Odia poet best known for the long poem 'Sri Radha' and a former Chief Secretary of Odisha, died at his residence in Bhubaneswar on 16 March 2025, aged 90.

Wed, 12 Mar 2025

• The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) inaugurated its tenth Regional Centre in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, on 12 March 2025, in collaboration with the National Sanskrit University.

Sun, 09 Mar 2025

• Carnatic vocalist and composer Garimella Balakrishna Prasad, former Asthana Vidwan of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams known for setting more than 1,000 Annamacharya sankeertanas to music, died at his home in Tirupati on 9 March 2025, aged 76.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the 'Shashwat Mithila Mahotsav-2025' of people from Bihar's Mithila region living in Gujarat, in Gandhinagar on 9 March 2025.
• Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla released 'Parvat Shiromani Bhagat Singh Koshyari', a book by Madan Mohan Sati on former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Bhagat Singh Koshyari, at IGNCA, New Delhi, on 9 March 2025.

Thu, 06 Mar 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed pooja at Mukhwa, the winter seat of Maa Ganga, and addressed a Winter Tourism Program at Harsil in Uttarakhand on 6 March 2025.

Wed, 05 Mar 2025

• President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the second edition of 'Vividhta ka Amrit Mahotsav', showcasing the culture of South India, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 5 March 2025.

Sun, 02 Mar 2025

• 'Anora' won Best Picture and four other awards at the 97th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, on 2 March 2025, with director Sean Baker personally winning four Oscars.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Somnath Mandir in Gujarat on 2 March 2025, after the conclusion of the Maha Kumbh at Prayagraj.
• Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar delivered the Fourth P. Parameswaran Memorial Lecture, organised by Bharatheeya Vicharakendram, in Thiruvananthapuram on 2 March 2025.

Sat, 01 Mar 2025

• President Droupadi Murmu visited the Harappan site of Dholavira, a UNESCO World Heritage Site on Khadir island in Kachchh, Gujarat, on 1 March 2025.

Fri, 28 Feb 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part in Jahan-e-Khusro 2025, the Sufi music festival completing 25 years, at Sunder Nursery, New Delhi, on 28 February 2025.

Thu, 27 Feb 2025

• Maharashtra marked Marathi Bhasha Gaurav Din on 27 February 2025, the birth anniversary of Jnanpith-winning poet Kusumagraj (V. V. Shirwadkar), with a state award ceremony at the Gateway of India, Mumbai.

Wed, 26 Feb 2025

• Maha Kumbh 2025 at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, ended on 26 February 2025 with the Mahashivratri holy dip; the government put total footfall over 45 days at more than 66 crore.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended the Mahashivratri celebrations at the Isha Yoga Centre in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, on 26 February 2025.
• Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar was chief guest at the first-ever Joint Mega Nyokum Yullo celebration at Kamporijo Circle, Kamle district, Arunachal Pradesh, on 26 February 2025.

Tue, 25 Feb 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Kashmiri Pandits on the occasion of Herath Poshte on 25 February 2025.

Mon, 24 Feb 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part in Jhumoir Binandini 2025, a mega Jhumoir dance programme of Assam's tea garden community, in Guwahati on 24 February 2025.

Sun, 23 Feb 2025

• In Mann Ki Baat on 23 February 2025, PM Narendra Modi praised Thodasam Kailash, a government school teacher in Adilabad, Telangana, for composing a song in the Kolami tribal language with AI tools.

Fri, 21 Feb 2025

• International Mother Language Day was observed on 21 February 2025, its 25th anniversary, with UNESCO's theme 'Languages matter: Silver Jubilee Celebration of International Mother Language Day'; in New Delhi, IGNCA held a two-day celebration.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 98th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 21 February 2025; the three-day meet, presided over by Dr Tara Bhawalkar, was held from 21 to 23 February.

Wed, 19 Feb 2025

• Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis led the 'Jai Shivaji Jai Bharat' Padyatra in Pune on 19 February 2025, the 395th Jayanti of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Tue, 18 Feb 2025

• A five-member team of the Archaeological Survey of India led by Prof. Alok Tripathi began underwater explorations off Dwarka, Gujarat, near the Gomati Creek, the Culture Ministry said on 18 February 2025.
• Union Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated India's first Open-Air Art Wall Museum at Mausam Bhawan, New Delhi, on 18 February 2025, marking 150 years of the India Meteorological Department.

Sun, 16 Feb 2025

• President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated Aadi Mahotsav 2025, the national tribal festival organised by TRIFED, at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi, on 16 February 2025.

Sat, 15 Feb 2025

• Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and MoS L. Murugan inaugurated the third edition of the Kashi Tamil Sangamam in Varanasi on 15 February 2025.
• Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inaugurated a new pedestrian bridge over Rudrasagar lake at Shri Mahakal Mahalok, Ujjain, on 15 February 2025 and named it 'Samrat Ashok Setu'.