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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Odisha Important

Odisha sanctions additional ₹50 lakh for Bargarh's Dhanu Yatra, plans UNESCO heritage bid

Odisha Culture Minister Suryabanshi Suraj announced new support for the Dhanu Yatra on 29 December 2024.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 India Must know

Shyam Benegal, pioneer of India's parallel cinema, dies in Mumbai at 90

Filmmaker Shyam Benegal, known for Ankur, Mandi and Manthan, died at Wockhardt Hospital in Mumbai on 23 December 2024.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 India Important

Republic Day 2025 tableaux theme is 'Swarnim Bharat: Virasat aur Vikas'; 15 States/UTs selected

The Ministry of Defence announced the tableaux theme for Republic Day Celebrations 2025 and the 15 States/UTs and 11 central ministries/departments selected for Kartavya Path.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 Delhi

22nd Divya Kala Mela at India Gate ends with record sales of over ₹3.5 crore

The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities closed the 12–22 December fair with 'Divya Kala Shakti' at Kartavya Path, and NDFDC launched a loan app.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Delhi Must know

Ministry of Culture partners France Museums Développement for Yuga Yugeen Bharat National Museum

The Ministry of Culture announced a partnership with France Museums Développement on 19 December 2024 to develop the Yuga Yugeen Bharat National Museum in New Delhi.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Delhi Important

National Museum marks 64th Foundation Day with 'Heritage Unlocked' exhibition

The National Museum, New Delhi marked its 64th Foundation Day on 18 December 2024 with a special exhibition titled 'Heritage Unlocked'.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 India Must know

Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain passes away at 73

Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain died at a hospital in San Francisco from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 73, his family said; PM Narendra Modi condoled his death on 16 December 2024.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

Vice-President inaugurates GSI Geoscience Museum in Gwalior

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurated the Geological Survey of India's Geoscience Museum at the Victoria Market Building in Gwalior on 15 December 2024.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 India Important

Nation marks Raj Kapoor's 100th birth anniversary; PM calls him the 'eternal showman'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to actor-filmmaker Raj Kapoor on his 100th birth anniversary on 14 December 2024, calling him a cultural ambassador who took Indian cinema to the global stage.

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🚄 Urban Development 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

PM launches ₹5,500 crore projects in Prayagraj for Mahakumbh 2025, unveils Kumbh Sah'AI'yak chatbot

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and launched development projects worth around ₹5,500 crore in Prayagraj on 13 December 2024 and launched the Kumbh Sah'AI'yak chatbot for Mahakumbh 2025.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 West Bengal Important

Kolkata airport marks 100 years; centenary logo unveiled

Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu unveiled the centenary celebrations logo of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata, which completes 100 years of service, on 13 December 2024.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Uttarakhand Important

10th World Ayurveda Congress opens in Dehradun

The 10th World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo, themed 'Digital Health: An Ayurveda Perspective', were inaugurated in Dehradun on 12 December 2024.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Delhi Important

Vice President opens India Maritime Heritage Conclave 2024 at Yashobhoomi

On 11 December 2024, at Yashobhoomi, Dwarka, New Delhi, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar addressed the inaugural session of the two-day India Maritime Heritage Conclave 2024, organised by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Delhi Important

PM releases 21-volume compendium of Subramania Bharati's complete works

On 11 December 2024, at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi, PM Narendra Modi released a 21-volume compendium of the complete works of Tamil poet and freedom fighter Subramania Bharati on his birth anniversary.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Assam

Swahid Diwas: tributes to the martyrs of the Assam Movement

On 10 December 2024, in India, PM Narendra Modi and Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal paid tribute to the martyrs of the Assam Movement on Swahid Diwas.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Haryana Important

Vice-President addresses International Gita Mahotsav 2024 in Kurukshetra

On 8 December 2024, in Kurukshetra, Haryana, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar addressed the International Gita Mahotsav 2024 and called for a 'Panchamrit' model of governance inspired by the Gita.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Rajasthan

Amit Shah unveils 11-ft statue of Sardar Patel in Jodhpur

On 8 December 2024, in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Union Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled an 11-ft tall statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Gujarat

PM addresses BAPS Karyakar Suvarna Mahotsav in Ahmedabad

On 7 December 2024, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, PM Narendra Modi addressed the Karyakar Suvarna Mahotsav via video conferencing, marking 50 years of BAPS volunteer service.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Delhi Must know

PM inaugurates Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav at Bharat Mandapam

On 6 December 2024, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav celebrating the Northeast and unveiled a commemorative postage stamp.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Odisha

President unveils statue of Pandit Raghunath Murmu in Bhubaneswar

On 3 December 2024, in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, President Droupadi Murmu unveiled a statue of Santali writer and educator Pandit Raghunath Murmu at the start of her five-day Odisha visit.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Nagaland Must know

25th Hornbill Festival opens in Nagaland on Statehood Day

On 1 December 2024, in Kohima, Nagaland, the 25th edition of the Hornbill Festival opened at Kisama as the state marked its Statehood Day.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Delhi

Vice-President addresses 138th birth anniversary celebrations of Raja Mahendra Pratap

On 1 December 2024, in New Delhi, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar addressed the 138th birth anniversary celebrations of Raja Mahendra Pratap at Bharat Mandapam.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 India Important

Curtain raiser for first Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav; mascot 'Purvi' unveiled

On 29 November 2024 in New Delhi, DoNER Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia held the curtain raiser for the first-ever Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav, to be held at Bharat Mandapam from 6 to 8 December 2024, and unveiled its mascot 'Purvi'.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Gujarat

48th meeting of the National Committee of Archivists concludes at Ekta Nagar, Gujarat

On 29 November 2024, the two-day 48th meeting of the National Committee of Archivists concluded at Ekta Nagar (Kevadiya), Gujarat — only the second NCA meeting held in Gujarat.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Goa Must know

55th IFFI closes in Goa; Lithuanian film 'Toxic' wins the Golden Peacock

On 28 November 2024 in Goa, the 55th International Film Festival of India closed with the Golden Peacock for Best Film going to the Lithuanian film 'Toxic', directed by Saulė Bliuvaitė.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Goa Important

IFFI 2024: Phillip Noyce gets Satyajit Ray award; Vikrant Massey is Indian Film Personality of the Year

On 28 November 2024 at the IFFI closing in Goa, Australian director Phillip Noyce received the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award and Vikrant Massey was named Indian Film Personality of the Year.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Assam Important

12th International Tourism Mart inaugurated in Kaziranga, Assam

On 27 November 2024, Union Tourism and Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurated the 12th International Tourism Mart in Kaziranga, Assam, with Chief Ministers Himanta Biswa Sarma and Pema Khandu.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Assam Important

Sonowal leads 402nd birth anniversary tribute to Lachit Borphukan, hero of the Battle of Saraighat

On 24 November 2024 in New Delhi, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal paid tribute to Ahom commander Lachit Borphukan on his 402nd birth anniversary.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Gujarat Important

PM highlights Lothal's National Maritime Heritage Complex in Mann Ki Baat; Phase 1A 57% complete

On 24 November 2024, in the 116th Mann Ki Baat, PM Narendra Modi highlighted Lothal in Gujarat — known as the site of the world's first dockyard — where the National Maritime Heritage Complex is being built.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Odisha Important

PM attends 'Odisha Parba 2024' in New Delhi; recalls Hare Krishna Mehtab and Bali Jatra

On 24 November 2024, PM Narendra Modi took part in the 'Odisha Parba 2024' celebrations at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi.

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