Art & Culture Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Sat, 03 Jan 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah paid tribute on 3 January 2026 to Rani Velu Nachiyar, the queen of Sivaganga who fought colonial rule, on her birth anniversary.

Fri, 02 Jan 2026

• Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal visited the Assam Book Fair at Khanapara, Guwahati on 2 January 2026, calling book fairs 'pilgrimage sites of knowledge' and urging young people to read.

Tue, 30 Dec 2025

• Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan inaugurated the 93rd Sivagiri Pilgrimage at the Sivagiri Mutt in Varkala, Kerala, on 30 December 2025, highlighting Sree Narayana Guru's teachings.
• Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan addressed the valedictory function of Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0 at Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, on 30 December 2025.
• President Droupadi Murmu addressed the Antarrajyiy Jansanskritik Samagam Samaroh – Kartik Jatra at Gumla, Jharkhand, on 30 December 2025, paying tribute to Kartik Oraon and tribal heroes.

Mon, 29 Dec 2025

• On 29 December 2025 at Porbandar, Gujarat, the Indian Navy's traditional stitched sailing vessel INSV Kaundinya set out on her maiden overseas voyage to Muscat, Oman.
• President Droupadi Murmu addressed the closing of the 22nd Parsi Maha and the centenary celebrations of the Ol Chiki script at Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, on 29 December 2025.
• The ₹222 crore redevelopment of Batadrava Than in Assam's Nagaon district, birthplace of the saint-reformer Srimanta Sankardev, was inaugurated on 29 December 2025.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Jyoti–Bishnu International Art Centre in Guwahati, Assam, on 29 December 2025, along with a ₹111 crore Police Commissioner's office and a ₹178 crore Command and Control Centre.

Sat, 27 Dec 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji on the sacred Parkash Utsav on 27 December 2025, calling him an embodiment of courage, compassion and sacrifice.

Fri, 26 Dec 2025

• Veer Baal Diwas was observed on 26 December 2025, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the national programme at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, in memory of the Sahibzadas.
• Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini inaugurated the three-day Rakhigarhi Mahotsav (26–28 December 2025) at the Harappan site of Rakhigarhi in Hisar district on 26 December 2025.
• Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the three-day Gonasika-Keonjhar Mahotsav 2025 at the foothills of Gonasika in Keonjhar district on the evening of 26 December 2025.

Thu, 25 Dec 2025

• President Droupadi Murmu released the Constitution of India in the Santhali language, in the Ol Chiki script, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 25 December 2025.

Sun, 21 Dec 2025

• World Meditation Day was observed on 21 December 2025, with Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan attending the celebrations at Kanha Shanti Vanam in Telangana and the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga holding sessions in New Delhi.

Sat, 20 Dec 2025

• India and the Netherlands exchanged an MoU on 20 December 2025 linking the National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal, Gujarat with the National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam, during talks between S. Jaishankar and Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel.

Fri, 19 Dec 2025

• Three metric tonnes of GI-tagged Indi Lime from Vijayapura district of Karnataka were exported to Oman on 19 December 2025, the produce's first shipment to the Omani market.

Wed, 17 Dec 2025

• Ram Vanji Sutar, the sculptor who designed the 182-metre Statue of Unity, died at his Noida residence at midnight on 17 December 2025, aged 100.

Tue, 16 Dec 2025

• President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the Param Vir Dirgha, a gallery of portraits of all 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Vijay Diwas, 16 December 2025.

Mon, 15 Dec 2025

• The Punjab Government's Home Department issued a notification on 15 December 2025 according 'holy city' status to the walled city of Amritsar, Sri Anandpur Sahib and Talwandi Sabo.

Sun, 14 Dec 2025

• Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan released a commemorative postage stamp in honour of Emperor Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II (Suvaran Maran) at the Vice-President's Enclave, New Delhi, on 14 December 2025.
• The Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) launched the first Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Craft Lecture Series at The Kunj, New Delhi, on 14 December 2025, with a keynote by Padma Bhushan awardee Rajeev Sethi on 'Handmade for Gen-Next'.

Sat, 13 Dec 2025

• Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia released a commemorative postage stamp marking the 150th anniversary of the Bombay Gymkhana at the club in Mumbai on 13 December 2025.
• The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts held an academic programme, 'Natyashastra – Synthesis of Theory and Praxis', at the Red Fort, Delhi, on 13 December 2025 during the 20th session of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Fri, 12 Dec 2025

• The 20th session of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage concluded at the Red Fort, New Delhi, on 12 December 2025; Deepavali's inscription was a highlight of the session.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025

• The Ministry of Education organised the Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav 2025 at National Bal Bhawan, New Delhi, on 11 December 2025, the birth anniversary of Mahakavi Subramania Bharati, with the theme 'Many Languages, One Emotion'.

Wed, 10 Dec 2025

• Deepavali was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on 10 December 2025 at the 20th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee held at the Red Fort, New Delhi.
• Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the Shaheed Smarak Kshetra and Park in West Boragaon, Guwahati, on Shaheed Divas, 10 December 2025, honouring the martyrs of the Assam Movement.

Tue, 09 Dec 2025

• President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Shilp Guru Awards and National Handicraft Awards for 2023 and 2024 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, on 9 December 2025.

Mon, 08 Dec 2025

• The 20th Session of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage opened at the Red Fort, New Delhi, on 8 December 2025.