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

Sun, 07 Dec 2025

• The third academic session of Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0 was held at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, on 7 December 2025, bringing together writers and media professionals from Tamil Nadu and BHU experts.
• Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi laid the foundation stone of the ₹312 crore integrated development project of the Maa Tarini shrine at Ghatagaon in Keonjhar district on 7 December 2025.

Sat, 06 Dec 2025

• Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh inaugurated EKTA Meghalaya and the Integrated Textile Tourism Centre (ITTC) at Nongpoh, Meghalaya, on 6 December 2025.
• Hornbill Festival 2025 at Kisama Heritage Village, Nagaland, has Switzerland, Ireland and the United Kingdom as official partner countries, the DoNER Ministry said on 6 December 2025 during Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia's visit.

Fri, 05 Dec 2025

• The Tourism Ministry announced on 5 December 2025 that the 3rd edition of the Carnatic music festival Krishnaveni Sangeetha Neerajanam will be held in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, on 6 and 7 December 2025.
• DoNER Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurated projects worth over ₹202 crore and laid foundation stones for about ₹443 crore in Nagaland on 5 December 2025, after joining the traditional Naga stone-pulling ceremony at Tuophema village.

Tue, 02 Dec 2025

• Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0 was inaugurated in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on 2 December 2025 by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, with 'Tamil Karkalam – Let us learn Tamil' as its theme.
• Asom Diwas was observed on 2 December 2025, with the Prime Minister recalling the vision of Swargadeo Chaolung Sukapha, founder of the Ahom kingdom.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 2 December 2025 congratulated 19-year-old Vedamurti Devavrat Mahesh Rekhe on completing the Dandakrama Parayanam of 2,000 mantras of the Shukla Yajurveda's Madhyandini branch in 50 days without interruption in Kashi.

Mon, 01 Dec 2025

• The 26th Hornbill Festival opened at the Naga Heritage Village, Kisama, Nagaland on 1 December 2025, coinciding with the 63rd Statehood Day of Nagaland, and runs till 10 December.

Sat, 29 Nov 2025

• On 29 November 2025 the first special train for Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0 left Kanniyakumari; the fourth edition runs in Varanasi from 2 to 15 December 2025, with the inauguration at NaMo Ghat.

Fri, 28 Nov 2025

• At the closing of the 56th International Film Festival of India in Goa on 28 November 2025, the Vietnamese film 'Skin of Youth' (dir. Ash Mayfair) won the Golden Peacock, and Rajinikanth was honoured for 50 years in cinema.
• On 28 November 2025 PM Narendra Modi addressed the Laksha Kantha Gita Parayana programme at Sri Krishna Matha in Udupi, Karnataka, and urged people to take nine resolves including water conservation and visiting 25 heritage sites.
• On 28 November 2025 PM Narendra Modi addressed the 550th-year celebration of the Shree Samsthan Gokarn Partagali Jeevottam Math in Goa, where a 77-feet bronze statue of Lord Shri Ram has been installed.

Tue, 25 Nov 2025

• PM Narendra Modi addressed the 350th Shaheedi Diwas of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, the ninth Sikh Guru, at Kurukshetra, Haryana, on 25 November 2025 and released a special coin and a commemorative postage stamp.
• PM Narendra Modi ceremonially hoisted a saffron flag (Dharma Dhwaja) on the Shikhar of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, at the Dhwajarohan Utsav on 25 November 2025.
• The Sacred Piprahwa Relics of Lord Buddha returned to India on 25 November 2025 after a 17-day exposition in Bhutan, accompanied by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju.
• WAVES Film Bazaar and IFFI, with LTIMindtree, launched India's first-ever AI Film Festival and a Cinema AI Hackathon at the 56th IFFI in Goa, with awards presented on 25 November 2025.

Sun, 23 Nov 2025

• Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan attended the Centenary Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Sri Sathya Sai Baba at Sri Sathya Sai Hill View Stadium, Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, on 23 November 2025.

Sat, 22 Nov 2025

• The Ministry of Education announced on 22 November 2025 that the fourth edition of Kashi Tamil Sangamam (KTS 4.0), celebrating civilizational links between Tamil Nadu and Kashi, will begin on 2 December 2025.
• President Droupadi Murmu graced a special session commemorating the centenary celebration of Sri Sathya Sai Baba at Prasanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, on 22 November 2025.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025

• President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the 2nd edition of the Bharatiya Kala Mahotsav at Rashtrapati Nilayam, Secunderabad, on 21 November 2025.

Thu, 20 Nov 2025

• The 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI 2025) opened on 20 November 2025 with a grand parade in Panaji, Goa — a first for the festival.

Wed, 19 Nov 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the birth centenary celebrations of Sri Sathya Sai Baba at Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh on 19 November 2025 and released a ₹100 commemorative coin and a set of postage stamps.

Sun, 16 Nov 2025

• The Ministry of Tourism concluded the 13th International Tourism Mart (ITM) 2025 in Gangtok, Sikkim on 16 November 2025, after four days showcasing the tourism potential of the North Eastern Region.
• The 19th edition of India's flagship film market, formerly Film Bazaar and now WAVES Film Bazaar, will be held at Goa from 20 to 24 November 2025 alongside the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), it was announced on 16 November 2025.
• The Ministry of Culture announced on 16 November 2025 that seventeen Indian Buddhist organisations will, for the first time, jointly organise the 20th International Tipitaka Chanting Ceremony at the Mahabodhi Temple, Bodhgaya, Bihar from 2 to 13 December 2025.

Wed, 12 Nov 2025

• Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region Jyotiraditya Scindia chaired a review of the Matabari Tourism Circuit in Tripura on 12 November 2025, joined by Chief Minister Manik Saha.

Tue, 11 Nov 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the event marking the 70th birth anniversary of Bhutan's Fourth King, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, at the Changlimethang Celebration Ground in Thimphu on 11 November 2025.

Mon, 10 Nov 2025

• Poet and lyricist Ande Sri, author of Telangana's state song 'Jaya Jayahe Telangana', died in Hyderabad on 10 November 2025 at the age of 64, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his thoughts 'reflected the soul of Telangana'.