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Nation pays tribute to Rani Velu Nachiyar, queen of Sivaganga, on her birth anniversary

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.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Assam

Sarbananda Sonowal visits Assam Book Fair at Khanapara, Guwahati

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.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Kerala Important

Vice-President inaugurates 93rd Sivagiri Pilgrimage at Varkala, Kerala

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.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Vice-President addresses Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0 valedictory at Rameswaram

Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan addressed the valedictory function of Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0 at Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, on 30 December 2025.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Jharkhand

President Murmu attends Kartik Jatra at Gumla, Jharkhand

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.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Gujarat Must know

INSV Kaundinya, Navy's stitched sailing ship, sets out from Porbandar to Muscat on maiden voyage

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.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Jharkhand Important

President Murmu attends Ol Chiki centenary and 22nd Parsi Maha at Jamshedpur

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.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Assam Important

Redeveloped Batadrava Than, birthplace of Srimanta Sankardev, inaugurated in Nagaon

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.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Assam Important

Amit Shah inaugurates Jyoti–Bishnu International Art Centre in Guwahati

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.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 India

PM pays homage to Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji on Parkash Utsav

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.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India Important

Veer Baal Diwas 2025: PM addresses national programme at Bharat Mandapam

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.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Haryana Important

Haryana CM opens three-day Rakhigarhi Mahotsav and Harappan Knowledge Centre

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.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Odisha

Odisha CM inaugurates three-day Gonasika-Keonjhar Mahotsav 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.

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🏛️ Constitution & Amendments 📍 India Must know

President releases Constitution of India in Santhali (Ol Chiki script)

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

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India Important

World Meditation Day observed on 21 December; Vice-President joins celebrations at Kanha Shanti Vanam

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.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India Important

India and Netherlands sign MoU on National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal

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.

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🎭 GI Tags 📍 Karnataka Important

GI-tagged Indi Lime from Karnataka enters Oman market with first export shipment

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.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 India Important

Ram Sutar, sculptor of the Statue of Unity, dies at 100

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.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

President Murmu inaugurates Param Vir Dirgha at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Vijay Diwas

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.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Punjab

Punjab notifies walled city of Amritsar, Anandpur Sahib and Talwandi Sabo as holy cities

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.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 India

Vice-President releases commemorative stamp on Emperor Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II

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.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 India

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Craft Lecture Series launched as National Handicrafts Week 2025 ends

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'.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Maharashtra

Commemorative postage stamp marks 150 years of Bombay Gymkhana

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.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 India

IGNCA holds Natyashastra programme on sidelines of UNESCO intangible heritage meeting at Red Fort

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.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 India Important

20th session of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage concludes at Red Fort, New Delhi

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.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India

Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav 2025 held on Subramania Bharati's birth anniversary; Adi Vaani tribal language app demonstrated

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'.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 India Must know

Deepavali inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

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.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Assam Important

Shaheed Smarak Kshetra for Assam Movement martyrs inaugurated at West Boragaon, Guwahati, on Shaheed Divas

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.

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🏆 National Awards 📍 India Important

President Murmu confers Shilp Guru and National Handicraft Awards for 2023 and 2024

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.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 India Must know

UNESCO's 20th Intergovernmental Committee session on Intangible Cultural Heritage opens at Red Fort

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.

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