Indian Culture

Bathukamma is a floral festival of Telangana, celebrated mainly by women during the Navaratri season.

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is headquartered in Madrid, Spain; it became a UN specialized agency in 2003.

Malik Muhammad Jayasi wrote the epic poem Padmavat in 1540, in Awadhi.

Roland Garros is the official name commonly used for the French Open, the clay-court Grand Slam held in Paris.

Mulk Raj Anand wrote Untouchable, published in 1935, portraying caste discrimination through the life of Bakha.

The Man Booker International Prize was a UK-based international literary award associated with the United Kingdom; from 2016 it became a prize for translated fiction.

The Hornbill Festival is held in Nagaland, generally from 1–10 December at Kisama Heritage Village.

Pandavani is a major folk performance tradition of Chhattisgarh, narrating episodes from the Mahabharata.

Swami Vivekananda was popularly called the “Cyclonic Monk of India” for his forceful oratory and dynamic public work.

M.S. Subbulakshmi was the first musician to receive the Bharat Ratna, awarded in 1998.

The first recorded modern Olympic Games were held at Athens in 1896.

Theyyam/Kaliyattam is a ritual performance tradition of Kerala, especially associated with northern Kerala.

The source identifies Ruskin Bond as the author of The World Outside My Window, reflecting his autobiographical and literary observations.

Assam Baibhav is the highest civilian award of Assam; it was instituted by the Assam government in 2021.