Indian Culture

Cheraw, or the bamboo dance, is a traditional dance of Mizoram. It is performed with bamboo poles rhythmically moved by dancers.

Plato wrote Republic, a foundational work of Western political philosophy dealing with justice, education and the ideal state.

The Aga Khan Cup is associated with football in the source key, making it an important sports-trophy association for competitive exams.

The Flamingo Festival is associated with Andhra Pradesh, particularly the Pulicat Lake region, where migratory flamingos gather in large numbers.

The Indian Film and Television Institute referred to in the question is Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, established in 1960.

The Deodhar Trophy is a domestic cricket tournament in India, traditionally a limited-overs competition involving zonal teams.

Ramcharitmanas was composed by Tulsidas in Awadhi in the sixteenth century. It is a major devotional retelling of the Ramayana.

Bharatanatyam is the classical dance form of Tamil Nadu. Its modern stage tradition developed from the older Sadir dance tradition of Tamil temples and courts.

Luddi is a traditional folk dance of Punjab, associated with festive and celebratory occasions.

A Shakespearean sonnet has 14 lines, usually arranged in three quatrains followed by a couplet and commonly written in iambic pentameter.

The Badrinath Temple is in Uttarakhand, in the Garhwal Himalayas. It is one of the Char Dham pilgrimage sites.

Loor is a traditional folk dance of Haryana, traditionally performed by women during festive occasions.

Shondol is a traditional dance associated with Ladakh. It is performed during cultural and ceremonial occasions.

The source key identifies the ISKCON temple at Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh. ISKCON is the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, founded in 1966.

Ustad Bismillah Khan was the legendary exponent of the shehnai. He played a major role in bringing the instrument into the Indian classical concert tradition.

The Hopman Cup is an international mixed-team tennis competition named after Australian tennis player Harry Hopman.

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was the only person from Pakistan to receive the Bharat Ratna, awarded in 1987.

Yann Martel wrote Life of Pi, published in 2001. The novel later became an Academy Award-winning film.

The Bharat Ratna was first awarded in 1954. The first recipients included C. Rajagopalachari, S. Radhakrishnan and C. V. Raman.

Madhavdeva wrote Bhakti Ratnavali, an important Assamese Vaishnavite devotional work.