Indian Culture

The source identifies Ratnakanta Borkakoti as “Sewali Kobi”, an Assamese literary sobriquet.

The source identifies Nataraj Theatre as the first mobile theatre of Assam. Mobile theatre became a distinctive form of Assamese popular performance culture.

Lora Bondhu is identified by the source as the first Assamese children’s magazine, an important milestone in Assamese children’s literature.

Homen Borgohain wrote the Assamese novel Pita Putra, which received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1978.

Ashoka spread Buddhism through Dhamma-Mahamattas and missionary efforts. His reign dates to the 3rd century BCE, especially after the Kalinga War.

Papikonda National Park is in Andhra Pradesh, along the Godavari river landscape.

The Ramanujan Prize is associated with mathematics, especially work by young mathematicians from developing countries.

The source identifies Ramcharan Thakur as the author of Katha Guru Charita, an important text associated with Assamese Vaishnavite literary tradition.

The Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha are collectively known as the Triratna or Three Jewels of Buddhism.

Vikramshila University was founded by the Pala ruler Dharmapala around the 8th–9th century CE in present-day Bihar.

The Saptakanda Ramayana is associated with Madhav Kandali, an early Assamese poet who translated the Ramayana into Assamese in the medieval period.

Finland is called the “Land of a Thousand Lakes” because of its very large number of lakes.

2018 is the year/source answer associated with Hima Das receiving the Arjuna Award in the question.

Alara Kalama was one of Siddhartha Gautama’s teachers before enlightenment. Alara Kalama is associated with advanced meditative practice.

Raghudeva is the ruler identified by the source with rebuilding the Hayagriva Madhava Temple at Hajo.

Dimbeswar Neog wrote “Adhunik Asomiyar Sahityar Buranji”, a work dealing with modern Assamese literary history.

1988 is the year associated with the National Film Award for Best Feature Film for Jahnu Barua’s “Halodhiya Choraye Baodhan Khai”.

Election commission of India? allots election symbols to political parties under the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968.

Manipur is the state associated in the source with Ras Lila, a major traditional dance-drama tradition.

Odisha is the state containing the Raja Rani Temple, an important Kalinga-style temple of Odisha.