Losoong is a Sikkimese New Year festival and carnival which celebrates the end of the annual harvest season at the conclusion of the tenth month of the Tibetan Lunar Calendar. The Namsoong festival begins on the 1st day of the new moon phase Kurneet Lovo, as per the Lepcha lunisolar Calendar known ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chosen Puducherry to host the 25th National Youth Festival 2022.  The 25th National Youth Festival has been organized from January 12 to 16, 2022. The celebration is part of the Azadi ki Amrit Mahotsav, which commemorates the 75th anniversary of India's ...

In Ladakh, the celebration of the traditional Losar festival was held on January 03, 2022 with zeal and enthusiasm. Losar festival of Ladakh is a religious festival. It is predominantly celebrated by the Tibetan Buddhists. Generally, this Losar festival in Ladakh is a 15 days ...

In Madhya Pradesh, the 97th edition of the World Sangeet Tansen festival started in Gwalior. A five-day World Sangeet Tansen festival starts from December 25 to December 30 in the city. AIR correspondent reports, the stage of the program has been constructed ...

UNESCO has inscribed "Durga Puja in Kolkata" on the representative list of "intangible cultural heritage of humanity", giving international recognition to the biggest religious festival of the 331-year-old city and the state of West Bengal. The UNESCO’s announcement was welcomed ...

The biggest cultural extravaganza of Nagaland, the Hornbill Festival has kicked off with colorful renditions of traditional music, dances, and contemporary in one roof at Naga Heritage village Kisama. It is the 22nd edition of the Hornbill festival and will be celebrated ...

The dance festival of Chhattisgarh, as part of the tourism development plan of the state, was inaugurated by Chief Minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren and Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel on October 28 at Science College ground in Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh. This year’s event ...

Bathukamma’ is a floral festival celebrated particularly by the women of Telangana. The festival began with excitement as the women were dressed in traditional clothes and colourful processions were carried out in Telangana. Bathukamma festival is celebrated during Durga ...

Government released the regulations and poster for the 52nd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). The festival will be held in Goa from 20th -28th November 2021. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is reckoned as one of Asia's ...

A lot of people were injured at the Lag B'Omer celebration, which takes place annually at the foot of Mount Meron. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Lag B’Omer is an annual Jewish festival observed during the Hebrew month of Iyar. It is celebrated on the 33rd day of the Omer, the 49-day ...