Art and Culture for Prelims

New Year in different Parts of the Country – UPSC Prelims

Chaitra Sukladi: It marks the beginning of the new year of the Vikram Samvat also known as the Vedic [Hindu] calendar. Vikram Samvat is based on the day when the emperor Vikramaditya defeated Sakas, invaded Ujjain and called for a new era. Under his supervision, astronomers formed a new calendar based on the luni-solar system that is still followed …

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Madhubani/Mithila Paintings – UPSC Prelims

Madhubani Paintings Madhubani art (or Mithila painting) is a style of Indian painting, practised in the Mithila region of Bihar. This painting is done with a variety of tools, including fingers, twigs, brushes, nib-pens, and matchsticks and using natural dyes and pigments. It is characterized by its eye-catching geometrical patterns. It was traditionally created by …

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