22 June 2026
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History, Art & Culture Current Affairs
History, art and culture current affairs for UPSC and State PCS: anniversaries of freedom movement events, UNESCO heritage listings, archaeological discoveries, classical arts, GI tags and cultural institutions in the news. Articles connect current events to the static syllabus, covering GS Paper 1 themes with the dates, dynasties, sites and personalities that Prelims questions demand.
Latest History, Art & Culture Articles
All Daily →21 June 2026
12th International Day of Yoga 2026: "Yoga for Healthy Ageing"
20 June 2026
Tribal Heritage as IP: Jharkhand's 11 New GI Tags
15 June 2026
The Army's New Uniform Code and the Decolonisation of Customs
15 June 2026
Jharkhand Wins GI Tags for Four Traditional Products
14 June 2026
Current Affairs Today — June 14, 2026
14 June 2026
Puri Jagannath Temple Secures Trademark for the Nilachakra
11 June 2026
Current Affairs Today, June 11, 2026
9 June 2026
Yoga for Healthy Ageing Is the Theme for International Day of Yoga 2026
All History, Art & Culture Articles by Month
June 2026 (10 articles)
- The Chapekar Brothers and the Dawn of Revolutionary Nationalism
- 12th International Day of Yoga 2026: "Yoga for Healthy Ageing"
- Tribal Heritage as IP: Jharkhand's 11 New GI Tags
- The Army's New Uniform Code and the Decolonisation of Customs
- Jharkhand Wins GI Tags for Four Traditional Products
- Current Affairs Today — June 14, 2026
- Puri Jagannath Temple Secures Trademark for the Nilachakra
- Current Affairs Today, June 11, 2026
- Yoga for Healthy Ageing Is the Theme for International Day of Yoga 2026
- 1st World Yogasana Sports Championship 2026 Inaugurated in Ahmedabad
May 2026 (22 articles)
- Current Affairs Today — May 30, 2026
- Hindi Journalism Day — Bicentenary of Udant Martand (1826-2026)
- Goa Statehood Day — 39 Years of India's 25th State (1987-2026)
- Current Affairs Today — May 29, 2026
- Mount Everest — 73rd Anniversary of the First Ascent (May 29, 1953)
- Current Affairs Today — May 27, 2026
- Jawaharlal Nehru's 62nd Death Anniversary — Architect of Modern India
- Anti-Terrorism Day 2026: 35 Years On — India's Counter-Terror Architecture
- Indian War Memorial in Seoul: 75 Years of Korean War Commemoration
- Current Affairs Today — May 19, 2026
- Current Affairs Today — May 18, 2026
- International Museum Day 2026 — Museums Uniting a Divided World
- Current Affairs Today — May 17, 2026
- Adhik Maas 2026: The Intercalary Month That Keeps India's Lunisolar Calendar in Step with the Sun
- Current Affairs Today -- May 16, 2026
- Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Verdict: MP High Court, ASI Survey, and the Places of Worship Act
- Current Affairs Today -- May 11, 2026
- Somnath Amrit Mahotsav: 75 Years of Temple Reconstruction
- Jaishankar's Caribbean Tour: Girmitiya Roots, CARICOM Reach
- Current Affairs Today -- May 9, 2026
- Tagore at 165: The Gandhi-Tagore Debate on the Charkha and India's Soul
- Buddha's Teachings — Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path, and the Three Jewels
April 2026 (27 articles)
- Buddha Purnima 2026 — Vaishakha Full Moon, Triple Holiday, Buddhist Circuit India
- Raghu Rai — India's Greatest Photojournalist and First Indian Magnum Photographer, Dies at 83
- Current Affairs Today — April 26, 2026
- Thrissur Pooram 2026 — Kerala's Grand Festival Held Without Fireworks for First Time
- Meghalaya Official Languages Ordinance 2026 — Khasi, Garo, and India's Language Rights Framework
- Current Affairs Today — April 21, 2026
- First Battle of Panipat — 500 Years That Made India
- Current Affairs Today — April 20, 2026
- India's First Petroglyph Conservation Park — Ladakh's Prehistoric Rock Art
- Current Affairs Today — April 19, 2026
- Gangotri Temple Opens — Char Dham Yatra 2026 Season Begins
- Current Affairs Today — April 18, 2026
- Meghalaya Recognises Khasi and Garo as Official Languages: The Eighth Schedule Question Returns
- Current Affairs Today — April 16, 2026
- ASI Discovers 1,500-Year-Old Stepped Reservoir on Elephanta Island
- Current Affairs Today — April 15, 2026
- Konyak Tribal Medicine: A Nagaland Herbal Formulation's Anti-Cancer Potential
- Ambedkar Jayanti at 135: The Constitution Architect and His Unfinished Agenda
- Current Affairs Today — April 13, 2026
- Jallianwala Bagh at 107: The Massacre That Changed India's Freedom Struggle
- Current Affairs Today — April 12, 2026
- Asha Bhosle (1933–2026): Legacy of India's Most Recorded Singer
- Current Affairs Today — April 11, 2026
- Mahatma Jyotirao Phule — 200th Birth Anniversary: Social Reform, Education & Satyashodhak Samaj
- Current Affairs Today — April 3, 2026
- Samrat Samprati — The Jain Ashoka and Mauryan Patron of Jainism
- Raja Ravi Varma's 'Yashoda and Krishna' — Rs 167.2 Crore Record Auction
March 2026 (14 articles)
- Current Affairs Today — March 26, 2026
- Current Affairs Today — March 23, 2026
- Current Affairs Today — March 22, 2026
- Current Affairs Today — March 21, 2026
- Chapchar Kut — Mizoram's Spring Festival and Its Cultural Significance
- Current Affairs Today — March 19, 2026
- Current Affairs Today — March 18, 2026
- Göbekli Tepe: The Monument That Rewrote the Origins of Civilisation
- Current Affairs Today — March 17, 2026
- Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025 — Literary Excellence Across 24 Indian Languages
- Current Affairs Today — March 16, 2026
- Current Affairs Today — March 15, 2026
- Current Affairs Today — March 14, 2026
- Current Affairs Today - March 12, 2026
February 2026 (10 articles)
- Current Affairs Today — February 28, 2026
- Sulawesi Hand Stencil — World's Oldest Rock Art at 67,800 Years
- Current Affairs Today — February 27, 2026
- Current Affairs Today — February 23, 2026
- Current Affairs Today — February 21, 2026
- International Mother Language Day 2026 — Multilingualism, NEP, and India's Language Diversity Challenge
- Current Affairs Today — February 19, 2026
- Current Affairs Today — February 18, 2026
- Current Affairs Today — February 17, 2026
- Current Affairs Today — February 12, 2026
January 2026 (26 articles)
- Current Affairs Today — January 31, 2026
- Current Affairs Today — January 30, 2026
- Current Affairs Today — January 26, 2026
- Republic Day 2026 — Constitutional History, Purna Swaraj, and India's Democratic Journey
- Vande Mataram — 150 Years of the Song That Shaped India's Freedom Movement (1876–2026)
- Current Affairs Today — January 25, 2026
- Padma Awards 2026 — Complete Analysis: 131 Awards, Notable Recipients, and the Selection Framework
- Current Affairs Today — January 23, 2026
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose — Parakram Diwas and the Legacy of Armed Courage
- Piprahwa Buddha Relics — 2,300 Years of Sacred History on Public Display
- Current Affairs Today — January 17, 2026
- Medaram Jatara 2026: Asia's Largest Tribal Festival
- Current Affairs Today — January 16, 2026
- Ponduru Khadi and India's GI Tag System — Protecting Craft Heritage as Economic Asset
- Current Affairs Today — January 14, 2026
- Makar Sankranti and India's Agricultural Festival Calendar
- Current Affairs Today — January 13, 2026
- Current Affairs Today — January 12, 2026
- Swami Vivekananda — National Youth Day and India's Philosophical Legacy
- Current Affairs Today — January 11, 2026
- Current Affairs Today — January 10, 2026
- Current Affairs Today — January 7, 2026
- Current Affairs Today — January 6, 2026
- "The Light and the Lotus" — Sacred Piprahwa Relics and India's Buddhist Heritage Diplomacy
- Current Affairs Today — January 5, 2026
- Current Affairs Today — January 1, 2026
History, Art & Culture Editorial Analysis
All Editorials →8 May 2026
Oscar Rule Change: A New Roadmap for India's Independent Cinema
18 April 2026
Eighth Schedule and Language Recognition: Why Khasi and Garo Deserve Constitutional Inclusion
13 April 2026
107 Years After Jallianwala Bagh: On Memory, Apology, and the Unfinished Business of Colonial Justice
1 April 2026
A Silence That Keeps Wounds Raw — Bangladesh's 1971 Demand and South Asian Reconciliation
18 March 2026
Tribal Tourism — Bridging Livelihood and Cultural Preservation
14 March 2026
Preah Vihear Temple — ICJ, Sovereignty, and the Limits of Colonial Cartography
All History, Art & Culture Editorials (13 total)
- Oscar Rule Change: A New Roadmap for India's Independent Cinema
- Eighth Schedule and Language Recognition: Why Khasi and Garo Deserve Constitutional Inclusion
- 107 Years After Jallianwala Bagh: On Memory, Apology, and the Unfinished Business of Colonial Justice
- A Silence That Keeps Wounds Raw — Bangladesh's 1971 Demand and South Asian Reconciliation
- Tribal Tourism — Bridging Livelihood and Cultural Preservation
- Preah Vihear Temple — ICJ, Sovereignty, and the Limits of Colonial Cartography
- The Mother Tongue Paradox — NEP's Language Promise and the Politics of Implementation
- The National Song Question — Vande Mataram, Identity, and India's Plural Democracy
- Netaji Bose — Revolutionary Nationalism and Its Contemporary Relevance
- The Dhamma Diplomacy — How India's Buddhist Heritage Is Becoming Strategic Currency
- One Sun, Many Harvests — India's Festival Federalism and Intangible Heritage
- Vivekananda's Challenge to Modern India — Youth, Education, and the Wasted Dividend
- The Sacred and the Strategic — India's Buddhist Heritage as Soft Power
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