Census

What is Census?
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The official enumeration of population done periodically by the government
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Census is conducted after every 10 years

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Post-Independence 1st Census: 1951

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Latest Census: 2011 >

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15th Census (from 1872)
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After Independence it is 7th Census
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No Census held in 2021: due to COVID-19

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Next Census: 2024 after elections ↓

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1st Census: 1872; Mayo (Viceroy: 1869-72) basis of 2001 Census
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Non-synchronised/incomplete

1st complete/Synchronised Census: during Ripon (1880-1884) -

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" Census Commissioner (then): W C Plowden

1st Census of a city: Dacca (1830) Census Commissioner: Henry Walter

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Father of Indian Census

Conducting Authority of Census

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Office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India under MoHA (Ministry
of Home Affairs)
 Census 2011
Registrar General: CM Chandramouli
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Motto: Our Census, Our Future
Data taken from
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State/UTs: 35
District: 640

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Population
Total population of India: 1210.2 Million (1.21 Billion)
17.5% of total world population resides in India
China: 19.4%
Male: 623.7 M
Female: 585.5 M

Fact: Population more than Brazil

Highest Lowest

State Uttar Pradesh (16% of total Sikkim

India) Maharashtra Bihar

UT Delhi Lakshadweep (State+UT)

District Thane (Maharashtra) Dibang Valley (Arunachal

Pradesh)
City Mumbai

Growth Rate
Parameters
Annual: 1.64% (Average annual growth rate)
Decadal: (2001-2011): 17.64% Male: 17.19%
Female: 18.12%
In terms of number: 181 M
Highest decade growth rate: 1961–1971 (24.8%)

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Lowest: 1911-1921
Year of Great Divide
-0.31%
(Due to famine)

Highest Lowest

Meghalaya (27.8%) Nagaland (-0.47%) Kerala

State

UT Dadra and Nagar Haveli (55.5%)

Kurung Kumey; Arunachal (111%) Longleng (Nagaland)

District

Population 0-6 years

Total: 158.8 M (13.1% of total population)
-3.08% decreased as compared
to 2001

Highest: Bihar
District
Highest: Kupwara (J&K)
Lowest: Kolkata

Gender Composition
Male: 623.7 M (51.54%)
Female: 585.5 M (48.46%)
Sex Ratio: No. of females per 1000 males in a given population

2001 2011

933 943

Highest Lowest

State Kerala (1084) Haryana (879)

UT Puducherry (1037) Daman and Diu (618)

District Mahe (Puducherry) Daman

Child Sex Ratio 0-6 yrs

2001: 927
914: provisional
2011: 919

Highest Lowest

State Mizoram Haryana

UT

District Lahaul and Spiti (Himachal Jhajjar (Haryana)

Pradesh)
 Literacy Rate
People who are aged above 6 (7 and above)
Those who can read and write
Understanding in any of the 22 languages

2001: 64.83% Increase of 9.2%

2011: 74.04%

Male: 82.14% Female: 65.46%

Difference: 16.68%
State with highest difference in male and female literacy rate: Rajasthan

Highest Lowest

State Kerala (94%) Bihar (61.8%)

UT Lakshadweep (91.85%) Dadra and Nagar Haveli

District Serchhip (Mizoram) Alirajpur (Madhya Pradesh)

Population Density: the measure of no. of individuals per square kilometre

2001: 325
2011: 382

Highest Lowest

State Bihar (1106) Arunachal Pradesh (17)

UT Delhi (11.297) Andaman and Nicobar (46)

District NE Delhi Dibang Valley

 Rural Urban Divide
Rural: 833.1 M (68.8%)
Top 3 states: Uttar Pradesh > Bihar > West Bengal

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Area
Bottom 3 states: Sikkim > Mizoram > Goa
Largest: Rajasthan
Smallest: Goa
Urban: 377.1 M (31.2%)
Top 3 states: Maharashtra > Uttar Pradesh > Tamil Nadu
Bottom 3 states: Sikkim > Andhra Pradesh > Mizoram

Percentage wise
Rural (Highest): Himachal Pradesh
Urban (Highest): Goa

Caste Based
Scheduled Caste: 201 M 16.6% of total population
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Highest: Uttar Pradesh

% wise (highest): Punjab
Lowest: Mizoram
% wise: Mizoram

Scheduled Tribe: 104.3 M 8.6% of total population

Highest: Madhya Pradesh
% wise (highest): Lakshadweep
Lowest: Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Chandigarh

These states have zero ST

population
Religion Based

Highest decadal growth rate: Muslims (24.6%) Least literates

Lowest decade growth rate: Jains
Highest literacy rates amongst all the
communities
Miscellaneous
% of total migrants from Nepal: 15.1%
2024: Census Management and Monitoring System (CMMS) Digitalised system
Demographic Dividend: working age group (15-64) or (20-59)
Present Registrar General/Census Commissioner: Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan

One Liners (MCQs)

The population of India has increased by more than 181 million during the decade 2001–
2011
Books
&
Authors
‘Imperfect’ is an autobiography of: Sanjay Manjrekar

‘The nice guy who finished first’ a biography of: Rahul Dravid

‘The test of my life’ is an autobiography of: Yuvraj Singh

‘Playing it my way’ is an autobiography of: Sachin Tendulkar and Boria Majumdar

(co-author)

‘A century is not enough’ is an autobiography of: Saurav Ganguly

‘Straight Drive’ is an autobiography of: Sunil Gavaskar

‘No spin’ is an autobiography of: Shane Warne

Manimekalai describes story of: Kovalan and Madhavi’s daughter

‘History of British India’ by: James Mill in 1817, a massive three volume book

‘Amar Jiban’ is an autobiography of: Rassundari Devi

‘I am no Messiah’ is an autobiography of: Sonu Sood

Rushkin Bond books: The room on the roof, The blue Umbrella, Roads to Mussoorie

Midnight’s children is a book by: Salman Rushdie

‘Main D
Ae Kampf’ by Adolf Hitler was originally written in: Germany

‘Dollar Bahu’ is written by: Sudha Murthy

‘A train to Pakistan’ by: Khushwant Singh

‘The race of my life’ is an autobiography of: Milkha Singh

‘The autobiography of an Unknown Indian’ is an autobiography of: Nirad C Chaudhari

‘The Godfather of soul’ is an autobiography of: James Brown (one of the greatest
singer)
Other books:
The three mistakes of my life
‘A suitable boy’ is written by: Vikram Seth
Revolution 2020
What young India wants
‘Unsuitable boy’ is written by: Karan Johar
400 days
Books by Chetan Bhagat: Half girlfriend, One Indian girl, One night at the call centre

‘The God of small things’ is written by: Arundhati Roy

Other books:
Ministry of utmost happiness
A n·
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comman man’s guide to empire
ordinary person’s

‘Malgudi Days’ is written by: RK Narayan

Other books: The guide

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Books by Amitav Ghosh: Sea of poppies, The living mountain, River of smoke, The
Hungary
Hungry
Tide

‘Test of the d’Urbesvilles’

Alr was written by: Thomas Hardy

‘The great Gatsby’ is written by: F Scott Fitzgerald

‘Courage and Commitment: An Autobiography’ by: Margaret Alva (Indian Politician)

‘Living History’ is written by: Laura Bush

‘The Hidden Hindu’ is written by: Akshay Gupta (first in the series of the trilogy)

Amish Tripathi books: Scion of Ikshvaku, The immortals of ⑭

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Anish Mehula
Meluha
 ‘Secrets of the Goddess’ is written by: Devdutt Patnaik

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‘Selection Day’ is written by: Aravind Adiga Other books: The white tiger

‘A handful of nuts’ is written by: Rushkin Bond

‘Modi Government: New surge of Communalism’ is written by: Sitaram Yechury

‘Dreams from my father: A story of race and inheritance’ is an autobiography of: Barack
Obama

‘Gone Girl’ written by: Gillian Flynn

‘Total recall: My unbelievable true life story’ is an autobiography of: Arnold

Schwarzenegger

‘The diary of a young girl’ is an autobiography of: Anne Frank

‘Anna Karenina’ is written by: Leo Tolstoy

Autobiography: ‘My Confession’

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‘The kiss of my life’ is an autobiography of: Emraan Hashmi

- ‘The great Indian novel’ is written by: Shashi Tharoor (politician)

Other books:
An era of darkness
Paradoxical Prime Minister
Minister of State for
Ambedkar: A life
Road and Transport
‘Courage and Conviction: An Autobiography’ of: General VK Singh

‘Outlaw: India’s bandit Queen and me’ is a novel on Phoolan Devi written by: Roy Moxham
‘Fearless Governance’ is a book by: Kiran Bedi
1st lady IPS Officer of India
Governor of Puducherry

‘A passage to India’ is written by: EM Foster

‘Khullam Khulla’ is an autobiography of: Rishi Kapoor

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‘Khamosh’
‘Anything butisKhamosh’
an autobiography of: Shatrughan
is an autobiography of ShatrughanSinha
Sinha

‘Ace against odds’ is an autobiography of: Sania Mirza

‘Cracking the code: My journey to Bollywood’ is an autobiography of: Ayushmann Khurrana

‘Stripurushtulna’ is written by: Tarabai Shinde

‘Slumdog Millionaire’ is written by: Vikas Swarup

‘Ignited minds’ is written by: APJ Abdul Kalam

Autobiography: Wings of Fire

‘Abhinaya Darpan’ is written by: Nandikeshwar

‘Raseedi Ticket’ is written by: Amrita Pritam

‘Defending India’ is written by: Jaswant Singh

‘Think like a Monk’ is written by: Jay Shetty

‘Playing to win’ is an autobiography of: Saina Nehwal

‘Lajja’ is written by: Taslima Nasrin

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tha is an autobiography of: Shantabai Krushnaji Kamble
‘Majya Jalmachi Chittarkartha’

‘Romancing with life’ is written by: Dev Anand (memoirs of Hindi films)

‘The road ahead’ is by: Bill Gates

‘The unauthorised autobiography’ is written by: Elon Musk

‘The inheritance of loss’ is written by: Kiran Desai

‘Why an
am
I AmI an Atheist’ is written by: Bhagat Singh

‘Set the boy free’ is written by: Johnny Marr

‘A shot All
in history’ is an autobiography of: Abhinav Bindra (the Olympics medalist)
at

‘An Autobiography’ is written by: Jawaharlal Nehru

‘All from Memory: An Autobiography’ is written by: BV Acharya

‘Fasting feasting’ is written by: Anita Desai

‘The Year of the Runways’ is by: Sunjeev Sahota

‘The afternoon of time: An autobiography’ was written by: Harivansh Rai Bachchan

Other novels: Madhushala

‘Mrityunjay’ (Marathi novel) written by: Shivaji Sawant

‘Godan’ (Hindi novel) written by: Munshi Premchand

Other writings: Gaban, Kaphan, Nirmala, Namak

ka Daroga, Idgah, Mansarovar
‘Before memory fades: An autobiography’ of Constitutional jurist: Fali S Nariman

‘I, Me, Mine’ is an autobiography of: George Harrison

‘The man who made the Elephant dance by Kurein’ is autobiography of: Dr. Varghese
Kurien
Increase of milk production in India

‘Atmakatha’ is an autobiography of: Anna Chandy

‘Boys Don’t Cry’ is written by: Meghna Pant

‘Undisputed truth: My autobiography’ is an autobiography of: Mike Tyson

‘Alice’s adventures in Wonderland’ is written by: Lewis Carroll

‘Truth, Love & A little malice’ is an autobiography of: Khushwant Singh

‘Sleeping on Jupiter’ is written by: Anuradha Roy

‘Sense and sensibility’, ‘Mansfield park’ and ‘Emma’ is written by: Jane Austen

‘Devil’s advocate’ is an autobiography of: Karan Thapar

‘A nation in making’ is an autobiography of: Surendranath Banerjee

Also known as ‘Indian Home Rule’
‘Hind Swaraj’ was written by: Mahatma Gandhi Autobiography: The story of my
experiment with truth
‘Young India’ was written by: Lala Lajpat Rai

‘New India’, ‘Common wheel’ is written by: Anne Besant

‘Anand Math’ was originally written in: Bengali by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Wrote Indian National Song: Vande Mataram

‘Sangeet Kala Prakash’ written by: Ramakrishnabuva Vaze

‘In the afternoon of time: An autobiography’ written by: Harivansh Rai Bachchan

‘Faster than Lightning: My autobiography’ is story of: Usain Bolt

‘Sultry Days’ is written by: Shobha De

‘Half Story’ is an autobiography of: Banarasi Das Jain

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‘When
hat I talk about when I talk about running’ is written by: Haruki Murakami

‘The adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ is written by: Mark Twain

Other novels: The gilded age: A tale of today

‘My life, My music’ is an autobiography of: Pt. Ravi Shankar

‘The coward and the sword’ is written by: Jugal Hansraj

‘Pride and Prejudice’ written by: Jane Austen

D wrote: Shantaram (based on his own experience in Mumbai

‘George David Robert’s’
ThrillerD
novel)
novel

‘Revenue stamp: An autobiography’ written by: Amrita Pritam

‘Untouchable’ is written by: Mulk Raj (based on cruelty of caste system)

Other books:
Coolie
Sword and sickle
The village
Across the Black waters
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Seven Summers
‘The tunnel of time’ written by: RK Laxman (Indian cartoonist)

‘Sangita Ratnakar’ is written by: Sharngadeva

‘Daughter of destiny: An autobiography is an autobiography of: Benazir Bhutto

‘India wins freedom’ is an autobiography of: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

‘Jakhan choto chilam’ is an autobiography of: Satyajit Ray

‘GOAL’ is an autobiography of: Major Dhyan Chand

‘Unstoppable: My life so far’ is an autobiography of: Mariah Sharapova

‘My life in full: Work, family and our future’ is a memoir of: Indra Nooyi
CEO of PepsiCo

‘The king within’ is a novel by: Nandini Sengupta

‘My times’ written by: JB Kripalani

‘The palace of illusions’ is written by: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (award-wining novel
that re-tells Mahabharata from the perspective of Draupadi’

‘Finding my way’ is an autobiography by: Venkat Raman Singh Shyam (Gond artists)
and Mukul S Anand Set in background of life in New Delhi after
declaration of Emergency in 1970s
‘The Heart has its reasons’ was originally published as ‘Dilo-Danish’ by: Krishna Sobti

Chetan Bhagat’s debut novel: Five Point Someone (based on movie: Three idiots)

‘Narcopolis’ is written by: Jeet Thayil

‘Mind master: Winning lessons from a champion’s life’ is an autobiography of:

Viswanathan Anand First Major Dhyan Chand awardee
Chess grandmaster
 ‘To kill a mockingbird’ is written by: Harper Lee

‘Born in India Made in England’ is an autobiography of: Balraj Khanna (known for
painting)

‘Twilight in Delhi’ written by: Ahmed Ali

‘Journey with a Hundred strings: My life in Music’ is an autobiography of: Shiv Kumar
Sharma in 2002

‘Kashi ka Assi’ is written by: Kashi Nath Singh

‘Long walk to freedom’ is written by: Nelson Mandela

‘Freedom in exile’ is written by: 14th Dalai Lama

‘Drawing from the city’ is a visual autobiography by: Teju Behun

‘Living shadows’ is written by: Aribam Sharma

‘My country My life’ is written by: LK Advani

‘Mrignayani’ is written by: Vrindavan Lal Verma

‘A movable feast’ is written by: Ernst Hemingway

The author of novel ‘Tamas’ is Bhisham Sahni

: ‘If God was a Banker’ is written by: Ravi Subramaniam

The author of novel ‘Maila Anchal’ is: Phanishwar Nath Renu

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‘The Last Song of Dusk’ is debut novel of: Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi

‘Man’s Search for Meaning’ is written by: Viktor E. Frankl

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‘My Side’ is an autobiography of: David Beckham (English Footballer) published in 2003

‘The secret of Veda’ is written by: Sri Aurobindo

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- Books written by Swami Vivekananda: Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga

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‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’ written by: Dadabhai Naoroji
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Talks about drain of wealth from India
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‘Social harmony’ written by: Narendra Modi

& ‘Burnt sugar’ written by: Avni Doshi

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‘Myth = Mithya : Decoding Hindi Mythology’ written by: Devdutt Pattanaik
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Other books: Secret of Shiva, Devlok

- ‘Kamayani’ an epic poem written by: Jaishankar Prasad

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Books by Jawaharlal Nehru: Discovery, Glimpses of world history, An autobiography

- ‘Ashtadhyayi’ written by Sanskrit scholar Panini, is a book on: Grammar

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‘Indica’ is written by: Megasthenes

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‘2001: A space Odyssey’ is a popular science fiction written by: Arthur C Clarke

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‘Mrs Funnybones’ written by: Twinkle Khanna

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‘Mimamsasutras’ safes of ancient India is written by: Jaimini

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‘The coalition years’ written by: Pranab Mukherjee
‘A bunch of old letters’ written by: Jawaharlal Nehru

Books by Ambedkar: Riddles in Hinduism, Ranade, Gandhi and Jinnah, Waiting for a
visa: Autobiographical notes

‘My journey transforming dreams into actions’ an autobiography of: APJ Abdul Kalam

‘My truth’ written by: Indira Gandhi (former PM of India)

Books by Rudyard Kipling: Rikki-Tikku-Tavi, The man who would be king, The jungle
book

‘The golden threshold’ written by: Sarojini Naidu

‘Rughavamsha’ and ‘Kumarasambhava’ are works of: Kalidas

Other works: Meghaduta, Abhijnana Shakuntalam

‘The best thing about you is you’ written by: Anupam Kher

‘The testaments’ written by: Margaret Atwood

‘Boy: Tales of childhood’ is an autobiography of: Roald Bond

‘Girl, Women, Other’ written by: Bernardin Evaristo

‘The tales of beedle the bard’ written by: JK Rowling

‘Speaking truth to power: My alternative view’ written by P Chidambaram

‘Kundalini: The mother of the Universe’ which includes an English translation of ‘Lalita
Sahasranama’ is written by: Rishi Singh Gherwal
‘Beyond the lines’ is written by: Kuldip Nayar

‘Kanthapura’ is written by: Raja Rao

‘Chheelate Hue Apne Ko’ is a Hindi poet by: Nand Kishore Acharya

‘Gitanjali’ is written by: Rabindranath Tagore

‘150 years of celebrating the Mahatma - the South African legacy’ written by:
Fakir Hussen

‘A woman is no man’ is written by: Etaf Rum

‘Being Gandhi’ written by: Paro Anand

‘Bhavartha Dipika’ and ‘Amritanubhava’ are sacred books of people of:

Maharashtra

‘Ramacharitmanas’ by Tulsidas was published from: Culcutta/Kolkata

Willy Wonka is a fictional character from the children’s book: Charlie and the
chocolate factory

‘The anarchy: The relentless rise of the East India Company’ written by: William
Dalrymple

‘Vishesh: Code to win’ written by: Nirupama Yadav

‘Kitab-ul-Hind’ written by: Al-Biruni (this book gave an incisive description of

early 11th Century in India

‘Democrats and dissenters’ written by: Ramchandra Guha

‘Interpreter of Maladies’ is written by: Jhumpa Lahiri

Other books: Namesake, Unaccustomed Earth

‘The quest for equity in development’ written by: Manmohan Singh

‘The light of Asia: The poem that defined the Buddha’ that narrates the phenomenal
poem ‘The light of Asia’ is written by: Jairam Ramesh

‘Men in white- A book of cricket’ is written by Mukul Kesavan

‘The English teacher’ is written by: RK Narayan

‘The hitman: The Rohit Sharma story’ is written by: G Krishnan

‘Reporting India: My seventy-year journey as a journalist’ written by: Prem Prakash

‘Hit refresh’ written by: Satya Nadella (CEO of Microsoft)

‘A fine balance’ written by: Rohinton Mistry

‘Cross connection: The big circus adventure’ is written by: Jugal Hansraj

‘Indian Parliamentary speaker’s perspective’ is diplomacy authored by: Meira Kumar

‘Night of the restless spirits: Stories from 1984’ written by: Sarbpreet Singh

‘My master’ written by: Swami Vivekananda

‘The Brahma Sutra: The philosophy of spiritual life’ is written by: Sarvepalli
Radhakrishnan
‘Poskem’ is written by: Wendell Rodricks

‘Buddha Gaya: The hermitage of Sakya Muni’ is written by: Rajendralala Mitra

‘Manucharitra’ is an epic story written by: Allasani Peddana

‘A better India: A better world’ is written by: NR Narayana Murthy

‘The life divine’ written by: Sri Aurobindo

‘We are displaced’ written by: Malala Yousafzai

Kamban wrote Ramayana in: Tamil

‘Annihilation of caste’ is written by: BR Ambedkar

Other books: The Buddha

and his Dhamma
‘Crossed swords: Pakistan, its army and the war within’ written by: Shaju Nawaz

‘Those days’ written by: Sunil Gangopadhyay (translated version of a Sahitya Akademi
winning historical novel)

‘Aatish-I-Chinar’ (‘Flames of Chinar’) is the autobiography of: Sheikh Muhammad

Abdullah (politician)

‘Bridgital nation solving technology’s people problem’ written by: N Chandrasekaran

‘The Razmnama’ (Book of wars) written during the reign of Akbar by: Mahabharata

‘The judgement: Inside story of the emergency in India’ written by: Kuldip Nayar
‘India: A million mutinies now’ and ‘role in history’ written by: Vidiadhar Surajprasad
Naipaul

‘Hazara chaurasi ki maa’ written by: Mahasweta Devi

‘The anarchy: The East India Company, corporate violence, and the pillage of an empire’
is written by: William Darlymple

‘The free voice: On democracy culture and the nation’ written by: Ravish Kumar

‘Swami Vivekananda in the West: New discoveries’ written by: Marie Louise Burke

‘What happened’ written by: Hilary Clinton

‘Bridgital nation: Solving technology’s people problem’ is co-authored by: N

Chandrasekaran’

‘Pakkaki Ottigilite’ has been composed by: K Shiva Reddy

‘Arctic home of the Veda’ written by: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

‘The reluctant family man: Shivaji in everyday family life’ written by: Neelima Chirag
Opekar

‘Becoming’ written by: Michelle Obama

‘The silent cry’ is written by: Kenzaburo O A

‘A wild sheep chase’ written by: Haruki Murakami

‘A Prime Minister to remember memories of a military chief’ is authored by: Sushil

Kumar (Ex Chief Naval Admiral)
‘A brief history of time’ written by: Stephan Hawking

‘Every child matters’ written by: Kailash Satyarthi

‘Neel Darpan’ written by: Dina Bandhu Mitra

Based on Indigo Revolt in Bengal’s Nadia district

Books by Amish Tripathi: The secret of Nagas, Sita - Warrior of Mithila, The immortals
of Meluha

‘Michael Madhusudan Dutt’ is a writer by occupation

‘Anandmath’ written by: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

‘My life, my mission’ is an autobiography of: Baba Ramdev

‘An inquiry into the nature’ written by Adam Smith

Other books:
Wealth of Nations
Sentiments

‘Lessons life taught me unknowingly’ is an autobiography of actor: Anupam Kher

‘Panchatantra’ the famous collection of animal fables is composed by: Vishnu Sharma

‘A comparison between women and man’ written by: Tarabai Shinde

‘Black beauty’ written by: Anna Sewell

‘Timeless Laxman’ based on the life of: R.K. Laxman

‘Cricket World Cup: The Indian challenge’ written by: Ashish Ray

‘Pinjar’ written by: Amrita Pritam

Books by Mahakavi Kalidas: Shakuntala, Ritusamhara, Malavikagnimitram

‘Malati Madhava ’ written by: Bhavabhuti

‘Every vote counts the story of India’s elections’ written by: Navin Chawla

‘The origin of Species’ written by: Charles Darwin

‘Caesar and Cleopatra’ play is written by: George Bernard Shaw

‘Gulamgiri’ is written by: Jyotibha Phule

In Marathi Also wrote: Sarvajanik

Satyadharma (in
Marathi)
‘The Google story’ written by: David A Vise

‘Capital and growth’ is written by: John Hicks

‘Unbreakable’ written by: Mary Kom

2nd Chinese traveller
‘Si-yu-ki’ written by: Hiuen Tsiang

‘Reset: Regaining India’s Economic Legacy’ is written by: Subramanian Swamy

‘Jinnah: His Successes, Failures and role in History’ is written by: Ishtiaq Ahmed

“The general theory of employment, interest and money’ (1936) was written by: John
Maynard Keynes
 ‘The Mountain of Light’ is written by: Indu Sundaresan

· ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ is an autobiography of: Maya Angelou

/ ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’ is written by: J. K Rowling

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‘The Moor’s Last Sigh’ is written by: Salman Rushdie

‘Before We Visit the Goddess’ is a novel by: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

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‘On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft’ is written by: Stephen King

‘A Grain of Sand in the Hourglass of Time’ is an autobiography of Indian Politician: Arjun Singh

‘Childhood Days - A Memoir by Satyajit Ray is written in: Bengali

- ‘The Dark Room’ that presents an Indian woman stiff opposition to male domination is written by: R K Narayan

- ‘The Soul of Butterfly: Reflections on Life’s Journey’ is written by: Muhammad Ali

‘Red Earth and Pouring Rain: A Novel’ is written by: Vikram Chandra

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‘Autobiography of a Yogi’ is the autobiography of: Paramhansa Yogananda

‘Memoirs of My Life and Time in the Days of My Youth’ is an autobiography by: Bipin Chandra Pal

‘Unfinished: A Memoir’ is written by: Priyanka Chopra

‘The Fall of a Sparrow’ is an autobiography of: Salim Ali

‘The Zoya Factor’ is a book by: Anuja Chauhan

‘The Gopi Dairies’ and ‘Wise and Otherwise’ are books by: Sudha Murthy

‘The Story of My Experiments with Truth’ is an autobiography of: Mahatma Gandhi

The author of ‘animal farm’ is: George Orwell

The author of Hindi novel ‘Raag Darbari’ is Shrila Shukla

‘The Economic History of India’ is written by: RC Dutt

The author of ‘The 7 Sins of Being a Mother’ is: Tahira Kashyap Khurrana

‘2G Saga Unfolds’ is written by: Andimuthu Raja

- ‘Narendra Modi: A Politician Biography’ is written by: Andy Marino

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Author of book ‘The Buddha and his Dhamma’ that appeared in 1957 after the death of its author is written
by: BR Ambedkar

I The book ‘Six Machine: I Don’t Like Cricket….I Love it’s is written by: Chris Gayle

- ‘Moonwalk’ a memoir written by: Michael Jackson

‘The Paradise of Food’ book that won the 2022 JCB Prize for Literature is written by: Khalid Jawed

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The autobiography ‘Raga Mala’ is an autobiography of Indian musician: Ravi Shankar

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‘Meri Filmy Atmakatha’ is an autobiography written by: Balraj Sahni

In 1984, Kamala Das was nominated for Nobel Prize for Literature for his autobiography: My Story

‘Vikramarjuna - Vinaya’ composed by Pampa was written in: Telugu

‘A Life of a Genius: The Man who Knew Infinity’ is a biography of Indian Mathematician: Srinivasa Ramanujan

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↑ ‘Wide Angle’ is an autobiography of: Anil Kumble

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‘Karmayodha Granth’ was released by politicians: Amit Shah

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The author of book ‘Kama Sutra’ is: Vatsyayana
 Classical
Dance of India
 Indian Dance Forms
Two types:
1. Classical Dance Forms: have particular steps that needs to be performed in
particular events (mostly performed in temples)

2. Folk Dance Forms: no particular steps defined, they are performed in particular
rituals

Classical Dance For exam purpose

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Total: 8 -> recognised by Sangeet Natak Academy
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Somewhere mentioned as 9 -> By Ministry of Culture
L 8 + Chhau Nritta: pure dance
Nritya: expressive dance (pure dance +
Origin -> Natya Shastra written by Bharat Muni
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expression)
↓
It is called as 5th Veda
Bharatnatyam also known as:
Abhinaya Darpan -> Dances madras, movements, expressions
A
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Dasiattam and Sadir attam

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Written by Nandikeshvara
Symbolises Fire Origin
Classical dance of Tamil Nadu
1. Bharatnatyam Earlier, was performed by Devadasis in
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Made from three words: Bhav, Raag and Taal temples Last Devadasi: Shrimati Muthukannammal
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It is the oldest classical dance of India
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Performed solo (single person)-> Known as
“Ekaharya”
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Old names of Bharatnatyam: Sadir, Thevarattam,
Parathaiyat,dr Attam
↑
E Krishna Iyer and Rukmini Devi Arundale->Pushed
for name Bharatnatyam
↑
Forms of dance: Revived by E. Krishna Iyer
1. Shaivite (majorly) - Shiva (Masculine)
In 1910, was banned by Britishers
2. Vaishnavite -> Vishnu (Feminine) - Found in Natya Shastra

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Description in -> Silappathikaram
Silappathikaram
(by: Ilango Adigal) -
Associated with Kalakshetra style
↓ ↓
by
Love story between
&
Manimegalai
Kovalan and Kannagi and Madhavi
Composed during 2nd Sangam Manimekalai (story of daughter of Kovalan and Madhavi)
 Tamil text composed during 2nd

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Exponents of Bharatnatyam sangam: Tolkappiyam

Performed in Carnatic music

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Padma Bhushan 1956

1st women to be nominated in
Pandanallur style
Rajya Sabha
Founder of Kalakshetra
Kaiakshetra Dance
Bharatnatyam
School
Alarmel Velli Odissi
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Rukmini Devi Arandale

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Leading figure Nrityam
in Bharatnatyam
Padma Subramanyam
Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai -
Also, Kuchipudi
Mirnalini Sarabhai, Mallika Sarabhai
Bala Saraswati Kathakali
Yamini Krishnamurthi Kuchipudi
Leela Samson
Shanta Dhananjayan/VP Dhananjayan
Sonal Mansingh Odissi

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Sonal Mansingh: youngest recipient of Padma Vibhushan

Some other exponents: Some Brahman families perform this ancient

Rama Vaidyanathan dance since ages
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Meenakshi Chittaranjan Tanjore Nattuvanars (families)
Narthaki Nataraj Style:
Urmila Satyanarayanan Pandanallur
Vazhuvoor
Kalakshetra
Melattur
Tanjore
 Music
Father: Purandar Das

Movements/style
Stages of dance:
& Hindustani Carnatic
↑
Alarippu Kathak Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Mohini, Kathakali
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Jatiswaram
·
Shabdam Queen: M. S Subbulakshmi (Bharat Ratna:
↑ Varnam 1998; Ramon Magsaysay Award: 1974)
·
Padam
-
Tillana
&
Mangalam Symbolises Earth

Carnatic music Yakshagana was

- performed here in earlier
2. Kuchipudi times

Classical Dance of Andhra Pradesh (Krishna District)

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Known as Bhagavata Mela Dance in Tanjore, Tamil Nadu
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Modern form: Tirtha Narayanayati

Disciple: Sidhyendra Yogi (Vaishnavite)

Developed dance drama

Exponents of Kuchipudi Bhama Kalapam (story of
Satyabhama, the charming
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Revived by: Balasaraswati and

Ragini Devi

Elements
Ganesha Vandana

:
Exponents: Jatiswaram
-
Raja Reddy
~

Shabdam
Kalapam
I Radha Reddy
Padam
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Padmaja Reddy Tarangam (the dancer dances on a rim of a
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Bhavana Reddy brass plate)
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Yamini Reddy
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Yamini Krishnamurthy -> Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan awardee
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Mallika Sarabhai 3 Kuchipudi + Bharatnatyam
 Exponents of Kuchipudi

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Vempata Chinna Satyam

Aparna Satisham
Lakshmi Narayan Shastri
Vendantam Satyanarayan -> Padma Shri awardee
Swapna Sundari
Shobha Naidu
Kuchipudi
Halim Khan

Symbolises Water
3. ·
Odissi
Oddissi

I Classical dance of Odisha

Exponents of Odissi

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- or Pankaj Charan
↓
Das
Father of Odissi
Modern form of Odissi
Exponents: I Leela Mohanty
Kelucharan Mohapatra
:
Sujata Mohapatra Niharika Mohanty
2007: Padma Vibhushan
Exponents of Odissi

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Elements
&

Mangalacharan
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Batu Nritya
Shagun Bhutani I
Pallavi
Gangadhar Pradhan I
Tharijham
Madhabi Mudgal
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Moksha

Oddisi
Bijayni Satpathy
Sanjukta Panigrahi
Sudhakar Sahu
Sutapa Talukdar

4. Kathak
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↑
Classical dance of Uttar Pradesh
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Name originated from “katha” meaning “story”
↑
Only classical dance to feature Persian elements

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·
Performed in Thumri music
performed in Urdu ghazals
Mughals patronised this
dance

Gharanas:
Last Nawab of Awadh
Banaras

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.
3 gharanas
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Jaipur Wajid Ali Shah
Lucknow:
Founders Elements: Amad, Thaat, Tukra, Paran, Jugalbandhi, Tarana,
Lucknow
Jaipur: Bhanuji Founder: Ishwari Prasad
Kramalaya Ghat, Bhaav
Banaras
RaigarhJanakiChattisgarh
Prasad
 Exponents of Kathak

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Kalka Bindadin Gharana (Lucknow)

Padma Vibhushan, >
1984/1986
1986
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Birju Maharaj, Lacchu Maharaj, Achhan Maharaj
- Dance school: Kalashram, 1998
Shovna Narayan
Sitara Devi
Kamini Asthana, Nalini Asthana
Narayan Prasad, Kalka Prasad, Ishwari Prasad
Vidhya Gauri Akhbar
Kumudni Lakhia
Aditi Mangal Das
Kumkum Dhar
Roshan Kumar

Symbolises Air

5. Mohiniyattam
associated with Lord Vishnu
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Associated with term “Mohini”
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Dance form of Kerala
Solo dance form performed by a female

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References seen in ancient text: Vyavaharmala
↓
↓ Written by: Mazhamangalam
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Narayanan
Namboodiri
Namputiri
No abrupt jerks
Forms:
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and dance
Tevitichyattam
performance is
Nangai Natukam Elements
very smooth
24 hand gestures Cholkettu Padam Saptam
Dasiyattam
Al
↑ - -

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Jatiswaram Tillana
·
↑

Padavarnam Slokam
 Exponents of Mohiniyattam

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Mohini Mohiniyattam ~

VN Menon Revived the

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Gopi - Gopika Verma dance form

Kan Kanak Rele

Suna Sunanda Nair
Jay Jayaprabha Menon
Radha Radha Dutta
Revival of the dance form
Krishna Pallavi Krishnan
Amma Kalyanikutty Amma
Founder of Keral Kalyanam, 1952
VN Menon: Revived the dance form
Shows: win of good over evil
>
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Performed in temples after Sevakali
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Face is green coloured:
session
=> green represents strength
6. Kathakali
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Vocal performance is in Hindi
·
Classical Dance of Kerala
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Performed by a Male
↑ It is based on the epics of Ramayan and Mahabharata
Forms
- Elements
Kalaripayattu:
1. Natyam :
Kelikottu
martial dance
Thodayam
2. Nritham
Purappadu
3. Nrithyam · Tiranokku
4. Sangeetam Ilakiyattam
:
5. Vadya Kalasam
M Order: Kalasam
- Used of facial expressions and colours
Af 24 hand gestures S
Meaning This dance form
Katha (story), Kali represents win of
(performance) God over evil
 Exponents of Kathakali
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Milena Salvini Bal Milena na mile Kuch Gopi ki Kali mil jaye
↑
P.V. Balkrishna
↑
Kunchu Kurup
- Gopi Nath
↑ Kottakal Nandakumaran Nair
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Mrinali Sarabhai

7. Manipuri

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Dance form of Manipur -> Introvert type of dance form
Based on Vaishnavism Vaishnavite form of dance
: Also known as ManipuriForms
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Raas Leela
↑
Forms:
-Raas Leela Sankritana Thang ta
1. Jagoi: shows feminine aspect
↑Radha and Krishna
2. Cholom: showsJagoi and Cholom
masculine aspect Martial Dance
↑

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BhagyaPerformed
Chandra
b
Profounder: Rajarshi I
Pung (drum) is used
bytoMeitei
performtribe
Masculine
dances

Exponents of Manipuri

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Jhaveri sisters
- Bimbavati Devi
↑ Nirmala Mehta
~ Guru Bipin Singh -> Title given: Hanjaba >
- By Manipur King
↑ Charu Mathur
- Devyani Chalia
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Aluna Kabuini
 8. Sattriya
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↑
Dance form of Assam -> Vaishnavite form
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Included in year 2000
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Father: Srimanta Shankaradeva (Vaishnava)
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Themes are related to Lord Krishna
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Assam’s music -> Borgeet
(Presentation of Ankiya
/
Ankiya Naat dance - Bhaona Naat)

↓Modified version
Sattriya

↓
Dance numbers: Chali, Jhumura, Nadu Bhangi
No theatre components

Exponents of Sattriya

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Jatin Goswami
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Bhupen Hazarika -> awarded Bharat Ratna in 2019
↑
Guru Ghanakanta Bora I
↑
Indira Bora highest Civilian Award
-
Monogram Dutta

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Dance form to be refashioned as a theatre art and to be exhibited widely both at home
and abroad: Bharatnatyam

Yamini Krishnamurthy: Resident dancer of Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam

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Guru Sashadhar Acharapakkam awarded Padma Shri in 2010 for his contribution in

- Chhau Dance

KADAMB Centre for Dance in 1964 founded by Kumudini Lakhia

~
National Nritya Shiromani Award 2022 awarded to Aparna Satheesan for Kuchipudi

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Famous personality of Bharatnatyam: Padma Subramanyam
Festivals of
India
 Amma Gadi pe Yatra me gai thi aur
Pagal ho gain

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Harvest festival

FESTIVALS
↑
↑
The
Pongal Pongal comes
wordmeaning: “tofrom
boil”the Tamil word “Pongu” which means
“to boil over”
Pongal Pagal
Amma pe 4 types

·
Durgama Pongal is a four day celebration that includes
Yellama Jatara Yatara me hai thi aur Bhogi Pongal
Ugadi Gadi Surya Pongal
Mattu Pongal
New Year festival Kanum
Kaanum Pongal

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FESTIVALS
Bihu Bahu
Celebrated by Baiko Baiko
Rabha tribe Dehing Patkai Patak Patak
Ali-ai-Ligang Ali
Ambubachi Abbu
Majuli Majuli
Celebrated at Kamakhya
Baishagu Baiko
Temple
Rongker Rangeen

Celebrated by: KarbisTribe

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Me Dam-Me-Phi
 Chaitra
Bihu is of 3 types:
Bohag Bihu Baisakh (April), also known as Rongali Bihu
Magh Bihu Magh (January), also known as Bhogali Bihu -
Celebrated as New YearNew Year
Assamese
Kati Bihu Kartik (October), also known as Kongali Bihu

Harvest festival

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FESTIVALS
Sangken Sang
Solung Solu
Dree Tree
Chalo Loku Chalo
Celebrated as New Year Losar Sar
Mopin Meri pin
Pangsau Paas aao

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Prayers dedicated to solar
deity Surya
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FESTIVALS
Chhath Chhath pe
Sama Chakeva Sama ko
Bihula Bahu La
Sonepur Cattle Fair
Rajgir
Sama ko Chhath pe Bahu la Sailesh Salhesh Sailesh
 36 Madai Socha aur Bola Haveli me
TRICK Basta leke Dusshera manenge

FESTIVALS
Pola aur Bola
Madai 36 Madai Socha
Harelli# Haveli me
Goncha Socha
Karma
Bastar Dussehra Basta Dussehra manenge

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FESTIVALS
Modhera
Madhavpur Madhav se
Rann Utsav Rann kar rahe
Shamlaji Melo Sharma ji
Vautha Mela
Durga Puja
Sharma ji Madhav se Rann kar rahe
 3 Kings went to Goa’s St. Francis Xavier
Church took some Grapes lekin Car Nhi mili
& Sunburn ho gaya isilye said Let’s Go
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FESTIVALS
Shigmo Let’s Go
Sao Jao
Sunburn Sunburn ho gaya
Carnival Car Nhi mili
Feast of Saint Francis Xavier St. Francis Xavier Church
Grape Escapade took some Grapes lekin
Bonderam Bore ho gye
Three Kings 3 Kings went to Goa’s

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FESTIVALS
Halda Haldi
Sazo Saza do
Minjar Kalinjar k Raja aa rahe
Pori Pari
Sair
Phulaich Phul se

Him Pari ko Haldi Phul se Saza do Kalinjar k Raja

aa rahe
 TRICK Suraj ki Pin Ganga me Gum ho gai

FESTIVALS
Surajkund festival Suraj ki
Snake worshipping festival
Pinjore Pin
Gugga Naumi Gum ho gai
Gangaur Ganga me

Goddess Parvati is When new leaves are

worshipped
seen in Spring season
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Sal tree is worshiped
FESTIVALS
Sarhul Sarhad pe kardia
Karam Usne ye Karam
Jawa
Sohrai Sohar
Unmarried women
Bhagta Parab Bhagta
celebrates this Rohini ka Bhagta Sohar usko
Rohini Rohini ka
Tusu Purab Susu lagi Susu lagi Usne ye Karam Sarhad
Harvesting festival pe kardia
Festival of Sowing

Harvest festival
 Vijaya Utsav
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FESTIVALS
Hampi Humara
Kambala Kal
Mahamatsyaabhishek Abhishek
Pattadakal & Kailpodh Kal
Gombee Habba & Gowri Habba Abba
Ugadi Gadi
Karga Karke

Celebrated in Shravanabelagola to New Year festival

honour Bahubali

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FESTIVALS
Thrissur Pooram Pooran
Vishu Vasu
Theyyam They are
New
Arattu Are
Year
Attukal At
Painkuni Pain
Vallam Kalli Boat Race Boat Race on
It is a rice harvest festival, celebrated for 10 days
Onam
Makar Sankranti celebrated in Sept (Asadh)
Makar Vilaku
Nishagandhi Nisha Pooram, Vasu & Nisha They Are At Pain
Guruvayur Ekadasi because they lost Boat Race on Makar
Celebrated in Padmanabhaswamy Temple Sankranti
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!
Nagmani rakhke Ganga k Madhya Gira do
5 day festival
FESTIVALS aur Bhag ao
-
Lokrang -
Rang lagak
-
Khajuraho Khajur ka
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Bhagoria Haat - Bhag Festivals of Jammu and Kashmir
Celebrated 7 days
Gangaur Ganga Tulip festival
before Holi
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↑

Shikara festival
Rasnawa Ras dalke
↑
-
-

-
Ghadlya - Ghade me
-
Pir Budhan
-
Panchmarhi Utsav -
Nagmani
S Tabla Day: 25 Dec
Tansen Music Festival Tansen
Chethiyagiri Vihara - Gira do
Celebrated by Buddhist community
Belonged to Gwalior Gharana
Tansen played Rudra Veena/Rabab

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FESTIVALS
- Dol Jatra (Yao Shang) -
Doll Sang
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Lai Haraoba - Lai
Celebrated by Meiteis
M
Kang Jatra
Cherry Blossom Cherry
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↑
Lu Ngai Ni -
Nhai
- Mani sate hi Apne Sang Doll & Cherry Lai
-

Gang Ngai - Nhai Fir Hindon me Nhai

/
Heirku Hindongba -
Hindon
TRICK: BISKUT

FESTIVALS
Chapchar Kut

·
Minm kut
Phawang Kut
FESTIVALS Tribes
Shad Shuk Jaintia
Nongkrem Khasi
Wangala Garo
Behdeinkhlam Jaintia

Festivals of 100 drum

TRICK
Lord Vishnu is worshipped
FESTIVALS
Vithoba Thobda
Narali Purnima
Gudhi Padwa Padwa
Banganga Mumbai
Vajt Purnima Purnima pe
New
Ghoda & Padwa Purnima Pe Kojagiri Savari
Year
lad gae Ganesh ji ki Savari Kala Ghoda Mahotsav Ghoda
kaun Elephant Bola Thobda Ganesh Chathurthi Ganesh
Dekha hai Elephenta Festival Elephant
Pola Bola
 Also known as “Festival of Festivals”
FESTIVALS
/
Hornbill ->10 days festival
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Sekrenyi-Angami Tribe ↑ 1-10 Dec

S
Moatsu-Ao Tribe

↓ Aoleang
/

Maotsii

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FESTIVALS
-
Kalinga Mahotsav
-
Kalinga k
& Konark Festival
-
Kaun
-
Raja Parba
- Raja ji
Rath Yatra
- Rath

! en
/

L Chhau - 6 khai
/
Naukhai
uakhai - Naukhai
- Bailyatra
ali Jatra
-
Bataiga
For Lord
V 6 khai ya Naukhai ye Kaun Bataiga Kalinga k Raja ji
Jagannath From Gokul to Dwarka
↓ Rath or baithe hai
Avatar of Krishna
 FESTIVALS During Holi

-
Hola Mohalla
·
Lohari
· Guru Parva
·
Baisakhi

Khalsa Panth celebration

Guru Gobind

FESTIVALS
Pushkar Fair
:
Desert Festival
Gangaur
Vi Nagaur Fair
For goddess Gowri Chandrabhaga Fair
/

↓ Bundi Utsav
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Parvati
Baneshwar Festival
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Kolayat Fair
-
 FESTIVALS
Losung
Losar
Sonam Lochar
Saga Dawa
Lhabsol

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FESTIVALS
Pongal Pagal
Jallikattu Kattu
Thaipusam Thailand
Puthandu
Natyanjali Anjali ko New
Float Festival Float Year Anjali ko Kattu karlia Vo Pagal ho
Mahamaham Gai aur Thailand me jak Float
Thiruvaiyaru karne lagi
Karthigai Deepam Gai

Kavadi
 Bathua Banalu Samko Medha ke sath Padhunga

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FESTIVALS
Bonalu Banalu
Bathukamma Bathua
Medharam Jatra Medha ke saath
Dunnapothula Panduga Padhunga
Sammaka Jatara Samko

↑
It is a 9 day festival
↑
Celebrated by women

FESTIVALS
Kharchi Puja
Hojagiri
Garia Puja
Bijhu

Festivals of Uttarakhand
Hareli·a
Bhitauli
Kale Kauva/Ghughutiya
Phool Dei
Kandali
Bissu Mela
Egaas
Festivals of West Bengal
Poila Boisakh

...
Durga Puja New Year/Nabo Borsho
Rash Mela
Basanta Utsav Baul Fakiri festival
Poush Mela Gangasagar Mela
Festivals of Ladakh
Jamai Sashti Hemis 2 day festival
Saka Dawa
New Year Festival Losar
Ugadi: Andhra Pradesh
Vishu: Kerala Celebrates the birth anniversary
of Guru Padmasambhava
Puthandu: Tamil Nadu
Gudi Padwa: Maharashtra
Poila Boisakh: West Bengal Saga Dawa
Losar: Arunachal/Ladakh Hemis
Pateti/Nowruz: Parsi Tak Tok

Raksha Bandhan is celebrated in August-September during Poornima, Shravan month

Diwali: July-Aug, Amavasya, Shravan month

Magh: Jan-Feb
Falgun: Feb-March
Chaitra: March-April
Baisakh: April-May
Jyestha: May-Jun
Asadh: June-July
Shravan: July-Aug
Bhadrapada: Aug-Sept
Ashwin: Sept-Oct
Karthik: Oct-Nov
Magha: Nov-Dec
Paush: Dec-Jan
Islamic New Year: Muharram

Tibetan New Year: Losar

Sair-E-Gul Faroshan Festival: celebrated in Delhi

Phool walon ki sair

Ugadi festival is celebrated in Chaitra month

Kagyed dance celebrated in 10th month of Tibetan Calendar during December

Lhabsol festival: Sikkim

Hindu festival that falls on Tamil Solar Month: Thaipusam

Birthday of Lord Krishna: Janmashtami

Birthday of Prophet Mohammad: Mawlid-Al-Nabi

Pattadakal Dance Festival: organised by Government of Karnataka in January to

celebrate grandeur of temples at a UNESCO Heritage Site

Kambala festival: Buffalo race

By Chalukya Dynasty June-July
July 15 June-15 July

Guru Purnima m: Ashadha month, celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Buddhists in India

Thiruvathira: cultural festival in Kerala Goddess: Shiva

Mahavir Jayanti: Jains festival

Was 24th Tirthankar

& Fugadi, a Goan folk dance performed in Konkan region during Ganesh Chathurthi

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Laru Kaj celebrated by Gonds of Madhya Pradesh

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Decorating eggs: Easter

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Sammakka-Sarakka Jatara is celebrated in Telangana

/
Chera Panhara ritual: during Rath Yatra in Odisha

/
Guruvayur Ekadasi is cultural festival of Kerala
 Folk
Dance of India
 Folk Dances of Andhra Pradesh

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Veer logon ke liye Dhimese Koyle ki Bhaap se
Also called as “Dance of brave”
Burra Banalu
Dances
Bhamakalapam Bhaap Most popular dance-drama of Sidhyendra

..
Yogi
Veeranatyam Veer
Burrakatha Burra It is also a festival
Bonalu Banalu celebrated in Telangana
Dhimsa Dhimese Folk Dances of Arunachal Pradesh
Kolattam Koyle
Lambadi Logon
Butta Bommalu Banalu
Dappu Meaning: Basket toys made of
Mask dance
wood, dry grass and cow dung
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Performed by Monpa
tribe Dances
Aji Lamu Aji
Wancho Wancho
Buiya Baua k
Performed by
Mishmi tribe Pasi Kongki Paas Aji Wancho Baua k Pas Chalo aur
Chalo Chalo aur Mask Lagak Lion & Peacock Dance
Mask Mask lagak Dekho
Lion and Peacock Lion & Peacock
By Monpa tribe
Popir -
Yak Chham Dance
Bardo Chham Sham ko Chalo
Rikhampada Rekha
By Mishmi tribe
Folk Dances of Assam

Dances
Bhortal
Jhumur Performed by Kulis (people who worked in tea gardens)
Bagurumba M teaCelebrated
gardensby Bodo community
Bihu
Ali ai Ligang
Deodhani Celebrated to pay tribute to Goddess Mansa

Folk Dances of Bihar

Dances
We
Jaat-Jatin
t-Jatin
Bidesia
Dhobiaya
↑
Jhijhiaya
↑
Jharni

en
Palka
Paika
Kajri
ajari
Chhau

· Um
Mask dance
Martial dance
>

Derived from term “Chaya”

 Folk Dances of Chhattisgarh

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Kaksar Dance Performed by Abhujmadia tribe

Suwa Nacha/Parrot Dance Performed by Kamar Tribe
Karma Nacha
Gendi Dance
Gaur Maria Dance
Panthi Nacha Associated person: Teejan Bai (Padma Vibhushan in 2019)
Pandavani Dance
Jhumur Dance Folk Dances of Gujarat
Saila Dance
Performed by Bhil
Tribe
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Dances
Garba Garba
Gop Raas Gopiyan
Dandiya Raas aur Garba khelne Dandiya
Raas
Bhavai Gujarat ki Gopiyan Dandiya Khelne
Tippani By fisherman Siddiyon se Matak k Padhar rahi hain
community
Hudo
Padhar Padhar rahi hain
Siddi Dhamal Siddiyon se
Lasya
Matukadi Matuka
Vinchhudo

Folk Dances of Goa

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Dances
MandioA Dance
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Ghoda Modni Dance
Ghodemodni
Talgadi Dance, Fugdi Dance
Important
Jagor Dance
Dekhni Dance
Tarangmel Dance
Goa
Dhalo Dance
Gonf Dance
Romat Dance
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Tomato
Sao Jao Dance
Kunbi Dance
Folk Dances of Himachal Pradesh

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Dances
Nata NataAu
i Dance
Chhora Jhora/Jhali Dance
Aman Dhaman Dance
Him Pe Himachal Pradesh
Raksho Rakshasa Dance
Chola Cholamba Dance
Mala Kayang Mala Dance
Sandh Shand/Shabu Dance
Dang Dangi Dance
Chapa Chapeli Dance
Chap Cham Dance
Folk Dances of Haryana

TRICK Haryana ke Panchkula ki Choriya Daphli aur Manjira leke Jhumar k

niche Dhamal Macha rahin Falgun me
Dances
Dhamal Dhamal Macharla rahein
Jhumar Jhumar k niche
Manjira Manjira leek
Phag Falgun me
Loor
Daph Daphli aur
Charkula Panchkula
Khoria Choriya
Gugga
Folk Dances of Jammu & Kashmir

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Performed by women
Dances
Rouf Harris Rauf
Bhand Pather Bhand Hok
Kud Kud raha hai
Hikat
Damali Manali me
- Dhumal
 Folk Dances of Jharkhand

Agriculture festival
Dances
Karam/Karma Kadam tree is worshiped during this dance
Paika Performed by Oraon tribe
Phagua
Is a traditional martial dance, performed by Munda tribe
Mundari
Domkach Performed by Bride and Groom during their marriage ceremony
Jhumair Harvest festival 3 types
Chhau - Mask dance Purulia: West Bengal
Seraikella: Jharkhand
Hunta
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Mayurbhanj: Odisha
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Folk Dances of Karnataka

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Dances
Yakshgana Yash
Karga
Veergase Veerta Khatam kardegi
Dollu Kunitha Doll
Bhootha Aradhne Bhootha
Kamsale Kam
Bolak Bola Yash Bola Kam kar Saale Doll Bhootha
Nagamandala Nagmandali Ngamandali Veerta Khatam Karegi

performed during Dussehra festival

Folk Dances of Kerala

Dances
Ottam Thulal
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Ottamthullal
Kaliyattam
Kaniyattam
Koodiyattam
Kolakali
Thappukali
Aksar Goriyan Aada dikhane k liye Matki me
Kooravarakali
Jawara aur Phulpati rakhk Manch pe Khada
Thiruvathirakali
Nachti hai aur Tali bajati hain
Chakyar Koothu
Theyyam Dharma Daivam
Folk Dances of Madhya Pradesh

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Dances Harvest dance

Jawara Jawara aur

Matki Matki me
Phulpati Phulpati rakhk
Tertali Tali bajati hain
Saila Performed by Kamar tribe
Aada Aada dikhane k liye
Khadar Naach Khada Naachti hain aur
Bhagoria Goriyan
Maach performed in Malwa Region Manch
Kaksar Aksar
Performed by unmarried girls
Folk Dances of Manipur

Dances
Thang-ta
Lai Haraoba Maibi Jagoi dance performed by
Dol Cholom Maibis mostly during Lai Haraoba

Ping
ung Cholom
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Raasleela
Jagoi
Khamba Thoibi
Nupa Folk Dances of Meghalaya

Dances
Nongkrem Performed by Khasi
Wangala performed by Garo
Behdeinkhalam
Shad ele
Sukra
Suk Mynsiem Performed by Jayantia
Laho

Known as “Festival of Hundred Drums”

Folk Dances of Mizoram

TRICK Mizoram k Manch pe Khullam Challam aur Zang Chal rahi

hai
Dances
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Cheraw
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Khullam
Khuallam Khullam
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Challam
ilam Challam aur
Manch Mizoram k Manch pe
Zangtalam Zang chal rahi hai
Chheihlam
Folk Dances of Maharashtra

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Dances
Kohli Koli Dance
Vadapav Pavodas
Aso f
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Baithakheechi
Baithakichi step Lavani is
Lavani (when
Lana Lavani Dance performed for a private and a selected
Lasy Lezim Dance audience)

Tamasha Tamasha Dance

Dafa Gafa Dance
Mouni Mouni Dance
Dhangka Dhangari Dance
Natak Natak Dance
Folk Dances of Nagaland

Dances
Rengma
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Alooyattu
Aaluyattu
Bamboo Dance
Butterfly
Changai
Zeilang
Folk Dances of Odisha
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Young boys dressed as women to
Dances praise Lord Jagannath and Krishna
Gotipua Pua Khayala
Dalkhai Dhalkai
Dandari Danda leke
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Ghumra
Ghumura Ghum raga
Bhaga Nacha Bhaga Nacha
Chhau
Karma
Ranapa Pua Khaya Dalkhai Danda leke Ghum raha
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Paika Martial folk dance Bhaga Nacha
Folk Dances of Rajasthan

Kalbelia is a UNESCO recognised dance

TRICK Raja Gangaur Kal Ghoom rahe the Susaini k sath

Performed for
Goddess Parvati Chaar Thali leke
Dances
Gangaur Raja Ganga
Ghoomar Dance is performed by
Kalbelia Kal Performed by Snake Tribe
Bhil Tribe
Ghoomar Ghoom rahe the
Suisini Gulabo Sapera
Susaini k sath
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Tertali
Terah Taali Thali leke
Chari Chaar Worship of Goddess Saraswati
Folk Dances of Sikkim
Performed by Gurjars
Festival dedicated to Mt.
Dances Kanchenjunga
Chu-Faat
Performed by Lepcha Tribe
Zo mal lok
Kagyed
Sikmari
Yakchham/Singi Chham
Marooni
Ghantu
Folk Dances of Tamil Nadu

Dances
Kalattam
Ao
Silambattam
Oyilattam
Devarattam
Kudirai Attam
Burden dance
Kummi
Kavadi Attam Devotees worship Murugan (Tamil God of War)
Folk Dances of Telangana
Dances
Lambadi
Ghimsa
Gusadi
Bonalu
Mathuri
Folk Dances of Tripura

Dances
Hojagiri Performed by Reang tribe
Bijhu Performed during Kojagiri Purnima

Hai Hak
Maimata
Garia
Lebang
Sangrai
Folk Dances of Uttar Pradesh
Dances
Charkula
Raslila
Khyal
Nautanki
Kajri
Ramlila
Dadra
Folk Dances of Uttarakhand

TRICK Ashish Chanchlani Chora hai woh Jhola leke

Dandi rakhk Chap Chap kar raha hai
Dances
Chhapeli Chapa chap kar raha hai
Chanchari Ashish Chanchlani
Jhora Chora
Chholia Jhola leke
Tandi Dandi rakhk
Thadiya Folk Dance of West Bengal
Dance
Gambhira
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elections
Martial Dances State
Lathi Punjab/West Bengal
Gatka Punjab
Silambam Tamil Nadu
Sarita Swarak/Thang-Ta Manipur
Kalaripayattu Kerala
Thoda Himachal Pradesh
Inbuan Mizoram
Mardani Khel Maharashtra
Pari Khanda Bihar
Mallakhamba Madhya Pradesh
Musto Yudha Varanasi
Folk Dance that represents a mock fight between Goddess Durga and
Mahishasura: Dandiya Raas

Ummatt-aat is performed in Coorg region

Popular folk dance of Minicoy Island: Lava

Popular Mask dance in South Malabar: Kummattikali

Dances chairs on heads with lighted Diya’s are performed by women in Rajasthan:
Chari Dance

Ratwa ni Gher is a dance performed on occasion of Holi by Ratwa Tribe

Ratvai is dance form associated with Mewati Tribe

Chad Sukra is celebrated as Sowing festival

Ranapa Dance enacts chapters from the life of Lord Krishna

Bhand Pather is folk dance of Kashmir

 Musical
Instruments
Types of Musical Instruments
There are total 4

1. Tantu Vadya: Stringed instruments Chordophones

2. Sushir Vadya: Wind instruments Aero phones
3. Avanaddha Vadya: Percussion instruments Membranophone
Have stretched membrane of animal skin to
vibrate to produce sound when struck

4. Ghana Vadya: Idiophone ex: Ghatam, Manjira

It vibrates when struck

Musical Instruments
Exponents:
1. Sitar
Pt. Ravi Shankar:
Bharat Ratna awardee 1999
1st Indian to receive Grammy For ‘West meets East’ (In 1968)

Others Exponents:
Anushka Shankar
Vilayat Khan
Imrat Khan Father of fusion dance: Pt. Uday Shankar

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Nikhil Banerjee
Shahid Parvez
Budhaditya Mukherjee
Pt. Harashankar Bhattacharya
Arvind Parikh
2. Tabla 3 Grammy Awards (2024) for
Exponents: ‘Pashto’/‘As we speak’ Padma Bhushan awardee
Ustad Alla Rakha Shankar Mahadevan for ‘This
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Zakir Hussain - Moment’ Receipt of Global Indian Music Award
Padma Bhushan 2002 Music composer and an Indian
Padma Vibhushan 2023 Classical player
Bickram Ghosh, Nikhil Ghosh
Ananda Gopal Bandopadhyay (Benaras Gharana)
Anokhelal Mishra Drum
Pt. Swapan Choudhary

3. Flute
Exponents:
Hariprasad Chaurasiya
Pannalal Ghosh (other name: Amal Jyoti Ghosh)
Rajendra Prasanna
Rajendra Kulkarni

4. Shehnai
Also Mangala Vadya Sushir
Exponents:
Bismillah Khan: Played Shehnai in Red Fort 1st Independence
Has received all the 4 highest Civilian Awards
Padma Vibhushan 1980
Bharat Ratna 2001
Raghunath Prasanna (also plays flute)
S. Ballesh
Ali Ahmed
Bageswari Quamar
Krishna Chaudhary
5. Sarod
Exponents:
Alauddin Khan
Amjad Ali Khan Maihar Gharana
Ali Akbar Khan
Hafiz Ali Khan Disciple
Rajeev Taranath
Buddhadev Dasgupta

6. Santoor
Exponents:
Shivkumar Sharma
Rahul Sharma
Ulhas Bapat
Bhajan Sapori

7. Sarangi
Exponents:
Pt. Ram Narayan
Ustad Sabri Khan
Bundu Khan
Shakoor Khan
Abdul Latif Khan
Ustad Sultan Khan

8. Veena
e
Samdragupta
Samudragupta (Gupta Dynasty) played Veena depicted in coins
Aurangzeb also played Veena

Exponent:
S. Balachander
 9. Rudra Veena
Exponents:
Sadik Ali Khan
Asad Ali Khan
Zia Mohiuddin Dagar

10. Nadaswaram
Exponents:
Rajratna
· Pillai Pillai
T N Rajrathinam
Neeru Swami Pillai
Sheikh Chinna Maulana

11. Ghatam Percussion instrument

1st Indian women to receive
Exponents:
Grammy: Tanvi Shah
TH Vinaykram
&)
Na( Vikku Vinaykram
E M Subramaniyam
Padma Bhushan awardee (2014)

12. Pakhawaj
Exponents:
Kunal Patil
Tota Ram Sharma
Pt. Bhavani Shankar
Ustad Rahman Khan
Kelucharan Mohapatra

13. Mridangam
Exponents:
V.K. Sivaraman Padma Vibhushan awardee
Rajna Swaminathan
Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman
14. Violin
Exponents
TN Krishna
Nagai Muralidharan An awardee of Madras Music Academy’s
Lalgudi Gopala Iyer Kalanidhi
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Mohanan Chandrashekhar
ekaran
Dwaraka Venkataswamy Naidu

15. Surbahar 16. Drums

Exponents
Exponents:
Sivamani
Annapurna Devi :Ananda Gopal Bandopadhyay
Imrat Khan ↑Shubhankar Banerjee
Wahid Khan
Imdad Khan

Santoor a classical instrument was made popular by: Shiv Kumar Sharma

Rajeeva Janardan (Imdadkhani Gharana) is an Indian classical player of: Sitar

Thetakudi Harihara Vinayakram is known for playing: Ghatam

Surbahar instrument master: Ustad Imrat Khan

Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu plays: Voilin

Dhrupad style is associated with: Bishnupur Gharana

Kamaicha is a bowed flute played by the Manganiars of: West Rajasthan

Chinkara is a stringed instrument played popularly in Madhya Pradesh

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Pena is a traditional binding instrument played in Manipur

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Kartal from the state of Rajasthan comes under: Idiophones

I Ektara is a single string, musical instrument made using bamboo and a gourd,
mostly used by traditional folk singers in Maharashtra
SPORTS
 Olympics
Current President: Thomas Bach

History
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Conducts Olympics

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Formed by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrius Vikelas in 1894

2nd President of IOC 1st President of IOC

Also designed the Olympic rings
HQ: Paris, France (Earlier) Now in Lausanne, Switzerland
Motto: Citius, Altius, Fortius - Communiter
Meaning
Faster Higher Stronger Together Union of 5 continents

Olympic rings order (left to right): Blue Yellow Black Green Red

Total: 106 member countries

Chosen through: Secret Ballot

1st Summer Olympic Games: 1896 (Athens, Greece)

1st Winter Olympics: 1924 (Chamonix, France)
1st Paralympics: 1960 (Rome, Italy)
2 yrs gap
1st Youth Summer Olympics: 2010 (Singapore)
1st Youth Winter Olympics: 2012 (Innsbruck, Austria)
2nd Olympic Games: 1900 (Paris, France)

2024 Olympics (33rd): Paris, France

2028 Olympics: LA and California, USA
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2032 Olympics: Brisbane, Australia

Most no. of times held in: USA (8 times)

Cities
4 Summer + 4 Winter
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London (3 times)
Paris (3 times)

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LA (3 times)

India’s Performance
Participation: 1900 Paris, France
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Norman Pritchard (won 2 silver medals)

Anglo Indian
 1st Indian team
Team: 1920 Belgium

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1st flag bearer: Purma Banerjee

Performance: 35 medals

10 gold

8 + 2

Team Individual

Hockey
14 goals by Major Dhyanchand

1928: Amsterdam (29 goals)

1916: no Olympics due to WWI
1932: Los Angeles
1940 and 1944: no Olympics due to WWII
1936: Berlin
1948: London Lead by Kishan Lal
1952: Helsinki
1956: Melbourne 6 gold medals
7th gold medals
1960: Silver
1964: Tokyo India defeated Pakistan

2 bronze medals + 7th place

1980: Moscow 8th gold medal

2 individual medals
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Abhinav Bindra in Beijing 2008 Olympics 10 m Air Rifle Shooting

Neeraj Chopra in Tokyo Olympics 1st Indian to win a gold in Olympics in Track and Field (Record: 87.58 m)
2021
On 7th August: Celebrated now as Javelin Throw Day

2024 Olympics
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Torch bearer: Abhinav Bindra
Flag bearer: Achanta Sharath Kamal
Bilquis Mir: 1st Indian women to be jury member in Olympics

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1st individual medal: Bronze won by K D Jadhav in Wrestling in 1952, Helsinki
1996: Leander Paes won Bronze
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2000 Sydney Olympics: Bronze won by Karnam Malleshwari in Weightlifting (1st Indian women to win a medal)
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2004 Athens, Greece Olympics: Silver medal won by Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
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2008 Beijing Olympics: Abhinav Bindra (gold) in air rifle shooting and Vijender Singh (bronze) in boxing
 2008 Olympics

Sushil Kumar: Bronze + Silver 2012 Olympics

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Vijay Kumar: Silver
Saina Nehwal: Bronze (1st Indian to win a medal in Badminton)
Mary Kom: Bronze (1st Indian women to win a medal in Boxing)
Yogeshwar Dutt: Bronze
Gagan Narang: Bronze

Rio Olympics 2016

PV Sindhu: Silver
Sakshi Malik: Bronze

Tokyo Olympics 2021

Mirabai Chanu: Silver (weightlifting)
Lovlina Borgohain: Bronze (boxing)
PV Sindhu: Bronze
Ravi Dahiya: Silver (wrestling)
Bajrang Punia: Bronze
Neeraj Chopra: Gold
Hockey team: Bronze

Indian Olympic Association

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Estd: 1927
President: P. T Usha

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Most decorated Olympian: Michael Phelps 28 medals

23 gold

Cricket to be included in Olympics 2028 To be held in Los Angeles

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Nations: India + Australia + South Africa + Canada + Britain

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1930: 1st Hamilton, Canada
1942 and 1946: was not hosted due to WWII -

1930-1950: British Empire Games

2022: Birmingham, UK (India: 4th)
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2026: no certainty of hosting country
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Most no. of times hosted by: Australia (5 times)
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Head: King Charles III
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2010: India hosted CWG

India finished 2nd

Total: 56 countries
 Asian Games Asiad
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Held by Olympic Council of Asia

1st: 1951 India

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1982: India
2022: Hangzhou, China
2026: Nagoya, Japan
Most no. of times held by: Thailand (4 times); South Korea (3 times)

Cricket
Governing body: ICC
HQ: Dubai, UAE

1st Test match: 1877 (Australia vs England); in England

ODI match: 1971 (Australia vs England); in MCG ground

1st Cricket World Cup

Women: 1973; England
Men: 1975; England Winner: West Indies
India won 2 times: 1983; 2011
Hosted by India
1987: Pakistan
1996: Pakistan + Sri Lanka
2011: Sri Lanka + Bangladesh
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2023: Only India

2027: South Africa + Zimbabwe + Namibia
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2032: India

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Most no. of WC won by: Australia (2023: 6th WC)

T20 World Cup

1st: 2007 Held in: South Africa

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Won by: India
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2022: England
2024: USA + West Indies
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England + West Indies: won 2 times
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India: won once

Football
Association: FIFA (Federation International de Football Association)
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HQ: Zurich, Switzerland

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1st match: 1872 England vs Scotland
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1st FIFA World Cup: 1930
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Held in: Uruguay

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Winner: Uruguay
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Most no. of times won by: Brazil (5 times)
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2026: Canada + Mexico + USA
 Dimensions

Football Also known as Soccer

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Length: 91-120 m; 105 m

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Width: 45-91 m; 68 m

Goal post
Width: 24 ft Radius: 9.15 m

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Height: 8 ft
Difference between the goal posts: 7.32 m (24 ft)

No. of players: 11
Game is of: 90 mins
Tie breaker: 30 mins
When tie
Penalty shoot out
Width of Football: 410-460 gm
Substitute allowed in football: 3

Trophies and Cups Associated

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India: Durand, Santosh, Rovers

Famous Indian players: Sunil Chhetri, Bhaichung Bhutia, P. K. Banerjee
World: Merdeka Cup, Scissors, La Liga
Famous players of the world
Ronaldo: Portugal

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Messi: Argentina
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Neymar Jr.: Brazil

Aitana Bonmati: Spain

Hockey
Ground Terms associated with Hockey
Length: 91.44 m Astroturf: grass/field where Hockey is played
Breadth: 55 m Dribble
Scoop
Goalpost
Height: 2.14 m
Length: 3.66 m

Ball weight: 156-163 gm

Players: 11
Substitute: No limits Earlier: 70 mins
Game time: 60 mins
15 mins intermission (4 times)
2020 Hockey World Cup: in Belgium + Netherlands
 Cards
Green: Time penalty of 5 mins

...
Yellow: Time penalty of 10 mins
Red: Out

Hockey World Cup

1971: Pakistan won (most no. of times = 4)
1973
1975: India Most no. of times hosted 4 times

FihHockey5s World Cup Muscat, Oman 2024 (1st World Cup)

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Netherlands won in Men and Women Team

Trophies
Nehru Trophy

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Wellington Trophy
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Aga Khan Cup
Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Rangaswamy Cup
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Sultan of Johor Cup Both hosted in Malaysia
Begum Rasul Trophy
Murugappa Gold Cup

Tennis
Dimension: 78 ft x 36 ft
Net height: 3 ft
Most Grandslams won by: Djokovic (24 times)

Tournaments
Grandslam: 4
1. Wimbledon: 1877 (UK) Played on grass
2. US Open: 1881 (US) Played on hard court
3. French Open: 1891 (France) Played on clay court
4. Australian Open: 1905 (Australia)-

Played on hard court

Australian Open
Men’s Singles won by: Jannik Sinner
Women’s Singles won by: Aryna Sabalenka

Doubles: Rohan Bopanna + Mathew Ebden

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Deuce means: Equality in points

 Badminton
Dimension: 44 ft x 20 ft (17 ft)

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Net height: 5 ft in middle and 5ft 1 inch at the edges of the court

Head of Badminton Federation of India: Himanta Biswa Sharma

Sports Authority of India (SAI) was formed in: 1984

Cards
Yellow: Warning for misconduct
Red: Warning for fault
Black: equal to 2 yellow cards

Cups Associated
Thomas Cup: Men
Uber Cup: Women
India: Syed Modi India International

Table Tennis
Also known as Ping Pong
Weight of ball: 2.79 gm
Table dimensions: 9 ft x 5 ft
Height: 2.5 ft
Net height: 15.25 cm

Famous players
Achanta Sharath Kamal
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Manika Batra
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Shreeja Akula
Bhavina Patel

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Chess: 16 pieces/player Terms associated with chess
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Pawn: 8 Stalemate
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Knight: 2 2.5 Moves in L-shape

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Checkmate
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Bishop: 2
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Gambit
Rook: 2
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Queen: 1
King: 1

Famous players
R Praggnanandhaa
R Vaishali
Arjun Erigaisi
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Length: 94 ft Terms associated with Basketball

Width: 50 ft Dribble

%
Weight: 22 ounces (600 gm) Pivot

Sports and No. of Players

Basketball: 5
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Volleyball: 6
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Netball/Handball: 7 Also in Water Polo, Kabaddi
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Baseball: 9 Also in Kho Kho

Billiards
Football/Cricket: 11 players
Ball weight: 160-170 gm
Polo: 4
Pankaj Advani (famous player)
Futsal: 5
Ice Hockey: 6

Sports Honour/Award Sportsman awarded with Rs 25 lakhs

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award (used to be known as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards)
1st recipient: Viswanathan Anand
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Youngest recipient: Abhinav Bindra

Latest recipients: Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
1st women recipient: Karnam Malleshwari

Arjuna Award Sportsman awarded with Rs 15 lakhs

1st: 1961
1st women: Meena Shah in 1962 (Badminton)

Athletics: Gurbachan Singh Randhawa

Badminton: Nandu Natekar
Basketball: Sharabjit Singh
Boxing: L. Buddy D’Souza
Chess: Manuel Aaron
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Archery: Krishna Das
Cricket: Salim Durani
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Kabaddi: Shahanand Shetty
Started in 1985

Dronacharya Award Sportsman awarded with Rs 15 lakhs

Wrestling: Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat
Boxing: O P Bhardwaj
Athletics: O M Nambiar
1st women recipient: Hansa Sharma in 2000 (weightlifting)