📌VIRAASAT: 🔸“VIRAASAT”, a fortnight long exhibition dedicated to celebrating the 10th National Handloom Day began at Handloom Haat in Janpath recently. 🔸VIRAASAT is organized by the National Handloom Development Corporation Ltd (NHDC) under the Ministry of Textiles. 🔸The series “VIRAASAT”- the “Exclusive Handloom Expo” is a continuation of celebrations held during the previous year around the National Handloom Day. 🔸The event focuses on the glorious tradition of Handloom and Handicrafts. It also provides a market connection to the handloom weavers and artisans. 🔸The unique products such a

📌Assam’s Moidams To Be Considered For World Heritage List: 🔸The ‘Moidams’ of Ahom dynasty have been proposed for inclusion in the World Heritage Sites list during the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee. 🔸India will host this session for the first time in July 2024 in New Delhi. UNESCO’s World Heritage list includes 1,199 properties from 168 countries. 🔸The Moidams represent the late medieval (13th-19th century CE) mound burial tradition of the Tai Ahom Dynasty of Assam. 🔸These were primarily constructed using earth, bricks, and stone. The outer structure typically consisted of a

📌Kalaripayattu: 🔸The Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports stated in the Lok Sabha that the Ministry has recognised the Indian Kalaripayattu Federation as the Regional Sports Federation to promote ‘Kalaripayattu’ in the country. 🔸Kalaripayattu is the traditional martial art originated and popularly practiced in Kerala. 🔸Mythology has it that the warrior sage Parasurama is the promulgator of Kalaripayattu. 🔸It is composed of two words, kalari means “place of combat” and payattu means “fighting” in Malayalam. 🔸The four stages of Payattu are: Maippayattu: Body conditioning exercises Ko