Bhojshala

  • Ambika Yakshini: Dhar, MP - Saraswati
  • by Raja Bhoja in 1034AD of Paramara Dynasty
  • attacked by:
    • 1305: Alauddin Khilji
    • 1514: Mehmudshah Khilji II
  • Parakrit inscriptions

Koya Tribe

  • on both sides of the Godavari River, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha
  • aka Koithur
  • migrated to central India from their original home in Bastar, northern India
  • Permakok (Bison horn dance)
  • Vijji Pandum (seeds charming festival)

Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship

  • aka Akademi Ratna
  • restricted to maximum of 40 living eminent personalities at any given time
  • awarded by President

UNESCO WHS Tentative List addons

  • colonial Penal Settlement of Andaman (on Portblair / SriVijayaPuram)
  • Rangpur Sivasagar Historic Ensemble, Assam
    • Ahom dynasty
    • Talatal Ghar (military citadel), Namdang Stone Bridge
  • Nicobarese cultural continuity
  • Painted Haveli Tonw of Shekhawati, Rajasthan

Other Dump

  • Kashmir Willow Bat: intl players use it (cricket), has GI tag
    • Salix alba (decidous tree), introduced from England in 1895
  • Puli Kali: tiger dance of kerala, during Onam procession (Athachamayam)
  • Thiksey Monastery: Ladakh - tibetan buddhist monastery of Yellow Hat (Gelugpa) order
    • resembles Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet; hence called Mini Potala of Ladakh
  • Periyar (Dwarf) Cow: indigenous cattle breed of Kerala
    • aka: Kuttampuzha / Andukannai / Periyar Kullan
    • other kerala cow: Vechur Cow
  • Aranmula Uthrattathi: boat race in Aranmula distt, Kerala culture
    • town has Parthasarathy Temple, birthplace of GI tagged Aranmula Kannadi (metal mirror)
    • Palliyodam == sacred, decorated boats
  • Rani Avanti Bai Lodhi: Queen of Ramgarh (Dindori), MP; fought in 1857 rebellionn
    • remembered in Gond tribe folklores
  • Fayaz Tepa, Kara Tepa: Buddhist sites in uzbekistan
  • Suru Valley (Ladakh) - Purgi, Islamic, Buddhist culture: Kargil region
    • Suru summer festival
  • Shekhawati Haveli: Rajasthan - ornate wooden doorway, hanging balcony (jharokha), fresco murals
    • world’s largest open air art gallery, on UNESCO tentative submission
    • named after Rao Shekha (15th century rajput chieftain)