WHY THE INDIAN OCEAN IS SPAWNING STRONG For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: Cyclones (Fani, Idai, Eline, Kenneth), Causes News Flash The Indian Ocean has made its mark on the global news cycle this year. In March, tropical cyclone Idai made headlines as one of the most severe storms to have made landfall in Mozambique. After Idai, Eline was the strongest — though not the deadliest — cyclone to have hit the southern…
Continue readingPattachitra paintings For: Preliminary Topics covered: Painting, Design & Techniques, Themes News Flash Cyclone Fani teared down artists’ village in Odisha. Many pieces of art (especially Pattachitra, a traditional cloth-based scroll painting) in heritage hub have been damaged. Pattachitra Paintings Pattachitra style of painting is one of the oldest and most popular art forms of Odisha. The name Pattachitra has evolved from the Sanskrit words patta, meaning canvas, and chitra, meaning picture. Pattachitra…
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