Social Science Questions & Answers

Festival of Holi marks the end of winter and the beginning of which season? Spring: Holi, the festival of colors ushers in spring and is celebrated on the full moon of the month of Phagun. The dry winter leaves make way for the shiny green buds of spring, and the mustard fields are a riot of yellow. Most of all, …

Why Holi is known as festival of colors? In Vrindavan and Mathura (Where Lord Krishna grew up) the festival is celebrated for 16 days in remembrance of the divine love of Radha for Krishna. Krishna is believed to have complained to his mother (“Radha kyon gori, main kyon kala“) about his dark skin complexion and Radha’s fair. That’s when Krishna’s …

Shri Guru Ravidass ji was born in the 14th century (1377 most of the scholars says) at Kanshi (Banaras), Uttar Pradesh in India, in a humble family of Baba Santokh Dass ji being as father and Mata Kalsa Devi ji as mother. When was Guru Ravidass born? Since early childhood, Guru Ravidass ji was very much inclined to spirituality. Guruji …

How is Guru Ravidass related to Sikhism? Guru Nanak Dev fulfilled Guru Ravidass’s request by accepting a collection of Guru Ravidass’ verses and poems. The earliest collection of these poems are available in the Sikh scriptures, Guru Granth Sahib (the Sikh holy book). It was complied by Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth guru of the Sikhs. It contains 41 verses by …

Surajkund Craft Mela Theme: The Mela has been organized since 1981 with a view to promote regional cultural proceedings on a national level. Every year, a new state within the country is selected as its theme. In 2019 year, Maharashtra was chosen as the theme state and this year Himachal Pradesh has been chosen as theme state. In 2020 – …

How to reach Surajkund Mela? Surajkund Crafts Mela is the place where you can glance into the rural ambiance of India. Surajkund lies in the Faridabad district just 8 Km away from the South Delhi. The 2025 Mela is hosted by the Surajkund Mela authority from 7th to 23rd February. Colorful Festivity is open to visitors from 10.30 AM every …

When is Surajkund Craft Mela? The Surajkund Crafts Mela is held from 07 – 23 February, 2025 in Surajkund, Faridabad, Haryana. First time it was held in year 1981. Surajkund Crafts Mela is for displaying folk arts and crafts from all over the nation. Surajkund Handicrafts Fair is a unique opportunity for the talented artists, weavers, painters, sculptors and craftsmen …

When is Chinese Lunar New Year? The Chinese New Year that is celebrated for about fifteen days is one moment in the year when the whole nation feels united as they can imagine each other’s enjoyment. The Chinese New Year gets determined by the Lunar calendar and therefore it is sometimes called the Lunar New Year. Chinese Lunar New Year: …

Was Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Fascist? During his lifetime, Bose was frequently denounced as a fascist or even a Nazi, particularly in the wake of the radical, revolutionary (as opposed to reformist) views he expressed in radio addresses broadcast to India from National Socialist Germany and, later, from quasi-fascist Japan. Subhash Chandra Bose Fascist For example, The Statesman, a highly …

Where is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose? The alleged death of Subhash Chandra Bose, the supreme commander of Azad Hind Fauj and Free India Legion in a plane crash in Taiwan on August 18, 1945, has long been the subject of dispute. The third Indian commission that was appointed for inquiring into this confirmed in its report tabled in parliament in …