{"id":64412,"date":"2020-11-06T23:43:41","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T18:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/?p=64412"},"modified":"2020-12-21T15:44:50","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T10:14:50","slug":"railways-general-awareness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/railways-general-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"General Awareness for Railway exams: Art and Culture of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>India is a land of diversity symbolized by different Cultures. Different Dynasties of India at different points of time gave rise to the Intangible Heritage which we have today. India is globally recognized for its Art and Culture. Different Countries take keen interest in our Art and Culture and so does our examiners. Railways, a tangible asset to the nation never misses a chance to glorify our Intangible heritage in its exams. You will always find a place for Art and Culture in Railways General Awareness. In this Article let us learn a bit more about our rich heritage.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Indian Art and Culture for Railways General Awareness:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Art and Culture includes but does not limit to Music, Dance forms, Paintings, Handicrafts, Festivals, Theatres, Literature. Let us learn about them one by one so that we are well prepared for the Railways General Awareness section.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/railway-rrb-ntpc\/?ref=b-06-11-cshg4\"><strong>Attempt a FREE RRB NTPC mock test here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. Dance forms<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Dance forms in India derives their themes from mythology, legends and classical literature having an unbroken tradition of thousands of years. It can be divided into two categories: Classical and Folk. Major Classical dance forms from our exam point of view are as follows:<\/p>\n<table class=\"tg\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"tg-0lax\">Classical\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dance Form<\/th>\n<th class=\"tg-0lax\">State of\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Origin<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Bharata Natyam<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Tamil Nadu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Kathakali<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Kerala<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Kathak<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Uttar Pradesh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Manipuri<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Manipur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Kuchipudi<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Andhra Pradesh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Odissi<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Odisha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Sattriya<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Assam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Mohiniattam<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Kerala<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/free-ebook-pdf-download\/?ref=b-06-11-cshg4\"><strong>Download free E-books here for various topics of general awareness.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>2. Paintings<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-64419 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/art.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"166\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 28 states and 8 union territories of the nation have their distinct cultural and traditional identities which are displayed through various forms of art. For Railways General Awareness<strong>,<\/strong> the following are the vital Paintings<strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"tg\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"tg-0lax\">Form of\u00a0 Painting<\/th>\n<th class=\"tg-0lax\">Prevalent\u00a0 State\/State of Origin<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Thanjavur paintings\/ Tanjore paintings<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Tamil Nadu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Madhubani painting\/ Mithila Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Bihar<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Warli folk paintings<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Maharashtra<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Pattachitra Painting<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Odisha<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Bani Thani painting<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Rajasthan<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Kalamezhuthu\/ Kalam <\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Kerala<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/railway-rrb-ntpc\/?ref=b-06-11-cshg4\"><strong>Attempt a FREE RRB NTPC mock test here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>3. Literature<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-64421 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/literature.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"174\" height=\"187\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The tradition of Indian Literature is the oldest in the world. It was primarily oral and latter it was transmitted into written documents.<\/p>\n<p>The Vedas are rich source of knowledge that originated in Ancient India. They were orally transmitted for many generations before being written down. Veda\u2019 is also called \u2018Shruti\u2019 meaning \u2018what is heard\u2019. Following are the <strong>Vedas in their chronological order: Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda, and Atharvaveda.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Apart from Vedas, other great literary works, which marked the golden era of Indian literature are as follows:<\/p>\n<table class=\"tg\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Literature<\/span><\/th>\n<th class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Authored by:<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Abhijanam\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Shakuntalam <\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Kalidasa<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Ratnavali<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Sri\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Harsha<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Arthashastra<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Chanakya<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Meghdoot<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Kalidasa<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Svapna\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Vasavadattam<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Bhaasa<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Mricchakatika<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Shudraka<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Gitagovinda<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Jaydev<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Ramcharitmanas<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Tulsi\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Das<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Chandrakanta<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Devaki\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Nandan Khatri<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/free-ebook-pdf-download\/?ref=b-06-11-cshg4\"><strong>Download free E-books here for various topics of general awareness.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>4. Festivals of India<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-64422 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/fest.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"153\" \/><\/p>\n<p>India\u2019s Diversity is India\u2019s Strength. Different Kinds of Festivals are celebrated across the country with great zeal. We have hundreds of festivals in our country but only some are important for <strong>Railway General Awareness<\/strong> section. Following are the important festivals of our great nation from exam purpose:<\/p>\n<table class=\"tg\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Festival <\/span><\/th>\n<th class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">State<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Brahmotsavam, Ugadi<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Andhra Pradesh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Solung, Losar, Murung, Reh, Mopin, Myoko<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Arunachal Pradesh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Ambubachi, Bihu, Dehing Patkai<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Assam<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Mando, Chikalkalo<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Goa<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Urs, Hemis, Tulip, Gurez<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Jammu and Kashmir<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Yaoshang, Chavang Kut<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Manipur<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Nongkrem Dance Festival<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Meghalaya<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Chapchar Kut<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Mizoram<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Hornbill Festival<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Nagaland<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Saga Dawa, <\/span>Phang Lhabsol<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Sikkim<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Pongal, Jallikattu<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: black; background-color: white;\">Tamil Nadu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/railways-rrb\/?ref=b-06-11-cshg4\"><strong>Attempt a FREE RRB Group D mock test here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That is all folks in this post! We tried to make you familiar with the Intangible Heritage of our great nation keeping in mind your precious time and purpose of reading this article for Railways General Awareness. We served you information from the exam point of view and we are certain that it will help you cracking the Railways General Awareness Section. Oliveboard wishes you all success in the coming exam!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/gk-bolt-monthly-current-affairs\/\"><strong>Download BOLT \u2013 FREE\u00a0monthly general awareness Ebook<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=in.oliveboard.prep\"><strong>Study at your own convenience anywhere. Download the Oliveboard app now!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India is a land of diversity symbolized by different Cultures. 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