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Raj Malhotra’s IAS Study Group Banganapalle Mango of Andhra Pradesh gets GI Tag Banaganapalle mangoes, one of the most popular and finest varieties of mango from Andhra Pradesh, has been given the Geographical Indication (GI) Registration Certificate by the GI Registry, Chennai. The Andhra Pradesh government is now the registered proprietor of the GI tag for mangoes, often hailed as ‘the king of fruits’. The Banaganapalle mangoes have gained wide acceptability throughout the globe due to its unique characteristics in aroma, taste, shape, size and appearance. The application for the Banaganapalle Mangoes was filed by the Horticulture Development Agency, represented by commissioner of horticulture, the government of Andhra Pradesh, and was facilitated by Andhra Pradesh Technology Development and Promotion Centre (APTDC) of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). According to the AP horticulture department, about 5,500 tonne of Banaganapalle mangoes are exported annually to the US and UK. The primary centre of origin of the fruit is Kurnool district, comprising Banaganapalle, Paanyam and Nandyal mandals. The government has also listed Khammam, Mahabubnagar, Rangareddy, Medak and Adilabad districts in Telangana as secondary centres of origin. PM Modi inaugurates International Basava Convention Art & Culture The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, dedicated the holy Vachanas of Basavanna, translated into 23 languages, and addressed an event to mark the inauguration of Basava Jayanthi <strong>2017</strong>, and Golden Jubilee Celebration of Basava Samithi, at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said India's history is not only Paying homage to Lord Basaveshwara, he said Basaveshwara had envisioned a democratic arrangement, several centuries ago. He said our land has been blessed with great individuals who have transformed our society. He said reform has always come to our society from within, whenever required. He expressed confidence that reformers would emerge from within the Muslim community itself, to put an end to the pain suffered by some Muslim women, because of the practice of “triple talaq.” He urged the Muslim community not to look at this issue through a political lens.out defeat, poverty or colonialism. India gave the message of good governance, non-violence and Satyagraha, he added. Basava Jayanthi is traditionally observed by the Lingayats and is observed as a holiday in the Indian state of Karnataka. It marks the birthday of Basavanna, 12th-century poet-philosopher, and the founding saint of the Lingayat religion. It is celebrated with much pomp and gaiety all over south India, majorly in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. Vishwaguru Basavanna was a great revolutionary who established spiritual democracy called "Anubhava Mantapa" in the 12th century in India (Anubhava Mantapa - which is also called as the "FIRST PARLIAMENT CONCEPT OF THE WORLD". Its lead by Saint Allamprabhu), and gave practical solutions to all kind of problems mankind was suffering at that time. His teachings are time tested, scientific and proven. Basava-Tatva is never ending inspiration to achieve the welfare of mankind. 38 | P a g e # 1 1 1 0 , A d j a c e n t Y M C A , S e c t o r 1 1 - C , C h a n d i g a r h P h : 9 8 1 4 7 - 1 1 6 6 1
Raj Malhotra’s IAS Study Group MUSIC FEST MARKS TYAGARAJA’S 250TH ANNIVERSARY A three-day music festival has been organised in the city to mark Saint Tyagaraja’s 250th birth anniversary. He was born in 1767 in Tiruvarur, Thanjavur district. Tyagraja is an iconic figure in classical Carnatic music. The saint is considered to be one of the musical geniuses who laid the foundation of Carnatic music in India. Kakarla Tyagabrahmam (4 <strong>May</strong> 1767 – 6 January 1847) or Saint Tyagaraja, also known as Tyāgayya in Telugu, was one of the greatest composers of Carnatic music or Indian classical music. He was a prolific composer and highly influential in the development of the classical music tradition. Tyagaraja composed thousands of devotional compositions, most in Telugu and in praise of Lord Rama, many of which remain popular today. Of special mention are five of his compositions called the Pancharatna Kritis (English: "five gems"), which are often sung in programs in his honour. Tyagaraja saw the reigns of four kings of Maratha dynasty — Tulaja II (1763- 1787), Amarasimha (1787-1798), Serfoji II (1798-1832) and Sivaji II. 39 | P a g e # 1 1 1 0 , A d j a c e n t Y M C A , S e c t o r 1 1 - C , C h a n d i g a r h P h : 9 8 1 4 7 - 1 1 6 6 1
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