An institution of higher learning in the Islamic thought. In its earliest form, it was an extension of mosques and had a mostly theological curriculum centred around the Quran and the Hadith, and included the study of Arabic grammar, literature, mathematics, logic and natural sciences.
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Bangladesh’s national cultural body, centred in Dhaka, with 64 district branches across the country. Its mission to promote Bangladeshi heritage…
Founded in 1958 and located in Thrissur, it is an arts and culture institution managed by the Kerala state government’s…
A Buddhist monastic university in the ancient state of Magadha (in present-day Bihar), which was widely known as a centre…
An award administered by the World Press Photography Foundation awarded annually in categories such as News, People, Sports, Portraits, Nature,…
An annual award conferred by the Bombay Art Society. The awardees are chosen from among the artists exhibiting their works…
Established in the 1920s by KSA Arunagiri Nadar, it was a commercial lithographic press based in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu. Like…
Founded in 1985 by Shamlu Dudeja, it is a non-government organisation that provides medical and nutritional assistance to women in…
A prominent Tibetan family from the ninth century, based in Kokonor (present-day Qinghai District, China). They are believed to have…