Indian Art And Culture (Part-IV) (Railway)

• In particular it is spoken in the districts of Siang. Dibang Valley, Lohit, Changlang and Upper Subansiri.

• Tani is a branch of Sino Tibetan languages spoken mostly in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and neighboring regions.

• Commonly known as the king of Himalayan flowers, it is an auspicious flower used to worship Lord Shiva in Hindu tradition.

• It flowers bloom during the midmonsoon time at altitudes ranging around 3,700 to 4,600 metres,

• The festival is celebrated at the beginning of September every year, after the sowing of the seeds, to seek a good harvest and prosperity.

• The celebrations of the Solung festival lasts for five days and is divided into three parts which are Sopi Yekpi. Binnayat and Ekop.

• The Telangana assembly on 16 November 2017 passed the Telangana Official Languages (Amendment) Bill, 2017, mak. ing Urdu the second official language of the state.

• The state has a substantial Urduspeaking population spread across all the 31 dis tricts.

• The word is a combination of the words Venkata (the name of a hill in Andhra Pradesh) and isvara ("Lord").

• Venkateswara is the presiding deity of the Tirumala Ven- kateswara Temple, located in Tirupati, Sri Balaji District, Andhra Pradesh.

• It is the most widely spoken member of the Dravidian language family and one of the twenty two scheduled languages of the Republic of India.

• Telugu is one of six languages designated as a classical language of India.

•  It is an annual festival celebrated in the twin Cities Hyderabad and Secunderabad.

•  Bonalu is celebrated in the month of Ashada whichfalls around July August.

•  It comes under the Central Institute of Indian Languag es, an Indian research and teaching institute based in Mysuru.

• Also known as Snake Boat Race, it is held on the river Pampa. It takes place at Aranmula, near a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Krishna and Arjuna.

• The Center focusses on the protection, promotion and propagation of Classical Telugu.