Question

The Union Government launched Sahapedia.org. It is:

• A. India's first online interactive portal on the cultural heritage of the country.
• B. an online portal to pay all the government service bills
• C. an initiative to keep record of all the BPL families so that government can access this information for implementation of its schemes.
• D. a job portal launched under the Skill India mission.

Answer 1

The correct option is A India's first online interactive portal on the cultural heritage of the country.

Sahapedia is a collection of resources on the diverse heritage of India. It is non-profit society, led by former TCS chairman S. Ramadorai, who is the head of the National Skill Development Agency.
About Sahapedia

• Sahapedia is an open online resource on the arts, cultures and heritage of India.
• Saha, Sanskrit for together with, is an invitation to explore together the richness of India’s cultural landscapes.
• The portal consists of information ranging from visual arts, music, literature, cinema, dance, architecture, ecological systems, cuisine, percussion and oral histories among others.
• The portal gives users access to various articles, videos, interviews and image galleries.
• Most of the articles on the portal are curated in the form of multimedia modules, articles, interviews, photographs, videos of performances, timelines, walkthroughs and bibliographies.