Nirmala Sitharaman releases ₹250 coin marking Carnatic maestro Muthuswami Dikshitar's 250th birth anniversary

Exam-focused facts from the 8 November 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman released a ₹250 commemorative coin at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi to mark the 250th birth anniversary of Carnatic music maestro Muthuswami Dikshitar.
Muthuswami Dikshitar, alongside Tyagaraja and Syama Sastri, is regarded as one of the Trinity of Carnatic music.
Dikshitar spent a considerable period in Varanasi, where he composed several works dedicated to temples and Hindu deities.