Heliopolis Memorial: PM Of India Visit Prime Minister of India will pay his respects at the Heliopolis (Port Tewfik) Memorial in the Heliopolis War Cemetery in Cairo, Egypt. Heliopolis Memorial is part of the larger Heliopolis Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery. This memorial commemorates the memory of 3,727 Indian soldiers who died fighting in various campaigns […]
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Celt Belonging To Neolithic Period, Discovered
Celt Belonging To Neolithic Period, Discovered: A celt, belonging to the Neolithic period, was discovered in Poothinatham by Tamil Nadu’s Department of Archaeology. This celt was used as either a plough or an axe and was made of Doloraid stone. A celt is a prehistoric tool made of stone or metal, typically used as a […]
350th Anniversary Of The Coronation Of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
350th Anniversary Of The Coronation Of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj: Celebrations marking the 350th anniversary of the coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj recently began at the Raigad fort in Maharashtra. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was the founder of the Maratha Empire in western India. He was born on February 19, 1630 to Shahaji Bhosle and Jijabai in […]
Rabindranath Tagore Birth Anniversary
Rabindranath Tagore Birth Anniversary: Prime Minister recently paid tributes to Rabindranath Tagore on his birth anniversary. Rabindranath Tagore was a world-renowned poet, litterateur, philosopher and Asia’s first Nobel laureate. He was born in Kolkata on May 7, 1861. He was the son of Debendranath Tagore, a prominent philosopher and religious reformer. He was popularly known […]
Maharana Pratap Jayanti
Maharana Pratap Jayanti: PM recently paid tributes to Maharana Pratap on his Jayanti. Pratap Singh popularly known as Maharana Pratap, was a king of Mewar, a region in the present day state of Rajasthan. He was the eldest son of Udai Singh II founder of city of Udaipur Battle of Haldighati: It was fought on […]
King Charles III Coronation
King Charles III Coronation: The coronation of King Charles III and his wife, Camilla, will take place on May 6, which coincides with the anniversary of the 1910 death of his great-great-grandfather, King Edward VII. King Charles III will wear St. Edward’s Crown during his coronation, as is customary. St. Edward’s Crown is the oldest […]
Tughlaqabad Fort : ASI To Remove Encroachments
Tughlaqabad Fort : ASI To Remove Encroachments The Delhi HC asked the ASI to remove encroachments around the Tughlaqabad Fort. The Tughlaqabad Fort in Delhi which is in complete ruins now, was built by Ghiyasudddin Tughlaq. Ghiyasudddin Tughlaq was the first Sultan of the Tughlaq Dynasty in 1321. It lends its name to the nearby […]
Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya And Sri Ramanujacharya Birth Anniversary
Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya And Sri Ramanujacharya Birth Anniversary: Prime Minister has paid tributes to Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya and Sri Ramanujacharya on his birth anniversary and on his Jayanti. Ramanujacharya: Ramanujacharya, born in 1017 in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, is widely respected as a Vedic philosopher and social reformer. He is renowned for advocating social […]
Bhoodan-Gramdan Movement
Bhoodan-Gramdan Movement: A village in Maharashtra moved to the Bombay High Court, demanding the implementation of the Gramdan Act. Bhoodan Movement was a socio-political movement started by Vinoba Bhave in 1951 in India. Vinoba Bhave was a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi who chose him as the first individual Satyagrahi and had actively participated in India’s […]
Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Birth Anniversary
Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Birth Anniversary: The Prime Minister has paid tribute to the great social reformer, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule on his birth anniversary Jyotirao Phule was born on 11th April 1827 in Maharashtra, India. He belonged to the Mali caste of gardeners and vegetable farmers. Phule was greatly influenced by Thomas Paine’s book ‘The […]
