Sachindra Nath Sanyal (1893 – 1942): His 80th death anniversary was observed on 7th February this year. He was born in 1893. He was the founder of the Hindustan Republican Association. HRA was created to carry out armed resistance against the British Empire in India. Sanyal founded a branch of the Anushilan Samiti in […]
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Who was Ramanujacharya? Statue Of Equality
Statue Of Equality: The Prime Minister will inaugurate the Statue of Equality, a statue of Ramanujacharya, on the outskirts of Hyderabad, Telangana. India is celebrating his 1,000th birth anniversary as the ‘Festival of Equality’, upholding the view that the world is one family, ‘vasudhaiva kutumbakam’,” It is a 216-feet tall statue, which is made […]
Chauri Chaura Incident: In News
Chauri Chaura Incident: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has remembered the heroes of our freedom struggle on completion of hundred years of Chauri Chaura incident. The Chauri Chaura incident took place on 4 February 1922 at Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur district of the United Provinces (modern-day Uttar Pradesh) in British India, when […]
Tipu Sultan in News
Tipu Sultan: Naming a playground on Tipu Sultan in Mumbai sparked a controversy. Born in November 1750, Tipu Sultan was Haidar Ali’s son and a great warrior, also known as the Tiger of Mysore. He was a well educated man fluent in Arabic, Persian, Kanarese and Urdu. Mysore had grown in strength under the leadership […]
INS Khukri
INS Khukri: INS Khukri, lead ship of the Indian Navy’s Khukri class corvettes and an indigenous surface-to-surface missile fitted vessel that had the distinction of being part of both, the Western and Eastern Fleets, is scheduled to be handed over to the Diu Administration on 26 January 2022. Built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, the ship […]
Amar Jawan Jyoti
Amar Jawan Jyoti: The government has put out the eternal flame of the Amar Jawan Jyoti underneath India Gate and merged it with the one instituted at the National War Memorial in 2019 a few hundred meters away. The eternal flame at the Amar Jawan Jyoti underneath India Gate in central Delhi was an […]
Ravidassia Community: Punjab
Guru Ravidas: The postponement of the Assembly elections in Punjab to February 20 underlines the importance of the Ravidassia community in the state. Several political parties had urged the Election Commission for a postponement as the earlier date of February 14 would have clashed with Guru Ravidas Jayanti, an annual occasion during which Ravidassias travel […]
Who was Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman?
Prime Minister Inaugurated The New Integrated Terminal Building Of Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport: The Prime Minister inaugurated the New Integrated Terminal Building of Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport and launched key initiatives like Mukhyamantri Tripura Gram Samridhi Yojana and Project Mission 100 of Vidyajyoti Schools. The inauguration of the new terminal is seen as […]
Sankalp Smarak
Sankalp Smarak: In order to preserve this important event in history, a Sankalp Smarak was dedicated to the nation by Lt Gen Ajai Singh, Commander-in-Chief Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN), exactly 78 years after Netaji’s arrival on 29 Dec 2021. The Smarak is a tribute not only to the resolve of the soldiers of the […]
Veerangana Lakshmibai
Veerangana Lakshmibai: The Jhansi Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh will be known as Veerangana Lakshmibai Railway Station. The Uttar Pradesh government had earlier sent a proposal about renaming the station to the Union Home Ministry. The ministry consents to a name change of any station or place after obtaining no-objections from the Union Ministry of […]
