Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently laid the foundation stone for Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University in Aligarh. It will provide affiliation to 395 colleges of the Aligarh division. Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh Born in a royal family on December 1, 1886 in Hathras, Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh was a freedom […]
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Battle Of Saragarhi
Battle Of Saragarhi: 12th September marked the 124th anniversary of the Battle of Saragarhi. The Battle of Saragarhi is considered one of the finest last stands in the military history of the world. Saragarhi was the communication tower between Fort Lockhart and Fort Gulistan. The two forts in the rugged North West Frontier Province (NWFP), […]
128th Anniversary Of Chicago Address Of Swami Vivekananda
128th Anniversary Of Chicago Address Of Swami Vivekananda: On September 11, 1893, Swami Vivekananda delivered his famed speech at the ‘Parliament of the World’s Religions’, garnering a full two minute standing ovation and the moniker of ‘cyclonic monk of India’ . This year marked the 128th anniversary of the historic Chicago Address of Swami Vivekananda. […]
Who Was Subramaniya Bharathiyar?
Subramaniya Bharathiyar: Vice-President recently paid homage to Subramania Bharati to mark the death centenary of the poet and freedom fighter. About Subramaniya Bharathi: Born on 11th December 1882, in Ettayapuram village of Tirunelveli District in Tamil Nadu. He was a poet, freedom fighter and social reformer from Tamil Nadu. He was known as Mahakavi Bharathiyar. […]
Champaran Satyagrah Express
The Champaran Satyagrah Express: Frequency of Champaran Satyagraha Express has been increased to bi-weekly by Ministry of Railways. The Champaran Satyagrah Express is an Express train belonging to Northern Railway zone that runs between Bapudham Motihari and Anand Vihar Terminal in India. Bapudham Motihari Railway Station is a major railway station in Motihari, East Champaran […]
Who was V. O. Chidambaram Pillai?
V. O. Chidambaram Pillai: The Prime Minister paid tribute to V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, the legendary freedom fighter on his 150th birth anniversary. He was popularly known as Kappalottiya Tamilan (The Tamil Helmsman) and Sekkizuththa Semmal (scholarly gentry who suffered at the oil press). Vallinayagam Olaganathan Chidambaram Pillai (VOC) was born 5th September 1872 to […]
Vanniyar Movement
Vanniyar Movement: With local body polls round the corner, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK government in Tamil Nadu) has announced the construction of a memorial in Villupuram to people killed in police firing and clashes in 1987, during a movement demanding reservation for the Vanniyar community. Vanniyars are one of the largest and most consolidated […]
Jallianwala Bagh Complex Renovation
Jallianwala Bagh Complex: Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the renovated Jallianwala Bagh complex in Amritsar on August 28, 2021. The monument was first opened by then President Dr Rajendra Prasad on April 13, 1961, as a tribute to the victims of the massacre on April 13, 1919. The central government set up the Jallianwala […]
Who Are Dimasas?
Who Are Dimasas?: A suspected militant attack left five truckers dead in Assam’s Dima Hasao hill district. Intelligence inputs suggest that an outfit called the Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) was behind the attack. The Dimasas (or Dimasa-Kacharis) are the earliest known rulers and settlers of Assam, and now live in Dima Hasao, Karbi Anglong, […]
Who Was Hari Singh Nalwa?
Who Was Hari Singh Nalwa? Afghanistan, which has earned the name of graveyard of the empires, could not be controlled by anyone completely. But Hari Singh Nalwa, a legendary Sikh commander, tamed the turbulent forces at play in Afghanistan and earned the reputation of the most feared Sikh warrior there. Hari Singh Nalwa was a […]
