Guru Tegh Bahadur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on the 400th Parkash Purab of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji at the Red Fort in New Delhi on 21st of April, 2022. Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621 – 1675) was the ninth of ten Sikh Gurus and the leader of Sikhs from 1665 until his […]
Category: Important Personalities
Tribute To Veer Kunwar Singh
Tribute To Veer Kunwar Singh: The Government will pay tribute to freedom fighter Veer Kunwar Singh (1777-1858) on his birth anniversary (23rd April). He belonged to a family of the Ujjainiya clan of the Parmar Rajputs of Jagdispur, currently a part of Bhojpur district, Bihar. He was the chief organiser of the fight against the […]
Birth Anniversary Of B R Ambedkar
Birth Anniversary Of B R Ambedkar: The nation celebrated the 131st birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar on 14th April 2022. Dr. Ambedkar was a social reformer, jurist, economist, author, polyglot (knowing or using several languages) orator, a scholar, and thinker of comparative religions. Babasaheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar was born in 1891 in Mhow, Central […]
Book On The Life Of Tribal Freedom Fighter Birsa Munda
Book On The Life Of Tribal Freedom Fighter Birsa Munda: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan recently released a book on the life of tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda. The book titled ‘Birsa Munda – Janjatiya Nayak’ is written by Prof Alok Chakrawal, Vice-Chancellor of Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur. The book is a comprehensive attempt to […]
Who Was Har Gobind Khorana?
Har Gobind Khorana: The year 2022 marks the 100th birthday of Nobel Prize-winning chemist Har Gobind Khorana. Born: January 9, 1922, Raipur, India He began research on nucleic acids during a fellowship at the University of Cambridge (1951) under Sir Alexander Todd. He made another contribution to genetics in 1970 when he and his research […]
Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Birth Anniversary
Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Birth Anniversary: Jyotirao Phule was born on Born on 11th April 1827. He was an anti-caste reformer and social activist who along with Savitribai Phule, his wife, worked for the upliftment of children and women of the marginalized communities, and encouraged women’s education. He belonged to Maharashtra and worked hard to eradicate […]
Babu Jagjivan Ram Birth Anniversary
Babu Jagjivan Ram Birth Anniversary: The Prime Minister paid tributes to freedom fighter Babu Jagjivan Ram on his 115th birth anniversary (5th April). Jagjivan Ram, popularly known as Babuji, was a national leader, a freedom fighter, a crusader of social justice, a champion of depressed classes and an outstanding Parliamentarian. Jagjivan Ram was born on […]
Prahlad Patel 115th Birth Anniversary
Prahlad Patel 115th Birth Anniversary: The Prime Minister recalled the ‘Nation First’ spirit of freedom fighter Prahlad Patel on his 115th birth anniversary. He noted Shri Prahladji Patel’s generosity in social service and his sacrifice. And requested universities in Gujarat should carry out research and bring to light such forgotten freedom fighters and underscore their […]
Who Was Shivkumar Swami?
Who Was Shivkumar Swami? The Union Minister of Home Affairs inaugurated and participated in the 115th Birthday Celebrations of Dr. Shri Shri Shri Shiva Kumaraswami & Guruvandana Mahotsava in Siddaganga Mutt, Tumkur, Karnataka. Shivakumara Swami of Siddhaganga Mutt in Tumkur was a revered seer of the Lingayat-Veerashaiva faith and was the Lingayat religious head of […]
Chair Of Excellence: General Bipin Rawat
Chair Of Excellence: General Bipin Rawat On the eve of the 65th birthday of late Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat, the Indian Army has instituted a Chair of Excellence in his memory at the United Service Institution of India (USI). The formal announcement was made by Gen. Manoj Naravane, Chief of Army […]
