Samaj Swami Dayananda Saraswati: The nation is paying tributes to the social reformer and founder of Arya Samaj Swami Dayananda Saraswati Ji on his 198th birth anniversary. Dayananda Saraswati (12 February 1824 – 30 October 1883) was an Indian philosopher, social leader and founder of the Arya Samaj, a reform movement of the Vedic […]
Category: Important Personalities
Who was Sri Madhvacharya?
Sri Madhvacharya: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi paid his obeisances to Sri Madhvacharya on the occasion of Madhva Navami. Madhvacharya (CE 1199-1278 or CE 1238–1317) was also known as Purna Prajna and Ānanda Tīrtha. He was a Hindu philosopher and the chief proponent of the Dvaita (dualism) school of Vedanta. Madhva called his […]
Sachindra Nath Sanyal: Important Points
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 […]
Death of Lata Mangeshkar: Legacy
Lata Mangeshkar: Lata Mangeshkar, affectionately called a “Nightingale of India”, passes away at 92. The Rajya Sabha will be adjourned for an hour on Monday morning in honour of the singer who was a member of the House from 1999 to 2005. Lata Mangeshkar (born as Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 6 February […]
Sachindra Nath Sanyal : 80th Death Anniversary
Sachindra Nath Sanyal : 80th Death Anniversary The Nation is remembering Revolutionary Sachindra Nath Sanyal on his 80th death anniversary. He was the founder of the Hindustan Republican Association also known as Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. It was created to carry out armed resistance against the British Empire in India. Sachindra Nath Sanyal was […]
Dr V. Anantha Nageswaran : Chief Economic Advisor
Dr V. Anantha Nageswaran :Chief Economic Advisor The Government has appointed Dr V. Anantha Nageswaran as the Chief Economic Advisor. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Nageswaran has worked as a writer, author, teacher and consultant. He has taught at several business schools and institutes of management in India and in Singapore and has published extensively. […]
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: 125th Birth Anniversary
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: In order to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of the great freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and as part of the year-long celebrations, the government has decided to install a grand statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate. The statue, made of granite, shall be a fitting tribute […]
Who was Pandit Birju Maharaj?
Pandit Birju Maharaj: The famous Kathak dancer Birju Maharaj, who took the traditional Indian dance form ‘Kathak’ to the world stage passed away. He was one of India’s most famous and favorite artists, belonged to the Kalka-Bindadin gharana of Lucknow, a classical Kathak dance form. He was born on February 4, 1938 in Lucknow. Awards: […]
Who was Sindhutai Sapkal?
Sindhutai Sapkal: Renowned social worker Sindhutai Sapkal, fondly known as ‘orphan children’s mother’, died following a heart attack. Sapkal, who had received the Padma Shri last year, had completed 74 years in November. Born on November 14, 1948, in Wardha district of Maharashtra, Sapkal was forced to drop out of school after she had passed […]
Who Was Sri Aurobindo?
Sri Aurobindo: PM Modi has announced that 150 universities across the country will be involved in writing papers on different aspects of spiritual leader Sri Aurobindo’s life and philosophy to commemorate his 150th birth anniversary. Sri Aurobindo was born on August 15, 1872, in Kolkata, West Bengal. He was a yogi, seer, philosopher, poet, and […]
