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 […]
Category: Important Personalities
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 […]
Who was Archbishop Desmond Tutu?
Archbishop Desmond Tutu: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who helped end apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 90. A contemporary of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, he was was one of the driving forces behind the movement to end the policy of racial segregation and discrimination enforced by the white minority government […]
Who was P.N. Panicker?
P.N. Panicker: The President of India recently unveiled the statue of Shri P.N. Panicker at Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram. P.N. Panicker (1909-1995): Puthuvayil Narayana Panicker is known as the Father of the Library Movement of Kerala.\ June 19, his death anniversary, has been observed in Kerala as Vayanadinam (Reading Day) since 1996. In 2017, PM declared June […]
Acharya Kripalani
Acharya Kripalani: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Acharya Kripalani on his Jayanti. Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani (1888 – 1982), popularly known as Acharya Kripalani, was an independence activist, Indian politician and an Educationist. Kripalani was also well-known for his work in the field of education. From 1912 to 1927, he taught at […]
