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NSA Ajit Doval played a prominent role in Sikkim’s merger with India.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a great social reformer, writer, educator, entrepreneur and worked endlessly to transform society. His contribution towards education and changing the status of women in India was remarkable. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar strongly protested against polygamy, child-marriage and favored widow remarriage and women’s education in India. Because of[Read More…]
There could be no better time than mother’s day for Bhavna to thank her mother-like-mother-in-law for her constant support during tough times.
Says that he doesn’t like if someone addresses him disrespectfully or uses offensive term to describe his profession. Anyone working hard and honestly should be respected irrespective of earnings, he adds.
Raja Ravi Varma was among the earliest Indian artists to effectively master the Western academic art traditions. His subjects have often been as representative of the country and its culture, making him a seminal figure in the Indian art movement of the times. His subjects gave an identity to India as[Read More…]
On April 26, 1986, the world’s worst nuclear accident happened at the Chernobyl plant near Pripyat, Ukraine, in the Soviet Union, that has continued to haunt the world even after the 30 years of the accident. It happened during a test to see how the plant would operate if it lost[Read More…]
April 24 marks the death anniversary of Pearl Padamsee, a renowned actress, drama instructor, director and theatre visionary. On Pearl Padamsee’s death anniversary let us remember her theatre career. Padamsee’s Personal Life Padamsee was the daughter of an Indian Jewish mother and a Christian father. Married first to a Bengali Hindu, then[Read More…]
UNESCO selected April 23, to pay tribute to great literary figures including William Shakespeare, Miguel Cervantes and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega who died on this day.
On Satyajit Ray’s death anniversary let us remember the legendary filmmaker’s career. Satyajit Ray struggled in his childhood as his father passed away when he was barely three. Satyajit Ray’s earlier stints included working for a publishing house. Satyajit Ray even worked on Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s book ‘Discovery of India’.[Read More…]
On his birth anniversary, know what made legendary Indian filmmaker stand above the rest
A Russian communist, revolutionary, politician and political theorist, Vladimir Lenin has been regarded as the greatest revolutionary leader and statesman in history, as well as the greatest revolutionary thinker since Karl Marx. He is an almighty historical figure whose actions determined the course of some of the biggest political events of the[Read More…]
With the coming of a fresh crop of immensely talented individuals in the form of Manu Bhaker, Saurabh Chaudhury, Mehuli Ghosh, Anjum Moudgil, the records have started streaming in once again as these athletes flew in with laurels from all over the world in the field of shooting. However, one[Read More…]
Muhammad Iqbal who was widely known as Allama Iqbal was born on November 9, 1877, in Sialkot, Punjab (now in Punjab, Pakistan). He was a renowned poet and philosopher, remembered for his famous poem ‘Sare Jahan se Accha’ which is even after over 110 years remain as truly one of[Read More…]
Almost everyone who has a fair idea about the Jim Corbett National Park is well aware of the fact that the park has been named after Edward James Corbett. On the occasion of his death anniversary, lets dive deep into his many contribution towards wildlife conservation and establishment of beautiful[Read More…]
The Friday before Easter is a sacred one for Christians. Known as Good Friday, it is a Christian holy day held in honor and remembrance of Jesus’s death on the cross. It is held after Maundy Thursday, which recalls the Last Supper, and on the Friday before Easter Sunday. It is[Read More…]
A philosopher, scholar, an exemplary teacher, and politician Salvapalli Radhakrishnan was India’s first Vice President and nation’s second President. He was an influential teacher, who played a vital role in enhancing India’s educational system. He was awarded India’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna in 1984 and the British Order of[Read More…]
By Siddhi Jain New Delhi: “I could hear shots being fired from my house near Jallianwala Bagh. I rushed there and saw heaps of bodies lying on top of each other. I sorted through them until I found my husband”. Thus goes Ratan Devi’s account, just one of the many[Read More…]
Balraj Sahani was one of the most noted Bollywood actor and writers of his time. His simple persona and sophisticated demeanour rules million hearts even today. Balraj Sahni was born in Rawalpindi, Punjab on May 1, 1913. He had a deep love for language. He held a graduate degree in Hindi[Read More…]
World Health Day is celebrated on April 7 each year. World Health Organisation (WHO) is focusing on universal health coverage (UHC) for this year’s World Health Day. The strategic aim of universal health coverage is to ensure that everyone can use the health services they need without the risk of financial ruin or impoverishment,[Read More…]
Pandita Ramabai Saraswati, a scholar, feminist and educator, broke nearly every rule and tradition that confined the life of an upper-caste Hindu woman in 19th-century India. She was a truly remarkable woman who pioneered women’s education and rebelliously championed for women’s rights and empowerment. On Ramabai’s death anniversary, let’s look[Read More…]
Born on July 3, 1897 to the Dewan of Baroda Manubhai Nandshankar Mehta, Hansa Mehta was a reformer, educator and a prolific writer. She studied journalism and sociology in England. Hansa married Jivraj Mehta, the Chief Medical Officer of Baroda, who had briefly been Mahatma Gandhi’s doctor. Mehta was one of the 15[Read More…]
Nawazuddin Siddiqui had revealed earlier that before courting success in Bollywood he had no money or a place to stay when he arrived in Mumbai. Behind most successful people, there are inspirational stories of how these rich and famous ones have overcome hardships. On Nawaz’s birthday, we bring you his[Read More…]
Remember Priyanka Chopra lighting up the silver screen with her portrayal of Jhilmil in Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Barfi’? Weary of strangers, with a slur in her speech, Chopra played an autistic girl, who needed assistance with simple tasks like going to the loo. Like her character in the movie, one of 160 children are diagnosed[Read More…]
Meena Kumari ruled celluloid until her death on March 30, 1972. Iconic actress of the Golden era, Meera Kumar had an illustrious career in Hindi cinema and is considered one of the tallest stars of the Indian cinema, even now. No actress has acquired the kind of acclaim she did,[Read More…]
A pioneer of revolutionary theatre in India, Utpal Dutt, born on 29 March 1929, was a renowned actor, director, and writer-playwright. The multi-talented Dutt is fondly remembered for his intelligent comic punch. Dutt began his career as stage actor when he was a schoolboy. Pioneer of Indian Modern Theatre, he[Read More…]
