The Indian government declared 22 December to be National Mathematics Day. This was announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 26 February 2012 at Madras University,to mark the 125th anniversary of the birth of the Indian mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan (22 Dec 1887- 26 Apr 1920). On this occasion Singh also announced that 2012 wouldContinue reading “NATIONAL MATHEMATICS DAY”
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REMEMBERING RAJ KAPOOR
Raj Kapoor (born Shrishti Nath Kapoor;14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988) was an Indian film actor, producer and director of Indian cinema. He is widely regarded as the greatest showman in the history of Indian cinema and entertainment. He received multiple accolades, including three National Film Awards and 11 Filmfare Awards in India. TheContinue reading “REMEMBERING RAJ KAPOOR”
GURU NANAK JAYANTI
Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurpurab, also known as Guru Nanak’s Prakash Utsav and Guru Nanak Dev Ji Jayanti, celebrates the birth of the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak. One of the most celebrated Sikh gurus and the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev is highly revered by the Sikh community. This is one of theContinue reading “GURU NANAK JAYANTI”
NATIONAL MILK DAY 🇮🇳
National Milk Day (India) : 26 November Verghese Kurien (26 November 1921 – 9 September 2012), known as the “Father of the White Revolution” in India, was a social entrepreneur whose “billion-litre idea”, Operation Flood, made dairy farming India’s largest self-sustaining industry and the largest rural employment sector providing a third of all rural income.Continue reading “NATIONAL MILK DAY 🇮🇳”
CHILDREN’S DAY
Children’s Day is celebrated across India to increase awareness of the rights, care and education of children. It is celebrated on 14 November every year as a tribute to India’s First Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. Fondly known as Chacha Nehru among children, he advocated for children to have fulfilled education. Nehru considered children as realContinue reading “CHILDREN’S DAY”
NATIONAL EDUCATION DAY
National Education Day is an annual observance in India to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Nooh, the first education minister of independent India, who served from 15 August 1947 until 2 February 1958. National Education Day of India is celebrated on 11 November every year. http://quotes.iloveindia.com/maulana-abul-kalam-azad-14.html The Ministry of Human Resource Development announced onContinue reading “NATIONAL EDUCATION DAY”
BIPIN CHANDRA PAL
Bipin Chandra Pal was a Freedom fighter, Journalist, Politician, Writer, Indian independence movement activist, Orator and Social reformer. Emergence: 7 November 1858 Demise: 20 May 1932 Bipin Chandra Pal, known as ‘Father of Revolutionary Thoughts’ was born on November 7, 1858, at Sylhet district in British ruled India presently in Bangladesh. He was among theContinue reading “BIPIN CHANDRA PAL”
SIR CHANDRASEKHARA VENKATA RAMAN
Sir C.V. Raman – Indian physicist & nobel laureate Emergence: 7 November 1888 Demise: 21 November 1970 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._V._Raman https://www.britannica.com/science/Raman-effect https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/c-v-raman-quotes
🙏🌼 REMEMBRANCE 🌼🙏
A tribute to the iron man and iron lady of India. Vallabhbhai Patel – The iron man of India Emergence: 31 October 1875 Demise: 15 December 1950 Indira Gandhi – The iron lady of India Emergence: 19 November 1917 Demise: 31 October 1984
MILAD UN-NABI aka EID-E-MILAD
Many Muslim households across the globe observe milad-un-nabi, which commemorates prophet Muhammad’s birthday. It’s a gazetted holiday in India and is also known as Nabi Day, Mawlid, Mohammad’s Birthday or the Prophet’s Birthday. Milad-un-Nabi is a public holiday. It’s a day off for the general population, schools and optionally for the working class. Most ofContinue reading “MILAD UN-NABI aka EID-E-MILAD”