February 15
Adored for his classical style and a unique mystical flavour in writing, Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, or Mirza Ghalib, as he was popularly known, was one of the greatest Urdu poets in the Mughal Empire, during the colonial rule of the British. He penned down some of the most beautiful verses in form of ghazals that have transcended generations and... Read More →
February 14
The infamous Bhopal Gas Tragedy is known as India’s largest industrial disaster till date. The disaster, which led to deaths of several thousands people and crippled much more, resulted in lengthy lawsuit, with human rights groups demanding stern action. On 14 February 1989, the Supreme Court of India ordered the Union Carbide Corporation a $470 million payment for the damage caused... Read More →
February 13
New Delhi, the capital city, had its foundation stone laid by George V, the then Emperor of India. The event took place in the Delhi Durbar of 1911. The city’s architecture and planning were done by two British architects, namely Sir Herbert Baker and Sir Edwin Lutyens. It was on 13 February 1931 that Lord Irwin, India’s Viceroy, inaugurated New Delhi as... Read More →
February 12
Bollywood never had any scarcity of male villains but few of them could command the towering respect from film fraternity and get huge popularity among the masses like Pran had. Pran Kishan Sikand, commonly known as Pran, was born on 12 February 1920 in an affluent Punjabi family. In a successful career covering six decades and comprising over 350 movies,... Read More →
February 11
Known as a noted sociologist, political activist and philosopher, pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya played a pivotal role in developing outfits like the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Bharatiya Jana Sangh. The latter was the foundation of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The reverend leader was found dead under mysterious circumstances near Mughal Sarai railway station on 11 February 1968. During his life and... Read More →
February 10
The Kumbh mela, a major religious festival for Hindus, is held in four places in India every years on rotation basis. However, some such festivals have got associated with various types of mishaps. The Maha Kumbh Mela of Allahabad which took place in 2013 is remembered for a mass stampede leading to the death of 36 pilgrims. Ironically, the accident... Read More →
February 9
Bijayananda Patnaik, popularly known as Biju Patnaik, is an exemplary figure in the state of Odisha. He was born on 5 March 1916. He is considered as a great Indian politician and has also served the state of Odisha as Chief Minister for two terms. This great leader passed away on 17 April 1997. Childhood and early life Born on 5 March 1916,... Read More →
February 8
Jagjit Singh, often referred to as the “Ghazal King”, was a versatile and talented Indian Ghazal singer and musician who also wrote several memorable songs. He was born on 8 February 1941 in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan. He, in collaboration with his singer wife Chitra Singh, contributed immensely to ghazal as a musical genre and made it popular across multiple age groups. Ghazal, a... Read More →
February 7
Ashok K. Banker, a contemporary Indian novelist with mixed parentage whose literary works have won international acclaim, was born on 7 February 1964 in Mumbai. His writing spans a fairly wide range, including mythology, fiction, literary criticism and crime thrillers. Banker rose to fame in the global literary scene owing to the popularity of his Indian mythological retellings. His eight-volume... Read More →
February 6
One of the stalwarts of the Nehru family, Motilal Nehru was born on 6 May 1861. He made his name as a popular Indian lawyer. Along with this, he was a prominent activist in the Indian Freedom Movement as well as a pioneer of the Indian National Congress. He became the President of the Congress party twice. Another thing that needs... Read More →
