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 →
February 5
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was one of the most eminent spiritual and religious leaders in India. He is more popularly known for the technique of Transcendental Meditation. Born on 12 January 1917 in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Maharishi’s original name was Mahesh Prasad Varma. The great spiritual leader breathed his last on 5 February 2008 in Vlodrop, Holland. Childhood and Education There is debate about... Read More →
February 4
The Rs. 64 crore Bofors scandal was the biggest corruption scandal to hit the Indian government in the 1980s. Though there have been far bigger financial scandals and scams after it, Bofors, at least in the public eye, started the era of high-level corruption scandals in India. In a significant judgment on 4 February 2004, the Delhi High Court quashed... Read More →
February 3
Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai, a chief minister of Tamil Nadu and founder of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), was born on 15 September 1909 in Kanchipuram to Natarajan and Bangaru Ammal. Anna or “elder brother”, as he was affectionately called, died on 3 February 1969. C.N. Annadurai was brought up by his sister. After completing his school education he secured a... Read More →
