July 31
On 31 July 1880 one of India’s most popular Hindi writers, Premchand was born. Born as Dhanpat Rai in Lamhi, a small village near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Premchand lost his mother when he was very young. Premchand’s father was a village accountant. Following his mother’s death; he was raised by his grandmother who passed away soon after. Following... Read More →
July 30
On 30 July 1973, famous Bollywood playback singer Sonu Nigam was born in Faridabad, Haryana. Nigam is one of Bollywood’s most popular and sought after singers today and began singing since he was four years old, accompanying his father Agam Kumar Nigam on stage singing Mohammad Rafi’s popular “Kya hua tera vaada”. Trained by famous Hindustani classical music... Read More →
July 29
On 29 July 1891 popular social reformer, writer, philosopher, educator and translator, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar passed away in Calcutta (now Kolkata) at the age of 70. Born on 26 September 1820 in the Paschim Midnapore District of West Bengal to impoverished Brahmin parents, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was six years old when he moved to Kolkata to live with... Read More →
July 28
On 28 July the Congress decided to boycott the upcoming visit of the Prince of Wales in November as part of the Non- Cooperation Movement. The Non-Cooperation movement was an important part of India’s freedom struggle, led by Mahatma Gandhi. Supported by the Indian National Congress (INC), the Non-Cooperation Movement was started by Gandhi after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre... Read More →
July 27
On 27th July 1992 popular Bollywood actor, famous for his villainous roles, Amjad Khan died, aged 51 in Mumbai. Khan was a renowned actor and director, famous for playing the role of dacoit Gabbar Singh in the 1975 classic film Sholay. Born in Peshawar (British India), Amjad Khan was the son of legendary actor Jayant. Khan had two brothers,... Read More →
July 26
On July 26th 1999, the Kargil war between India and Pakistan came to an end. The Kargil war was an armed conflict that took place between India and Pakistan between May and July 1999. The war took place in the Kargil district of Kashmir and other places along the Line of Control (LOC). The Kargil war is also referred to... Read More →
July 25
On July 25th 1997, K.R. Narayanan was sworn in as the tenth President of India becoming the first Dalit to hold the prestigious office. It was due to a request from Indira Gandhi that Narayanan joined politics and won three consecutive general elections to the Lok Sabha and served as a Minister of State in the Union Cabinet, under... Read More →
July 24
On July 24th 1206, Qutub-ud-din-Aibak was crowned in Lahore upon the death of Muhammad of Ghur. The Delhi Sultanate was the first Muslim Sultanate in northern India. Existing between the thirteenth and the sixteenth century, the sultanate owed its origin to Muhammad of Ghur and his lieutenant Qutub-ud-din-Aibak. Between 1175 and 1206 CE, Muhammad of Ghur annexed large... Read More →
July 23
On July 23rd 1906, famous Indian revolutionary, Chandra Shekhar Azad was born in Bhawra in Madhya Pradesh. Born Chandra Shekhar Tiwari, he was only 15 when he joined the non-cooperation movement headed by Mahatma Gandhi, which eventually led to his arrest. On the day of his arrest, Chandra Shekhar took on the name ‘Azad’, which meant the liberated... Read More →
July 22
On July 22nd 1981, India’s first geo-stationary satellite APPLE started functioning. The Ariane Passenger PayLoad Experiment (APPLE), an experimental communication satellite was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on July 19th 1981, which began functioning on July 22nd of the same year. APPLE was an experimental communications satellite with a C-Band transponder. This satellite was launched... Read More →
