Remembering an acting legend and rationalist Dr #ShriramLagoo on his birth anniversary. A vocal rationalist, Dr Lagoo worked to debunk myths about religion & spirituality, often openly rejecting the idea of an all-powerful God & ruffling many feathers in the process. He is Known as the original #Natsamrat ( नटसम्राट ), his plays dominated the 2nd half of the 20th century. He was known for movies & plays include Sinhasaan ( सिंहासन), Pinjara (पिंजरा) Mukta & Ethe Oshalala Mutryu.
Humble Tributes.
Remembering the architect of Bhoodan Movement, BharatRatna Acharya #VinobaBhave on his death anniversary. He is considered as a National Teacher of India & the spiritual successor of #MahatmaGandhi. He dedicated his life to serve the poor & the downtrodden.
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Remembering India's first Prime Minister Pandit #JawaharlalNehru on his birth anniversary. He didn't just preach secularism, but practiced it to the hilt. He not only imbibed democratic & secular values in every citizen, but also taught a young & independent India to be self confident & self-reliant.
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13th Nov: #TheDayInHistory
56 years ago #OTD in 1967, Dr #MartinLutherKingJr receives honorary degree from Newcastle University. After receiving his degree, #MLK gave a speech in which he said, "It may be true that morality cannot be legislated but behaviour can be regulated.."
Remembering Maulana #AbulKalamAzad on his birth anniversary. He argued that education was a matter of grave importance and the central government should be given this authority in order to ensure a uniform national standard of education across the country.
#NationalEducationDay
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महाराष्ट्राचे लाडके व्यक्तिमत्त्व #पुलदेशपांडे यांचा जन्मदिन. पुलंचे विनोद हे खळखळून हसविण्यासोबतच आत्मपरिक्षण करण्यास देखील प्रवृत्त करायचे. हसता हसता अंतमुर्ख करायचे. पुलंनी केवळ मनोरंजन असा विनोदाचा दृष्टिकोन ठेवला नाही. त्यातून त्यांनी नेहमी एक विचार मांडला.
विनम्र अभिवादन.
Remembering BharatRatna, Sir #CVRaman on his death anniversary. He became the first Indian to receive @NobelPrize in Physics in 1930 for his ground breaking work in the field of light scattering known as "The Raman Effect".
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Remembering the Father of Indian Nuclear Power Dr #HomiJehangirBhabha on his birth anniversary. He predicted the emergence of nuclear power as a solution to the world's energy need. He played a key role in the establishment & development of India's atomic energy programme.
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22nd Oct #TheDayInHistory
#OTD in 2008, #Chandrayaan-1 was launched by Polar Satellite launch Vehicle PSLVC11, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. The spacecraft made more than 3,400 orbits around the Moon. It was operational for 312 days till Aug 29, 2009.
19th Oct #TheDayInHistory
#OTD in 1960, Dr. #MartinLutherKingJr and 52 individuals were arrested in downtown Atlanta, after refusing to leave their seats at segregated dept store lunch counters. Under the heavily-enforced Jim Crow segregation laws & customs in Atlanta at the time, Black and white people were required to use separate water fountains, bathrooms, ticket booths, and other public spaces. In addition, Black people were banned from being served at department store lunch counters.
Remembering Social activist & educationist Sir #SyedAhmedKhan on his birth anniversary. He was a progressive thinker who played a major role in promoting social, scientific & economic development of Indian Muslims. He believed education is the only way to enlighten.
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Remembering a great versatile actress #SmitaPatil on her birth anniversary. An actor known for her work in New Wave cinema, but also made a name for herself in mainstream #Bollywood, thus treading that fine line between the two worlds. Her films & personality were both magnetic.
Tributes.
Remembering the "Missile Man Of India" & People's President Dr #APJAbdulKalam on his birth anniversary. His life story tells the power of dreams and continues to inspire Indians. He had said, “Dream is not that which you see while sleeping, it is something that does not let you sleep.”
Humble Tributes.
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तेरी काया नगर का कौन धणी
मारग में लुटे पांच जणी
हे पांच जाणी पच्चीस जणी
मारग में लुटे पांच जणी
हां आशा तृष्णा नदियां भारी
बह गया संत बड़ा ब्रह्मचारी हरे हरे
है जो उभरे जो शरण तिहारी
हां चमक रही या सेल यणी
मारग में लुटे पांच जणी ।
तेरी काया नगर का कौन धणी
मारग में लुटे पांच जणी… #संतकबीर
Remembering RashtraSant #TukdojiMaharaj on his death anniversary. His wisdom lives on in His ‘Gram Gita’ which provides inspiration for village development & National reconstruction. He worked hard to convert devotion to God into service to mankind & the Nation. His writings both prose and poetry are full of devotion and the spirit of humanity. His nobility was of very high order. He is a shining star in the tradition of the saints of our great India.
Remembering the legendary Singer #BegumAkhtar on her birth anniversary. She was a doyen of Hindustani classical music, particularly in the ghazal genre. Her musical tradition was so unique. She was rightly called the "Mallika-e-Ghazal"
Listen her Gazal "तुझे बेकरार करके, तेरी नींद भी उड़ा दू"
Remembering the great astrophysicist #MeghnadSaha on his birth anniversary. He gave the world the Thermal Ionisation Equation, also known as the ‘Saha Equation’. Saha’s Equation is his most recognised contribution in astrophysics which related an element’s ionization state to the temperature and pressure. The theory explained the spectral classification of stars.
Humble Tributes..
Remembering former Prime Minister of India, BharatRatna #LalBahadurShastri ji on his birth anniversary. He was a man of great integrity & competence. Humble, tolerant, with great inner strength and resoluteness, he was a man of the people who understood their language. He possessed enormous inner strength, was modest, and tolerant.
Humble Tributes.
Remembering One of the most gifted Hindustani Classical vocalists, Pandit #JitendraAbhisheki on his birth anniversary. He usually began his rendition of a raga in the Jod-Aalap or ‘Nom-Tom’ style & created a kind of foundation for his musical statements. He had a voice which was powerful but it defied all conventional logic. It was husky and must have been initially highly inflexible.
Tributes.
Remembering Sir #MVisvesvaraya – An Excellent Statesman & Eminent Engineer on his birth anniversary. Sir M.V. belongs to that small band of eminent Indians whose ideas & achievements have been among the truly creative & formative force of modern India. He designed & patented automatic water floodgates in 1903, which were first installed at the Khadakwasla reservoir in Pune
#EngineersDay
Watch: Life of M Visvesvaraya
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Remembering the architect of #BhoodanMovement, BharatRatna Acharya #VinobaBhave on his birth anniversary. He is considered as a National Teacher of India & the spiritual successor of #MahatmaGandhi. He dedicated his life to serve the poor & the downtrodden.
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Remembering the Milk Man Of India & the Father Of India's White Revolution, Dr #VergheseKurien on his death anniversary .He always regarded himself as an employee of the farmers who would do anything to bring prosperity in their favor. In his service of over 50 years he attained 15 honorary degrees frm different institutions of the world.
Humble Tributes.
Remembering BharatRatna #BhupenHazarika on his birth anniversary.
Remembering the legendary singer, BharatRatna Dr #BhupenHazarika on his birth anniversary. Bhupen Hazarika loved telling people’s stories about happiness and grief, unity & courage, romance & loneliness, and even strife & determination through his songs. He also composed & sang songs which are marked by themes of humanity & universal brotherhood. He interpreted #Assam's rich folk heritage through his songs beautifully.
Tributes.
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Remembering the leading Punjabi poet, novelist & Jnanpith awardee, #AmritaPritam on her birth anniversary. She is most remembered for her poignant poem "Ajj aakhaan Waris Shah nu" - an expression of her anguish over massacres during Partition of India. Amrita Pritam also Known as the important voice for the women in Punjabi literature, in 1956, she became the 1st woman to win the @sahityaakademi Award for her magnum opus, a long poem, "Sunshade"
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Remembering the legendary Urdu poet & Jnanpith awardee #FiraqGorakhpuri on his birth anniversary. His couplets instil love, a sense of patriotism and honour towards the country and many claim that there is no match of his stature in Urdu poetry.
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"अंधश्रद्धा माणसाला दैववादी बनविते आणि दैववाद घातक असतो..." ~ #श्रीरामलागू
"बुवाबाजीच्या प्रक्रियेमध्ये पुरावा मागायचा नाही आणि माझं कल्याण आहे, असं लोक गृहीत धरतात आणि या ठिकाणी एका मानसिक गुलामगिरीची सुरूवात होते.." डॉ. नरेंद्र दाभोळकर
तर्कशुद्ध आणि विज्ञाननिष्ठ समाज घडावा यासाठी आपल्या प्राणाची आहुती देणारे #नरेंद्रदाभोळकर यांना स्मृतीदिनी विनम्र अभिवादन...
Remembering former Prime Minister of India, Bharatratna Shri #RajivGandhi ji on his birth anniversary. A modern-minded, decisive but undemonstrative man, he was at home in the world of high technology. And, as he repeatedly said, one of his main objectives,besides preserving India’s unity, was to propel it into the 21st century.
Watch: Rajiv Gandhi speech