On a cold and windy day 75 years ago, one of humanity’s oldest and most audacious aspirations— to soar through the skies like birds—was finally realized. It was December 17, 1903, when Wilbur and Orville Wright piloted their heavier-than-air flying machine from a remote spot of land protruding into the Atlantic Ocean, known as Kitty […]
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Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, affectionately known as Rajaji, was born in 1878 in the Salem district of Madras. His education took place at the Central College, Bangalore, and the Presidency College and Law College, Madras. Beginning his legal practice in 1900 in Salem, he soon became involved in the freedom movement in 1906. Driven by a fervent […]
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Mohammad Ali Jauhar was born on December 10, 1878, in Najibabad, District Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. He received his education at the M.A.O. College, Aligarh, and Lincoln College, Oxford, where he pursued Modern History. Early in his career, Mohammad Ali established himself as a distinguished journalist and a fearless critic of the British Government. In January […]
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The name may sound foreign, but it belongs to an illustrious Indian family that has been rooted in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, and Haryana for nearly two centuries. James Skinner, the patriarch of this family and the founder of the esteemed cavalry regiment bearing his name, was born to a Scottish father and a Muslim Rajput […]
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Small-scale industries constitute a vital sector in India’s economy. These units comprise 75% of registered factories, accounting for nearly 30% of employment and contributing over 40% of industrial production. When considering unregistered units, these figures are likely even higher. Their total contribution to the Gross National Product (GNP) is nearly 13%, surpassing that of the […]
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Children’s Day is observed throughout the country on November 14 every year. The day serves as a reminder to the state, parents, and teachers of their duties towards children. It is not only the responsibility of the state but also of every citizen to ensure that children grow up in a healthy and happy environment. […]
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The poetic career of Vallathol Narayana Menon spans from the classical tradition era in Malayalam Literature to the modern age of social protest. His poetry stirred the patriotic fervor of the freedom fighters of Kerala. Vallathol was born on October 16, 1878, in Chennara village near Ponnani in Kerala. In contrast to his later progressive […]
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Leo Tolstoy was born on September 9, 1828, near Moscow in Tula Province, into an aristocratic family. His childhood was marked by loneliness, as both his parents died early. At 16, he enrolled at the University of Kazan, but disillusioned with its formal education, he returned to Yasnaya Polyana to manage his family estate and […]
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Uday Shankar was born on December 8, 1900, in Udaipur, the eldest son of Dr. Shyam Shankar Chowdhury, an educationist. He spent his childhood in Ghazipur. Disliking school, he often snuck away to watch dance performances, sparking his early interest in the art form. Uday Shankar was later sent to school in Varanasi and then […]
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E. V. Ramasami, or E.V.R. as he was popularly known, was born on September 17, 1879, in Erode, Tamil Nadu. He left school at the age of ten and joined his father in business when he was twelve. The patriotic fervor of Ramasami led him to give up his lucrative business and join the Indian […]
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