Makhanlal Chaturvedi, born on April 4, 1889, in Babai village, Hoshangabad district (Madhya Pradesh), commenced his career as a teacher in 1906, though he resigned in 1910 to pursue other endeavors. He actively participated in the Non-cooperation Movement and the Quit India Movement, marking him as a dedicated freedom fighter. Renowned as one of the […]
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Narottam Morarjee, born on April 2, 1877, in Porbandar, faced early loss with the passing of his father, Morarjee Goculdas, a prominent textile magnate. Despite his young age, Narottam was influenced by distinguished mentors such as Narayan Chandavarkar and Gopal Krishna Gokhale, who instilled in him a deep sense of patriotism. He initially pursued studies […]
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Most countries worldwide are members of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). The UPU’s Constitution allows members to form restricted unions focusing on specific regions of the globe. These unions facilitate cooperation and improvement in postal services within the region, provided they introduce provisions more favorable to the public than those provided by the UPU’s acts. […]
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President’s Secretariat NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 13th February, 1977 No. 22-Pres/77—At eight fifty-two hours on the morning of Friday, February 11, 1977, death came to Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Fifth President of the Republic of India. A staunch nationalist, an illustrious statesman, he symbolized the best traditions of India’s composite culture serving the nation with […]
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The First Asian Regional Red Cross Conference, hosted by the Indian Red Cross in cooperation with the League of Red Cross Societies, is set to take place in New Delhi from March 9 to 16, 1977. This conference serves as a significant gathering where all National Red Cross Societies in Asia will come together to […]
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Paramahansa Yogananda embodied the ideal of love for God and service to humanity throughout his life. Born on January 5, 1893, in Gorakhpur, he dedicated himself to the goal of God-realization and sought to bridge the gap between East and West through spiritual understanding. His mission was to demonstrate the underlying unity of all religions […]
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Tarun Ran Phookun, fondly known as ‘Deshabhakta,’ was born in Guwahati, Kamrup District of Assam, on January 22, 1877. His education began at Cotton Collegiate School in Guwahati and continued at Presidency College, Calcutta. Later, he pursued law at Inner Temple in London, earning distinction as a lawyer and eventually serving as a lecturer at […]
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The Sixth World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, held in New Delhi from January 10 to 14, 1977, is a significant event organized under the auspices of the International Association on Earthquake Engineering. The Indian Society of Earthquake Technology and the Institution of Engineers (India) extended invitations for the conference, with several government departments and organizations […]
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The Sixth International Film Festival of India, organized by the Directorate of Film Festivals in cooperation with the Indian Film Industry, will take place in New Delhi from January 3 to 16, 1977. This festival follows a legacy that began with the First International Film Festival of India in 1952, with subsequent editions in 1961, […]
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“Vande Mataram,” the timeless song composed by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, holds a revered place in Indian history. While it was first introduced in Chattopadhyay’s Bengali novel “Anandamath” in 1881, evidence suggests its independent composition in 1875. Sri Aurobindo, writing in the English daily “Bande Mataram” in April 1907, noted its creation 32 years prior. In […]
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