Who was Fridtjof Nansen? Google celebrates his 156th birthday
Google today celebrates the 156th birthday of the pioneering Norwagian scientist, humanitarian and Noble Peace Prize winner, Fridtjof Nansen. As a legendary adventurer Nansen explored the world’s...
View ArticleWho is Major Gen Issam Zahreddine? “Fought his own people” to save the nation
In a major blow to the Syrian government by the notorious Islamic State terrorists, killed the senior Syrian commander and one of President Bashar al-Assad’s most trusted generals. Major Gen Issam...
View ArticleGanesh Shankar Vidyarthi: A Freedom fighter killed by a furious Indian mob
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, the founder of Hindi language newpaper, Pratap, was an Indian journalist and a freedom fighter. Born on 26 October 1890 in Gwalier, Madhya Pradesh, Vidyarthi was killed on 25...
View ArticleGoogle celebrates Urdu writer Abdul Qavi Desnavi with a doodle
Google on Wednesday has been celebrating the 87th birth anniversary of prominent Urdu writer Abdul Qavi Desnavi with a doodle. Qavi Desnavi was an Urdu language writer, critic, bibliographer, and...
View ArticleTen less-known facts about Cornelia Sorabji, India’s first woman lawyer
Google on Wednesday celebrates the 151th birthday of India’s pioneer advocate, Cornelia Sorabji, who set many “first” records in her carrier. Google honors the lady with a Google Doodle prepared by...
View ArticleBirsa Munda spooked the British before S.C. Bose and Bhagat Singh
Birsa Munda (1875–1900) was an Indian tribal freedom fighter, religious leader, and folk hero who spooked the British Empire before Subash Chandra Bose and Bhagat Singh. Munda, born on 15 November...
View ArticleLess known facts about Rani Lakshami Bai, born on this day
A rare portrait of Jhansi ki Rani, also known as Rani Lakshmi Bai 19th November, 2017 marks the 189th birth anniversary of Rani Lakshami Bai, the iconic queen of Jhansi, and a martyr, who fought the...
View ArticleToday marks Faiz Ahmad Faiz’s 33rd death anniversary
Today marks the 33rd death anniversary of Faiz Ahmad Faiz who was an intellectual, a revolutionary poet of Urdu language and an author. Using expressions like ‘Daro Rasan’, ‘Pa Ba Jaulan’ and ‘Koocha...
View ArticleGoogle celebrates India’s first practicing lady doctor; here is her untold story
Dr. Rakhmabai Bhikaji, a pioneer in the field of medicine and women’s rights in the 19th century, was instrumental in raising the age of consent for women from 10 to 12 in 1891. She went on to study...
View ArticleVeteran actor Shashi Kapoor passes away at 79
Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor passed away on Monday at the age of 79. Some of the biggest blockbusters he had acted were Jab Jab Phool Khile, Satyam Shivam Sundaram and Deewar. Bollywood stars have...
View ArticleIndia’s only Prime Minister from peasant background, Chaudhary Charan Singh
The only Prime Minister of India from peasant background, Chaudhary Charan Singh is the inspiration today for various opposition parties such as the Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP), who are set to...
View ArticleFadlullah Muqallad who defied French occupation in Syria passes away at 104
Among the new heroes who liberated the Syrian cities from terrorist organisations like ISIS and FSA, the Syrians are still remembering their old heroes who fought the French to liberate the country...
View ArticleNobel Laureate novelist VS Naipaul dies at 85
V.S. Naipaul, a Nobel Prize-winning writer from Trinidad who penned comic masterpieces of island life before turning to the larger world, traveling from South America to Africa and Asia for richly...
View ArticleFormer UN Secretary General Kofi Annan dies at 80
Kofi Annan, former United Nations Secretary General and Nobel Peace Laureate, has died. He was 80. A statement posted on his Twitter account said, Kofi Annan died after a short illness. “It is with...
View ArticleVeteran Journalist Kuldip Nayar Dies At 95
Senior journalist and author Kuldip Nayar, widely respected for his columns and reportage, died at a Delhi hospital early this morning, his family said. He was 95. Mr Nayar was admitted to Escorts...
View ArticleLess known facts about Rani Lakshami Bai, born on this day
A rare portrait of Jhansi ki Rani, also known as Rani Lakshmi Bai 19th November, 2017 marks the 189th birth anniversary of Rani Lakshami Bai, the iconic queen of Jhansi, and a martyr, who fought the...
View ArticleToday marks Faiz Ahmad Faiz’s 33rd death anniversary
Today marks the 33rd death anniversary of Faiz Ahmad Faiz who was an intellectual, a revolutionary poet of Urdu language and an author. Using expressions like ‘Daro Rasan’, ‘Pa Ba Jaulan’ and ‘Koocha...
View ArticleGoogle celebrates India’s first practicing lady doctor; here is her untold story
Dr. Rakhmabai Bhikaji, a pioneer in the field of medicine and women’s rights in the 19th century, was instrumental in raising the age of consent for women from 10 to 12 in 1891. She went on to study...
View ArticleVeteran actor Shashi Kapoor passes away at 79
Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor passed away on Monday at the age of 79. Some of the biggest blockbusters he had acted were Jab Jab Phool Khile, Satyam Shivam Sundaram and Deewar. Bollywood stars have...
View ArticleIndia’s only Prime Minister from peasant background, Chaudhary Charan Singh
The only Prime Minister of India from peasant background, Chaudhary Charan Singh is the inspiration today for various opposition parties such as the Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP), who are set to...
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