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1905 In India
Events in the year 1905 in India. Incumbents * Emperor of India – Edward VII * Viceroy of India – George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston * Viceroy of India – Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, (; 9 July 18451 March 1914), known as Viscount Melgund by courtesy from 1859 to 1891, was a British peer and politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the eighth since Canadi ... (from 18 November) Events * National income - 9,910 million * 4 April – The 7.8 1905 Kangra earthquake, Kangra earthquake shook the Kangra Valley with a maximum European macroseismic scale, EMS-98 intensity of IX (''Destructive''), killing more than 20,000 people * Partition of Bengal (1905), Partition of Bengal. * George, Prince of Wales and Princess Mary tour India, 1905–06 Law *Indian Railway Board Act Births *2 January – Jainendra Kumar, novelist (died 1988 in India, 1988). *16 January – Dr. Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor Of India
Emperor or Empress of India was a title used by British monarchs from 1 May 1876 (with the Royal Titles Act 1876) to 22 June 1948, that was used to signify their rule over British India, as its imperial head of state. Royal Proclamation of 22 June 1948, made in accordance with thIndian Independence Act 1947, 10 & 11 GEO. 6. CH. 30.'Section 7: ...(2)The assent of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is hereby given to the omission from the Royal Style and Titles of the words " Indiae Imperator " and the words " Emperor of India " and to the issue by His Majesty for that purpose of His Royal Proclamation under the Great Seal of the Realm.'). According to this Royal Proclamation, the King retained the style and titles 'George VI by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith'''Indian Independence Act 1947'' (10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 30) The image of the emperor or empress was used to signify British authority—his or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian National Congress President Of Golaghat
Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asian ethnic groups, referring to people of the Indian subcontinent, as well as the greater South Asia region prior to the 1947 partition of India * Anglo-Indians, people with mixed Indian and British ancestry, or people of British descent born or living in the Indian subcontinent * East Indians, a Christian community in India Europe * British Indians, British people of Indian origin The Americas * Indo-Canadians, Canadian people of Indian origin * Indian Americans, American people of Indian origin * Indigenous peoples of the Americas, the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas and their descendants ** Plains Indians, the common name for the Native Americans who lived on the Great Plains of North America ** Native Americans in the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashid Jahan
Rashid Jahan (25 August 1905 – 29 July 1952) was an Indian writer and medical doctor known for her Urdu literature and trenchant social commentaries. She wrote short stories and plays and contributed to ''Angarey'' (1932), a collection of unconventional short stories written in collaboration with Sajjad Zaheer, Ahmed Ali, and Mahmuduz Zafar. During her lifetime, Jahan was an active member of the Progressive Writers' Movement and the Indian People's Theatre Association. Jahan has been called one of the first ever feminists and was a leading Indian Communist. These two schools of thought animated Jahan's life and literary output. Biography Early life Rashid Jahan was born on 25 August 1905 in Aligarh. She was the eldest of seven children born to Sheikh Abdullah and his wife Begum Wahid Jahan. Her father was a leading pioneer of women's English-based education in India and established the Women's College, Aligarh at the Aligarh Muslim University. Sheikh Abdullah also ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 In India
Events in the year 2004 in the Republic of India. Incumbents * President of India: Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam * Prime Minister of India: Atal Bihari Vajpayee to 22 May Manmohan Singh * Vice President of India - Bhairon Singh Shekhawat * Chief Justice of India – ** until 2 May – V. N. Khare ** 2 May-1 June – S. Rajendra Babu ** starting 1 June – Ramesh Chandra Lahoti Governors * Andhra Pradesh – Surjit Singh Barnala (until 4 November), Sushilkumar Shinde (starting 4 November) * Arunachal Pradesh – V.C. Pande till 15,DECEMBER,2004 and Shilendra Kumar Singh from 16,DECEMBER, 2004 * Assam – Ajai Singh * Bihar – ** until 31 October: M. R. Jois ** 1 November-4 November: Ved Marwah ** starting 4 November: Buta Singh * Chhattisgarh – Krishna Mohan Seth * Goa – ** until 2 July: Kidar Nath Sahani ** 2 July-16 July: Mohammed Fazal ** starting 16 July: S. C. Jamir * Gujarat – ** until 2 July: Kailashpati Mishra ** 2 July-24 July: Balram Jakhar ** starting 24 Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Writing In English
Indian English literature (IEL), also referred to as Indian Writing in English (IWE), is the body of work by writers in India who write in the English language but whose native or co-native language could be one of the numerous languages of India. Its early history began with the works of Henry Louis Vivian Derozio and Michael Madhusudan Dutt followed by Rabindranath Tagore and Sri Aurobindo. R. K. Narayan, Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao contributed to the growth and popularity of Indian English fiction in the 1930s. It is also associated, in some cases, with the works of members of the Indian diaspora who subsequently compose works in English. It is frequently referred to as Indo-Anglian literature. (''Indo-Anglian'' is a specific term in the sole context of writing that should not be confused with ''Anglo-Indian''). Although some Indo-Anglian works may be classified under the genre of postcolonial literature, the repertoire of Indian English literature encompasses a wide variety ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulk Raj Anand
Mulk Raj Anand (12 December 1905 – 28 September 2004) was an Indian writer in English, recognised for his depiction of the lives of the poorer castes in traditional Indian society. One of the pioneers of Indo-Anglian fiction, he, together with R. K. Narayan, Ahmad Ali and Raja Rao, was one of the first India-based writers in English to gain an International readership. Anand is admired for his novels and short stories, which have acquired the status of classics of modern Indian English literature; they are noted for their perceptive insight into the lives of the oppressed and for their analysis of impoverishment, exploitation and misfortune. He became known for his protest novel '' Untouchable'' (1935), followed by other works on the Indian poor such as ''Coolie'' (1936) and ''Two Leaves and a Bud'' (1937). He is also noted for being among the first writers to incorporate Punjabi and Hindustani idioms into English, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 In India
Events in the year 1981 in the Republic of India. Incumbents * President of India – Neelam Sanjiva Reddy * Prime Minister of India – Indira Gandhi * Vice President of India – Mohammad Hidayatullah * Chief Justice of India – Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud Governors * Andhra Pradesh – K. C. Abraham * Assam – L. P. Singh (until 10 August), Prakash Mehrotra (starting 10 August) * Bihar – Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai * Gujarat – Sharda Mukherjee * Haryana – Ganpatrao Devji Tapase * Himachal Pradesh – Amin ud-din Ahmad Khan (until 26 August), A. K. Banerjee (starting 26 August) * Jammu and Kashmir – L. K. Jha (until 22 February), B. K. Nehru (starting 22 February) * Karnataka – Govind Narain * Kerala – Jothi Venkatachalam * Madhya Pradesh – ** until 25 May: B. D. Sharma ** 25 May-9 July: G. P. Singh ** starting 9 July: B. D. Sharma * Maharashtra – O. P. Mehra * Manipur – L.P. Singh (until 18 August), S. M. H. Burney (starting 18 August) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham
Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham is a Theosophy (Blavatskian), theosophical congregation which states that it is based on the principles of oneness of God, and discovering divinity in the self. The ashram is situated in Pithapuram, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India. History Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham was established in Baghdad. It moved to Delhi, India in 1472, where it became involved in court circles of the Mughal Empire. The beheading of Sarmad by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1661 created a rift with the congregation. The leader, Sri Madin Kabir Sha, moved the institution from Delhi to Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. King Abul Hasan Qutb Shah of Golkonda gave two jagirs to the congregation in Tuni. The ''Old Ashram'' is located near the Pithapuram railway station at The ''New Ashram'' is located on Pithapuram to Kakinada road at Chitrada Aims The objectives of this Peetham are said to be based mainly on Sufi philosophy, but the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahmarishi Hussain Sha
Hussain Sha (September 9, 1905 – September 24, 1981) was the seventh head of Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham in Pithapuram. He was born in Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. He succeeded his father, Kavisekhara Dr Umar Alisha Sathguru. He completed his primary education at Pithapuram and passed the Final Arts course from National College in Machilipatnam. He was a scholar in Telugu, Arabic, Urdu, Persian and Sanskrit. Sha and his wife Ajeemunnisa Begum had four sons and four daughters. Prior to assuming the charge as Peethadhipathi (Head of the Institution), his main occupation was farming. Drawing on that knowledge, he made a celestial herbal medicine ''Devadaru''. Hussain Sha had taken up preaching of the Peetham's philosophy from February 10, 1945. He delivered Divine spiritual messages at many villages and cities of Andhra Pradesh to propagate Jnanayoga (Yoga of Supreme Knowledge) and Bhaktiyoga (Yoga of Devotion). He died in Pithapuram, East Godavari Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 In India
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's European operations, which are based in Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 7 – Cambodian–Vietnamese War: The People's Army of Vietnam and Vietnamese-backed Cambodian insurgents announce the fall of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the collapse of the Pol Pot regime. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge retreat west to an area along the Thai border, ending large-scale fighting. * January 8 – Whiddy Island Disaster: The Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhyan Chand
Major Dhyan Chand (29 August 1905 – 3 December 1979) was an Indian field hockey player, widely regarded as one of the greatest field hockey players in history. He was known for his extraordinary ball control and goal-scoring feats, in addition to earning three Olympic gold medals, in 1928, 1932 and 1936, during an era where India dominated field hockey. His influence extended beyond these victories, as India won the field hockey event in seven out of eight Olympics from 1928 to 1964. Known as ''The Wizard'' or ''The Magician'' ''of hockey'' for his superb ball control, Chand played internationally from 1926 to 1949, where he scored 570 goals in 185 matches according to his autobiography, ''Goal,'' and over 1000 goals in his entire domestic and international career. BBC called him the "hockey's equivalent of Muhammad Ali". The Government of India awarded Chand India's third highest civilian honour, the Padma Bhushan in 1956. His birthday, 29 August, is celebrated as Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 In India
Events in the year 1985 in the Republic of India. Incumbents * President of India – Zail Singh * Prime Minister of India – Rajiv Gandhi * Chief Justice of India – Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud (until 11 July), Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati Governors * Andhra Pradesh – Shankar Dayal Sharma (until 26 November), Kumud Ben Joshi (starting 26 November) * Assam – Bhishma Narain Singh * Bihar – Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (until 15 March), P. Venkatasubbaiah (starting 15 March) * Gujarat – Braj Kumar Nehru * Haryana – Saiyid Muzaffar Husain Burney * Himachal Pradesh – Hokishe Sema * Jammu and Kashmir – Jagmohan Malhotra * Karnataka – Ashoknath Banerji * Kerala – P. Ramachandran * Madhya Pradesh – K.M Chandy * Maharashtra – ** until 16 April: Idris Hasan Latif ** 19 April-30 May: Pir Muhammad ** starting 31 May: Kona Prabhakara Rao * Manipur – K. V. Krishna Rao * Meghalaya – Bhishma Narain Singh * Nagaland – K. V. Krishna Rao * Odisha – Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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