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1939 In India
Events in the year 1939 in India. Incumbents * Emperor of India – George VI * Viceroy of India – Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow Events * National income - 31,845 million * World War II breaks out and political dead lock in India * 2 January – The Muslim League at Patna disapproves the Federation scheme which has already been disapproved by Congress. * 29 January – Subhas Chandra Bose is reelected president of Congress at Bombay (a victory for opponents of Federation). * 22 February – Thirteen right-wing members of the working committee, including Pandit Nehru, resign from Congress. * 3 March – In Bombay, Mohandas Gandhi begins to fast in protest of the autocratic rule in India. * 12 March – Congress at Tripuri passes a resolution of adherence to the party of Gandhi. * 29 April – S. C. Bose resigns as president of Congress and is succeeded by Rajendra Prasad. * 1 May – New Congress working committee announced. * 3 May – S. C. Bose announces the formatio ... [...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] |
2017 In India
2017 in India highlights the national/Daily level events during the year. Incumbents Government of India * President of India: Pranab Mukherjee (until July 24), Ram Nath Kovind (since July 25) * Vice-President of India: Mohammad Hamid Ansari (until August 10), Venkaiah Naidu (since August 11) * Prime Minister of India: Narendra Modi * Chief Justice of India: T. S. Thakur (until January 3), Jagdish Singh Khehar (January 5 to August 27), Dipak Misra (since August 28) * Speaker of the Lok Sabha: Sumitra Mahajan State Governments Elections President * Presidential elections were held on 17 July 2017 and results were declared on 20 July. Ram Nath Kovind has been elected the President of India.. Vice president * Vice Presidential elections were held on 5 August 2017. Venkaiah Naidu has been elected the Vice President of India. Rajya Sabha Elections Rajya Sabha elections were held in India on 21 July and 8 August 2017 to elect ten members of the Rajya Sabha, replaci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arun Joshi
Arun Joshi (1939-1993) was an Indian writer. He is known for his novels ''The Strange Case of Billy Biswas'' and ''The Apprentice''. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel '' The Last Labyrinth'' in 1982. His novels have characters who are urban, English speaking and disturbed for some reason. According to one commentator, "The shallowness of middle class society is not for him a point of rhetoric, intended to show off his own enlightened superiority, but a theme to be explored with actual concern." Life Arun Joshi was raised in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, where his father A C Joshi was Vice Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University. On returning to India, he began working at Delhi Cloth & General Mills, North India's first textile factory and among the earliest joint-stock companies of the country, as chief of its recruitment and training department. He married Rukmini Lal, a daughter of a shareholder. He resigned from D.C.M. in 1965 while continuing to be the executive di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 In India
Events in the year 2021 in India Incumbents Government of India State Governments Events January * 1 January – India begins its two-year tenure (2021–22) as a non-permanent member of the UNSC. * 2 January – India approves two coronavirus vaccines, Bharat Biotech's "Covaxin" and the Oxford/AstraZeneca " Covishield", for emergency use. Experts raised questions over the efficacy of Covaxin and a lack of transparency in trials. *3 January - Former Indian national cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly suffered a mild cardiac arrest. Social media criticism rose against Adani Wilmar Group's Fortune Edible Oil brand's healthy heart advertisement campaign of which Ganguly is a brand ambassador. The company pulled down the advertisements featuring Ganguly following the criticism and trolls. *4 January - Instant messaging app WhatsApp announced a new amendment in their privacy policies and data sharing norms. This led to massive outrage against the app and an exodus to alter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mythili Sivaraman
Mythili Sivaraman (14 December 1939 – 30 May 2021) was an Indian women's rights and trade union activist. She was a co-founder of All India Democratic Women's Association and leader in the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Through her writings and activism she brought attention to the Keezhvenmani massacre of 1968 and the Vachati mass rape cases of 1992. She led efforts to drive women's empowerment, particularly of women from the disadvantaged communities, and trade union and labour activism. She was a contributor to ''Economic and Political Weekly'', and wrote for publications including ''Mainstream'' and the ''Radical Review''. Biography Sivaraman was born on 14 December 1939 in Kakinada in present day Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. She completed her higher education from the Syracuse University in the United States. She worked as a research assistant in the Permanent Mission of India to the UN (between 1966 and 1968). During this time she was involved in research rela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swadesh Bharati
Swadesh Bharati (born 12 December 1939) is a Hindi poet, recipient of "Premchand Award" and "Sahitya Bhushan Award". He lives in Kolkata from where he edits ''Rupambara'', a literary bilingual quarterly journal. He has been in active field of creative writing since more than 45 years. He is chairman of Rashtriya Hindi Academy and was guest lecturer at Madaras Christian Academy. A short preview of his life Born at Pratapgarh (U.P) on 12 December 1939 and educated at Ewing Christian College, Allahabad, Charuchandra College, of the University of Calcutta, Annamalai University, Chennai with MA in Public Administration. He received the highest literary Honours as Sahitya Mahamhopadhyay (D.Lit), from Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Prayag. He started writing at the age of 12 years. Sri Bharati's Poems are included in "Chautha Saptak" (The Four Raga), a historic Hindi Poetry Collection edited by "Ajneya", internationally acclaimed poet and Author. His poems reveal the inner depth of mystic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 In India
Events in the year 2022 in India. Incumbents National government State governments Events January * 1 Jan – Vaishno Devi Temple stampede, Around 2:15 AM in near the Gate No. 3 of Vaishno Devi Temple, due to a scuffle between two groups of pilgrims the place becomes congested and people started suffocating. Due to the melee, 12 people were crushed to death and 16 others injured. * 4 Jan – **Chief ministers of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Netizens trolled him on Social Media as he is not wearing mask in his political rallies in Chandigarh and Patiala. ** Vishal Kumar Jha (in Bengaluru) and Shweta Singh (in Uttarakhand) are arrested by the Mumbai Police, in connection with the Bulli Bai app, which targeted women of Muslim Community by putting their doctored images in an online auction. * 5 Jan – Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi's convoy stuck in a flyover in Firozpur district following security breach and protests by farmers. *6 Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 after India had become a republic. It was a successor to the United Provinces (UP) during the period of the Dominion of India (1947–1950), which in turn was a successor to the United Provinces (UP) established in 1935, and eventually of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh established in 1902 during the British Raj. The state is divided into 18 divisions and 75 districts, with the state capital being Lucknow, and Prayagraj serving as the judicial capital. On 9 November 2000, a new state, Uttaranchal (now Uttarakhand), was created from Uttar Pradesh's western Himalayan hill region. The two major rivers of the state, the Ganges and its tributary Yamuna, meet at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj, a Hindu pilgrimage site. Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulayam Singh Yadav
Mulayam Singh Yadav (22 November 1939 – 10 October 2022) was an Indian politician, a socialist figure and the founder of the Samajwadi Party. In the course of his political career spanning more than six decades, he served for three terms as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, and also as the Minister of Defence in the Government of India. A long-time parliamentarian, he was a seven-time Member of Parliament representing Mainpuri, Azamgarh, Sambhal and Kannauj constituencies in the Lok Sabha, a ten-time member of the Legislative Assembly, member of the Legislative Council and the Leader of Opposition for several times as well. The veteran politician was a prominent figure of his time in Indian Politics, and was often referred to as Netaji (meaning ''respected leader'' in Hindi) by party leaders and workers. Early life and education Mulayam Singh Yadav was born to Murti Devi and Sughar Singh Yadav on 22 November 1939 in Saifai village, Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh, In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 In India
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malay Roy Choudhury
Malay Roy Choudhury (born 29 October 1939) is an Indian Bengali poet, playwright, short story writer, essayist and novelist who founded the Hungryalist movement in the 1960s. Early life and education Malay Roy Choudhury was born in Patna, Bihar, India, into the Sabarna Roy Choudhury clan, which owned the villages that became Kolkata. He grew up in Patna's Imlitala ghetto, which was mainly inhabited by Dalit Hindus and Shia Muslims. His was the only Bengali family. His father, Ranjit (1909–1991) was a photographer in Patna; his mother, Amita (1916–1982), was from a progressive family of the 19th-century Bengali Renaissance. His grandfather, Laksmikanta Roy Choudhury, was a photographer in Kolkata who had been trained by Rudyard Kipling's father, the curator of the Lahore Museum. At the age of three, Roy Choudhury was admitted to a local Catholic school, and later, he was sent to the Rammohan Roy Seminary Oriental Seminary. The school was administered by the Brahmo Sama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subramanian Swamy
Subramanian Swamy (born 15 September 1939) is an Indian politician, economist and statistician. Before joining politics, he was a professor of Mathematical Economics at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He is known for his Hindu nationalist views. Swamy was a member of the Planning Commission of India and was a Cabinet Minister in the Chandra Shekhar government. Between 1994 and 1996, Swamy was Chairman of the Commission on Labour Standards and International Trade under former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao. Swamy was a long-time member of the Janata Party, serving as its president until 2013 when he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He has written on foreign affairs of India dealing largely with China, Pakistan and Israel. He was nominated to Rajya Sabha on 26 April 2016. Family and education Subramanian Swamy was born on 15 September 1939, in Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, to a family which hailed originally from Madurai in Tamil Nadu. He iden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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