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1904 In India
Events in the year 1904 in India. Incumbents * Emperor of India – Edward VII * Viceroy of India – George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston Events * National income - 8,840 million * The gun carriage factory is established in Jabalpur * 31 October – The Kumbakonam Bank Limited, is incorporated as a limited company (later known as the City Union Bank) * The secret Abhinav Bharat Society is founded by extremist Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Law * Raleigh Bill became Indian Universities Act * 18 March, the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act is passed Births *28 March – V. Nagayya, actor, composer, director, producer, writer and playback singer (died 1973). *29 July – J. R. D. Tata a French-born Indian aviator and businessman who became India's first licensed pilot (died 1993). *8 August – Tribhuvan Narain Singh, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (died 1982). *26 August – C. R. Kesavan Vaidyar, social activist and industrialist (died 1999). *1 October – A. K. Go ... [...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] |
Communism
Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common, universal, label=none) is a far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology and current within the socialist movement whose goal is the establishment of a communist society, a socioeconomic order centered around common ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange which allocates products to everyone in the society.: "One widespread distinction was that socialism socialised production only while communism socialised production and consumption." Communist society also involves the absence of private property, social classes, money, and the state. Communists often seek a voluntary state of self-governance, but disagree on the means to this end. This reflects a distinction between a more libertarian approach of communization, revolutionary spontaneity, and workers' self-management, and a more vanguardist or communist party-driven approach through the development of a constitutional socialist st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1904 In India
Events in the year 1904 in India. Incumbents * Emperor of India – Edward VII * Viceroy of India – George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston Events * National income - 8,840 million * The gun carriage factory is established in Jabalpur * 31 October – The Kumbakonam Bank Limited, is incorporated as a limited company (later known as the City Union Bank) * The secret Abhinav Bharat Society is founded by extremist Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Law * Raleigh Bill became Indian Universities Act * 18 March, the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act is passed Births *28 March – V. Nagayya, actor, composer, director, producer, writer and playback singer (died 1973). *29 July – J. R. D. Tata a French-born Indian aviator and businessman who became India's first licensed pilot (died 1993). *8 August – Tribhuvan Narain Singh, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (died 1982). *26 August – C. R. Kesavan Vaidyar, social activist and industrialist (died 1999). *1 October – A. K. Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 In India
Events in the year 1989 in the Republic of India. 1989 was a very important year in the history of World and India. That was the year in which Berlin Wall was brought down and Tiananmen Square protests happened. In India this was the year of profound importance. It was the year, from which the political discourse of India started to change, with events that heralded the rise of Hindu nationalism, Kashmir militancy, Mandal Politics, Indian cricket etc. and marked the shift from era of single party rule to decades of coalition governments ahead. In socio-political discourse of country, this was an year which started the shift of, ''sense of history in minds of people'' from a consensus based one that emerged post 1947 to contested one that emerged along with Ram Janmabhoomi Andolan. Incumbents * President of India – R. Venkataraman * Prime Minister of India – Rajiv Gandhi until 2 December, V. P. Singh * Vice President of India – Shankar Dayal Sharma * Chief Justice of I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murad (actor)
Hamid Ali Murad (24 September 1911 – 24 April 1997) known simply as Murad was an Indian character actor who appeared in more than 100 Hindi language films from the early 1940s through to the end of the 1980s, playing character roles of a father, police officer, judge and an emperor. His son Raza Murad is also an actor in the Hindi film industry who is known for playing mostly villain roles. His niece is actress Zeenat Aman and his granddaughters are actresses Sonam and Sanober Kabir. Early life Murad was born on 24 September 1911 in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, British India. He studied at Minto Circle (STS High School), Aligarh Muslim University. Career Murad's career began in the early 1940s when he made his acting debut in the 1943 film '' Najma'' which was directed by Mehboob Khan. He became a regular fixture in director Mehboob Khan's films such as ''Anmol Ghadi'' (1946), '' Andaz'' (1949), ''Aan'' (1952) and ''Amar'' (1954). His other notable film roles included ''Do Big ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 In India
Events in the year 1991 in the Republic of India. Incumbents * President of India – R. Venkataraman * Prime Minister of India – Chandra Shekhar Singh until 21 June, P. V. Narasimha Rao * Vice President of India – Shankar Dayal Sharma * Chief Justice of India – ** until 24 November – Ranganath Misra ** 25 November-12 December – Kamal Narain Singh ** starting 13 December – Madhukar Hiralal Kania Governors * Andhra Pradesh – Krishan Kant * Arunachal Pradesh – ** until 16 March: Devi Das Thakur ** 16 March-25 March: Loknath Mishra ** starting 25 March: Surendranath Dwivedy * Assam – Devi Das Thakur (until 17 March), Loknath Mishra (starting 17 March) * Bihar – ** until 13 February: Mohammad Saleem ** 14 February-18 March: B. Satya Narayan Reddy ** starting 18 March: Mohammad Shafi Qureshi * Goa – Khurshed Alam Khan (until 17 March), Bhanu Prakash Singh (starting 18 March) * Gujarat – Sarup Singh * Haryana – Dhanik Lal Mandal * Himachal Prade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar
Goruru Ramaswamy Iyengar (1904–1991), popularly known as Goruru, was an Indian writer who wrote in Kannada. He was well known for his humour and satire. Early life Goruru Ramaswami Iyengar was born at "Goruru" in Hassan district of Karnataka in 1904. His father was Srinivas Iyengar and his mother Lakshamma. Career Goruru Ramaswami Iyengar was influenced by Indian Independence Movement and became a staunch follower of Mahatma Gandhi. He was jailed by the British administration in 1942 for 2 months for his participation in the Quit India Movement and in 1947. His son Ramachandra became a martyr for the same cause in 1947. After Independence in 1947, Goruru worked in the industries. He began writing early in life with the celebrated books ''HALLIYA CHITHRAGALLU'' (1930) and ''NAMMA OORINA RASIKARU'' (1932). His "Amerikadalli Goruru" 1979, is a satirical travelogue of a true Indian in United States. It fetched him the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1981. His short story "Bhootayyana Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 In India
Events in the year 1988 in the Republic of India. Incumbents * President of India – R. Venkataraman * Prime Minister of India – Rajiv Gandhi * Vice President of India – Shankar Dayal Sharma * Chief Justice of India – Raghunandan Swarup Pathak Governors * Andhra Pradesh – Kumud Ben Joshi * Arunachal Pradesh – R. D. Pradhan * Assam – Bhishma Narain Singh * Bihar – P. Venkatasubbaiah (until 25 February), Govind Narain Singh (starting 25 February) * Goa – Gopal Singh * Gujarat – Ram Krishna Trivedi * Haryana – Saiyid Muzaffar Husain Burney (until 21 February), Hari Anand Barari (starting 22 February) * Himachal Pradesh – R. K. S. Ghandhi * Jammu and Kashmir – Jagmohan Malhotra * Karnataka – Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah * Kerala – P. Ramachandran (until 23 February), Ram Dulari Sinha (starting 23 February) * Madhya Pradesh – K.M Chandy * Maharashtra – vacant thereafter (until 23 February), Ram Dulari Sinha (starting 23 February) * Manipur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majnun Gorakhpuri
Ahmad Siddiq, better known by his pen name Majnun Gorakhpuri (Urdu:احمد صدیق مجنوں گورکھپوری), (10 May 1904 – 4 June 1988) was an Urdu short story ( Afsana) writer, poet and literary critic. Life Ahmad Siddiq, known as Majnun Gorakhpuri, was born on 10 May 1904 in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh (then United Provinces). His father was Muhammed Farooq Devana Gorakhpuri who used to teach at Aligarh Muslim University as a professor and also used to write a newspaper column in Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar's newspaper ''Hamdard''. His friend Firaq Gorakhpuri also hailed from Gorakhpur and was now settled in Allahbad. Firaq himself recalls, "Majnun Gorakhpuri came to Allahabad those days and got admitted to a college. He was staying with me and his company dispelled my loneliness a little". He added: "In those days I used to spend a good deal of my time in the company of Majnun Gorakhpuri and Munshi Premchand. Their company helped to awaken my poetic instincts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 In India
Events in the year 1994 in the Republic of India. Incumbents * President of India – Shankar Dayal Sharma * Prime Minister of India – P. V. Narasimha Rao * Vice President of India – K. R. Narayanan * Chief Justice of India – Manepalli Narayana Rao Venkatachaliah until 24 October, Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi Governors * Andhra Pradesh – Krishan Kant * Arunachal Pradesh – Mata Prasad * Assam – Loknath Mishra * Bihar – Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai * Goa – ** until 3 April: Bhanu Prakash Singh ** 4 April-3 August: B. Rachaiah ** starting 3 August: Gopala Ramanujam * Gujarat – Sarup Singh * Haryana – Dhanik Lal Mandal * Himachal Pradesh – Sudhakarrao Naik (starting 30 July) * Jammu and Kashmir – K. V. Krishna Rao * Karnataka – Khurshed Alam Khan * Kerala – B. Rachaiah * Madhya Pradesh – Mohammad Shafi Qureshi * Maharashtra – P.C. Alexander * Manipur – V. K. Nayar (until 22 December), O. N. Shrivastava (starting 23 December) * Meghalaya – Madhu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuvempu
Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa (29 December 1904 – 11 November 1994), popularly known by his pen name Kuvempu, was an Indian poet, playwright, novelist and critic. He is widely regarded as the greatest Kannada poet of the 20th century. He was the first Kannada writer to receive the Jnanpith Award. Kuvempu studied at Mysuru University in the 1920s, taught there for nearly three decades and served as its vice-chancellor from 1956 to 1960. He initiated education in Kannada as the language medium. For his contributions to Kannada Literature, the Government of Karnataka decorated him with the honorific ''Rashtrakavi'' ("National Poet") in 1964 and Karnataka Ratna ("The Gem of Karnataka") in 1992. He was conferred the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India in 1988. He penned the Karnataka State Anthem Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate. Biography Early life and education Kuvempu was born in Hirekodige, a village in Koppa taluk of Chikmagalur district and raised in Kuppalli, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 In India
Events in the year 1966 in the Republic of India. Incumbents Governors Events *National income - 321,058 million January - May * 3 January – Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri and President of Pakistan Ayub Khan agree to the Tashkent Declaration, a peace pact mediated by the Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin in Tashkent, Uzbek S.S.R.Anton Vereshchagin,Lal Bahadur Shastri’s death in Tashkent still raises questions ( ww.webcitation.org/6WmcYM836 archived, ''Russia & India Report'', 2 October 2013. * 11 January – Prime Minister Shastri dies of heart attack in Tashkent. * 19 January – Supported by provincial Congress chief ministers, Indira Gandhi becomes prime minister. * 24 January - Air India Flight 101 crashed into Mont Blanc killing the 117 passengers including Homi J. Bhabha who was in the flight. There was a similar aviation accident in the same spot in 1950. * 5 March - Indian Air Force bombs Aizawl following Mizo National Front uprising. * 28 March – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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