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1944 In India
Events in the year 1944 in India. Incumbents * Emperor of India – George VI * Viceroy of India – The Viscount Wavell Events * National income - 76,509 million * March to June – Operation U-Go; Japanese defeated in Manipur.''Everyman's Dictionary of Dates''; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 507 * 8 March – 3 July - Battle of Imphal against Operation U-Go. * 20-26 March – Battle of Sangshak * 4 April – 22 June - Battle of Kohima * 14 April - INA hoisted the Indian tricolour for the first time on mainland India at Moirang in Manipur. * 14 April – Bombay Explosion (1944) * 5 May – Mohandas Gandhi released Law *Public Debt Act *Cocoanut Committee Act *Central Excises and Salt Act Births ** *11 January ** Shibu Soren, politician and Chief Minister of Jharkhand. ** Jagdish Tytler, politician. *18 February - Gurmeet Bawa, folk singer (died 2021) *23 February - J. C. Diwakar Reddy, politician and member of parliament from Anantapur. *9 April – Ronen Sen, diplomat and amb ... [...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] |
Ambassador
An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sovereign or appointed for a special and often temporary diplomatic assignment. The word is also used informally for people who are known, without national appointment, to represent certain professions, activities, and fields of endeavor, such as sales. An ambassador is the ranking government representative stationed in a foreign capital or country. The host country typically allows the ambassador control of specific territory called an embassy, whose territory, staff, and vehicles are generally afforded diplomatic immunity in the host country. Under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, an ambassador has the highest diplomatic rank. Countries may choose to maintain diplomatic relations at a lower level by appointing a chargé d'aff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 By Country
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in North Africa. ** Landing at Saidor: 13,000 US and Australian troops land on Papua New Guinea, in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat. * January 8 – WWII: Philippine Commonwealth troops enter the province of Ilocos Sur in northern Luzon and attack Japanese forces. * January 11 ** President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a Second Bill of Rights for social and economic security, in his State of the Union address. ** The Nazi German administration expands Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp into the larger standalone ''Konzentrationslager Plaszow bei Krakau'' in occupied Poland. * January 12 – WWII: Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle begin a 2-day conference in Marrakech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 In India
Events in the year 1944 in India. Incumbents * Emperor of India – George VI * Viceroy of India – The Viscount Wavell Events * National income - 76,509 million * March to June – Operation U-Go; Japanese defeated in Manipur.''Everyman's Dictionary of Dates''; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 507 * 8 March – 3 July - Battle of Imphal against Operation U-Go. * 20-26 March – Battle of Sangshak * 4 April – 22 June - Battle of Kohima * 14 April - INA hoisted the Indian tricolour for the first time on mainland India at Moirang in Manipur. * 14 April – Bombay Explosion (1944) * 5 May – Mohandas Gandhi released Law *Public Debt Act *Cocoanut Committee Act *Central Excises and Salt Act Births ** *11 January ** Shibu Soren, politician and Chief Minister of Jharkhand. ** Jagdish Tytler, politician. *18 February - Gurmeet Bawa, folk singer (died 2021) *23 February - J. C. Diwakar Reddy, politician and member of parliament from Anantapur. *9 April – Ronen Sen, diplomat and amb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakshmikanthan Murder Case
The Lakshmikanthan murder case was a high-profile criminal trial that was conducted in the then Madras Presidency between November 1944 and April 1947. The cause of the trial was the murder of C. N. Lakshmikanthan, a Tamil film journalist. Lakshmikanthan was stabbed in Vepery, Madras, on 7 November 1944. He died the next morning in General Hospital, Madras. A criminal case was filed and a series of suspects were arrested. The suspects included Tamil film actors M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and N. S. Krishnan and director S. M. Sriramulu Naidu. While Naidu was acquitted, Bhagavathar and Krishnan were found guilty and convicted. Bhagavathar and Krishnan appealed to the Madras High Court, but their appeals were turned down. The duo remained in jail until 1947, when an appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council was successful, and the Privy Council directed the sessions court to make a fresh retrial. They were found to be innocent and acquitted. The case remains unsolved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1869 In India
Events in the year 1869 in India. Incumbents *Sir John Lawrence, Viceroy *Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, Viceroy (from 12 January) Events * La Martinière Girls' School is founded in Lucknow. Law *Divorce Act *East India Irrigation and Canal Act (British statute) *East India Loan Act Births *11 April – Kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (died 1944). *2 October – Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, political and spiritual leader in India and the Indian independence movement, born (died 1948). Deaths * 15 February - Ghalib, Persian and Urdu poet. (b. 27 December 1797) References India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ... Years of the 19th century in India {{India-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, Anti-colonial nationalism, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti-colonial nationalist politics in the twentieth-century in ways that neither indigenous nor westernized Indian nationalists could." and Political ethics, political ethicist Quote: "Gandhi staked his reputation as an original political thinker on this specific issue. Hitherto, violence had been used in the name of political rights, such as in street riots, regicide, or armed revolutions. Gandhi believes there is a better way of securing political rights, that of nonviolence, and that this new way marks an advance in political ethics." who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful Indian independence movement, campaign for India's independence from British Raj, British rule, and to later inspire movements ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasturba Gandhi
Kasturbai Mohandas Gandhi (, born Kasturbai Gokuldas Kapadia; 11 April 1869 – 22 February 1944) was an Indian political activist. She married Mohandas Gandhi, more commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, in 1883. With her husband and her eldest son, Harilal, she was involved in the Indian independence movement in British India. ''National Safe Motherhood Day'' is observed on April 11 every year in India, coinciding with the birth anniversary of Kasturbai Gandhi. Mohandas affectionately called her ''Baa'' and in letters referred to her as ''Mrs. Gandhi''. Early life and background Kasturbai Gokuldas Kapadia was born on 11 April 1869 to Gokuladas Kapadia and Vrajkunwerba Kapadia. The family belonged to the Modh Bania caste of Gujarati Hindu tradesmen and were based in the coastal town of Porbandar. Little is known of Katsurbai's early life. In May 1883, 14-year-old Kasturbai was married to 13-year-old Mohandas in a marriage arranged by their parents, arranged marriage being commo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharmila Tagore
Sharmila Tagore (also known as Begum Ayesha Sultana; born 8 December 1944) is a retired Indian actress, primarily known for her work in Hindi and Bengali cinema, Tagore is the recipient of two National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award, and the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to Hindi cinema. In 2013, the Government of India, honoured her with Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour for her contributions to the Indian culture through performing arts. Born into the prominent Tagore family, one of the leading families of Calcutta and a key influence during the Bengali Renaissance, Tagore made her acting debut at age 14 with Satyajit Ray's acclaimed Bengali drama ''The World of Apu'' (1959). She went on to collaborate with Ray on numerous other films, including; '' Devi'' (1960), '' Nayak'' (1966), '' Aranyer Din Ratri'' (1970), and ''Seemabaddha'' (1971); thus, establishing herself as one of the most prominent figures in Bengali cinema. Tagor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debasis Mitra
Debasis Mitra (born November 3, 1944 in Kolkata) is an Indian-American mathematician, known for his numerous contributions to the theory of communication systems, control theory and queueing theory. He got his B.Sc. (1964) and Ph.D. (1968) in electrical engineering from University of London, on an ''Atomic Energy Research'' fellowship (1965–67), while he was simultaneously affiliated with the ''Control systems center'' at the University of Manchester. His work focused on control of nuclear power systems. He then joined Bell Labs as a member of the technical staff (1968), working on semiconductor networks, diffusion models for service adoption and traffic modeling. Mitra was head of ''Mathematics of Networks and Systems'' research division (1986–99), and was vice president of the ''math and algorithmic science center''. Mitra has served as editor and as part of the editorial board of numerous scientific publications, and was visiting professor at University of California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saira Banu
Saira Banu (born 23 August 1944) is a former Indian actress who mainly worked in Hindi language films. She was one of the most popular actresses in her heyday in the Indian film industry in the 1960s and early 1970s. Career Saira Banu was the daughter of Naseem Banu, a stage and film actress. She had one brother, Sultan Ahmed (1939-2016), who was five years older than her. Banu was 16 years old in 1960 when she started work for her debut in Hindi films. She said in a programme that she had basic talent and little dancing experience. Her peers all were classically trained, which was why she was not put in the top league. Banu started taking Kathak and Bharata Natyam lessons with success, and trained herself professionally. Soon she became a dancer, and her films featured more of her dancing. Banu made her acting debut opposite Shammi Kapoor Shammi Kapoor (born Shamsher Raj Kapoor; (pronounced ʌmːi kʌpuːɾ 21 October 1931 – 14 August 2011) was an Indian actor who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nellore (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Nellore Lok Sabha constituency is one of the twenty-five List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha#Andhra Pradesh (25), lok sabha constituencies of Andhra Pradesh in India. It comprises seven assembly segments and belongs to Nellore district. Assembly segments Nellore Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly segments: Members of Parliament ^ by poll Election results General Election 1989 General Election 1991 General Election 1996 General Election 1998 General Election 1999 General Election 2004 General Election 2009 Bye-Election 2012 General Election 2014 General Election 2019 See also * List of constituencies of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly References External links Nellore lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule {{DEFAULTSORT:Nellore Lok Sabha constituency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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