History
Jagadhatri Puja: its history and the timings
Who is Ma Jagadhatri? Jagadhatri or Jagaddhatri (which translates to “bearer of the world”) is an aspect of the Hindu ...
Kolkata Book Fair: history, themes, and events
What is the Kolkata Book Fair? The International Book Fair and officially আন্তর্জাতিক কলকাতা বইমেলা বা আন্তর্জাতিক কলকাতা পুস্তকমেলা in ...
Nathuram Godse, the man who killed Mahatma Gandhi
Nathuram Vinayak Godse was a nationalist. He was the person who assassinated Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on the 30th of January, ...
Google doodle honors Dr. Ranadive on birth anniversary
Kamal Samarath, better known as Kamal Ranadive, was born in 1917 in Pune, India. Her father encouraged her to pursue ...
The second battle of Panipat, 1556
The Second Battle of Panipat took place between the forces of Samrat Hem Chandra Vikramaditya and the army of Akbar. ...
History of Bhai Dooj and when it is celebrated
Bhai Dooj is one of the lesser-known festivals dedicated to brothers and sisters. Bhai Dooj is celebrated on the Dwitiya ...
The States Reorganization Act of 1956
What is the States Reorganization Act? British India included present-day India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The British divided it into two ...
The Instrument of Accession in Kashmir 74 years ago
Seventy-four years ago, India and Pakistan got their independence in the month of October 1947. It witnessed massive diplomatic and ...
Google celebrates Claude Cahun’s 127th birthday
Today is the 25th of October. This day marks the 127th birthday of the French photographer Claude Cahun. Claude Cahun ...
The facts about World Development Information Day
The UN General Assembly in 1972 established World Development Information Day on 24th October. It did so to draw the ...
All you need to know about World Statistics Day
When do people celebrate World Statistics Day? World Statistics Day occurs every five years on October 20th. People celebrate this ...
Subrahmanyam Chandrasekhar the Indian astrophysicist
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar was born on 19 October 1910. Today is his 111th birth anniversary. He was an Indian-American astrophysicist who spent ...
Ram Rahim Singh punished for Ranjit Singh’s murder
On Monday, a special CBI court in Panchkula awarded life imprisonment to Dera Sacha Sauda’s Gurmeet Ram Rahim and four ...
The end of Veerappan by Operation Cocoon
On October 18, 2004, police killed Veerappan, who was a kidnapper, elephant poacher, and sandalwood smuggler. They lured him out ...
International day for the eradication of poverty
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed every year on the 17th of October. Its main aim is ...