Today’s Motto: ‘We usually accept the advice that aligns with our own thinking’

This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History !

On this day, 08 Sep ….

1320 – Ghazi Ghyasudin Tughlaq became the Sultan of Delhi after removing  Allaudin Khi;lji’s son from the Delhi throne. Tughlaq is known for shifting the Delhi throne to  nearby  Tughlaqbad but it  was a failed attempt.

1930 – Scotch tape was developed by Richard G. Drew at 3M, St. Paul Minnesota, US. Once marketed, the public found the tape had a wide range popular applications in mending, sealing and joining.

1930 – 1st appearance of comic strip “Blondie”by the  American  cartoonist  Chic  Young.

1954 – SE Asia Treaty Org (SEATO) forms to stop communists in Asia.

1961 – Statistical evidence linking heavy smoking with heart disease was reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

1962 – Chinese army infiltrated in the north-east border of India crossing the Mac-Mahon line (Tibet-India boundary). This was the second occasion of Chinese infiltration over India (first was in 1959).

1965 – Pakistan commenced its drive into the Indian Punjab using its 1-armoured division with the aim to foreclose India’s options north of the Beas-Sutlej river line, after foiling the southern most divisional attack mounted by 4-Mountain Division. India beat Pakistan  squarely in the war lasting less than 2 months.

1974 – President Gerald Ford pardons former President R Nixon of all federal crimes.

2006 – Serial blasts took place in Malegaon town (Maharashtra), in which 37 pepople were killed and over 100 injured. The term Hindu-Bhagwa Terrorism  was coined by the senior Congress leaders;  then home minister Shvraj Patil,  ministers  Digvijay Singh and P Chidambaram. Some  army officers  Col. Purohit, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur   were blamed and removed from service. The  cases could not stand in Court scrutiny and all  ‘accused’  were absolved by NIA Court in 2008.

2012 – Pakistan and India plan to mutually ease visa requirements.

Born….1887 – Swami Sivananda, religious leader, Hindu universalist renaissance guru, author of 200 books and founder of Divine Life Society with 400 branches worldwide.

1933 – Asha Bhosle, famous playback singer.  Second most versatile  singer of varied genres classical, Folk,  Pop,  Ghazals, Bhajans, Gurbani  and  Rabindra Sangeet. She is the daughter of  music teacher Deenanath Mangeshkar and sister of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, Usha Mangeshkar  and Hridaynath Mageshkar.  She has also acted and  done songs for about 950 films and has been listed on Guinness Book of records. She won 2  National,  9  Filmfare incuding a Lifetime Achievement award,  18 Maharashtra Sangeet awads,  she was honoured with Padma Vibhushan and Dadasaheb Phalke award in 2000.

RIP…. 1960 – Feroz Gandhi, husband of  former PM Indira Gandhi and a prominent member of the Lok Sabha. He was father of Rajiv and Sanjay Gandhi, and grandfather of Priyanka Vasra and  Rahul Gandhi.

1982 – Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Kashmir, who dominated the political scene of Jammu and Kashmir for 50 years. He was the grandfather of present Chief Minister Omer Abdullah and father of ex-CM  Farooq Abdullah. He was a close friend of first PM Nehru, so played  important  role  in Kashmir  politics. But  was  put behind  bars  several  times for  his  pro-Pakistan actions  and  statements.

You may have known…. 1. India’s per capita spending on healthcare is the lowest among BRICS countries.       

2.  Indian households spent an estimated Rs. 120  billion on health and health-related services  (in Nov. 2022), on an,  everage  Rs. 309  Rural households  and Rs. 460 in  Urban households.  Amounts depended on household income,  medicines availability and  health enhancement services.                                                                                             {Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R)  Raj Kadyan}