Today’s Motto: ‘Best way to avoid disappointment is to stop having expectations’

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

On this day, 04 Nov ….

1947 – India and Pakistan accuse each other of violating their neutrality agreement in  Kashmir dispute as Indian troops invade the state. As Indian forces were put into action late, Pakistani  army (in garb of Kabayalis) captured large part of the State, now known as POK.

1948 – The Constituent Assembly of India met in New Delhi with Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the chair.LaterhewasselectedasthefirstPresidentofIndia.

1998 – Paramjeet Singh upstages Milkha Singh’s 38-year-old 400m record at the national open athletic championship at Calcutta.

Born….  1618 – Aurangzeb, 6th Mughal king  who ruled  India from  1658-1707. He was the son of Shah Jahan and  was very cruel to his  citizens especially Hindus and non-muslims. He even put  his  father  in  jail in  his  last days.

1929 – Shakuntala Devi, Indian computer and astrologer who demonstrated her gift as an arithmetical prodigy in public performances.

1965 – Milind Soman, model, actor, producer and fitness freek. Made his debut thru’ Alisha Chenoy’s music video Made in India in 1995,  followed by TV series A Mouthful of Sky,  Captain Vyom,  Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi, Ghost Bana Dost  etc. He acted in Tarkieb, Pyar Ki Dhun,  16 December, Surya, Bhagmati, Bheja Fry, Bhram, Bajirao Mastani,  Satyamev Jayate etc.

1971 – Tabu.  Born as Tabasdsum Fatima Hashmi in Hyderabad, is a model and romantic/tragedy actor of Cine world. Started acting  in Hum Naujawan by evergreen actor/producer Dev Anand and Virasat, Hu Tu Tu, Astitva. Maachis, Chandni Bar, Jawani Jaaneman, Taal, Drishyam 2, Bhool Bhulaiyan 2, Kutte, House of Spies, Chini Kum  etc. She has won 2 National, 7 Filmfare awards, Padam Shri and several others including Tamil, Telugu film awards. Tabu also acted in 2 Hollywood films Life of Pi, The Namesake.

RIP…. 1970 – Pandit Shambhu Maharaj, the great Kathak dancer. Was honored with Padam Shri, Sangeert Natak Akademy. Nritya Samrat and othert classical music awards. His brother Lachchhu Maharaj is also a known  classic dancer and musician.

You may have known…. 1. India has approximately 513 fighter aircraft, while Pakistan has around 328 fighter aircraft.

2. Languages: Many of the principal languages of India belong to two families, the Indo-European and the Dravidian. Also, three languages of the Sino-Tibetan family have official status in the northeastern region of the country.

The Dravidian languages are unique to the Indian subcontinent. They are often spoken in the south of the country. Hindi, an Indo-European language, is the most widely spoken language. Hindi has various different dialects. Other major languages of India are Bengali and Marathi. However, 350 million Indian speak English as a second language and much of the upper middle class in large cities speak English as the usual language for daily communication. Punjabi has been spoken by over  150 million  Indians, including Sikhs, worldover. .                                                                                                                                                      {Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R)  Raj Kadyan}