Today’s Motto: ‘Change is inevitble. The only way to make sense out of change is…..

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

On this day, 27 Nov ….
(National Organ Donation Day in India).

1001 – Hindu King Jaipal defeated by Mahmud of Ghazni in a battle near Peshawar. Jayapala was a ruler of the Hindu Shahi dynasty from 964 to 1001. He ruled over the area which stretched from Laghman in the west, to Kashmir in the east and from Sirhind to Multan upto Kabul. He was the son of King  Hutpal and the father of  Yuvaraj Anandapala. He had also  captured Lahore after defeating  Bharat but avoided ruling over on pleadings  from local  nobles.  It cost him  heavily  when  Bharat attacked him at the same time when he was fighting Mahmud  Ghazni.   (pic credit-globalsecurity.org).

1895 – Establishment of the Nobel Prize in memory of Swedish chemist and inventor Alfred B Nobel who had 355 patents in scientific discoveries. He manufactured Dynamite   explosives in Hamberg, Germany during  WW-II and  gathered huge  wealth. He bequeathed his wealth to establish Nobel Prize Society and set up Nobel Prizes in 3  categories- Physics, Chemistry, Medicine.  Later more categories were added- Literature, Peace ( pic credit-Erik Lindberg)

1946 – British Prime Minister Clement Attleee,  announced  diplomatic parleys on division of  India. Muslims accepted the offer, while Hindus under Congress  (MK Gandhi)  declined it initially but accepted  later when  Jinnah wanted to be PM of India instead of Jawaharlal Nehru.  This led to the Partition of India, into India and Pakistan (pic credit-pintewrestr.com).  

1972 – Bhutto reports the release of 616 Indian prisoners captured in the Indian-Pakistani dispute (from Western region).

1979 – 1st day-night one-day cricket international, Australia vs. WI at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) under Benson & Hedges World Series Cup 1979-80.

1992 – Sachin Tendulkar, 19 years and 22 days old, becomes the youngest cricketer to make 1,000 Test runs while playing in Johannesburg. He also scored 1000+ Test runs in a year, 6 times from 1997 to 2010. (Five Indian players have scored 1000 Test runs in One year- 27 times).

2000 – English was made compulsory in Gujarat schools from Standard V, after a three-decade hiatus.

Born…. 1701 – Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer, physicist and mathematician  who is famous for the temperature scale he developed (pic credit-fity.club).

1907 – Harivanshrai Bachchan,  born in village  ‘Babu Patti’ near Allahabad, now renamed Pryagraj.  He wrote and  recited  Hindi  poems in Kavita Sammelans, famous for his collection Madhushala.He was the father of Bollywood’s  icon  Amitabh  Bachchan.

1940 – Bruce Lee.  Legendary Chinese-American  martial arts (Kung Fu) master, fighter, film maker and philosopher. He made blockbuster films like Enter the Dragon (grossed over  $ 400 million), The Big Boss, The Fist of Fury, Way of the Dragon, Game of Death, Bruce Lee Fights Back, Bruce Lee: A Warrior’s Journey etc.  He was nominated Times 100 Most Influential Persons of the Century, Hong Kong Film Award  and several other awards. He died  mysteriously  in Hong Kong on July 20. 1973 at the age of 32  only (pic credit-hubpages.com).

1952 – Bappi Lahiri, film score writer, composer. Known for mixing Disco, Jazz with Indian music notes.  Composed over 5000 songs in 500 Hindi,  Bengali Telugu films like Disco Dancer, Chalte Chalte, Dance Dance, Namak Halal, Sharabi, Tohfa, Prem Pratigya, Rowdi Alludu, Mangaldeep etc. He won a Filmfare award and was nominated six times, Golden Lotus and  Sangeet Samrat. Also Lifetime Achoevement award in 2018. He was also known for  stylish dressing with Golden and precious jewelery, as he believed his spiritual connection with Gold. .

1986 – Suresh Raina, agressive laft hand batter and off-spinner.He scored a century (120)  on debut,  played 18 Tests as also went on to captain  Indian team in 3 Tests. Played for Chennai  Super Kings and Gujarat Lions  in IPL format.

RIP…. 1994 – D. V. Purohit (Nanasaheb),  veteran freedom fighter and revolutionary.(known as Dhondu Pant at birth). He led the First  Freedom Movement in 1857  from Kanpur. He was the  adopted son of Baji Rao Peshwa II.

2002 – Shivmangal Singh Suman. Famous Hindi poet, writer whose popular poems were :   मैं नहीं आया तुम्हारे द्वार… मैं नहीं आया तुम्हारे द्वार पथ ही मुड़ गया था। गति मिली मैं चल पड़ा · पर आंखें नहीं भरी… कितनी बार तुम्हें देखा पर आंखें नहीं भरीं। सीमित उर में चिर….. etc. Worked as Vice Chancellor and   on diplomatic posts. He was awarded Padam Shri.

2008 – VP Singh, former Prime Minister (1989-90) for National Front government after resigning Rajiv Gandhi led Congress Party on Bofors bribery scandal.  He was also Chief Minister of UP and Union Finance Minister under Rajiv Gandhi. He is known for supporting Mandal Commission  leading  social conflict in the country and fall of his goverment in 11 months.

You may have known…. India has over 300,000 active mosques, though some sources state figures over 600,000, making it the No. One  among  the countries with the most mosques in the world.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         {Complied by Lt. Gen. (R)  Raj Kadyan}