Today’s Motto: ‘If you look fear in the face, you gain strength, courage and confidence’

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

On this day,  Jun. 02………

1756 – Fort William, the English stronghold in Bengal, was surrendered to Siraj-ud-Daulah.

1857 – The first practical U.S. chain-stitch sewing machine was patented by a farmer, James E. A. Gibbs.

1896 – The first radio patent was issued to Guglielmo Marconi in England for his wireless telegraphy apparatus.

1928 – Kraft’s Velveeta Cheese was invented. When melted, it was as smooth as velvet (hence its name), and it would never curdle when heated.                                                                    1947 – Lord Louis Mountbatten announces the partition of India into India and Pakistan on religious lines (as demanded by  MA Jinnah  under  Muslim League).

1954 – The first test of a VTOL airplane takes place. It was known as a “Tail Sitter,” but as prototype to test the concept, its glory flared, and faded in a matter of months.

1964 – Lal Bahadur Shastri elected 2nd Prime Minister of India after Jawaharlal  Nehru’s death. .

1990 – Union Government set up a tribunal to settle the Cauvery water issue between Tamil Nadu & Karnataka.

2013 – Columbia University researchers believe the new material, graphene, even if stitched together, is the strongest material in the world.

2014 – Hospitals are beginning to use genetic profiling of tumors in order to identify the most effective treatments for various cancers; tumour genetics is thought to be of greater significance than the place of origin in the body.

2014 – Telangana with Hyderabad as its capital becomes India’s 29th state after it is separated from Andhra Pradesh. KC Rao, the prominent agitator of Telangana Rashtriya Samiti,   for separate state became the first CM of the state.

2020 – UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet says pandemic exposing “endemic inequalities” around the world, cites death of George Floyd and higher death toll for ethnic minorities.

2023 – A three-train collision in Balasore district, Odisha state, leaves 288 dead and more than 1,000 people injured in the country’s worst rail accident this century.

Born…. 1943 – Ilaiyaraaja, veteran Tamil and Telugu musician,  lyricist, singer and   composer. Padma Bhushan and Sangeet Natak Academy awardee. Winner of National Film Award, 4 Filmfare, Nandi and 2 Kerala State awards (pic credit-All About Music).

1955 – Nandan Nilekani, Indian entrepreneur, co-founder of IT giant Infosys and a politician. Founding chairman of UIDAI, the Aadhaar Card initiative.

1956 – Mani Ratnam, film director, screenwriter and producer. He made famous films like, Rosa, Bombay and Dil se, Nayakam. He was awarded Padma Shree, 2 National and 4 Filmfare awards and many more.

1987 – Sonakshi Sinha, Bollywood actor, daughter of veteran actor politician Shatrughan Sinha.  Acted in films like Dabangg, Singh is King, Kalank, Khandaani Shafakhana, Bhuj, Double  XXL etc. Won a  filmfare and other awards (pic credit – IndiaWest.com).

RIP…. 1988 – Raj Kapoor, the Charlie Chaplin  of Indian cinema,  a  great showman, son of veteran  theatre personalty and cine actor Prithviraj Kapoor.  Born in Samundrai near Peshawar (now Pakistan),  he migrated to Mumbai with family during Partition of 1947  and soon  set up  the  RK Studios, to  direct and  produce  several evergreen films like  Boot Polish, Chori Chori, Chhalia, Awara, Shree 420, Barsaat, Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai,  Mere Sanam,  Mera Naam Joker,  Kal Aaj Aur Kal, etc.   He won 3 National Filom awards, 11  Filmfare,  Padma Bhushan, Palme d’Olive Prize at Cannes Festival France,   Soviet Land Nehru Prize   and Dadasaheb Phalke awarde. in 1988.                                                                                                                                                                         Known as the First Family  of Indian Cinema, Kapoors have many established names  incldung Shammi, Shashi,  sons Ranbir, Rishi, Rajeev and grandkids like  Ranbir Kapoor, Kareena, Karishma  etc. who kep the flag high by their  steller performances.

2004 – Dom Moraes, writer and poet, son of veteran journalist Frank Moraes. Dom also wrote  biography of legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar in 1987.He wrote many famous books like My Son’s Father, Never at Home and Letter to My Mother and John Nobody etc. (pic credit-siasat.com)

You may have known…. The Beatles’ first band name was The Quarrymen. They also briefly changed their name to Johnny and the Moondogs.  The main promotors of the band were  John Lennon,  Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr.   (pic credit-alphacoders.com)                                                                                      2.    India was the first country to develop extraction and purifying techniques of sugar. Many visitors from abroad learnt the refining and cultivation of sugar from us.                                                                                                                                                                                       {Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R) Raj Kadyan}