Today’s Motto: ‘It is an irony of life that a boo is invariably louder than a cheer’

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

On this day, 10 Oct….

1946 – The Noakhali genocide began, marked by the murder, rape, and forced conversion of Hindus in East Bengal following the “Direct Action Day” on August 16. Over 4  lakh Hindus  were massacred  or converted to  Islam.

1952 – US mediator Frank Graham told the U.N. Security Council that there was a possibility of war between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.

1970 – Union Government under PM Indira Gandhi,  ruled out judicial probe into the death of the late PM Lal Bahadur Shastri.

1978 – Rohini Khadilkar, fifteen years old, became the first woman to win the national chess championship.

2014 – Malala Yousafzai & Kailash Satyarthi win the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.

Born….  1954 – Rekha, (Bhanurekha Ganeshan), an iconic actressof  Indian cinema known for her roles and on-screen presence. Daughter of Tamil actors she debuted as child artist at 4 years age with films Inti Guttu and Rangula Ratnam, she entered Hindi cinema with Sawan Bhado and continued to do over successful  films like Ghar, Mukaddar Ka Sikander, Khoobsoorat, Basera, Ek Hi Bhool, Utsav, Kalyug, Vijeta, Umrao Jaan,  Rampur Ka Lakshman, Kahani Kismat Ki, Kamasutra, Koi Mil Gaya, Krish, Namak Haraam  and Silsila etc. She was belived to have very intimate relation with Bollywood  heros  Vinod Mehra and  great Amitabh Bachchan, yet later married a businessman Mukesh Aggarwal in 1990. She was nominated to Rajya Sabha in 2012. She has won a National Film award and 3 Filmfare awards and was honoured with Padma Shri by Govt. of India.

1990 – Rakul Preet Singh, Telugu, Tamil and Hndi film  actress and  known for Gilli  (Kannada) and  Keratam, Venkatadri Express (Telgu)  and  Yaariya, De De Pyaar De, Runway 34,   etc. in Hindi. She was nominated to a Filmfare and won a Filmfare South and some  other awards in  serials etc.
RIP….1964 – Gurudutt (Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone), a legendary  film actor, choreographer writer and producer/director. He is known many  popular and artistic films like CID, Saheb Bibi Aur Ghulam, Paper Flowers,  Baaz, Baazi,  Jaal, Saanjh Aur Savera, Love And god,  Chaudhvin  Ka Chaand,  Mr. & Mrs. 55,  Pyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool etc  He was known for many creative and  tragic roles. He won a National Film Award, a Filmfare and  a BFJA award.

2011 – Jagjit Singh, legendary  Ghazal singer, composer and classical  musician. Known as Ghazal singer he married a divorcee singer Chitra Singh, the two had a son Vivek Singh  who died young at  20 leaving the couple heart broken. His ghazals broght him many laurels and  was associated with famous music companies EMI, HMV etc. He also gave ghazal/song  performances to films like Bahuroop, Arth, Prem Geet, Avishkaar, Ek Baar Kaho, Sitam, Tum Laut Aao, Laong Da Lashkara, Mirza Ghalib, Kehkashan, Sarfarosh   etc. He performed in the Parliament House special Diplomatic concert  in 2007 (150th Anniversary of  1857 Freedom Struggle). He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 2007 (video credit-Prem Geet-YouTube.com).

You may have known…. The term Karwa Chauth means “Karwa – earthen pot,” and “Chauth,” which means “the fourth.” It is a North Indian festival celebrating the bond between husband and wife, observed by married women who fast for their husbands’ longevity and prosperity. During this festival, Hindu married women observe rigorous fast from dawn till the moonrise. The festival’s origin is attributed to several Hindu legends, including the story of Karva, a devoted wife who saved her husband  from a crocodile by invoking the God of death, and Queen Veeravati, whose devotion brought her husband back to life after he was mistakenly believed to have died. (pic credit-pngfree.com).                                                                                                                                                                                                                     {Compiled  by Lt. Gen. (R)  Raj Kadyan}