Today’s Motto: ‘Luck comes to those who take chances’
As Every Day makes a new beginning in life, it brings new opportunities, opens new avenues, to perform and make a mark, to write a Page in History Books!
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History !
On this day, 12 Jan….
1708 – Coronation of Maratha ruler Shahu Maharaj. Also known as Rajrishi, Shahu was the first Maharaja of Kolhapur.
1757 – Britain seized the Bandel province in West Bengal from the
Portuguese.
1779 – Battle of Wadgaon (Jan 12-13) occurred. It was a significant Maratha victory over the British East India Company during the First Anglo-Maratha War.
1908 – A wireless message was sent long-distance for the first time from the Eiffel Tower in Paris. (On top of the Ieffel Tower there is and exact replica of Gustave Eiffel’s office in which wax figures of Eiffel, his daughter and American inventor, Thomas Edison are placed. Edison is represented giving Eiffel a gift of a gramophone).
1934 – Freedom fighter Surya Sen, who led the Chittagong Armoury Raid, was executed by the British.
1948 – Mahatma Gandhi’s Last Fast. Gandhi commenced his final fast in Delhi to promote communal harmony following the partition of India.
1950 – The “United Provinces” was officially renamed Uttar Pradesh.
1990 – Upper age limit for Civil Services Examination raised from 26 to 28 years.
1996 – Supreme Court holds that Horse Racing is not gambling, but a game of skill.
2021 – Supreme Court puts on hold three controversial new farm laws that ignited weeks of protests by farmers in D
elhi. Born…. 1399 – Kritiwas Ojha, writer of Ramayana in Bengali language in about 5,000 verses while Balmiki Ramayan has 24,000 verses.. Kritiwas (1381-1461) was a Bengali poet, writer and spitual mentor, religious speaker. 1598 – Rajmata Jijabai. The mother of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the Maratha Empire
, was born in Buldhana, Maharashtra. Jijabai Shahaji Bhonsale, also called Rajmata Jijabai, or Jijamata. She was a daughter of Lakhujirao Jadhav of Sindkhed Raja. He belonged to the lineage of Devagiri Yadavas (pic credit-pinterest.com).
1863 – Swami Vivekananda. Born Narendranath Datta in Kolkata, he became a key figure in the introduction of Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world. He was a a saint, philosopher, author, and prominent disciple of Swamy Ramakrishna.
He addressed Parliament of World Religions in Chicago in 1893 in Hindi and mesmirised the audience with his eloqence and highlighting the basic principle of Vasudhev Kutumbkam of Indian culture. This day is celebrated as National Youth Day since 1984. (pic alongside credit-viswagurubharath.com and main-aasaanhai.net).
1911 – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, spiritualist, developer of the Transcendental Meditation technique. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was the creator of Transcendental Meditation and leader of the worldwide organization that has been characterized in multiple ways, including as a new religious movement.
1918 – . C Ramchandra (Chitalkar), famous film music director. His classic music rendition for films Subah Ka Tara, Azad, Anarkali, Anchal, Aastha, Amar Rahe Ye Pyar, Ahin
sa, Albela, Amardeep, Rutha Na Karo etc. He won 8 National Film Awards and 40 State awards.
1972 – Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress politician, daughter of former PM Rajiv Gandhi. She had been earlier active in Uttar Pradesh politics and has won Lok Sabha election from Vayanad, Kerala in 2024 after Rahul Gandhi resigned his second seat.
1973 – Sakshi Tanwar, TV serial and film actor. She has acted in Balaji Tele serials like Bade Achhe Lagte Hain, Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki, Tyohaar Ki Thaali etc and films like Dangal, Sharmaji Ki Beti, Mohalla Assi, Dial 100, Ghar Ki Murgi etc. She has won many awards like ITA, Indian Telly, Star Parivar awards
RIP…. 1897 – Sir Isaac Pitman, English inventor of the Phonetic Shorthand Systems.
1992 – Kumar Gandharva (Shivputra Siddharamaiya Komkali), famous Indian Classical vocal singer with typical style. He was awarded Padam Bhushan in 1977.
2004 – Ramakrishna Heg
de, former Chief Minister of Karnataka. He was part of Janta Party in 1977 earlier and later joined JD (U) and became Chief Minister with NJP support from outside. He waas also Chairman of Planning Commission and Mionisyer of Commerce & Indiustry under PM Vajpayee in 1998-99.
2005- Amrish Puri. Legendary Bollywood villain, known for roles in Indian Jones and t
he filoms like Manthan, Nishant, Mr. India, Karan Arjun,Nayak, Gadar, Hulchal, Diljale etc. He won three Filmfare, Screen and other awards. You may have known….
Shaving habits: Lacking more advanced tools, the first people brave enough to maintain their faci
al hair did so with seashells that essentially functioned as tweezers — they only pulled their hair out. More primitive method of shaving lasted longer than most of us would like to imagine. 
{Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R) Raj Kadyan}
