Today’s Motto: ‘When angry words arise, a closed mouth is the need’
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, 30 Jan….
(Observed as Martyrs’ Day or Shaheed Diwas. All national dignitaries pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat. the Gandhi memorial, where he was cremated after assassination this day! A nation-wide two-minu
te silence is also observed at 11:00 AM to honour Gandhi and all freedom fighters).
1933 – Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany, marking the beginning of the Nazi regime ( Pic credit Roger Viollet via Getty Images).
1948 – Indian political leader heading India’s 2nd Freedom Movement, revered as Mahatma Gandhi, was assassinated by Nathuram Vinayak Godse, a nationalist at about 5:17 pm, at Birla House, New Delhi, while attending a prayer meeting. It is believed many senior political leaders including from Congress Party, were annoyed at Gandhi’s very linient handling of Pakistan after Indepence and his fast for giving Rs 55 crores to Pakistan despite its attack on Kashmir and massacres of lakhs of Hindu/Sikh migrants across borders. Earlier, there had been five unsuccessful attempts to kill MK Gandhi, the first occurring in 1934. 1957 – An external artificial pacemaker with internal heart electrode was first used. 195
8 – Yves Saint Laurent, at age 22, held his first major fashion show in Paris. He was a Algeria born French fashion designer who founded his eponymous fashion label in 1962. He won many international Fashion awards.
1958 – The first two-way, moving sidewalk, 1,425 feet long, was put in service at Love Field Air Terminal in Dallas, Texas. It was known not only as a moving sidewalk, but also as a passenger conveyor.
1994 – 
Kapil Dev equalled Sir Richard Hadlee’s world record of 431 Test wickets during a match against Sri Lanka. Kapil Dev, India’s greatest fast-swing bowler and all-rounder retired after taking 434 Test wickets, over 5,000 runs and 200 wickets in ODIs. He was the most celebrated Captain of 1983 World Cup (ODIs) which India won on June 25, 1983 beating West Indies at Lords.
1997 – Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes immersed in Prayagraj, Sangam. 2019 – Scientists reveal discovery of cavity six miles long, 1,000 feet deep under Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica, leading to fears it might collapse and raise sea levels by two feet. 
2024 – Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan, already in jail on corruption charges, sentenced to a further 10 years for leaking state secrets.
Born…. 1913 – Amrita Sher-Gil, Budapest, Hungary born Indian writer, modern painter who mixed Indian and European avante -garde art depictions. She was called Frida Kahlo of Indian a
rt scenario and won much accolades for her oil pantings including a Gold Medal at Delhi Fine Arts Exhibition for her ‘Three Girls’ painting in 1936. She died on Dec. 5, 1941 at a young age of 28 only.
RIP…. 1528 – Rana Sanga of Mewar, (Sangram Singh I), a very powerful, brave fighter, Suryavanshi king (Sisodiya), who had built up an extensive and powerful kingdo
m Mewar, spread over central and western regions of North India, including today’s Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, with capital at Chittor. It is believed he had 22 Ranis (Queens) and several children. He faught and won 8 wars against Moughals including Ibrahim Lodi, Babar, Mehmud Khilji and their commanders. In the last one he was injured seriously, with 80 wounds on body, but continued his fight till last, when his soldiers took him to a safer place.
You may have k
nown…. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to mankind. The Father of Medicine, Maharishi Charak, researched on and consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago. 
(pic credit-punjabkesri.in) {Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R) Raj Kadyan}
