Today’s Motto: ‘Wrestling with a pig only makes you dirty’
As Every Day makes a new beginning in life, it brings new opportunities, opens new avenues, to p!erform and make a mark, to write a Page in History Book !
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History !
On this day, 27 Sep ….
1905 – Albert Einstein’s equation E=mc² is first published.
1925 – Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh was established under Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar on Dussehra (Vijyadashmi Day) in Nagour to fight the British ruler and re-establish a Hindu-Sanatan Bharat.
1950 – Mihir Sen became the first Indian to swim across the British Channel.
1950 – The answering machine was invented.
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960 – Europe’s first “moving pavement”, the travelator, opened at Bank Underground station.
2018 – Supreme Court rules overturns 158-year old rule, section 497, decriminalizing Adultery because it was discriminatory against women.
2024 – Hezbollah leader for more than 30 years, Hassan Nasrallah is killed by an Israeli airstrike on his underground headquarters in Beirut.
Born…. 1873 – Vithalbhai Patel, great freedom fighter, social worker, nationalist leader, politician and President of the Central Assembly.
1907 – Bhagat Singh, Indian freedom fighter. Reverred as Shaheed-e-Azam, Bhagat Singh and his team of freedom fighters under Hindustan Sociailst Republic Association, killed a Bri
tish soldier John Sanders who Lathi Charges veteran freedom leader Lala Lajpat Rai who was fatally injured and died soon. Bhagat Singh also threw a crude bomb and anti-British posters in the Assembly. Bhagat Singh Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar were hanged and cremated by the British on march 23, 1931 in Lahore Jail clandestinely.
1932 – Yash Chopra, legendary film director, producer who is known for very popular films like Dhool Ka Phool, Dharamputra, Waqt, Daag, Deevar, Kabhie Kabhie, Chandni, Lamhe, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Dil To Pagal Hai, Veer Zara etc. His brother BR Chpra was also a famous fim director/producer and maker of Mahabharat TV serial. Yash Raj Chopra was awarded 6 National and 8 Fiomfare awards and Dadfasaheb Phalke award in 2001.
1953 – Mata Amrotanandamayi. Prominent Kerala and South Indian Spiritual Guru, philanthropist, educationist and world travelled speaker on Hindu-Sanatan culture. Reverred by devotees aas Amma, she has addressed Parliament of World Religions, United Nations and other global forums.
RIP…. 1833 – Raja Rammohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician passed away at Stapleton Grove in England. He founded Brahmo Samaj in 1828 alongwith Debendranath Tagore, visited England, America and Europe to spread the message of humanity, peace and love. He went to England to represent Mughal king Akbar Shah -II, who anointed him as Raja Rammohan Roy.
You may have known…. In 2011, 68 million India’s population, or over 8% of those aged 15 and older, were graduates or more qualified, an increase from the approximately 7% seen a decade earlier. Th
is rise in graduate education level, which saw women’s progress outpace men’s, was a key finding of the Census 2011 data. {Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R) Raj Kadyan}
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