By Satyaki Paul The date June 27, 2021 marks the 183rd birth anniversary of Bengali poet Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, the “Sahitya Samrat”. He is renowned for this composition of “VandeMataram” in his novel “Anandamath” (1882). Later, in January 24, 1950 the constituent assembly adopted “VandeMataram” as the National Song of India. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay […]
Continue ReadingBy Satyaki Paul The date July 1, 2021 marks the National Doctor’s Day which is held every year to commemorate the birth and death anniversary of Dr.Bidhan Chandra Roy (1882-1962). He was a renowned physician, educationist, and social worker who served three-times as Chief Minister of West Bengal after gaining independence from British Raj. He […]
Continue ReadingBy Satyaki Paul The date June 29, 2021 marks the National Statistics Day which was put forward by our Hon’ble former PM Manmohan Singh to commemorate the birth anniversary of the Father of Indian Statistics Professor Prashant Chandra Mahalanobis (1893-1972). He was born on 29th June 1893 at 210 Cornwallis Street (his grandfather’s house) as […]
Continue ReadingBy Satyaki Paul On June 02, 2021 renowned tribal activist Father Stan Swamy passed away at a private hospital in Mumbai. On October 07, 2021 he was arrested in the Elgar Parishad—Bhima Koregaon case wherein NIA claimed that he had Maoist links. From May 30, 2021 he was hospitalised under the directives of Bombay High […]
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