National Technology Day
Theme 2024 – “From Schools to Startups: Igniting Young Minds to Innovate.”
Happy Akshaya Tritia
Revolt of 1857 or Sepoy Mutiny
On this Day in the year 1857, the first war of Independence started in Merut.
Birth Anniversary of Gopal Krishna Gokhale
He was the political mentor of Mahatma Gandhi. He was the founder of the Servants of India Society.
Birth Anniversary of Pratap Singh I popularly known as Maharana Pratap
He was the king of Mewar Kingdom presently sitauted in the state of Rajasthan. He is remembered for the Battle of Haldighati took place in the year 1576 and also for his resistace against the expansionist policy of the Mughal Emperor Akbar.
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
Death Anniversary of Alluri Sitarama Raju
He was a Freedom Fighter born in Andhra Pradesh. He started his rebellion against the British targetting the Madras Forest Act,1882 which restrict the free movement of adivasis in their forest habitats.
Birth Anniversary of Pandurang Vaman Kane
He was an academician, historian, lawyer, Indologist and Sanskrit scholar. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award in 1963.
Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore
He is the composer of National Anthem of India. He was a Poet, Educationist, Writer, Philosopher & Painter and a renowned Freedom FIghter. He is the first non-European and the first lyricist to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. He is called as the Bard of Bengal.
