Today’s Motto: ‘Wanting to change the world is being Clever; changing oneself is being Wise’

This is Your Day-TODAY:  Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History! 

On this day,  Sep. 25……….

1493 – Columbus sails with 17 ships on 2nd voyage to America.

1639 – 1st printing press in America (pic credit-Britannica).

1857 – Relief of Lucknow by Havelock and Outram begins.

1897 – 1st British bus service opens.

1947 – Kashmir accedes to Indian Union.

1956 – The world’s first transatlantic telephone cable system began operating Previous cables had been limited to telegraph transmissions.

1974 – Scientists first reported that freon gases released from aerosol spray cans were destroying the ozone layer.

1984 – Indian Army withdraws from the Golden Temple; repair of Akal Takht complete.

2000 – A Delhi Court dismisses applications of three of the 17 accused seeking dropping of proceedings against them in the sensational Coomar Narain espionage case which hit the headlines and rattled the Rajiv Gandhi Government in 1985.

2018 – Comedian Bill Cosby became the first celebrity to be jailed in the #MeToo era (pic credit-Britannica).

2020 – Singapore announces it will be the first country in the world to use facial verification as part of its national identity scheme.

Born….

1914 – Devilal, former deputy Prime Minister of India and leader of farmers. Prominent leader of Haryana, was chief minister twice.

1916 – Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay, great litterateur, philosopher and social worker. He was one of the most important leaders of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the forerunner of the present day Bharatiya Janata Party. While he was a student at Sanatan Dharma College, Kanpur in 1937, he came into contact with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) through his classmate Baluji Mahashabde. He met the founder of the RSS, K. B. Hedgewar, who engaged with him in an intellectual discussion at one of the shakhas. He dedicated himself to full-time work in the RSS from 1942. He had attended the 40-day summer vacation RSS camp at Nagpur where he underwent training in Sangh Education. After completing second-year training in the RSS Education Wing, Upadhyaya became a lifelong pracharak of the RSS (pic credit-Pinterest).

1920 – Satish Dhawan, Indian aerospace engineer and former Chairman of ISRO.

1939 – Feroz Khan, popular romantic and villain Bollywood actor. Known for roles in Dharmatma, Kaala Sona, Welcome, Jaanbaaz, Qurbani, Yalgar, Dayavaan etc.

1946 Bishan Bedi, mighty slow left-arm spinner, part of great Indian Spin Quartet  of  1966-79, which included  EAS Prasanna, BS Chandrasekhar and S Raghavan. He played 67 Tests and took 266 wickets. He also captainewd Indian team in 22 Tests. (pic credit -ESPNcricinfo).

1977 – Divya Dutta, model and Bollywood actor. Known for roles in Bhag Milkha Bhaag, Dhakad, Badlapur, Sleeping Partner, Baboomoshai Bandookbaaz etc. Has won a National Film award, IIFA and several other awards.

You may have known….

Honour killing: It is one of the most shocking Rituals in some parts of India. Marriage is more than bringing two people together in India. It is about the union of two families. Particular attention is given to ensure that a person does not marry outside his caste, community, religion, social status, etc. While the rigidity has diminished largely, many communities or families are extremely strict about these things. Apart from marriage, there are many other things they are strict about, like what to wear, whom to talk to, etc. In case a member of their family goes against the rules and regulations, they may be disowned by the family, or worse, killed, for bringing dishonour on the family or community. (pic -famous Manoj Babli case of 2007)

 

{Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R)  Raj Kadyan}