Today’s Motto: ‘Our only limit is our mind’

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

On this day, 28 Oct….

1886 – The monument of Liberty Enlightening the World, popularly called the Statue of Liberty, was unveiled in New York Harbour.

1947 – Sheikh Mohammad Abdulla invited to form an interim government in J&K.

1962 – US pledges to rush arms to India to repel Chinese aggression from NEFA and Aksai Chin regions.

1997 – Gold import in India placed under Open General Licence.

2015 – World Heath Organization ranks Tuberculosis alongside HIV as world’s deadliest infectious diseases, killing 1.2 million (2014).

2021 – Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook will change its corporate name to Meta amid increased public scrutiny over leaked internal documents.

Born….1867 – Bhagini (Sister) Nivedita, born Margaret Elizabeth Noble; was a Scots-Irish social worker, author, teacher and a disciple of Swami Vivekananda.

1930 – Anjaan,  (Lalji Pandey), popular Bollywood  lyricist. He write about 1500 songs for 300 films. he wrote popular songs for Godaan, Don, Laavaris,etc. (video credit-Goldmine Gaane Sune Unsune),

1955 – Indra Nooyi, Indian Banking management  expert. Former Head of World Bank. Now Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo, Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi, who is frequently ranked among the most powerful women in the world.

1955 – William Henry “Bill” Gates III is an American businessman who dropped out of Harvard University, yet co-founded Microsoft, a computer software company whose business practices were at times ruled to be anti-competitive in several court battles.

RIP….  1627 – Jahangir, Mughal emperor. Weak from asthma and no food, died at Bhimghar near Kashmir. He was buried at Shahdara (Lahore) on the banks of the Ravi.

1997 – Dr. V. Doreswamy Iyengar, Veena maestro, household name among Carnatic music lovers. He was honored with Sangeetha Kalanidhi and Padam Bhushan awards.  (pic credit-Last.fm)

You may have known….

Introduction to community: Sikhs  often welcome new babies into their communities with  a great fanfare. Parents visit their local Gurdwara, or temple, with the baby as soon as possible following the birth, typically within forty days. At the Gurudwara, a priest opens the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikh faith, to a random page and reads a passage aloud. The family chooses a name by using the first letter of the hymn on the page opened. The baby’s name is then announced to the congregation. Afterwards  Kaddha  Prasad, a sweet dish made from flour, semolina, butter and sugar is distributed among the congregation as a celebratory treat. 

In Hindus, this is done by the fraternity,  on 11th day of child’s birth, when Panchamrit is given to the child and his name is whispered into his ears and communicated to the Cumminity..   

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