Today’s Motto: ‘Always keep the doors of perception open’

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

On this day, 02 Mar….

1928 – Mrs. R Valentino patented a doll.

1959 – An experimental push-button phone was tested by the Southern New England Telephone Company to see if customers dial fewer wrong numbers using the new design.

1863 – American Congress authorised a track width of 4-ft 8-1/2 in. as the standard for the Union Pacific Railroad, which became the accepted width for most of the world. (In rail transport, track gauge is the spacing of the rails on a railway track and is measured between the inner faces of the load-bearing rails).

1930 – Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy intimating his intention to break Salt Law if Congress demands are not conceded.

1962 – Burmese (Myanmar)  army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup d’état. More recently on Feb. 01, 2021  military again  took control of the  country  deposing the elected  government led by Aung Saan Suu Kyi.

1983 – Compact Disc recordings developed by Phillips & Sony introduced.

Born…. 1933 – Anandji (Virji Shah), famous music director. Kalyanji-Anandi were two musician brothers who paired together to compose music for over 200 films in Bollywood and  composed music for   hundreds of  melodious evergreen songs for music lovers worldover.  Elder brother Kalyanji died on Aug. 24, 2000. Popular sound tracks are from  films  Mahal, Saraswatichandra, Mahal, Poorab Aur Pachchim, Bairaag, Safar, Lawaris, Tridev, Janzeer, Upkar, Don, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar,  Johnny Mera Naam etc.  The pair won a Padma Shri, a National Award, Filmfare awards apart from several other music honors/accolades. (video credit-Shemaroo).

1990 – Tiger Shroff,  Bollywood actor son of  popular actor  Jackie Shroff. Tiger  debuted in 2014 through film  Heropanti  where he won IIFA award and has done about 14 films so far.

RIP…. 1568 – Meerabai, saint poet  Bhajan singer and ardent devotee of Shri Krishna, who  forsake her princely home for Krishnabhakti. It is belived she was forced to consume poison for leaving her worldly husband  for Krishna. Some believe she left her  kingdom after her husband died in war against Akbar’s army and went to Brindavan and  stayed there  untill her salvation in devotion.

1949 – Sarojini Naidu, “Nightingale of India”, freedom fighter, poet, singer, social worker and patriot. She became the first  woman President of Indian National Congress in 1925. She  was member of Constituent Assembly of India and  appointed Governor of United Privices (U.P.) after independence (1947-49).

You may have known…. The Lijjat papad company started in Gujarat   in 1959  with Rs 80 and  seven women making papads on a terrace. Now its sales revenue  has  touched Rs 1,600 crore and this company provides jobs to 40,000 people. The co-oprative company  Shri Mahila Griha Udyog- Lijjat Papad was started by  Jaswantiben Popat, Parvatiben Thodani, Ujamben Kundalia, Banuben Tanna, Laguben Gokani, Jayaben Vithalani and Diwaliben Lukka.  Jaswantiben Popat was honoured with Padma Shri in 2021.

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