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2023-05-04 07:56:35 Nityananda Kanungo
● Former Union Minister and former Governor of Gujarat and Bihar Nityananda Kanungo was born on May 4, 1900 in Cuttack, Odisha.
● He was educated at Ravenshaw College and University College (Calcutta).
● At Ravenshaw College, he came in contact with nationalist leaders like Harekrishna Mahtab, Navakrishna Chowdhary, Nikunj Kishore Das and Bhagirathi Mohapatra, who inspired him to join the freedom struggle.
● These students formed an organization called 'Bharti Mandir' to perform various cultural programs directly, but it was working like a nationalist organization to liberate the nation.
● After completing his law degree in the year 1920, he joined the Odisha State Bar Council as a junior to Janakinath Bose, father of Subhash Chandra Bose.
● During the Salt Satyagraha Movement in the year 1930, he was targeted by the British Government for inciting the Satyagrahis, but could not be arrested due to lack of evidence.
● When the British government was all set to confiscate the 'Swaraj Ashram' in Cuttack for non-payment of tax, Nityananda Kanungo himself paid the tax, increasing his involvement with the Satyagrahis and getting him arrested.
● His bar license was cancelled and he was jailed for six months for promoting the freedom struggle.
● After his release, he became a dedicated member of the Congress and the freedom struggle.
● He was also elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly in the year 1937 elections and became a minister.
● After independence, he was elected to the Lok Sabha from the year 1952 and served three times as a cabinet minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Civil Aviation.
● He was also a member of the working committee of the Kendriya Sangeet Natak Akademi from 1952 to 1961.
● He died on July 21, 1988 after a prolonged illness. ओपन / कमेंट

2023-05-04 07:56:34 ओपन / कमेंट

2023-05-04 07:45:58 Justice Anna Chandy
● Justice Anna Chandy was born on 4 May 1905 in a Malayali Syrian Christian family in the then Travancore State (now Kerala), India.
● She was the first woman in the state of Kerala to obtain a law degree.
● In 1956, Chandy became a judge of the High Court of Kerala, much before Dame Elizabeth Lane became the first female High Court judge in Britain in 1965.
● Justice Anna Chandy was the first woman judge of India and the first woman in the country to become a High Court judge.
● Anna Chandy is also known as 'First Generation Feminist'.
● She became the founder and editor of the magazine 'Shrimati' in which she supported the rights of women. It was the first women's magazine in Malayalam language.
● After retirement, she worked in the Law Commission of India and wrote her autobiography while being there.
● Malayala Manorama serialized her autobiography in the year 1971,which was published under the title ‘Atmakatha’ in Thrissur by Carmel Books in the year 1973.
● She died on July 20, 1996. ओपन / कमेंट

2023-05-03 09:30:00 ❖ 03 May, 2023
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2023-05-03 07:05:00 Dr. Zakir Hussain Khan
Zakir Hussain Khan was born on February 8, 1897 in Hyderabad, modern India.
Hussain's primary education was completed in Hyderabad.
He was an economist and politician.
He served as the third President of India from May 13, 1967 to May 3, 1969.
He completed his high school education from Islamia High School, Etawah and later graduated in Economics from Christian Degree College, Lucknow University.
After graduation, he moved to the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College, where he became a prominent student leader.
When Zakir Hussain was 23 years old, along with a group of students and teachers he founded the National Muslim University, now known as Jamia Millia Islamia (a central university).
He served as the Governor of Bihar from the year 1957 to the year 1962 and as the Vice President of India from the year 1962 to the year 1967.
He was awarded India's highest civilian honor 'Bharat Ratna' in the year 1963.
He was elected as the first Muslim President of India on May 13, 1967.
Zakir Hussain was the first President of India who died on May 3, 1969 while in office.
He was buried along with his wife in the campus of Jamia Millia. ओपन / कमेंट

2023-05-03 07:05:00 ओपन / कमेंट

2023-05-03 07:00:00 World Press Freedom Day
Every year on 3rd May 'World Press Freedom Day' (WPFD) is celebrated all over the world.
This day is organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
The theme of World Press Freedom Day this year is 'Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of expression as a driver for all other human rights'.
Following the recommendation of the General Conference of UNESCO in the year 1991, the United Nations General Assembly had declared World Press Freedom Day in the year 1993.
The day marks the 'Windhoek' declaration adopted by UNESCO in the year 1991.
The 'Windhoek Declaration' of the year 1991 deals with the development of a free, independent and pluralistic press.
Since 1997, the 'Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize' is also given annually by UNESCO on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day on 3rd May.
On the occasion of Press Freedom Day, an organization called 'Reporters Without Borders' releases 'World Press Freedom Index'. ओपन / कमेंट

2023-05-01 11:10:37 ❖ 01 May, 2023
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2023-05-01 11:08:19 International Labours' Day
Every year on May 1, 'May Day' or 'International Labours' Day' is celebrated in many parts of the world with the aim of marking the contribution of labours in building a new society.
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is an agency of the United Nations that works towards making international labour standards.
Labour Day was recognized in the historic labour union movement of America in the 19th century.
For the first time in 1889, an international federation of socialist groups and trade unions designated May 1 as 'May Day' in support of labours, in commemoration of the 'Haymarket' riot in Chicago (1886).
The 'Haymarket' riot was a peaceful rally in support of the labour which resulted in violent confrontation with the police in which several people died and some were seriously injured. Those who died in this skirmish were honored as 'Haymarket Martyrs'.
In July, 1889, a resolution was passed by the first 'International Congress of Socialist Parties' in Europe declaring that May 1 would be celebrated as International Labours' Day/May Day. After this, 1st May Day was celebrated on May 1, 1890.
After the Russian Revolution (1917), Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc nations started celebrating Labour Day.
Labour Day was organized for the first time in India on May 1, 1923 in Chennai (then Madras). This initiative was first taken by Singaravelu, the head of the Labour Kisan Party of India.
In India, Labor Day or May Day is also known as 'Kamgar Din' and International Labor Day. ओपन / कमेंट

2023-05-01 11:07:49 ओपन / कमेंट