Satyendra Nath Bose, born on Jan 1, 1894 in Calcutta was a Bharatiya scientist, who specialised in Theoretical physics. He reached many pinnacles in quantum mechanics as early as 1920. In 1916, Bose joined the Science College, Calcutta University as a research scholar. From 1918 onwards, along with his colleague […]
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Narsinh Mehta ‘Vaishnav Jan’ , the favourite song of Mahatma Gandhi is among a handful of Bharatiya hymns which got the status of unofficial national anthem widely shared by hundreds of millions people across the world and Bharat. It was composed by Narsinh Mehta, also known as Narsi Mehta or […]
Today, 23/11/2020, is the 122 birth anniversary (janma nakshatram), of world renowned Yogacharya Shri. Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, 18-11-1888 to 28-02-1989. Krishnamacharya, the strict, intimidating yoga teacher, ayurvedic healer and scholar , known as the “ Father of Modern Yoga “ , born in Muchukandapura, in Chitradurga dist of Mysore Smasthanam , […]
The Sangh Parivar and entire Hindu nationalist movement in Tamil Nadu has suffered an irreparable loss with the passing away of Shri. R. Ramagopalan, founder President of Hindu Munnani and Sangh pracharak; fondly known by thousands of swayamsevaks and karyakartas as Gopalji. Gopalji attained the lotus feet of Almighty on […]
Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharati was a forerunner in many respects. He is aptly a Rashtriya Kavi – a poet to be understood and appreciated by the entire nation. He loved nay worshipped the Akhand Bharat- (chetamilllaata Hindustaanam – சேதமில்லாத ஹிந்துஸ்தானம்). As our Prime Minister quoted Bharati in one of his Independence […]
Patted on the cheek of Chairman Mao Patting powerful men on the cheek seemed to be Dr. S.Radhakrishnan’s favourite way of disarming them. In the autumn of 1957, Dr Radhakrishnan paid an official visit to China. I (Natwar Singh) was present at his meeting with Chairman Mao Tse Tung. After […]
Valliyappan O(U)laganathan Chidambaram Pillai, popularly known as VOC was born on September 5, 1872 in Ottapidaram, Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu. His life is an inspiring one for patriotism, swadeshi and spirituality. Had Chidambaram wanted he could lead a cosy comfortable life as a flourishing lawyer just as his father. He […]
In spite of his great successes in life, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam lived as “man down to earth”. When circumstances forced him to move to Army Guest House, overnight, from the sprawling Rashtrapthi Bhawan and when he was frisked like any common traveller in a US airport, he took them […]
In late 40s and 50s, when Dravidar Kazhagam was making an all out effort to attack all Hindu religious practices, PUjya Kanchi Sankaracharya of Kanchi, revered as Mahaswami, found Andal’s Thiruppavai as the very effective means to instil Bhakti in the minds of the youth of Tamil Nadu. The sage […]
Two years have gone by. On June 25, 2018, Tamilnadu state Information Minister Kadambur Raju announced in the Assembly that a temple for Bharat Mata at Papparappati in Dharmpuri district would come up at an expenditure of Rs 1.5 crore. It is the wish of the late freedom fighter, Subramania Siva. It should have […]