Varahaneri Venkatesa Subramaniam Aiyar (2 April 1881 – 3 June 1925), also known as V.V.S. Aiyar, was born to a middle class family of Tiruchi on 2 April 1881. He studied Tamil, Sanskrit, English, French and Latin. He was a good wrestler, sharp shooter, proficient in all branches of athletics including […]
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The credit of being the first revolutionary in the history of India’s war against colonial regime goes to Jabra Pahadia Tilka Manjhi, who fought against the British rule in the hills of Rajmahal (Jharkhand). He organized the tribals to form an armed group to fight against the resource grabbing and […]
‘Sustainable development’ is a word most widely used nowadays, starting from UN’s ‘Sustainable Development Goals’. But in 1940’s itself, JC Kumarappa (JCK) the great Tamilnadu born Gandhian economist coined the better phrase ‘Economy of Permanence’. JCK (1892-1960) was educated abroad, and possibly the first Chartered Accountant cum MBA of India. […]
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 […]
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 […]