All posts by Dhawal Rathod

  • This Day In History- July 30

    1928 – India’s first Braille editor Thakur Vishwa Narain Singh was born. He was the force behind getting Hindu religious scriptures translated into Braille. He...

  • This Day In History- July 29

    1922 – Shivshahir Babasaheb Purandare, noted historian, playwright and writer was born. He scripted the popular play ‘Jaanta Raja’ based on the events that took...

  • This Day In History- July 28

    1946 – Saint Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception, the first person of Indian origin to be canonized as ‘Saint’ by the Catholic Church,passed away. She...

  • This Day In History- July 27

    1913 – A member of the team led by Surya Sen that executed the Chittagong Armoury Raid, great freedom fighter Kalpana Dutta was born. 1939...

  • This Day In History- July 26

    1927 – Late Gulabrai Sipahimalani Ramchand, former India Cricketer and Skipper was born. He captained India when they registered their first ever test match win against...

  • This Day In History- July 25

    1875 – Edward James Corbett or better known as ‘Jim’ corbett, famous hunter especially of man-eating tigers was born. Corbett was respected by people in...

  • This Day In History- July 24

    1937 – Celebrated film actor Harikrishna Giri Goswami better known as Manoj’Bharat’ Kumar was born. Manoj Kumar has carved an image as a Patriotic hero. His...

  • This Day In History- July 23

    1856 – Great Indian Leader and social reformer Lokmanya Tilak was born. He was a strong proponent of ‘Swarajya’ or self-rule and ‘Swadeshi’and an active...

  • This Day In History- July 22

    1909 – S.Lal Shah Bokhari, captain of the (British)Indian Hockey team that finished winners at the 1932 Olympics at Los Angeles, was born. He was...

  • This Day In History- July 21

    1930 – Popular Indian lyricist and poet Late.Anand Bakshi was born. 1934 – Former India Cricketer Chandrakant ‘Chandu’ Borde was born.Borde also served as the...