All posts by Dhawal Rathod

  • This Day In History- July 11

    2006 – The Financial Capital of India was wounded yet again as a series of bomb blasts rocked Mumbai’s lifeline- The Local Trains. Pressure cooker...

  • This Day In History- July 10

    1806 – First ever large scale mutiny against the British East India Company took place at Vellore (in Tamil Nadu). It was a result of the...

  • This Day In History- July 9

    1938 – Film Actor Haribhai Jariwala or Sanjeev Kumar was born. He immortalised through his portrayal the character of ‘Thakur Baldev Singh’ in the 1975 blockbuster...

  • This Day In History- July 8

    1497 – Vasco da Gama begins his journey to India. 1914 – The longest-serving Chief Minister of Bengal(also for any state in India), Jyotindra Basu...

  • This Day In Indian History- July 7

    1973 – Popular Indian folk singer Kailash Kher was born. His song ‘Allah Ke Bande’ brought him national spotlight. 1981 – Skipper of the Indian...

  • This Day In Indian History- July 6

    1997 – Chetan Anand, brother of Vijay and Dev Anand and renowned director passed away. His ‘Neecha Nagar’ won the coveted Palme d’Or at the first...

  • This Day In History- July 5

    1882 -Founder of the International Sufi Movement, Hazrat Inayat Khan was born. 1954 – The Andhra Pradesh High Court (in Hyderabad) was established.

  • This Day In History- July 4

    1897 – ‘Manyam Veerudu’ Alluri Sita Rama Raju, the Indian revolutionary who led the tribals against the British in ‘the Rampa Rebellion’ was born. The Movement...

  • This Day In History- July 3

    1941 – Noted Film maker,Padma awardee Adoor Gopalakrishnan was born. 1980 – Second highest wicket-taking off-spinner in tests, Harbhajan Singh was born. 1996 – Kulbhushan...

  • This Day In History- July 2

    1757 – Siraj Ud Daulah was executed by Muhammad Baig as per directions from Miran, son of Mir Jafar. 1940 – Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose...