22 March - Self-imposed curfew for covid 19

 

 

On 22 March 2020, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the country's largest ever self-imposed curfew, to fight the spread of COVID-19. It has been four years since then

22 March - Bihar Day

 

 

 

The day the state of Bihar was created by the Bengal presidency in 1912 is celebrated as Bihar day. It is an annual celebration and a public holiday in Bihar. Though the History of Bihar Diwas dates back to 1912, the day's official celebration with numerous events and programs started in 2011. The Bihar state government in 2010 decided to celebrate its formation day with many events and programs to restore the pride of Bihar in the hearts of the state people and enthuse them with the proud feeling of being a Bihari.

In 1764, the Battle of Buxar was fought between the joint forces of the Mughal king Shah Alam II, Nawab of Bengal, and Nawab of Awadh against the East India Company led by Hector Munro. The battle was fought at Buxar, hence the name. This battle was won by the East India Company defeating the Mughals and the Nawabs, resulting in them losing their rights over their territories. The East India Company got the Diwani rights which are the rights to administer the management and collection of revenues. Those territories, then called the Bengal presidency, are the present-day states of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa, and Bangladesh.

On 21 March 1912, when the new Governor of the Bengal presidency, Thomas Gibson Carmichael, took charge, he announced on 22nd March the Bengal presidency's split into four parts- Bengal, Assam, Orissa, and Bihar. Thus, forming the state of Bihar on 22nd March 1912. People had forgotten the History of Bihar Diwas, so Bihar Diwas was being celebrated not as an event but as an occasion for bonding and coming together

22 March - Emerald Buddha was moved in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand.

 

On 22 March 1784, The Emerald Buddha was moved with great ceremony to its current place in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand.

Emerald Buddha, statue of the Buddha carved of green jasper and dating from around the 15th century.

The Emerald Buddha was originally at a temple in the town of Chiang Rai (now in Northern Thailand) until 1436, when it was removed to Chiang Mai. It was kept there until Setthathirat I, king of Chiang Mai and Laos, moved the statue to his capital, Vientiane (now in Laos), in 1560. There he built a majestic temple to house it. When King Rama I (reigned over Siam [now Thailand] 1782–1809) captured the town of Vientiane, he returned the Emerald Buddha to Thailand. Rama I established Bangkok as his capital, and in 1784 the image was placed there in the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.

The Emerald Buddha has seasonal costumes, which are changed ceremonially three times a year.

22 March - Nader Shah attacked Delhi in 1739

Emperor Nader Shah, the Shah of Persia (1736–47) and the founder of the Iranian Afsharid dynasty of Persia, invaded Northern India, eventually attacked Delhi on 22 March 1739. His army had easily defeated the Mughals at the Battle of Karnal and would eventually capture the Mughal capital in the aftermath of the battle.

When a rumour spread that Nader had been assassinated by a female guard at the Red Fort, some Indians attacked and killed 3,000 Afsharid troops during the riots that broke out on the night of 21 March. Nader, furious at the killings, retaliated by ordering his soldiers to carry out the notorious qatl-e-aam (qatl = killing, aam = common public, in open) of Delhi.

On the morning of 22 March, the Shah rode out in full armour and took a seat at the Sunehri Masjid of Roshan-ud-dowla near the Kotwali Chabutra in the middle of Chandni Chowk. He then, to the accompaniment of the rolling of drums and the blaring of trumpets, unsheathed his great battle sword in a grand flourish to the great and loud acclaim and wild cheers of the Afsharid troops present. This was the signal to start the onslaught and carnage. Almost immediately, the fully armed Afsharid army of occupation turned their swords and guns on to the unarmed and defenceless civilians in the city. The Afsharid soldiers were given full licence to do as they pleased and promised a share of the wealth as the city was plundered

22 March - Ram Chandra Chatterjee first Indian to fly in a balloon and land in a parachute in 1890

 

Ram Chandra Chatterjee, was an Indian acrobat, gymnast, balloonist, parachutist and patriot. He was the first Indian to fly in a balloon and land in a parachute on 22 March 1890. He was also the first Indian to take up ballooning as a profession. His daring acts with the balloon and the parachute made him a national hero.

22 March - William Hanna death anniversary

 

William Hanna, passed away on 22 March 2001, was an American animator and cartoonist who was the creator of Tom and Jerry as well as the voice actor for the two title characters. Alongside Joseph Barbera, he also founded the animation studio and production company Hanna-Barbera.