05 November - Chittaranjan Das birth anniversary

Chittaranjan Das, popularly known as Deshbandhu (Friend of the Nation), was born on 05 November 1870, and passed away on 16 June 1925. He was a prominent Indian politician, lawyer, and freedom fighter during the Indian independence movement. Das played a crucial role in the early 20th-century Bengal politics and was a prominent leader of the Swaraj Party in Bengal, advocating for self-governance and independence from British rule.

Educated in England, Das earned a degree in law and began his career as a successful lawyer in Calcutta (now Kolkata). He soon became involved in the nationalist movement and emerged as a fervent advocate for Indian self-rule. He was deeply influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and collaborated closely with him on various political campaigns, including the Non-Cooperation Movement.

As a leader, Das was known for his integrity, eloquence, and commitment to social justice. He championed the cause of civil liberties and fought against social discrimination. Das also played a pivotal role in resolving conflicts within the Indian National Congress (INC) and was elected its president in 1921. His efforts to bridge the gap between moderate and radical factions within the Congress were instrumental in shaping its policies during that period.

Chittaranjan Das's untimely death in 1925 was a significant loss to the Indian nationalist movement. His legacy as a visionary leader and staunch advocate for freedom and justice remains an inspiration to generations of Indians striving for a more equitable and independent nation.

05 November - World Tsunami Awareness Day

 

World Tsunami Awareness Day seeks to raise awareness about the effects of Tsunamis. Tsunamis are enormous waves created by underwater disturbances, usually earthquakes. This day aims to encourage innovative ideas and approaches to reduce the damage and risk of tsunamis.

World Tsunami Awareness Day was established in 2015 by the U.N General Assembly. It is observed annually on November 5th.

04 November - Bhai Parmanand birth anniversary

Bhai Parmanand ( 04 November 1876 – 08 December 1947) was an Hindu Nationalist and a prominent leader of the Hindu Mahasabha. In 1908-1909 ,He advocated for the partition of India along the religious lines. He declared that Hindus and Muslims India are two different nations

Parmanand was born into a prominent family of the Punjab, Mohyal Brahmins.His father, Tara Chand Mohyal, came from Kariala, Jhelum District and was an active religious missionary with the Arya Samaj movement.

While reading letters of Lala Lajpat Rai to him in 1909, he had jotted an idea that 'the territory beyond Sindh could be united with North-West Frontier Province into a great Musulman Kingdom. The Hindus of the region should come away, while at the same time the Musulmans in the rest of the country should go and settle in this territory'.

Parmanand died on 8 December 1947 of a heart attack. He was survived by his son Dr. Bhai Mahavir, a prominent member of the Jana Sangh and BJP

UNESCO was formed 04 November 1945

 

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialised agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, the sciences, and culture. It has 193 member states and 11 associate members, as well as partners in the nongovernmental, intergovernmental, and private sector.Headquartered in Paris, France, UNESCO has 53 regional field offices and 199 national commissions that facilitate its global mandate.

UNESCO was founded in 1945 as the successor to the League of Nations' International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation.Its constitution establishes the agency's goals, governing structure, and operating framework. UNESCO's founding mission, which was shaped by the Second World War, is to advance peace, sustainable development and human rights by facilitating collaboration and dialogue among nations. It pursues this objective through five major program areas: education, natural sciences, social/human sciences, culture and communication/information. UNESCO sponsors projects that improve literacy, provide technical training and education, advance science, protect independent media and press freedom, preserve regional and cultural history, and promote cultural diversity.

04 November - Jamnalal Bajaj birth date

Jamnalal Bajaj (04 November 1889 – 11 February 1942) was an Indian industrialist, a philanthropist, and Indian independence fighter.He founded the Bajaj Group of companies in the 1920s, and the group now has 24 companies, including six that are listed on the bourses. He was also a close and beloved associate of Mahatma Gandhi, who is known to have often declared that Jamnalal was his fifth son.
Nice Block of stamps.

The Times of India issued its first edition on 3 November 1838

 

The Times of India issued its first edition on 3 November 1838 as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce

The Times of India (TOI) is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. According to Audit Bureau of Circulations, it is ranked 9th in the world by circulation and 3rd in India.It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation since its first edition published in 1838

22 October -Swami Rama Tirtha

Swami Rama Tirtha (22 October 1873 – 17 October 1906), also known as Ram Soami, was an Indian teacher of the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta. He was among the first notable teachers of Hinduism to lecture in the United States, travelling there in 1902, preceded by Swami Vivekananda in 1893 and followed by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1920. During his American tours Swami Rama Tirtha spoke frequently on the concept of 'practical Vedanta'and education of Indian youth.He proposed bringing young Indians to American universities and helped establish scholarships for Indian students.

22 October - Bhakra-Nangal Dam commemorative stamp released in 1963

Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Sutlej River in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh in northern India. The dam forms the Gobind Sagar reservoir.

The dam, located at a gorge near the (now submerged) upstream Bhakra village in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh of height 226 m.The length of the dam (measured from the road above it) is 518.25 m and the width is 9.1 m. Its reservoir known as "Gobind Sagar" stores up to 9.34 billion cubic metres of water. The 90 km long reservoir created by the Bhakra Dam is spread over an area of 168.35 km2. In terms of quantity of water, it is the third largest reservoir in India, the first being Indira Sagar dam in Madhya Pradesh with capacity of 12.22 billion cu m and second Nagarjunasagar Dam.

Described as "New Temple of Resurgent India" by Jawaharlal Nehru,the first prime minister of India, the dam attracts tourists from all over India. Bhakra dam is 15 km from Nangal city and 20 km from Naina Devi town.

Nangal Dam is another dam in Punjab downstream of Bhakra Dam. However, sometimes both the dams together are called Bhakra-Nangal Dam though they are two separate dams.

• India Post on 22 October 2013 released a commemorative postage stamp on the Golden Jubilee of Bhakra Dam
• India Post earlier issued a commemorative postage stamp on Bhakra Dam on 15th Dec 1988 on its silver jubilee.
• India Post has also issued a Definitive stamp on Bhakra Dam on 15 March 1967

Fired by passion and enthusiasm to build new India, all engineers and technicians put in un-tiring efforts day & night for almost a decade to build Bhakra Dam – The Nation’s Pride. Pt. Nehru dedicated the dam to the nation on 22nd October 1963.

Info from wiki and https://bbmb.gov.in/bhakra-project.htm website

20 October - International Sloth Day

 

International Sloth Day is an annual commemoration celebrated on October 20th of every year. Sounds weird as this Day is for the sloth? Don’t get panic, as this Day is not for the laziness or indolence. The sloth here refers to a mammal that is originally a leaf-eaters. Every living being needs recognization and sloth is one among those living creature. The animal is named so as it seems to be slow and lazy at first glance. They are not so, and we could see it with a smiling face. International Sloth Day celebrates the sloths, an extinct mammal. It is the also the Day that raises awareness about the natural habitat and life cycle of the Sloth.

19 October - Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar born in 1910

 

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (19 October 1910 – 21 August 1995) was an Indian-American astrophysicist who spent his professional life in the United States. He was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics with William A. Fowler for "...theoretical studies of the physical processes of importance to the structure and evolution of the stars and black holes.The Chandrasekhar limit is named after him.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subrahmanyan_Chandrasekhar