06 February - Ritwik Kumar Ghatak death anniversary

 

Ritwik Kumar Ghatak (4 November 1925 – 6 February 1976) was a noted Indian film director, screenwriter, and playwright.Along with prominent contemporary Bengali filmmakers Satyajit Ray, Tapan Sinha and Mrinal Sen, his cinema is primarily remembered for its meticulous depiction of social reality, partition and feminism. He won the National Film Award's Rajat Kamal Award for Best Story in 1974 for his Jukti Takko Aar Gappoand Best Director's Award from Bangladesh Cine Journalist's Association for Titash Ekti Nadir Naam. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri for Arts in 1970.

06 February - Lata Mangeshkar passed away on 6 Feb 2022

 Lata Mangeshkar born Hema Mangeshkar(28 September 1929 – 6 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is widely considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers in India. Her contribution to the Indian music industry in a career spanning eight decades gained her honorific titles such as the "Queen of Melody", "Nightingale of India", and "Voice of the Millennium".

Lata recorded songs in over thirty-six Indian languages and a few foreign languages, though primarily in Marathi, Hindi, and Bengali.Her foreign languages included English, Indonesian, Russian, Dutch, Nepali, and Swahili.She received several accolades and honors throughout her career. In 1989, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award was bestowed on her by the Government of India. In 2001, in recognition of her contributions to the nation, she was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour; she is only the second female singer, after M. S. Subbulakshmi, to receive this honour.France conferred on her its highest civilian award, Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour, in 2007.

She was the recipient of three National Film Awards, 15 Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, four Filmfare Best Female Playback Awards, two Filmfare Special Awards, the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award and many more. In 1974, she was one of the first Indian playback singers to perform at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. Her last recorded song was "Saugandh Mujhe Is Mitti ki" released on 30 March 2019 as a tribute to the Indian Army and the Nation.

At one point, she appeared in the Guinness World Records, which listed her as the most recorded artist in history between 1948 and 1987.

She passed away on 06 February 2022

06 February - Queen Elizabeth II proclaimed Queen of the United Kingdom

 

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lifetime, and was head of state of 15 realms at the time of her death. Her reign of 70 years and 214 days was the longest of any British monarch and the longest verified reign of any female monarch in history. 

The eldest daughter of George VI, she became the heiress presumptive when her father acceded the throne following the abdication of his brother, Edward VIII. During World War II, she began to undertake public duties and worked in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. After the death of her father she acceded the throne in 1952

06 February - Treaty of Waitangi

 

The Treaty of Waitangi is a document of central importance to the history, to the political constitution of the state, and to the national mythos of New Zealand. It has played a major role in the treatment of the Māori population in New Zealand, by successive governments and the wider population, a role that has been especially prominent from the late 20th century. The treaty document is an agreement, not a treaty as recognised in international law and it has no independent legal status, being legally effective only to the extent it is recognised in various statutes.It was first signed on 6 February 1840 by Captain William Hobson as consul for the British Crown and by Māori chiefs (rangatira) from the North Island of New Zealand.

05 February - Constitution Day of Mexico

 

 

 

 

The Constitution of Mexico, formally the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States (Spanish: Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos), is the current constitution of Mexico. It was drafted in Santiago de Querétaro, in the State of Querétaro, by a constituent convention, during the Mexican Revolution. It was approved by the Constituent Congress on 5 February 1917. It is the successor to the Constitution of 1857, and earlier Mexican constitutions. "The Constitution of 1917 is the legal triumph of the Mexican Revolution. To some it is the revolution.

04 February - World Cancer Day

 

World Cancer Day, observed on February 4th, brings people from all over the world together to raise awareness of this deadly illness.It emphasises the importance of combating and eradicating this disease from the world through effective prevention, identification, and treatment.The Union for International Cancer Control is the group that created World Cancer Day in an effort to lessen the stigma associated with the illness and increase public awareness of the importance of early detection.

World Cancer Day is an international day marked to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. The primary goal of World Cancer Day is to reduce illness and death caused by cancer and is an opportunity to rally the international community to end the injustice of preventable suffering from cancer.

Cancer is a widely known disease that has affected millions of people around the world. Now many of you may ask what is cancer? Cancer is the abnormal growth of cells that becomes malignant and spreads to various parts of the body. Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, are some of the most common types of Cancer

03 February - Battle of Umberkhind

 

 

 

 

Battle of Umberkhind took place on 3 February 1661 in the mountain range of Sahyadri near the city of Khopoli, Maharashtra, India. The battle was fought between the Maratha army under Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and General Kartalab Khan of the Mughal Empire. The Marathas defeated the Mughal forces. This battle was a great example of guerrilla warfare. On the orders of Aurangzeb, Shahista Khan sent Kartalab Khan and Rai Bagan to attack Rajgad Fort. Shivaji's men encountered them in a forest in the mountain hills, which was called the Umberkhind.

02 February - Press Trust of India established in 1949

 

The Press Trust of India Ltd., commonly known as PTI, is the largest news agency in India.It is headquartered in New Delhi and is a nonprofit cooperative among more than 500 Indian newspapers and has about 500 full-time employees as of 1 Jan 2020 including about 400 journalists and 500 part time correspondents in most of the district headquarters in the country.A few correspondents are based in major capitals and important business centers around the world. It took over the operations of the Associated Press of India from Reuters in 1948–49.It provides news coverage and information of the region in both English and Hindi.

PTI exchanges information with several other news agencies including 100 news agencies based outside India, such as Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, The New York Times and Bloomberg L.P.. Major Indian subscribers of PTI include The Hindu, The Times of India, The Indian Express, Hindustan Times, The Statesman, The Tribune, News 18, NDTV, India Today, the All India Radio, Doordarshan, and The Wire. PTI has offices in Bangkok, Beijing, Colombo, Dubai, Islamabad, Kuala Lumpur, Moscow, New York City, and Washington D.C.

02 February - World Wetlands Day

 

 

World Wetlands Day is observed every year on the 2nd of February to spread awareness on the need to conserve wetlands all over the world. The WWD was first celebrated in 1997 and every year various government organizations, students etc take part in programmes to educate people on the importance of wetlands and the necessity to raise public awareness on this issue.

What are wetlands? Wetlands are land flooded with water either permanently or seasonally inhabiting various organisms contributing to the ecosystem. Wetlands act as a natural storage reservoir, and also helps in water purification. They are also rich in biodiversity and contribute majorly to the environment. Some of the wetlands are mangroves, marshes and peat lands, floodplains and flooded forests, swamps etc....

01 February - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

 

A commemorative postage stamp issued on (01.Feb.1968) 2nd United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) New Delhi : UNCTAD is an intergovernmental organization within the United Nations Secretariat that promotes the interests of developing countries in world trade. It was established in 1964 by the United Nations General Assembly  and reports to that body and the United Nations Economic and Social Council   is composed of 195 member states and works with nongovernmental organizations worldwide its permanent secretariat is in Geneva, Switzerland.