16th February 2017
India has the second highest population in the world, and is the largest democracy in the world. The country has around 1.2 billion residents, of which 834 million are eligible to vote. Universal Adult Franchise gives every Indian citizen the right to vote after reaching the age of 18. This essential right is the backbone of the country’s democratic governance mechanism.
11th May 2016
The fourth of July is celebrated as the Independence Day in the US. Coincidentally, three US Presidents died on the fourth of July. They were John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, who died on the same day in 1826, and James Monroe, who died in 1831.
11th February 2016
Ghulam Azam, the former Chief of Bangladesh’s Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami, was sentenced to 90 years in jail for crimes against humanity during the country’s 1971 war of independence.
8th February 2016
Orville Wright is considered as the ‘father of modern aviation’. Together with his brother Wilbur, he invented the first airplane. He developed flight technology for the United States Army. Mahatma Gandhi, an international figure symbolizing peace, the Father of the Indian Nation, ushered in the Indian independence through non-violent means. Both Orville Wright and Mahatma Gandhi died on the same day, i.e. January 30, 1948.
29th December 2015
Swami Vivekananda was born as Narendranath Datta on January 12, 1863. He was an avid scholar of Western and Hindu Philosophy. He is one of the most admired spiritual leaders all over the world who left an indelible mark in history with his teachings. He celebrated the American Day of Independence on 4 July by penning the poem ‘To the Fourth of July’ and having it read specifically on the 4th of July 1901. He passed away exactly a year later on 4 July 1902.
