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International Arya Mahasammelan 2025

The Prime Minister recently addressed the International Arya Mahasammelan 2025 in New Delhi. The event marks two important milestones— the 150th foundation year of the Arya Samaj and the 200th birth anniversary of Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati. Organised as part of the Jy?na Jyoti Festival, the Mahasammelan celebrates Dayanand Saraswati’s reformist legacy and highlights “150 Golden Years of Service.” The event aims to reaffirm the values of Vedic knowledge, Swadeshi, a

01 December, 2025 Modern India
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Kakori Train Action

The Kakori Train Action, which took place on August 9, 1925, marks one of the most iconic acts of resistance against British rule in India. It was a daring revolutionary act orchestrated by the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA), aimed at striking a blow at the British colonial system. The action involved the seizing of a train carrying government treasury funds from Shahjahanpur to Lucknow at the Kakori station, near Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Key Features of the Kakori Train Action:

08 October, 2025 Significant Events
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National Handloom Day and the Swadeshi Movement

National Handloom Day Date: Celebrated every year on 7th August in India. Significance: Marks the launch of the Swadeshi Movement on 7 August 1905, which promoted indigenous industries, especially handloom weaving, as a form of economic resistance to British colonial rule. Official Declaration: Instituted by the Government of India in 2015 to honour the handloom community’s contributions. Theme 2025: “Weaving Innovation into Tradition” &mdas

26 August, 2025 Modern India
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Quit India Movement (QIM)

India commemorates 8th August every year as Quit India Movement Day (also known as August Kranti Diwas) to honor the historic movement that demanded the immediate end of British colonial rule in India. It remains a defining moment in India's journey towards independence. About the Quit India Movement? Launch and Purpose: The Quit India Movement (QIM) was launched by Mahatma Gandhi on 8th August 1942 during the All-India Congress Committee session in Bombay (now Mumbai).

23 August, 2025 Modern India
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Parakram Diwas

PM to participate in programme marking Parakram Diwas (Day of Valor) at Red Fort. The programme will commemorate the legacy of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and the Azad Hind Fauj. January 23, 2024 was commemorated as the 126th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

04 February, 2024 Significant Events
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Savitribai Phule & Rani Velu Nachiyar

Savitribai Phule Savitribai Phule (1831 - 1897) was a social reformer, poet in Maharastra. She is considered the 1st female teacher in India and is known as the mother of Indian feminism. Rani Velu Nachiyar Rani Velu Nachiyar was the 1st queen to fight against the British colonial power in India. She is known by Tamils as Veeramangai, who was the princess of Ramanathapuram.

09 January, 2024 Personalities
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The Kharsawan massacre of 1948

The Kharsawan massacre occurred on January 1, 1948 in the town of Kharsawan, which is now part of Jharkhand. The massacre was similar to the Jallianwala Bagh incident in 1919. The massacre occurred during a protest against the merger of Kharsawan with Odisha. Police opened fire on a crowd of Adivasis, killing hundreds or possibly thousands.

07 January, 2024 Significant Events
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Veer Baal Diwas

Veer Baal Diwas is commemmorated to honour the martyrdom of Baba Fateh Singh and Zorawar Singh, sons of 10th Guru Govind Singh Ji on 26th December every year. On this day Mughal forces under Aurangzeb's order killed Sahibzada Zorawar Singh, who was just 6 years old, and Fateh Singh, who was only 9.

30 December, 2023 Significant Events
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Madan Mohan Malaviya

Madan Mohan Malaviya was an Indian educationist, freedom fighter and the thrice president of Indian National Congress. He was born on 25 December 1861, Prayagraj and died on 12 November 1946. He was addressed as 'Mahamana', he was the founder of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) at Varanasi in 1916, also founded an English-newspaper, “The Leader”. Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya was posthumously conferred with Bharat Ratna.

29 December, 2023 Personalities
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Thakkar Bapa (Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar)

Thakkar Bapa (1869 - 1951) was an Indian social worker and freedom fighter who worked to improve the lives of tribal people in Gujarat. Thakkar Bapa was a strong believer in universal education and the abolition of untouchability. He was the Chairman of the Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas Sub-Committee of the Constituent Assembly. In 1922, he established the Bhil Seva Mandal and in 1949, he established the "Adim Jati Sevak Sangh".