This Day That Year: Amrita Pritam (1919-2005)
31 Aug 2024
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On August 26, 1928, Om Prakash Munjal, the doyen of the Indian bicycle Industry and founder & chairman of Hero Cycles, was born in Kamalia, now in Pakistan. Munjal, who started his entrepreneurship journey with his brothers at only 16...
On August 26, 1955, ‘Pather Panchali’, which would go on to become one of the most iconic films in the history of Indian cinema, was first released in Kolkata’s “Basusree” theatre. The initial response to the movie was poor, but...
August 26 marks the birth anniversary of Bansi Lal, whose legacy continues to inspire awe to this day, 18 years after his death. A part of the legendary Lal trio of Haryana politics — along with Devi Lal and Bhajan...
ON THIS DAY: Birth of Shivaram Hari Rajguru (1908)
ON THIS DAY: Mission Chandrayaan-3, August 23, 2023
ON THIS DAY: Death of Sophia Duleep Singh (1876-1948)
ON THIS DAY: Death of Sobha Singh (1901-1986)
ON THIS DAY: Birth of Rajiv Gandhi (1944-1991)
The town paid a heavy price for revolting against the British
On his birthday today, a conversation with the poet-lyricist — in chaste Pothohari Punjabi, at times — about life and writings