Mahatma Gandhi’s 143rd Birthday

 

 

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India.

Born: October 2, 1869, Porbandar

Assassinated: January 30, 1948, Birla House

Spouse: Kasturba Gandhi (m. 1883–1944)

Education: University College London, University of London, Alfred High School

Children: Harilal Gandhi, Devdas Gandhi,Ramdas Gandhi, Manilal Gandhi

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Shaheed Sardar Bhagat Singh’s 105th Birthday

 

“I emphasise that I am full of ambition and hope and of full charm of life. But I can renounce all at the time of need, and that is the real sacrifice.” Shaheed Sardar Bhagat Singh

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Shadman Chowk of Lahore is likely to be officially named Bhagat Singh Chowk

 

CHANDIGARH: The Shadman Chowk of Lahore is likely to be officially named Bhagat Singh Chowk this year, two years after democratic, secular and socialistic organizations of Pakistan on their own named the place after the martyr.

"Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharief's spokesman and senator Parvez Rashid, during a meeting with members of Bhagat Singh Foundation of Pakistan, recently assured that a bill to name the chowk after Bhagat Singh will be passed in the House," foundation's president and legal and human rights adviser to Punjab governor, Abdullah Malik, told TOI over phone from Lahore.

Senator Shaukat Basra, along with others, has already sent a bill to this effect to the house, but it has to be officially moved and adopted for the change to happen, Malik said. Within a few years, the revolutionary youth icon against oppression has now become a point of discussion in Pakistani discourse.

Every year, the foundation observes the martyrdom day of Bhagat Singh at Shadman Chowk where maps suggest Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev might have been hanged on March 23, 1931. Malik said the ideas of Bhagat Singh are fast catching up in Pakistan, which is facing religious fundamentalism. This year, instead of observing the martyrdom day, the whole week has been dedicated to the revolutionary, he said. A day before the martyrdom day, a theatre performance "Rang De Basanti" was enacted in Lahore.

The foundation has been pleading that history of freedom fighters, irrespective of their religion, should be taught in the syllabus of Pakistan. Bhagat Singh's life is part of this glorious history.

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