OV Digital Desk

The OV Digital Desk is a team of experienced editors, writers, and contributors dedicated to telling compelling stories from the world of art, culture, literature, and historical events. With a shared passion for India's diverse heritage and global creative voices, the team collaborates to bring depth, accuracy, and insight to every feature. From timeless classics to contemporary movements, the OV Digital Desk strives to inform, inspire, and engage readers across generations.

World History

OV Digital DeskAugust 11, 2024

Talal Maddah: The Voice of Traditional Saudi Music

Talal Maddah (5 August 1940 – 11 August 2000) was a Saudi Arabian musician and composer. He was named Maddah after his mother's family. His fans called him "The Earth's…
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Editor's Choice

OV Digital DeskAugust 10, 2024

From science fiction to telemedicine: the surprising 150-year history of long-range medical treatment

In 1874, a surgeon in South Australia telegraphed wound care instructions for a patient 2,000 kilometres away. A few years later, in 1879, a letter in The Lancet medical journal…
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Featured

OV Digital DeskAugust 10, 2024

Aletta Jacobs: Pioneering Feminism and Women’s Rights

Aletta Jacobs (9 February 1854 – 10 August 1929) was a Dutch physician and women's suffrage activist. As the first woman officially to attend a Dutch university, she became one…
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Today in History

OV Digital DeskAugust 10, 2024

10 August in Indian and World History

10 August in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons.10 August is the birth anniversary of Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Varahagiri Venkata, Prem Adib, and…
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10 August

OV Digital DeskAugust 10, 2024

In the Shadow of Stories: The Barry Unsworth Saga

Barry Unsworth (10 August 1930 – 4 June 2012) was an English writer known for his historical fiction. He received the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1992. Life and Career…
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National

OV Digital DeskAugust 10, 2024

World Biofuel Day 2024: History, Theme, and Significance

World Biofuel Day is observed every year on 10 August. It aims to raise awareness about the use of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional fossil fuels.
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World History

OV Digital DeskAugust 10, 2024

Qixi Festival and its Significance

The Qixi Festival, also known as the Double Seventh Festival or Chinese Valentine's Day, is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, which…
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Today in History

OV Digital DeskAugust 10, 2024

Phoolan Devi: The Untold Story of India’s Bandit Queen

Phoolan Devi (10 August 1963 – 25 July 2001), popularly known as “Bandit Queen”, was a bandit who later became a female rights activist and politician from the Samajwadi Party…
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National

OV Digital DeskAugust 10, 2024

World Lion Day 2024: History, Theme, and Significance

World Lion Day is observed annually on 10 August. The purpose of the campaign is to raise awareness about the conservation of lions as a species. Lions are at risk of extinction…
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World History

OV Digital DeskAugust 10, 2024

In Pursuit of Truth: The Biography of Mark Doty

Mark Doty is an American poet and memoirist best known for his work My Alexandria. Life and Career Mark Doty was born on 10 August 1953, in Maryville, Tennessee. Doty…
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Featured

OV Digital DeskAugust 9, 2024

WHO Study: COVID-19 Vaccines Saved Over 1.6 Million Lives in Europe, Amid New Summer Wave Concerns

A new study by WHO/Europe, published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, highlights the significant impact of COVID-19 vaccines in saving lives across the WHO European Region. From December 2020 to…
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World History

OV Digital DeskAugust 9, 2024

John Harsányi: Architect of Game Theory and Nobel Laureate

John Harsányi (29 May 1920 – 9 August 2000) was a Hungarian-American economist and the recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1994.
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Featured

OV Digital DeskAugust 9, 2024

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples: History, Theme, and Significance

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is observed every year on 9 August. This campaign aims to raise awareness and protect the rights of indigenous populations throughout the world.…
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Indian History

OV Digital DeskAugust 9, 2024

9 August in Indian and World History

9 August in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 7 August the birth anniversary of Acharya Shivpujan Sahay, E. Krishna Iyer, and Dipa Karmakar. 9 August…
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Today in History

OV Digital DeskAugust 9, 2024

11 August in Indian and World History

11 August in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons.11 August is the birth anniversary of Sadashiv Kanoji Patil, Lalmani Mishra, Duvvuri Subbarao, Madireddy Venkat…
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