Remebering Shivshahir Babasaheb Purandare

Shivshahir Babasaheb Purandare

Image of Shivshahir Babasaheb Purandare & Narendra Modi | Source: Twitter/Narendra Modi Babasaheb Moreshwar Purandare (29 July 1922 – 15 November 2021), also known as Babasaheb Purandare was a writer, historian, and legendary personality from Maharashtra. His works are mostly related to the life of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the 17th-century founder of the Maratha Empire. Because of … Read more

PM greets people of Jharkhand on the Jharkhand foundation day

Jharkhand foundation day

Image Source: https://slusi.dacnet.nic.in/ The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people of Jharkhand on the Jharkhand foundation day. He wished that this historic land of Bhagawan Birsa Munda moves ahead on the path of development. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said. “झारखंड के सभी निवासियों को राज्य स्थापना दिवस की ढेरों शुभकामनाएं। अपनी … Read more

Vice President calls for providing equal property rights to women

Venkaiah Naidu

The Vice President, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu today called for providing equal property rights to women and highlighted the importance of fully empowering them for the country to make progress. Participating in the 20th-anniversary celebrations of Swarna Bharat Trust at Venkatachalam, Nellore, he pointed out that women constituted nearly 50 percent of the country’s population and … Read more

Remembering Acharya Kripalani on his Jayanti

Acharya Kripalani

Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani (11 November 1888 – 19 March 1982) known as Acharya Kripalani, was an Indian politician, noted particularly for holding the presidency of the Indian National Congress during the transfer of power in 1947. He was the husband of Sucheta Kripalani. He was an environmentalist, mystic, and independence activist who was long a … Read more

Miss Vinisha Umashankar and her Solar Ironing Cart

Solar Ironing Cart

Journey of Miss Vinisha Umashankar from being a recipient of NIF’s IGNITE award in Nov 2019 to a speaker during World Leaders’ Summit “Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation and Deployment” at COP26 Summit, Glasgow, Scotland in Nov 2021 | Source: Ministry of Science & Technology A 15-year-old girl from Tamil Nadu, who was recognized Earth Day Network … Read more

Remembering Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Abul Kalam Azad was an Indian scholar, a leader of the Indian National Congress during the Indian Independence movement, and an independent activist, also known as Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. He became the first minister of education in the Indian Government, after Independence.  The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid rich tributes to Maulana Abul … Read more

Revival of dying art of making sustainable and children-friendly wooden toys

Etikoppaka toys

Shri C V Raju, a grassroots innovator from Etikoppaka village, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, is preserving the traditional method of making Etikoppaka toys, a proud heritage rooted in his village, by making vegetative dyes and developing technologies for increasing the shelf life of the dyes. He has developed a variety of contemporary toys for which the market was … Read more

Remembering Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar

Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar

Muthuramlinga Thevar was unveiled by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. The statue was donated by the former Union Minister, Dr. Subramanian Swamy Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar was a politician and a patriarch of the Thevar community in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. He was elected three times to the national Parliamentary Constituency. On 1 October 2002, the life-size statue of … Read more

PM remembers RK Laxman on his 100th birth anniversary

RK Laxman

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to cartoonist RK Laxman on his 100th birth anniversary. Shri Modi shared the speech that he delivered when he released the book “Timeless Laxman ‘ in 2018. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said. “On his 100th birth anniversary, remembering the versatile RK Laxman. Through his … Read more

Remembering RK Laxman

RK Laxman

Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman (24 October 1921 – 26 January 2015) was an Indian cartoonist, humorist, and illustrator. He is best known for his creation “The Common Man” which represented the hope, dream, troubles of an average person. In his career of five decades, he worked for various newspapers. He started his career as a part-time … Read more

PM expresses gratitude to doctors and nurses on crossing 100 crore vaccinations

Narendra Modi

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed gratitude to doctors, nurses, and all those who worked on crossing 100 crore vaccinations. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said. “India scripts history. We are witnessing the triumph of Indian science, enterprise, and collective spirit of 130 crore Indians. Congrats India on crossing 100 crore vaccinations. … Read more

PM pays tributes to Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan on his Jayanti

Narendra Modi

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan on his Jayanti. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said; “Tributes to Loknayak JP on his Jayanti. He was a remarkable personality, who left an indelible mark on India’s history. He devoted himself to public welfare initiatives and was at the forefront … Read more

PM calls citizens to take part in mementos auction

Narendra Modi

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has called citizens to take part in the auction of gifts and mementos. He said that the proceeds would go to the Namami Gange initiative. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said; “Over time, I have received several gifts and mementos which are being auctioned. This includes the special … Read more