BJP MP Varun Gandhi today hailed his grandmother and Congress stalwart Indira Gandhi on her hundredth birth anniversary, calling her “a mother to this nation”. “‘Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently’. To a lady that was a mother to this nation. Miss …
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November 19, 2017President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her birth centenary. “Nation remembers former Prime Minister Smt Indira Gandhi on her birth centenary,” Kovind tweeted. Modi tweeted” “Tributes to former PM Mrs. Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary.” Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi …
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November 19, 2017Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee remembered Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary amid controversy over the West Bengal government asking state institutes of higher education to ignore Centre’s directive of organising events to remember the Iron Man. Banerjee greeted people on the National Unity Day. “Remembering the great Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary. …
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October 31, 2017Actor Prateik Babbar, who lost his mother and actor Smita Patil a few days after his birth in 1986, will celebrate her birth anniversary on Tuesday on the set of Mulk by cutting a 10 kg cake for 170 people. She was just 31 when she passed away on December 13, 1986. Prateik, who has joined …
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October 17, 2017Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to Sangh Parivar veteran Nanaji Deshmukh and political leader Loknayak Jaiprakash Narayan, on their birth anniversaries. “I bow to the venerable Loknayak JP on his Jayanti. His unflinching courage & righteousness continue to inspire every Indian,” Modi tweeted along with a short video on the life of Narayan. …
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October 11, 2017West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today remembered legendary music composer Sachin Dev Burman on his birth anniversary. “Remembering the great music composer Sachin Karta (S D Burman) on his birth anniversary,” Banerjee wrote on her Twitter handle. Born on this day to the Tripura royal family, Burman started his career with Bengali films in …
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October 1, 2017Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to Bhagat Singh on his 110th birth anniversary. “I bow to the brave Shaheed Bhagat Singh on his jayanti. His greatness and exemplary courage inspires generations of Indians,” Modi tweeted. The revolutionary freedom fighter was born in Banga village of Faisalabad district (previously called Lyallpur) now in …
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September 28, 2017Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday paid tributes to Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader Deendayal Upadhyaya on his birth anniversary. “Remembering our inspiration, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya ji on his Jayanti,” he tweeted. पंडित दीनदयाल उपाध्याय जी की जयंती पर उन्हें शत् शत् नमन। Remembering our inspiration, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya ji on his …
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September 25, 2017Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Saturday paid floral tributes at the statue of the founder of Missionaries of Charity Saint Mother Teresa on her 107th birth anniversary here. Welfare minister M Kandasamy, Deputy Speaker V P Sivakolundhu, legislators and delegates of different organisations were among those who paid tributes.
August 26, 2017Cutting across party lines, ministers, parliamentarians, politicians and the common folk on Wednesday remembered Mangal Pandey on his birth anniversary and tipped their hat to the architect of India’s first war of independence that began in 1857. #MangalPandey was among the top trending topics on the micro blogging site as thousands of messages, photos, and …
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July 19, 2017Poems, quotations, and photos eulogizing Mewar's most famous king — Maharana Pratap (1540-1597) flooded Twitter as political leaders, ministers and the common man paid tributes to the warrior king on his birth anniversary. Tweeting a photo of Maharana Pratap with an inspiring quote at the bottom, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said: “Remembering #MaharanaPratap on …
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May 9, 2017Tributes from top political leaders poured in as the country observed Rabindranath Tagore's birth anniversary on Tuesday. President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered the great soul for his contribution towards making India a stronger nation. Mukherjee took to Twitter and paid his tribute to the great soul: "My humble tribute to Gurudev Rabindranath …
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May 9, 2017Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid his tributes to nationalist leader Ram Manohar Lohia on his birth anniversary, calling him a constant source of inspiration. "Tributes to Ram Manohar Lohia on his birth anniversary. His thoughts on social empowerment and service continue to inspire us," Modi said in a tweet. Lohia was born in …
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March 23, 2017Artistes from Rajasthan paid rich tributes to the legendary ghazal singer late Jagjit Singh (born Jagmohan Singh on 8 February 1941 from Ganga Nagar in Rajasthan) on his birthday. “He was a true musician, a very nice, generous and lovable person and my childhood friend and brother. His voice made an instant impact, possibly no …
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February 11, 2017