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  Remembering Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar on his death anniversary.   • The revered Bengali Icon, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar is a Bengali Sanskrit pundit, educator, social reformer, writer and philanthropist.  • He was one of the greatest intellectuals and activists of the 19th century.  • He was born on 26th September, 1820 in West Bengal. He was a well-known writer, intellectual and above all a staunch supporter of humanity.  • He was one of the pillars of Bengal renaissance. He also brought about a revolution in the Bengali education system and refined the way Bengali language was written and taught. Widow Remarriage • The focus of his social reform was women — and he spent his life’s energies trying to ensure an end to the practice of child marriage and initiate widow remarriage. • He launched a powerful attack on the practice of marrying off girls aged 10 or even younger, pointing to social, ethical, and hygiene issues, and rejecting the validity of the Dharma Shastras that

  • The Central Reserve Police Force came into existence as Crown Representative’s Police on 27th July 1939.   • It is the premier central police force of the Union of India for internal security. It is one of the oldest Central paramilitary forces.   • After Independence, the force was renamed as Central Reserve Police Force by an Act of Parliament on December 28, 1949. This Act constituted CRPF as an armed force of the Union.  • Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, the then Home Minister, visualized a multi-dimensional role for it in tune with the changing needs of a newly independent nation. Achievements • CRPF has completed 83 years of glorious history.  • The Force has grown into a big organization with 246 Bns, 43 Group Centres, 22 Training Institutions, 03 CWS, 07 AWS, 03 MWS/SWS, 04 Composite Hospitals of 100 bed, 18 Composite Hospitals of 50 bed and 06 Field Hospitals. • The force played a significant role during the amalgamation of the princely states into the Indian Union. It

  Today is the Death Anniversary of   Former president Bharat Ratna Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, who is also known as the Missile Man of India.           • He was Born on 15th October 1931 at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu.  • His full name was Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam. He specialized in Aeronautical Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology.  His achievements: • Dr. Kalam made significant contribution as Project Director to develop India's first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III) which successfully injected the Rohini satellite in the near earth orbit in July 1980 and made India an exclusive member of Space Club.  • He was also responsible for the evolution of ISRO's launch vehicle programme, particularly the PSLV configuration.  • After working for two decades in ISRO and mastering launch vehicle technologies, Dr. Kalam took up the responsibility of developing Indigenous Guided Missiles at Defence Research and Development Organisation as the Chief Ex

  Remembering Bal Gangadhar Tilak on his birth anniversary • Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a social reformer, Indian nationalist and freedom fighter.  • He was an ardent follower of Swaraj and was famous with the name Lokmanya Tilak.  Some facts: • He was born into a middle class-Brahman family. In 1876, he earned a bachelor's degree from Deccan College in Poona in Mathematics and Sanskrit. In 1879, he completed law from the University of Bombay (now Mumbai). Further, he decided to teach mathematics in a private school in Poona from where his political career began. • He founded the Deccan Education Society in 1884, to educate people especially in the English language because at that time he and his associates believed that English is a powerful force for liberal and democratic ideals. • He started awakening people through newspapers like ‘Kesari’ ("The Lion") in Marathi and in English ‘The Mahratta’. From these papers, he became famous and criticise Britishers and meth