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My Dear Young and Little Indians, Who was Dadasaheb Phalke? He was an Indian producer, director, and screenwriter (screenwriter is a writer of story based on which films and plays are made) Why is Dadasaheb Phalke remembered in India ? He is remembered as The Father of Indian Cinema What was his name ? Dhundiraj Govind Phalke   धुंडिराज गोविन्द फालके   When was he born? 30 April 1870  When did he pass away ? 16 February 1944 Dhundiraj Govind Phalke Dadasaheb Phalke What the name of his first film and when was this film made ? The name of his first film was Raja Harishchandra राजा हरिशचन्द्र and it was made in 1913. What was the best dialogue in the film Raja Harishchandra ? NONE. There were NO DIALOGUES in the film ! It was a silent film. Those were the initial days of films. With time, audio/ sounds were added, playback singing was adopted, films moved from black & White to the coloured era, then came Surround Sound, 3D films, computer animated films.........  How many films

29 April 2021 My Dear Young and Little Indians, Raja Ravi Varma (29 April 1848 – 2 October 1906) was a celebrated Indian painter and artist. He is considered among the greatest painters in the history of Indian art. He was so good at painting that his artwork looked as if it were a living being !! He was born in the then princely state of Travancore (now Kerala). Today is his 173rd Birthday. Raja Ravi Varma He was notable for making affordable lithographs of his paintings available to the public, which greatly enhanced his reach and influence as a painter and public figure. Lithography is the process of printing text or artwork onto paper or cloth or other material. In other words Raja Ravi Varma could make multiple copies of his paintings in a printing press so that more and more people could see and appreciate his work.  In today’s times this may seem very common and casual but more than a century back, printing artwork in a printing press while maintaining their originality was an

My Dear Young Indians, 21 April was The Civil Services Day of India This date is chosen to commemorate the day when the first home minister of independent India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel addressed the probationers of Administrative Services Officers in 1947 at Metcalf House, Delhi. He had referred to civil servants as the Steel frame of India . India is a democracy. The elected representatives come and go with each election. The Civil Servants are the Permanent Executive of India. Elected representatives meaning the Prime Minister, his council of ministers and the Parliamentarians make laws and frame policies for the country. Implementing these policies is the responsibility of Civil Servants (sometimes referred to as Bureaucrats) Today you may be dreaming of being an Engineer or Doctor. The good part about Civil Services Exam is that you have to appear for it after B Tech/ MBBS/ Chartered Accountancy/ B Com./ B Sc/ BA.or any other graduation course.   Complete your Class 12   Complete

My Dear Young Indians We just celebrated Navratri नवरात्री.... Did Pooja Aarti and had good food! What is Navratri नवरात्री ? Navratri = Nav + Ratri.......नवरात्री = नव + रात्री Nav नव means Nine, Ratri रात्री means Night This is celebration and worship that spans over nine nights. Navratri is observed five times in a year. Two are the important ones . First is called “Chaitra Navratri” चैत्र नवरात्री This is also the start of the Hindu year “Vikram Samvat” विक्रम संवत This is observed in the month of चैत्र “Chaitra” of “Vikram Samvat” विक्रम संवत (March-April of Gregorian Year) Cahitra Navratri चैत्र नवरात्री ends with Ramnavami रामनवमी - The Birthday of Lord Ram of Ayodhya.   The second time Navratri is celebrated as “Sharad Navratri” शरद नवरात्री .  Sharad शरद is the season autumn. (October-November of Gregorian Year). Sharad Navratri शरद नवरात्री ends with Vijaydashmi विजयदशमी / दशहरा . In the eastern part of India, specially West Bengal, “Sharad Navratri” शरद नवरात्री ends

My Dear Young Indians, Today is World Book and Copyright Day. What is the significance of this day? Why is this Day observed ? United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) observes 23rd April every year as World Book and Copyright Day to promote the habit of book reading. These are the words of UNESCO- "Through reading and the celebration of World Book and Copyright Day, 23 April, we can open ourselves to others despite distance, and we can travel thanks to imagination".   What is the meaning of "Copyright" ? Copyright is the right to copy. This means that the original creator of product is the owner of the product and he or those who are authorised by him can only reproduce the work. Please notice that  it is spelt as copy right and not copy write. "Right" means the legal power to do something. You WRITE a book and you hold copy RIGHT of the book  Who would be the person to hold copyright ? It would be the one who has writte

22 April 2021 My Dear Young & Little Indians, 63 years back on this day (22 April 1958) Vice Admiral Ram Dass Katari took over as the first Indian Chief of Indian Navy. Till this time, Indian Navy was commanded by British Officer Vice Admiral Sir Stephen Hope Carill. Vice Admiral Ram Dass Katari Prior to independence, Indian Armed Forces were commanded by British Officers.Transfer of power to an Indian Chief was done for the Army first because it was the largest of the three wings of the Armed Forces. 15 August 1947 India became independent 15 January 1949 Lt General K M Cariappa took over as the first Indian Chief of Indian Army (The Chief was then known as Commader-in-Chief). He later rose to the rank of Field Marshal. 1 April 1954 Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee took over as the first Indian Chief of Indian Air Force. (The Chief was then known as Commader-in-Chief). 22 April 1958 Vice Admiral Ram Dass Katari took over as the first Indian Chief of Indian Navy. Vice Admiral Ram Da

  My Dear Young and Little Indians,   46 years back on this day (19 April 1975), India launched its first satellite Aryabhat आर्यभट into space.  Who made the satellite Aryabhat आर्यभट ? – It was made by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Who was the Head of the unit that made Aryabhat आर्यभट ? - He was Dr U R Rao. He later rose to become the Head of ISRO. Who was the Head of ISRO when Aryabhat आर्यभट was conceptualized and project initiated? -  He was Dr Vikram Sarabhai. He is considered as the Father of Indian Space Programme. What was the name of the launch vehicle ? - It was Kosmos 3M (a Russian rocket) What was the name of the launch site? - It was Kapustin Yar in Astrakhan Oblast ( Astrakhan Oblast is a place in southern Russia. Kapustin Yar is a rocket launch and development site in Astrakhan Oblast) Astrakhan (marked in Red)- Just above the Caspian Sea Spot the Caspian Sea in this bigger map and you will know where the launch site is.   Aryabhat आर्यभट

My Dear Young Indians, I have a question….. Christmas is celebrated on 25th of December every year. But the date on which festival like Diwali and Holi is celebrated keeps changing every year. Why? Day What is 1 Day? Time taken by the earth to rotate on its axis is called a one day. Year There are two ways of calculating a Year. One is called a Solar Year The other one is called a Lunar Year. Solar Year Time taken by the earth to revolve around the sun once is called one Solar Year. This time is 365 days. One Solar Year divided by 12 is one Solar Month. January to December year that we normally follow is a Solar Year. This calendar is called "Gregorian Calendar". This is named after Pope Gregory.  The predecessor of Gregorian Calendar was 'Julian Calendar' that was made by Julius Caesar of Rome. This calendar had some errors that were later corrected by Pope Gregory and the corrected calendar came to be known as Gregorian Calendar. Christmas is celebrated as per

My Dear Young and Little, 10 years back on 2 April 2011 India won the cricket world cup after 28 years under captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. It was an Indian Captain who had been absolutely magnificent.   I remember Dhoni not as a batsman but as a Captain. It is difficult to be a good batsman. It is an achievement to score centuries. But it is much much more difficult to be a Captain. It takes character to play and win for the team. You would have read and heard young players acknowledging that Dhoni guided them to play well AND Capt Mahendra Singh Dhoni stood by them when things went wrong. He has set the highest benchmark for a team captain.   Another Captain that we have talked about earlier is Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla, Maha Vir Chakra. During the war with Pakistan on 9 December 1971 Indian Naval Ship INS Khukri was torpedoed by a Pakistani submarine in the Arabian sea. The ship sank within minutes. 178 sailors and 18 officers went down wi