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Subhash Chandra Bose

Subhash Chandra Bose (23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945*) Respected in India as Netaji (Hindustani: "Respected Leader"), was an Indian nationalist and prominent figure of the Indian independence movement, who attempted during World War II to rid India of British rule with the help of Nazi Germany and Japan. Bose was a twice-elected President of the Indian National Congress, founder and President of the All India Forward Bloc, and founder and Head of State of the Provisional Government of Free India, which he led alongside the Indian National Army from 1943 until his presumed death in 1945. Bose is best known for his advocacy and leadership of an armed struggle for Indian independence against the British Empire, as well as his early calls for Purna Swaraj , or complete self-rule, for the people of India. Indian Schoolgirl paying homage to Subhash Chandra Bose, the National Hero in Punjab Leader of Indian National Congress Bose came fourth in the Indian Civil Service

Dayanand Saraswati, Arya Samaj, and Root of Hindu-Sikh Tension

Dayanand Saraswati (12 February 1824 – 30 October 1883) was a Hindu religious leader who founded the Arya Samaj, a Neo-Hindu reform movement of the Vedic tradition. Dayananda emphasized the ideals of brahmacharya (abstain-ism).  Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Founder of Arya Samaj Cult Early Childhood Dayanand Saraswati was born on 12 February in 1824 in a Brahmin family in the Kathiawad region (now Rajkot district of Gujarat). His original name was Mool Shankar Tiwari. His father was a follower of Shiva and taught Mool Shankar the ways to impress the Lord by idol worshiping and keeping fasts. On the occasion of Shivratri, Dayanand saw a mouse eating the offerings to the God and running over the idol's body. After seeing this, he questioned himself, if the God could not defend himself against a little mouse then how could he be the savior of the massive world. Later, the deaths of his younger sister and his uncle from cholera caused Dayanand to ponder the meaning of life

Origin of Chhabras

Chhabra (pronounced Chhabrha) Punjabi - ਛਾਬੜਾ, Hindi - छाबड़ा Gujarati - છાબડા Chhabras are a common demographic group found primarily in Punjab region. The Chhabras are considered a subset (Gotra: Sankrit, Got: Punjabi) of Punjabi Arora community. In fact Chhabras originating from Chhab, West Punjab are a distinct but related to the Aroras originating from Aror , Sindh. The ancestors of Chhabras were mainly concentrated in West Punjab (now Pakistan) along the banks of the Indus River and its tributaries; in the Majha region in East Punjab (India), and the North-West Frontier Province; and in Sindh (mainly as Sindhi Aroras) In post-independence and post-partition India, Aroras and Chhabra mainly reside in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Gujarat. Map of Indus Valley Civilization Sites Demography Almost all Chhabras are either Sikhs or Hindus. There are some Muslim Chhabras who live in West Punjab, Pakistan or in We

Narendra Modi - The Promise of Hope?

Narendra Modi Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is the 15th and current Prime Minister of India, in office since 26 May 2014.The prime minister is a Hindu nationalist and a longstanding member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Before becoming the prime minister of India, Mr. Modi was a successful chief minister of Gujarat state. Modi's economic policies (credited with encouraging economic growth in Gujarat) have been praised and his message of economic growth of all of India on the Gujarat model was one of the key factor for his election. His opposition has accused him of not doing enough to stop the Gujarat riots that started as a reaction to burning alive of over 50 Hindu pilgrims in a train my Muslim mobs. However the Indian courts have exonerated Mr. Modi of all accusations in the Gujarat riots. My blog is not about his successes or controversies, but rather about his relationship with the Sikhs and how he represents a new hope for Sikhs. Many Si

The Charade of Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Born 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) also known as Bapu was the preeminent leader of Indian independence movement in British-ruled India.It is widely believed that Gandhi led India to independence employing nonviolent civil disobedience. The honorific Mahatma (Sanskrit: "high-soul", "venerable") is applied to him by his Indian followers. He is also called Bapu (Gujarati: endearment for "father") in India. Mahatma Gandhi Gandhi was also an excellent PR man, managing to hide the less savory aspects of his character until long after his death. Overtime a number of facts have emerged that describes the man Gandhi was and sheds light on shortcomings in his character. I would try my best to go in details on these failures of Gandhi as a leader and even as a man. Background Mohandas Gandhi was born in a well-do-do family on 2 October 1869 in Porbandar, a coastal town in the princely state of Porbandar in the Kathiawar