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A Day in the life of India Date:                            31st August 2019 Day of Week:              Saturday Festivals:                    None (Do comment if you know any being celebrated in India) Panchangam:              Aaj Ka Panchang Today's Horoscope: Daily Horoscope Events:                        Daily Events

Movies releasing/running today: Saaho, Mission Mangal, Angry Birds 2 Movie, The Lion King, Crawl, Once upon a time in Hollywood, Batla House
The Best thing to do today: Watch WI Vs IND Test Match

News: NRC final list released today in Assam.GDP growth rate of last quarter falls to 5% from 5.8%.Finance Minister Nirmal Sitharaman announces the merger of 27 PSU Banks into 12 PSBs.
Day in History:

Birthdays: 1919 – Amrita Preetam, Indian poet and author (d. 2005) 1963 – Rituparno Ghosh, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2013

A Day in the life of India Date:                            30th August 2019 Day of Week:              Friday Festivals:                    None (Do comment if you know any being celebrated in India) Panchangam:              Aaj Ka Panchang Today's Horoscope: Daily Horoscope Events:                        Daily Events
Movies Releasing Today:Prabhas, Shraddha Kapoor film Saaho
The best thing to do today: Watch WI vs IND Live Match

News:
Pakistan Observes "Kashmir Hour" to express solidarity with Kashmiris.Nripendra Misra quits as principal secretary to PM Modi.

Day in History:

Birthdays: 1903 – Bhagwati Charan Verma, Indian author (d. 1981) 1916 – Shailendra

A Day in the life of India Date:                            29th August 2019 Day of Week:              Thursday Festivals:                    National Sports Day, Telugu Language Day Panchangam:             Aaj Ka Panchang Today's Horoscope: Daily Horoscope Events:                        Daily Events

News:
PM Modi launches ‘Fit India Movement’, says it’s a step towards healthy IndiaCG Power & Industrial Solutions Ltd.’s board removed Gautam Thapar as chairman after an investigation by a legal firm unearthed governance and financial lapses at the company.Deepa Malik became the first Indian woman para-athlete and the oldest to be conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.


Day in History: 1758 – The Treaty of Easton establishes the first American Indian reservation, at Indian Mills, New Jersey

A Day in the life of India Date:                            28th August 2019 Day of Week:              Wednesday Festivals:      None (Do comment if you know any being celebrated in India) Panchangam:             Aaj Ka Panchang Today's Horoscope: Daily Horoscope Events:                        Daily Events
News:
Day in History: 1833 – King William IV gives Royal Assent to the Slavery Abolition Act 1833, although slavery remained legal in the possessions of the East India Company until the passage of the Indian Slavery Act, 1843.

A Day in the life of India
Date:                            27th August 2019
Day of Week:              Tuesday
Festivals:   
Panchangam:             Aaj Ka Panchang
Today's Horoscope: Daily Horoscope
Events:                        Daily Events

News:

RBI approved a record Rs 1.76 trillion transfer to the Modi governmentRoger Federer, 20-time Grand Slam champion, defeated India's Sumit Nagal in the first round of the US Open.Releasing photos clicked by #Chandrayaan2, #ISRO has just named a crater on the Moon after a forgotten scientist Sisir Kumar Mitra who had been awarded the Padma Bhushan for his pioneering work.
Day in History:


Birthdays:

1925 – Jaswant Singh Neki, Indian poet and academic (d. 2015)1931 – Sri Chinmoy, Indian-American guru and poet (d. 2007)1972 – The Great Khali, Indian Professional Wrestler


Deaths:

1979 – Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, English admiral and politician, 44th Governor-General of India (b. 1900)2006 – Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Indian director…

A Day in the life of India
Date:                           26th August 2019
Day of Week:             Monday
Festivals:     
Panchangam:             Aaj Ka Panchang
Today's Horoscope:Daily Horoscope
Events:                        Today's Events

News:


Day in History:


Birthdays:
1891 – Acharya Chatursen Shastri, Indian author and playwright (d. 1960)
1910 – Mother Teresa, Macedonian-Indian nun, missionary, Catholic saint, and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
1928 – Om Prakash Munjal, Indian businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Hero Cycles (d. 2015)

A Day in the life of India
Date:                          25th August 2019
Day of Week:             Sunday
Festivals:     
Panchangam:             Aaj Ka Panchang
Today's Horoscope:   Daily Horoscope
Events:                        Today's Events

News:

In Bahrain, PM Modi Launches $4.2 Million Project At 200-Year-Old Temple
Day in History:


Birthdays:
1936 – Giridharilal Kedia, Indian businessman, founded the Image Institute of Technology & Management (d. 2009)1965 – Sanjeev Sharma, Indian cricketer and coach1969 – Vivek Razdan, Indian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
Deaths: 2013 – Raghunath Panigrahi, Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1932)

A Day in the life of India
Date:                         24th August 2019
Day of Week:            Friday
Festivals:   
Panchangam:             Aaj Ka Panchang
Today's Horoscope:   Daily Horoscope
Events:                       Today's Events

News:
Arun Jaitley passes away today at around 12:07 PM, he was 66. Arun Jaitley was hospitalised at AIIMS since 9th of August 2019.

Day in History:
1608 – The first official English representative to India lands in Surat.1690 – Job Charnock of the East India Company establishes a factory in Calcutta, an event formerly considered the founding of the city (in 2003 the Calcutta High Court ruled that the city's foundation date is unknown). Birthdays:
1908 – Shivaram Rajguru, Indian activist (d. 1931)1918 – Sikander Bakht, Indian field hockey player and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (d. 2004)1927 – Anjali Devi, Indian actress and producer (d. 2014)

Learn about the importance of this Day 23rd August. Major historical events of this day in the history of India, Eminent personalities and celebrities Birthday on this day, deaths if any.


Birthdays on 23rd August
1988 - Vaani Kapoor is an Indian actress known for her work in Bollywood films. She made her film debut in the 2013 romantic comedy Shuddh Desi Romance, a critical and commercial success, which earned her Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She went on to star in the company's romantic comedies Aaha Kalyanam (2014) and Befikre (2016).1872 – Tanguturi Prakasam, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Andhra (d. 1957)1852 – Radha Gobinda Kar, Indian physician and philanthropist (d. 1918)

A Day in the life of India
Date:                           22nd August 2019
Day of Week:             Thursday
Festivals:                    Madras Day (Chennai and Tamil Nadu, India)
Panchangam:             Daily Panchang
Today's Horoscope:   Daily Horoscope
Events:                        Events

News:

The city Chennai initially called Chennapattinam and Madraspatanam, soon became Madras and then Chennai. It was founded on August 22, 1639.Russia sends its first humanoid robot Fedor into space, Fedor blasted off in a Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft at 6:38 am Moscow time (0338 GMT) from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.First Moon Photo By Chandrayaan-2 Shows Apollo Crater, Mare Orientale Basin

Day in History:
1639 – Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.
1894 – Mahatma Gandhi forms the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in order to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal.

Birthdays:
1955 – Chiran…

A Day in the life of India
Date:                 21st August 2019
Day of Week:    Wednesday
Festivals:   
Panchangam:      http://www.astrojyoti.com/dailypanchangadarshini
Today's Horoscope:   https://bishanssharma.wordpress.com/2019/08/21/
Events:                https://www.eventshigh.com/

News:

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Babulal Gaur, who represented Govindpura Assembly seat 10 times, passed away on Wednesday morning after a prolonged illness. He was 89.Amazon the largest e-commerce platform on Wednesday inaugurated its largest campus building in Hyderabad's financial district. The campus is spread over 9.5 acres to support more than 15,000 employees.Pakistan Pacer Hasan Ali marries Indian bride Samiya Arzoo in Dubai.

Day in History:


Birthdays:

1961 – V. B. Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer and coach (d. 2019)
Deaths:

1995 – Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Indian-American astrophysicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)2004 – Sachidananda Routray, Indi…

DayTuesday, 20 August 2019Festivals, ObservationsAkshay Urja DivasPanchaangAaj Ka PanchaangEventsToday's Events
Day in History:
2019 - Chandrayaan-2 successfully enters the moon's orbit.1995 – The Firozabad rail disaster claimed 358 lives in Firozabad, India.Birthdays:
1896 – Gostha Pal, Indian footballer (d. 1976)1944 – Rajiv Gandhi, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of India (d. 1991)1946 – N. R. Narayana Murthy, Indian businessman, co-founded Infosys
Deaths:
2013 – Narendra Dabholkar, Indian author and activist (b. 1945)2014 – B. K. S. Iyengar, Indian yoga instructor and author, founded Iyengar Yoga (b. 1918)

A Day in the life of India
Date:19th August 2019
Day of Week:        Monday
Festivals:None
Panchangam:Aaj Ka Panchang
Events:Today's Events

News:
Prince Habeebuddin Tucy, who claims to be a descendant of the last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, has offered to donate a gold brick for a Ram temple at Ayodhya. Vodafone Idea CEO Balesh Sharma resigns, Ravinder Takkar takes over, Takkar will take up the new role from today (19th August 2019), while Sharma will be given another role in Vodafone Group.
Day in History:
2013 – The Dhamara Ghat train accident kills at least 37 people in the Indian state of Bihar.Birthdays:
1887 – S. Satyamurti, Indian lawyer and politician (d. 1943)1907 – Hazari Prasad Dwivedi, Indian historian, author, and scholar (d. 1979)

DaySunday, 18 August 2019Festivals, ObservationsNonePanchaangAaj Ka PanchaangEventsToday's Events Birthdays on 18th August1967 – Daler Mehndi, Indian Punjabi singer, songwriter and record producer1956 – Sandeep Patil, Indian cricketer and coach1934 – Gulzar, Indian poet, lyricist and film director Deaths on 18th August2015 – Suvra Mukherjee, Wife of former Indian president Pranab Mukherjee. (b. 1940)2012 – Ra. Ki. Rangarajan, Indian journalist and author (b. 1927)1998 – Persis Khambatta, Indian model and actress, Femina Miss India 1965 (b. 1948)[11]1979 – Vasantrao Naik, Indian politician (b. 1913)1945 – Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian activist and politician (b. 1897)

Gulzar (pen name) or Sampooran Singh Kalra (Born: August 18, 1934), is an Indian film director, lyricist and poet. Born in Jhelum District in British India (now in Pakistan) his family moved to India after partition. He started his career with music director S.D. Burman as a lyricist in the 1963 film Bandini and worked with many music directors including R. D. Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Vishal Bhardwaj and A. R. Rahman. He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 2004, the third-highest civilian award in India, the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award — the highest award in Indian cinema. He has won several Indian National Film Awards, 21 Filmfare Awards, one Academy Award and one Grammy Award. He also wrote the theme song for Motu Patlu, an Indian animated sitcom. Gulzar also wrote poetry, dialogues and scripts. He directed films such as Aandhi and Mausam during the 1970s and the TV series Mirza Ghalib in the 1980s. He also directed Kirdaar in 1993.
Some of his Shayari's:
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