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27th September - A Day in the life of India

Learn about the importance of 27th September. Significant historical events, Famous Birthdays and death anniversaries on this day. 27th September is also celebrated as "World Tourism Day".

27th September in the History of India

2022
  • Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) inaugurated a Rs 208-crore rocket engine manufacturing facility in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
  • Nasa’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (Dart) rocket successfully crashed into the asteroid Dimorphos on 27th September 2022.
  • The Supreme Court live-streamed its constitution bench proceedings for the first time ever in the history of Supreme Court proceedings on September 27.

2019
  • 2019 - NASA shares images of Vikram's landing site taken by its Orbiter Reconnaissance, said maybe the lander is hiding under shadows, as the Orbiter was taking images during the dusk time, NASA will reattempt to take some more images in October 2019 when it's favourable in a good light.
  • 2019 - Dr Kafeel Khan, who was suspended after the death of 63 infants due to encephalitis at Baba Raghav Das Hospital (BRD Hospital), Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, was absolved of all charges on 27th September 2019, the court instead praised him for saving lives. Dr Kafeel had to spend around 9 months in jail due to this false charge by UP Govt.
  • 2019 - PM Modi Quoted Ancient Tamil Poet Kaniyan Pungundranar At UN Meet. The quote says - "Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir (யாதும் ஊரே யாவரும் கேளிர் )", which loosely translates to "We belong to all places, and to everyone". Kaniyan Pungundranar lived during the Sangam age between the 6th Century BCE and the 1st Century CE. He was born and brought up in Mahibalanpatti, a village panchayat in Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga district.
Famous birthdays on 27th September
  • 1981 – Lakshmipathy Balaji, Indian cricketer
  • 1959 - Mukul Balkrishna Wasnik is an Indian Politician. He was the Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment in the Government of India. He represented the Ramtek constituency of Maharashtra from 2009 to 2014. He is a member of the Indian National Congress political party. He was among the G-23 dissenters of the Indian National Congress party. Wasnik's name is also being considered for the party presidential election in 2022.
  • 1953 – Mata Amritanandamayi, Indian guru and saint, better known as Amma, is a Hindu spiritual leader, guru and humanitarian, who is revered as a saint by her followers.
  • 1946 - Ravi Chopra was an Indian film producer and director. Ravi directed the highly successful television serial Mahabharat, which aired during 1988-1990.
  • 1932 - Yash Raj Chopra was born on 27th September 1932, was an Indian director and film producer who worked in Hindi films. He was the founding chairman of the film production and distribution company Yash Raj Films.
Death anniversaries on September 27
  • 2020 - Jaswant Singh Jasol is a retired officer of the Indian Army and a former Union minister. He was the founding member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was one of India's longest serving parliamentarians, having been a member of one or the other house almost continuously between 1980 and 2014. Jaswant Singh had served as India's foreign minister, defence minister and finance minister. He was an officer in the Army in the 1950s and 60s but he resigned to pursue politics.
  • 2018 – Manoharsinhji Pradyumansinhji, Indian nobleman and politician
  • 2018 – Kavita Mahajan, Indian author and translator (b.1967)
  • 2015 – Kallen Pokkudan, Indian activist and author (b. 1937)
  • 2015 – Syed Ahmed, Indian author and politician, 16th Governor of Manipur (b. 1945)
  • 2012 – Sanjay Surkar, Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1959)
  • 1972 – S. R. Ranganathan, Indian mathematician, librarian, and academic (b. 1892)
  • 1833 – Ram Mohan Roy, Indian humanitarian and reformer (b. 1772)

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