Today is 31st October, it's an important day for India as 31st October is Birth Anniversary of the Iron man of India , Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel , who is known for his tireless effort in uniting all the states of India to make it "Akhand Bharat" or United India. Since 2014, 31st October is observed as National Unity Day and people from all walks of life participate in the "Run For Unity" marathon across India. Run For Unity on 31st October In this page, we have also shared the importance of this day (31st October), Significant historical Events of this day, Birthdays on this day and death anniversaries on October 31. Festival/Observations on 31st October World Cities Day National Unity Day 31st October in the history of India Radha Krishna Mathur was sworn in as the first lieutenant governor of Union Territory Ladakh on 31st October 2019. 2019 - Jammu & Kashmir cease to be a state; two new Union Territories Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
Pachisi, Chausar, Chopad or popularly known as Ludo is an ancient Indian game, which per some historians Mughal Emperor Akbar was addicted to and used to play with real people instead of plastic buttons or plastic statue miniatures, the game has now become a strategy game and are taught at business schools. On August 29, 1891, Alfred Collier had applied for a patent in England, claiming that a board game, which he named Royal Ludo, was his invention. Since then the game became popular worldwide by the name we know today. Later on, the British Royal Navy converted it into a board game called ‘Uckers’. According to some historians this board game of Ludo or pachisi originates in India as far back as 3300 BC. The exact origins of this legendary game though seems uncertain, but some earliest proofs of this game comes from the historic Ellora Caves in Maharashtra, where the board game was depicted in the form illustrations on the wall. This seems to suggest that Ludo was an Indian creation.