January 2021 – Mridula Tandon

Sharing my happiness at the addition to our Project for sustainable livelihood program to benefit The migrant workers’ communities as they have been rendered jobless by the COVID 19 Pandemic. So SAKSHI Sustainable Livelihoods Project has opened the Sakshi Skill Development Camp; Creche Centre at Dundahera, Udyog Viha, Gurugram, Haryana.

January 15, 2021

Blog, Community Development, COVID19 Relief Programs by SAKSHI ngo, education of underprivileged, marginalized children, Sakshi, Vocational Training in underprivileged areas, slums

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Migrant workers receive training in either Garment Stitching or Mobile repairing. Subsequent to their completing the training, the workers will be provided employment in different companies. Migrant Workers’ Children receive care – meals, Health Care and an education in The Creche while their parents attend the training thus enabling single parents / women to also benefit from the program

Army Day – India

January 15, 2021

Mridula Tandon

Festivals, Historical Figures, Inspirational Quotes, Inspiring Men & Women, Legendary Personality

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Army Day, in India, is celebrated on 15 January every year, in recognition of Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa’s (then a Lieutenant General) taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, on 15 January 1949. Celebrations are in the form of parades and other military shows in the national capital New Delhi as well as in all headquarters On 16 January 2021, India celebrated its 73rd Indian…

Swami Vivekananda – an inspiration, a Yug-purush !

January 12, 2021

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Swami Vivekananda -12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902 Born as Narendra Nath Datta, in an affluent family in Kolkata in 1863, Swami Vivekananda excelled in music, gymnastics and studies. He became the chief disciple of the 19th-century Indian mystic- saint Ramakrishna Paramhamsa, from whom he learnt that all living beings were an embodiment of the divine self; therefore, service to God could be rendered by service to humankind. In December 1886, Narendranath took formal monastic vows and adopted the name “Swami…

Ahmed Faraz

January 12, 2021

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Literature, pasandeeda shayari, Poet, Poetry, Poetry, shayari collection, Urdu Poetry, Writers

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Syed Ahmad Shah better known by his pen name Ahmed Faraz, 12 January 1931 – 25 August 2008 Urdu poet & scriptwriter and chairman of Pakistan Academy of Letters. During his lifetime, he criticised military rule and was arrested for writing poems that criticised military rulers in Pakistan. . Subsequently, he went into self-imposed exile and stayed for 6 years in Britain, Canada, and Europe before returning to Pakistan His contribution to poetry and Urdu literature places him in the…

January 8, 2021

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Mohan Rakesh (Madan Mohan Guglani) 8 January 1925 – 3 January 1972, one of the pioneers of the Nai Kahani (“New Story”) literary movement of the Hindi literature in the 1950s. He was given an Award by the Sahitya Akademi for the first modern Hindi play that he wrote, Ashadh Ka Ek Din. He made significant contributions to the novel, the short story, travelogue, criticism, memoir and drama. His plays continue to be performed and receive acclaim worldwide मोहन राकेश –…

Colonel Narendra Kumar – Indian soldier and mountaineer.

January 7, 2021

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Inspiring Men & Women, Legendary Personality

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Colonel Narendra Kumar, PVSM, KC, AVSM, FRGS (8 December 1933 – 31 December 2020) Indian soldier & mountaineer. Ace mountaineer Colonel (Rt.) Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar led the first Indian team to climb Nanda Devi and helped India secure the Siachen Glacier. This was one among the many exploits in an illustrious and impactful career in adventure spanning more than six decades. Lt. Col Narendra Kumar was the fourth principal of the prestigious Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) in Darjeeling, later Principal of the…

Narendra Kohli – Hindi language novelist, playwright and satirist.

January 6, 2021

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Narendra Kohli (born 6 January 1940) Narendra Kohli is a Hindi language novelist, short story writer, playwright and satirist. His first published story was ‘Do Haath’, which came out in 1960. He is a modernist and yet well-connected to his Indian roots. His unique approach makes him distinct from his contemporaries.. He is credited with reinventing the ancient form of epic writing in modern prose. He is also regarded as a trend-setter in the sense that he pioneered the creation of literary works…

Bharatendu Harishchandra

January 6, 2021

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Historical Figures, Legendary Personality, Literature, Writers

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Bharatendu Harishchandra (9 September 1850 – 6 January 1885) Regarded as the father of Hindi literature as well as Hindi theatre. He is considered as one of the greatest Hindi writers of modern India. . He authored several dramas, life sketches and travel accounts; a recognized poet, he was a trendsetter in Hindi prose-writing using new media like reports, publications, letters to the editor, translations and literary works to shape public opinion. Writing under the pen name “Rasa”, Harishchandra represented…

Samaj, Desh aur Duniya mein Mahilaon aur Yuvaon ki bhumika aur Mahatva

January 5, 2021

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Community Development, education of underprivileged, marginalized children, Girl Education Program, Sakshi

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Samaj-Desh aur Duniya mein Mahilaon aur Yuvaon ki bhumika aur Mahatva समाज देश और दुनिया में महिलाओं और युवाओं की महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका समाज देश और दुनिया में महिलाओं और युवाओं की महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका है ।चाहे वो शांति बनाए रखने की बात हो या संस्कृति को बचाए रखने की बात हो । आंकड़े बताते हैं कि महिलाएं और युवा वैश्विक आबादी के बहुमत का प्रतिनिधित्व करते हैं ।समय के साथ लोगों के विचारों में परिवर्तन लाने और संस्थाएं कैसे बेहतर…

Mirza Ghalib

January 4, 2021

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Ghazals, Historical Figures, Legendary Personality, pasandeeda ashaar, pasandeeda shayari, Poet, Poetry, Urdu Poetry

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Mirza Asadullah Khan better known as Mirza Ghalib Ghalib (Urdu: غاؔلِب‬‎, Hindi: ग़ालिब), born Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan (Urdu: مِرزااسَدُاللہ بیگ خان‬, Hindi: मिर्ज़ा असदुल्लाह् बेग ख़ान), 27 December 1797 – 15 February 1869), was a prominent Urdu and Persian-language poet during the last years of the Mughal Empire. He used his pen-names of Ghalib (Urdu: غالِب‬, ġhālib means “dominant”) and Asad (Urdu: اسَد‬, Asad means “lion”). His honorific was Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula. He witnessed the Mughal empires were eclipse, displacement and finally…

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