History and Culture For UPSC

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9. She passed away in 1993 aged 78.

10. Government of India issued a postal stamp in her honour in 1996, and commemorative coin in 2015.

“Loss of religion is the loss of culture, loss of culture is the loss of identity.” — Rani Gaidinliu.

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Remembering Indian woman freedom fighter "Daughter of Hills" Rani Gaidinliu on her death anniversary.

1. She was Naga spiritual & political leader who led an armed rebellion against the British in Manipur, Nagaland &Assam.

2. She was born on Jan 26, 1915, at Nungkao, Manipur.

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7. She was also awarded a Padma Bhushan. She was conferred "Tamrapatra Freedom Fighter Award" in 1972.

8. The Assam state government has developed a park along with a statue to honour the late freedom fighter in Silchar, Assam.

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Theosophical Society Adyar was established at Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

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Remembering Henry Steel Olcott on his death anniversary.

He is popularly known for founding Theosophical Society.

He was an American military officer, journalist, lawyer, Freemason.

He was first president of the Theosophical Society.

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Olcott financially supported the earliest years of the Theosophical Society and was acting president while Blavatsky served as the Society's Secretary.

In Dec 1878, they left New York in order to move the headquarters of Society to India. They arrived at Bombay on Feb 16, 1879.

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When he was caught by the Britishers, he was tied to the tail of a horse and dragged all the way to the collector's residence at Bhagalpur, Bihar, India.

He was hung from a Banyan tree.

Respects to supreme sacrifice made by him.

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Tributes to Indian tribal freedom fighter Tilka Majhi on his death anniversary.

He was the first Adivasi leader from Santal Community.

He organized the Adivasis to form an armed group to fight against the resource grabbing and exploitation of British.

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#OnThisDay: In 1799, the Maratha forces led by Tukoji Rao Holkar and General Mahadji Shinde defeated the Britishers in the Battle of Wadgaon.

The battle was fought as a part of the First Anglo Maratha War (1775-1782).

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Tributes to Indian revolutionary freedom fighter Surya Sen on his death anniversary.

Popularly known as "Master Da", a math teacher by profession, played an active role in Chittagong Armoury Attack (1930).

He was associated with revolutionary group Anushilan Samiti, and INC.

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10. Historian Ramachandra Guha calls Kumarappa, "The Green Gandhian," portraying him as the founder of modern environmentalism in India.

Publications:

a. Economy of Permanence

b. The Practice and Precepts of Jesus (1945)

c. Christianity: Its Economy and Way of Life (1945).

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Tributes to Indian freedom fighter and Gandhian J. C. Kumarappa on his birth anniversary.

He is credited for developing economic theories based on Gandhism – a school of economic thought and he coined "Gandhian economics.

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8. He strongly supported Gandhi's notion of village industries and promoted Village Industries Associations.

9. He rejected the emphasis on material development, competition and efficiency in free-market economics.