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VO: Md Ishaq KhanAshfaqulla Khan (22 October 1900 – 19 December 1927) was a freedom fighter and martyr in the Indian independence movement against British rule and the co-founder of the Hindustan Republican Association, later to become the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. SUPPORT US:Be our Patron:Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/boondeinpodcastSend your feedback to boondein.podcast@gmail...

VO: GeetanjaliAvul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (15 October 1931 – 27 July 2015) was an Indian aerospace scientist and statesman who served as the president of India from 2002 to 2007.SUPPORT US:Be our Patron:Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/boondeinpodcastSend your feedback to boondein.podcast@gmail.com FOLLOW US:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boondein.podcast/Facebook: https://www.faceboo...

VO: Jasleen KaurLala Rudra Dayal Mathur (Punjabi: ਲਾਲਾ ਹਰਦਿਆਲ; 14 October 1884 – 4 March 1939) was an Indian nationalist revolutionary and freedom fighter. He was a polymath who turned down a career in the Indian Civil Service. His simple living and intellectual acumen inspired many expatriate Indians living in Canada and the U.S. in their campaign against British rule in India during the First Wo...

VO: Geetanjali Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997), also known by his initials NFAK, was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, and music director, primarily associated with qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music. He ranks as one of the most influential South Asian singers of all time. Widely recognised as the "Shahanshah-e-Qawwali" ('the King of Kings of Qawwali'), he has be...

VO: GeetanjaliAmitabh Harivansh Rai Bachchan born 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema. He is considered one of the greatest, most accomplished and commercially successful actors in the history of Indian cinema. With a cinematic career spanning over five decades, he has played in over 200 films. He has been called as the Shahenshah of Bollywood, Sadi ke Mahanayak (translat...

VO: GeetanjaliThe overall objective of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health. The Day provides an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to talk about their work, and what more needs to be done to make mental health care a reality for people worldwide. SUPPORT US:Be our Pa...

VO: Md Ishaq KhanWorld Post Day is celebrated each year on 9 October. The event was declared by the 1969 Universal Postal Congress in Tokyo as a means to mark the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union's (UPU) creation in 1874.The purpose of World Post Day is to bring awareness to the Post's role in the everyday lives of people and businesses, as well as its contribution to global social and ec...

VO: Jasleen KaurBaba Buddha (6 October 1506 – 8 September 1631) was a prime figure in early Sikhism. He was born to a Randhawa Jat family in 1506 in the village of Kathu Nangal in Amritsar. His father's name was Sugha Randhawa and his mother was named Mai Gauran. His birth name was Bura. As a child, while grazing cattle outside his village, he met Guru Nanak. He asked Guru Nanak many questions reg...

VO: GeetanjaliShardha Ram Phillauri was an Indian writer, poet and social reformer who is remembered for his contributions to Hindi and Punjabi literature. He is best known for his Hindu religious hymn Om Jai Jagdish Hare and Bhagyawati, one of the first novels in Hindi. Shraddha Ram Phillauri is the author of the famous aarti Om Jai Jagdish Hare. He established a Hindu school in Ludhiana, where b...

VO: GeetanjaliMehmood Ali (29 September 1932 – 23 July 2004), popularly known simply as Mehmood, was an Indian actor, singer, director and producer, best known for playing comic roles in Hindi films. During his career of more than four decades, he worked in over 300 Hindi films and was known as Bollywood's Original Bhaijaan. Mehmood received 25 nominations for film awards, 19 for 'Best Performance...

VO: Jasleen KaurBhagat Singh (27 September 1907 – 23 March 1931) was an Indian anti-colonial revolutionary who participated in the mistaken murder of a junior British police officer in December 1928 in what was intended to be retaliation for the death of an Indian nationalist. He later took part in a largely symbolic bombing of the Central Legislative Assembly in Delhi and a hunger strike in jail,...

VO: Geetanjali प्रताप नारायण मिश्र  ( ⁠अंग्रेज़ी⁠ :  Pratap Narayan Mishra ; जन्म-  ⁠24 सितम्बर⁠ , 1856,  ⁠उन्नाव⁠ ,  ⁠उत्तर प्रदेश⁠ ; मृत्यु-  ⁠6 जुलाई⁠ ,  ⁠1894⁠ ) को आधुनिक  ⁠हिन्दी⁠  निर्माताओं में से एक माना जाता है। वे हिन्दी  ⁠खड़ी बोली⁠  और  ⁠भारतेन्दु युग⁠  के उन्नायक कहे जाते हैं। प्रताप नारायण मिश्र ने एक लेखक,  ⁠कवि⁠  और पत्रकार के रूप में विशेष प्रसिद्धि पाई थी। मिश्र जी की  ⁠भारतेन्द...

VO: Md Ishaq Khan Ramdhari Singh (23 September 1908 – 24 April 1974), known by his pen name Dinkar, was an Indian Hindi language poet, essayist, freedom fighter, patriot and academic. He emerged as a poet of rebellion as a consequence of his nationalist poetry written in the days before Indian independence. His poetry exuded Veer Rasa (heroic sentiment), and he has been hailed as a Rashtrakavi ('n...

VO: Geetanjali The International Day of Peace (“Peace Day”) is observed around the world each year on 21 September. Established in 1981 by unanimous United Nations resolution, Peace Day provides a globally shared date for all humanity to commit to Peace above all differences and to contribute to building a Culture of Peace. This is a long-established universal website that serves all involved in P...

VO: Md Ishaq Khan Hathrasi was born as Prabhu Lal Garg. He wrote under the pen name Kaka Hathrasi. He chose "Kaka", as he played the character in a play which made him popular, and "Hathrasi" after the name of his hometown Hathras. He has 42 works to his credit, comprising a collection of humorous and satirical poems, prose and plays published by various publishers. He also wrote three books on In...

VO: Geetanjali Anant Pai (17 September 1929 – 24 February 2011), popularly known as Uncle Pai, was an Indian educationalist and a pioneer in Indian comics. He is most famous as the creator of two comic book series viz. Amar Chitra Katha, which retold traditional Indian folk tales, mythological stories, and biographies of historical characters; and Tinkle, a children's anthology. WEBSITE: https://s...

VO: Jasleen Kaur The Battle of Saragarhi was a last-stand battle fought before the Tirah Campaign between the British Indian Empire and Afghan tribesmen. On 12 September 1897, an estimated 12,000–24,000 Orakzai and Afridi tribesmen were seen near Gogra, at Samana Suk, and around Saragarhi, cutting off Fort Gulistan from Fort Lockhart. The Afghans attacked the outpost of Saragarhi where thousands o...

VO: Geetanjali Neerja Bhanot (7 September 1963 – 5 September 1986) was an Indian flight purser. On 5 September 1986, she saved a large number of passengers onboard Pan Am Flight 73, which had been hijacked by four terrorists from the Abu Nidal Organization after it made a stopover at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan. Around 17 hours into the standoff, after she opened an emergency...

VO: Jasleen Kaur Amrita Pritam (31 August 1919 – 31 October 2005) was an Indian novelist, essayist and poet, who wrote in Punjabi and Hindi. A prominent figure in Punjabi literature, she is the recipient of the 1956 Sahitya Akademi Award. Her body of work comprised over 100 books of poetry, fiction, biographies, essays, a collection of Punjabi folk songs and an autobiography that were all translat...

VO: Yash Goswami Hanuman Beej Mantra: ॐ ऐं भ्रीम हनुमते, श्री राम दूताय नमः Om Aim Bhrim Hanumante, Shri Ram Dutay Namah Meaning: I bow to Lord Hanuman, the greatest server and messenger of Lord Shri Ram. Benefits: The Hanuman Beej Mantra is considered a miraculous chant that solves problems and fulfills wishes. Regular recitation can attract wealth, happiness, and protection from losses. This man...

Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, Albanian: [aˈɲɛzə ˈɡɔndʒɛ bɔjaˈdʒi.u]; 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), better known as Mother Teresa or Saint Mother Teresa,was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun, founder of the Missionaries of Charity and is a Catholic saint. Born in Skopje, then part of the Ottoman Empire, she was raised in a devoutly Catholic family. At the age of 18, she mov...

VO: GeetanjaliHarishankar Parsai (22 August 1922 – 10 August 1995) was an Indian writer who wrote in Hindi. He was a noted satirist and humorist of modern Hindi literature and is known for his simple and direct style. He wrote vyangya (satire), which described human values and nature. They reflected his critical thinking and humorous way of describing simple things with huge meanings. Parsai won t...

VO: GeetanjaliGulzar is an Indian Urdu poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and film director known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of greatest Urdu poets of this era. 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. Gulza...

VO: Md Ishaq KhanUstad Amir Khan (15 August 1912– 13 February 1974) was an Indian singer and musician in the Hindustani classical tradition. He was the founder of the Indore gharana. SUPPORT US:Be our Patron:Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/boondeinpodcastSend your feedback to boondein.podcast@gmail.com FOLLOW US:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boondein.podcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.c...

VO: GeetanjaliJohn Prakash Rao Janumala, better known by his stage name Johnny Lever (born on 14 August 1957) is an Indian actor and comedian who is known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is one of the most recognised comedic actors in India and is widely regarded as one of the greatest comedians in Indian Cinema. He has received numerous accolades, including thirteen Filmfare Awards nominations...