Volumes on India's Freedom Struggle Martyrs

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Prime Minister's Office
11-April, 2018 10:22 IST
PM pays tributes to Mahatma Phule on his birth anniversary

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has paid tributes to Mahatma Phule on his birth anniversary.

“Tributes to Mahatma Phule on his Jayanti. His pioneering and relentless emphasis on social reform greatly helped the marginalised.

He was unwavering in his commitment towards improving the condition of women and furthering education among the youth”, the Prime Minister said.

 

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A British historian wants the skull of an Indian soldier who was among those executed after the revolt of 1857 against the East India Company to be repatriated to India and buried where he participated in his last battle.

Dr Kim Wagner, a lecturer in British Imperial History at Queen Mary College in London, believes the time is right for Havildar Alum Bheg, a principle leader of the revolt, to be buried in his country of birth.

His skull had been brought to England by Captain AR Costello, who was on duty when Alum Bheg was executed after the revolt in India. Years later, it was discovered at a pub in the eastern English coastal town of Walmer in Kent.

“His regiment was originally raised at Kanpur, but I want his skull to be buried near the Ravi River, at the border between India and Pakistan, where we know Alum Bheg participated in the Battle of Trimmu Ghat,” said Wagner, the author of The Skull of Alum Bheg: The Life and Death of a Rebel of 1857, which was released recently.

“My focus is simply on returning the remains of Alum Bheg to what was once his homeland so that he can be put to rest — 160 years after he died,” he adds.

In 1963, the new owner of The Lord Clyde pub discovered the skull stowed away in a small storeroom. Inserted in the eye-socket was a handwritten note that briefly outlined the skull’s history. The note revealed that the skull belonged to an Indian soldier named Alum Bheg, who was accused of murdering a family of Scottish missionaries.

He had been captured and ‘blown away from a gun’. Capt Costello, an Irish officer, brought the skull to England as a kind of ‘war trophy’ but how it eventually ended up in the pub in the coastal town of Deal remains unknown. — PTI

‘War Trophy’

• Havildar Alum Bheg’s skull was brought to England by an Irish officer serving with the East India Company as a ‘war trophy’. Years later, it was discovered at a pub in the eastern English coastal town of Walmer in Kent
• Kim Wagner believes the Havildar deserves a final resting place as he was most “likely” falsely accused of murdering a family of Scottish missionaries, for which he was executed

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His research showed that most of the soldiers of the 46th Bengal Native Infantry were from modern states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar and Havildar Alam Beg most probably hailed from Uttar Pradesh. Though he wanted to return him to a dignified family grave yard of Beg’s family, it was not possible as the East India Company left no records of the soldiers of the 46th Bengal Native Infantry.

“There are no longer any records for sepoys of the Bengal Army – the best I could do was locate the area where the 46th regiment recruited from,” Mr. Wagner said.

Ajnala in Punjab’s Amritsar hit the headlines when authorities discovered skeletons of 282 soldiers who were executed after the Mutiny. They apparently had surrendered hoping for a fair trial, but the Deputy Commissioner of the district Frederick Henry Cooper ordered execution of the rebels. They were buried with medals and even money of the East India Company that many of them had in their pockets. The grisly discovery is yet to receive a closure as the family members of those soldiers remain untraced.

 

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Prime Minister's Office
25-April, 2018 19:33 IST
PM releases commemorative postage stamp on Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today released a commemorative postage stamp on former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Late Shri Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna.

Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister described Shri Bahuguna as a leader committed to democratic values. He said that Shri Bahuguna was inspired by many different leaders including Mahatma Gandhi, Acharya Vinoba Bhave, Acharya Narendra Dev, Ram Manohar Lohia, and Chandrashekhar Azad.

The Prime Minister also spoke at length about Shri Bahuguna’s contributions in the education sector, and development in the hilly areas of the country.

Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Communication, Shri Manoj Sinha, was present on the occasion. Family members of Shri Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, including Shri Vijay Bahuguna and Dr. Rita Bahuguna were also present on the occasion.


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Yogeshwar Tewari, Lecturer, Department of Medieval and Modern History, Allahabad University, Co-Convener, All India Intellectual's Forum. H.N. Bahuguna, the sixth child , of his parents, was born on 25th April, 1919 in a small village called Bhugani in the district of Pauri Garhwal in Uttar Pradesh. His father Revati Nandan Bahuguna was a village Patwari and his mother Dipa, a simple house wife.

An accidental confrontation with the Deputy Commissioner Garhwal Region at the age of eleven, enamored him towards the 'Indian Civil Service' a top bureaucratic hierarchy in the British Empire. The young boy, determined to make way into civil services began to learn and study English language most studiously, a pre-requisite then for the Indian Civil Services.

Horizons began to moves as he read more of history and literature and consequently, this dampened his enthusiasm for the services, for now stood exposed, the myth of the British Empire.

His convictions against the tyranny of the British Ray were gradually turning into a firm belief, when one day while preparing for the high school examinations at Dehradoon, he saw his elder sister Durga cry as she read the daily news. The incident she was moaning was Jalianwala Bagh where thousands had been slaughtered by the British. This shook the young mind, and he resolved to keep up the struggle against the tyranny of the British Raj. Yet at the examinations he stood first.

In 1937, he moved to Allahabad for further studies and was admitted into the Government Intermediate College. His political germination began when he founded the first "Students Parliament" in the college and was elected its "Prime Minister". At the Intermediate Board Examinations his brilliance was matched by another first division.

In 1939 - 40 he was enrolled in B.Sc. at Allahabad University. The University besides being known as the Oxford of the east was also a pivot of the freedom movement. Mahatma Gandhi by the year 1940 had already beckoned the youth to join the Non - Cooperation Movement. In 1941 when the president of the Allahabad University Union was declared an absconder, Bahuguna was elected the 'dictents movement in Uttar Pradesh. His plunge into the freedom movement was deep. The British declared him a rebel and Bahuguna had to go underground. Subsequently a reward of Rs. 5000/- was offered by the British to anyone who aided in his arrest dead or alive.

An active participant in the freedom movement, Bahuguna was jailed several times in the prisons of Allahabad and Sultanpur. Finally in 1942 he was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment till 1946. At the 'Amhat' jail in Sultanpur he was plagued with 'tuberclebacillus', a fatal infection in the lungs. The British offered to release him on health ground subject to an oath, that he would never indulge again in the freedom struggle. Bahuguna declined. He was finally released in 1946 on completion of the jail sentence.

Pale and haggard, he came out to pursue his studies again. In 1946 he completed his graduation in Arts.

India finally attained independence on 15th August 1947. Post independence period saw Bahuguna playing a major role in Trade Unions. He was instrumental in organizing labour Unions at Allahabad in the Power House, Government Press, Central Ordinance Depot, Symonds, and Dey's Medical. Unrelentlessly he espoused their cause and never compromised with their cause and never compromised with their welfare. A contemporary of Bahuguna, a union labour leader, at Allahabad, Janab Abdul Hamid, said once, "Bahuguna Ji always fought for the cause of the labour and he was the only labour leader on whom we hed absolute faith in those days". In 1953 he became a member of the Indian National Trade Union Congress.

In 1952 Bahuguna entered into the main stream of Indian politics. He was elected M.L.A. from Karchana and Chail constituency in Allahabad. In the house he impressed all with his deep understanding of the legislative process. The proceedings in the house reflect his deep concern for the proletariat, the downtrodden and the minorities. He was again elected to the U.P Legislative Assembly. This time from Sirathu in 1957. The same year Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant, then Chef Minister U.P impressed with Bahuguna's political acumen appointed to him Parlimentary Secretary and entrusted to him the portfolio of labour and industry. In 1960 he was elevated as a Deputy Minister with the same portfolio. In 1967 he was made the Finance Minister with the U.P Government. The sharp administrator in him was gradually becoming manifest. His genius was getting acclaim and subsequently he was appointed the General Secretary of the A.I.C.C. in 1969. His organizational deftness brought closer, the rank and file of the Congress Party.

 

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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi releasing a commemorative postage stamp on the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Late Shri Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna, in New Delhi on April 25, 2018. The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, the Minister of State for Communications (I/C) and Railways, Shri Manoj Sinha and other dignitaries are also seen.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi at the release of a commemorative postage stamp on the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Late Shri Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna, in New Delhi on April 25, 2018. The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, the Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan, the Minister of State for Communications (I/C) and Railways, Shri Manoj Sinha and other dignitaries are also seen.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressing at the release of a commemorative postage stamp on the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Late Shri Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna, in New Delhi on April 25, 2018.

 

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The Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan calls on the Governor of Odisha, Shri Satya Pal Malik and presented a book on Odia freedom fighters contribution to freedom struggle against Britishers during the period 1804 to 1947, in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on April 28, 2018.

 

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Prime Minister's Office
01-May, 2018 11:26 IST
PM greets people of Maharashtra on their Statehood Day

PM Shri Narendra Modi has extended his greetings to people of Maharashtra on their statehood day.

PM said, "Best wishes to the people of Maharashtra on their Statehood Day. I pray for the continued progress and prosperity of Maharashtra. May the state scale new heights and keep contributing to the development journey of our nation."

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Prime Minister's Office
01-May, 2018 11:27 IST
PM greets people of Gujarat on Gujarat Diwas

PM Shri Narendra Modi has extended his greetings to people of Gujarat on their statehood day.

"Greetings on Gujarat Diwas. The state’s people are known for their simplicity and entrepreneurial zeal. Gujarat has made a significant contribution in our nation’s history, especially during the freedom movement. May Gujarat continue to add impetus to India’s progress", PM said.

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India: Today’s news in pictures
May 01, 2018 17:31 IST

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Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao inspects the Guard of Honour on the occasion of Maharashtra day celebrations in Mumbai on Tuesday. May 1 marks the day when Maharashtra and Gujarat came into existence. It was on this day in 1960 when the states were formed on linguistic grounds. (PTI)

 

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Martyr Sukhdev

The matriculation and school-leaving certificate (examination 1922) of Sanatan Dharam High School, Lyallpur. Sukhdev was born on February 19, 1907 (See Roll No 7381).


Vishav Bharti
tribune news service
Chandigarh, May 15

This time too, the Punjab Government celebrated the birth anniversary of revolutionary Sukhdev on May 15, a date proved incorrect by historians. For the fifth consecutive year, despite knowing the correct date which is February 19, the government organised a state-level function in Ludhiana on Tuesday.

The issue of the incorrect birth date was first raised in 2012 by the Martyr Sukhdev Memorial Committee, Ludhiana. The committee, which was instrumental in locating the martyr’s ancestral house and conducting research on his life, had submitted a representation to the then Chief Minister, Parkash Singh Badal.

The committee said the date was based on presumptions. The case was substantiated on the basis of historical records made available by Chandigarh-based historian Prof Malwinder Jit Singh Waraich. He had traced his correct birth date from the result gazette of Panjab University, Lahore.

As per the ‘matriculation and school-leaving certificate (examination 1922)’ of Sanatan Dharam High School, Lyallpur, Sukhdev was born on February 19, 1907. Following this, the government referred the case to the Department of Information and Public Relations.

The department asked the committee to get an undertaking from any surviving family member or a relative of the martyr confirming that they did not have any objection to change of the date from May 15 to February 19. Ludhiana-based Bharat Bhushan Thapar, who claims himself to be the nephew of the martyr, sent a representation to the Public Relations Department, saying they did not have any evidence which could confirm the martyr’s birth date. “May 15 was based on hearsay.

Since a new certified document confirming the correct birth date is available, the date should be changed to February 19,” he wrote to the government. After a series of meetings and a string of communication, the department officials agreed to correct the birthday of the martyr in their records, said Prof Waraich.

However, it’s been six years, even the government has changed, but the department has refused to pay heed to the mistake. Professor Waraich termed it unfortunate, saying it was nothing “but pure inertia in the department”.

Anindita Mitra, Director, Department of Information and Public Relations, said she was not aware of the issue. “Since now it has been brought to our knowledge, we will verify the records and take corrective measures,” she added.

 

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The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu paying homage to the portrait of Kushbhau Thakre, at the 3rd Convocation of Kushabhau Thakre Patrikarita Avam Jansanchar Vishwavidyalaya, in Raipur, Chhattisgarh on May 16, 2018. The Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Dr. Raman Singh is also seen.

 

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A chess board used by Sri Lanka's last Tamil ruler of Kandy Sri Vikrama Rajasingha being displayed at the Government Museum in Vellore as part of the International Museum Day on Thursday. The king was imprisoned in the Vellore Fort. While the chess board was made of wood, the chess coins are made of ivory, according to K. Saravanan, curator of the museum. Photo: C. Venkatachalapathy

Sri Vikrama Rajasinha (1780 – January 30, 1832, born Kannasamy Nayaka) was the last of four Kings, to rule the last Sinhalese monarchy of the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka.The island was incorporated into the British Empire, and Sri Vikrama Rajasinha was succeeded by George III, as monarch of British Ceylon.

the King into beginning a military conflict with the British, who had gained a strong position in the coastal provinces. War was declared and on March 22, 1803, The adigar massacred the British garrison in Kandy in June and restored the King to the throne.

On March 2, 1815 the Kingdom was ceded to the British and Sri Vikrama Rajasinha was deposed and taken as a royal prisoner by the British to Vellore Fort in southern India. He lived on a small allowance given to him with his two queens by the British Government. He died of dropsy on January 30, 1832, aged 52 years.

His death anniversary is celebrated as Guru Pooja by his direct descendant Mr. V. Ashok Raja and Family at Muthu Mandabam, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.Since 2011, Guru pooja is celebrated at Muthu Mandabam by his family members.

Photograph of a Kandyan chief - Ceylon (Sri Lanka) 1880's

 

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http://indianexpress.com/article/in...ers-the-father-of-indian-renaissance-5186085/

In 1830, Raja Ram Mohan Roy travelled to the United Kingdom as an ambassador of the Indian Empire

246th birth anniversary of social reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy with a doodle, remembering the “father of the Indian Renaissance.” Ram Mohan Roy took on orthodoxy, power, religion

Ram Mohan Roy was born in Radhanagar of Hooghly district, in West Bengal. In his early years, he learned Persian and Arabic along with Sanskrit, which influenced his thinking about one god, as he preached unity of God and made early translations of Vedic scriptures into English in the later parts of his life.

After the death of his father in 1803 he moved to Murshidabad where he published his first book, a Persian treatise with an Arabic preface, “Tuhfat-ul-Muwahhidin” or “A Gift to Monotheism”. In addition to acquiring knowledge of the ancient Vedantic literature, he also studied the Tantric works with the aid of Hariharananda Tirthaswami. He mastered the Kalpa Sutra and other Jain texts, along with improving his knowledge of English language. Ram Mohan Roy took a keen interest in European politics and followed the cause of the French Revolution. In 1814 he settled in Calcutta and in 1815 founded the Atmiya Sabha. in 1828 he established the Brahmo Samaj. In 1830, Ram Mohan Roy traveled to the United Kingdom as an ambassador from India to ensure that Lord William Bentinck’s Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829 banning the practice of Sati was not overturned.

According to the Brahmo Samaj, as a nationalist reformer, Ram Mohan Roy had a three-fold mission, “As a Hindu Reformer, he gave a Unitarian reaction of the Hindu Shastras from the Vedanta and the Mahanirvana Tantra. As a Muslim defender of the faith, he wrote the Tuhfat-Ul-Muwahhiddin and the Monozeautul Adiyan, which were polemical works, and as a Christian, he gave a Unitarian version of the entire body of scriptures, old and new, in his controversies with the Christian Missionaries.”

The Google doodle celebrating the great Indian Social reformer has been designed and created by Beena Mistry, a UX Designer, and Illustrator based out of Toronto, Canada.


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Rammohan Roy came from a respectable Brahmin family whose original seat was in an obscure village in the Murshidabad district. His great grandfather, Krishna Chandra Banerjee, was a man of note. He, having done some good services to the local Government, was honoured with the title of “Roy,” and as this title was afterwards made hereditary, the family has since come to be known as the” “Roys,” the humbler designation of ‘Banerjee’ being merged, as it were, in the prouder one of ‘Roy.’ Shortly after the receipt of this titular distinction, Krishna Chandra was invested with the powers of collecting the revenues of the districts of Hooghly and Burdwan, and as this important office necessitated the making of Khanacool Krishnagar, in the former district, his headquarters, he built a house at Radhanagar on the banks of the Kana Darkeswar, and removed there with his family.

Like Krishna Chandra, his son, was also a man of mark, he served under Sjraj-ud-dowla, and his official career was synchronous with that stirring “fateful” epoch, which witnessed the struggles of “a handful of merchants” with the Nawab—struggles

Rammohan was born at theRadhanagar house in A. D. 1774,Rammohan was happy with his parents. His father
Ramkanta was a small Zemindar and was held in esteem by people of the surrounding villages as well as of his own. His mother Phool Thakurani was a woman of great piety and remarkable firmness of character.

Rammohan Roy spent about a decade of his life as Dewan, and even after he had bade a long, long adien to service, he was still called the Dewanji, until ennobled by the Emperor of Delhi by being created a Raja.

The East India Company was taking money from India at a rate of three million pounds a year in 1838. Rammohan Roy estimated how much money was being driven out of India and where it was headed towards. He predicted that around half of the total revenue collected in India was sent out to England, leaving India to fill taxes with the remaining money.

Rammohan launched his attack against the bastions of Hinduism of Bengal, namely his own Kulin Brahmin priestly clan (then in control of the many temples of Bengal) and their priestly excesses.

Rammohan Roy sailed for England on the 15th November 1830,At the time of which we are speaking a voyage to Europe was a very long and tedious affair, and it was, therefore, no wonder that the ship did not reach its destination till April 1832.

In 1830, Rammohan Roy travelled to the United Kingdom as an ambassador of the Mughal Emperor Akbar II, who conferred him title of Raja to convince British government for welfare of India.

Roy also visited France.Roy died at Stapleton, which was then a village to the north east of Bristol but currently a suburb, on September 27, 1833. His cause of death was meningitis; he was buried in Arnos Vale Cemetery in southern Bristol.

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Emperor Akbar II was born on 22 April 1760 to Emperor Shah Alam II at Mukundpur, Rewa, He also known as Akbar Shah II, He was the penultimate emperor of India. He reigned from 1806 to 1837. He was the second son of Shah Alam II and the father of Bahadur Shah II.

It is well known that the Marathas, led by Mahadji Sindhia, had brought Shah Alam out of the control of the Mughals in 1771 and placed him on the throne of Delhi.

Shah Alam conferred a high sounding title 'Samsam-ud-daula, Astya-ul-Mulk, Khan-i-Dauran, Khan Bahadur
Sipah Salar Path Jung: 'including the title of Sipah Salar conferred upon Mahadji Sindhia.

In the same way, as we know, Shuja-ud-daulah had been made the wazir of the Empire and after him Asaf-ud-daulah held this position and Sindhia was raised as his regent.

After his death, Akbar Shah ascended the throne,In 1827 Akbar Shah being disappointed sought the help of Raja Ram Mohan Roy and sent him to England as Royal envoy.

After Akbar Shah his eldest son ascended the throne assuming the title of Bahadur Shah II in 1837.

The lands of eight Rajas, four Nawabs, three Sardars, one Thakur and the Begum Samroo were surrounding the English territory.

 

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Govind Ballabh Pant was born on 10 September 1887 in Khoont village on the slopes of Shyahi Devi hill near Almora, in a Brahmin family having their roots in Maharashtra. His mother's name was Govindi Bai. His father Manorath Pant was a government official who was constantly on the move, and hence Govind was brought up by his maternal grandfather, Badri Dutt Joshi, an important government official locally, who played a significant part in moulding his personality and political views


The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh paying tributes to the freedom fighter, activist and former Union Home Minister, Bharat Ratna Govind Ballabh Pant, on his birth anniversary, at a function, in New Delhi on September 10, 2018.

The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh paying tributes to the freedom fighter, activist and former Union Home Minister, Bharat Ratna Govind Ballabh Pant, on his birth anniversary, at a function, in New Delhi on September 10, 2018.

 

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President's Secretariat
14-September, 2018 16:22 IST
President of India to grace the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of Karnatak Law Society and Raja Lakhamgouda Law College tomorrow

The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, will visit Karnataka (Belagavi) tomorrow (September 15, 2018) to grace and address the platinum jubilee celebrations of the Karnatak Law Society and the Raja Lakhamgouda Law College.

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THE erstwhile princely state of Mysore had the reputation of being one of the most progressive regions in India. It was a pioneer in establishing modern systems of education and one such was established in Mysore city as early as 1833. This was followed by the opening of English schools in Bangalore, Tumkur, Hassan and Shimoga. The first school for girls was started in Bangalore city in 1840. A government girls school was set up in 1881 with support from the Maharaja of Mysore. In 1916, Mysore University was established. Before Independence, when only 16.6 per cent of the country's population was literate, 20.3 per cent of the people of old Mysore were literate.


Raja Lakhamagouda Sardesai provincial ruler of Vantamuri in Belagavi district.Raja Lakhamagouda Sardesai was born on 29 July, 1864 in Ammanagi village of Belagavi district. Raja Lakhamagouda Sardesai first name was Appasaheb. Raja Lakhamagouda Sardesai completed his primary education in Marathi medium in Ammanagi village.In 1880, Raja Lakhamagouda Sardesai was married to the daughter of Kalyanshetty of Gokak. Raja Lakhamagouda Sardesai wife Parvatidevi gave birth to a son in 1884 and the son was named Basava Prabhu.

 

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President's Secretariat
15-September, 2018 14:20 IST
President of India graces Platinum Jubilee celebrations of Karnatak Law Society and Raja Lakhamgouda Law College

The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, graced and addressed the platinum jubilee celebrations of the Karnatak Law Society and the Raja Lakhamgouda Law College today (September 15, 2018) in Belagavi, Karnataka.

Speaking on the occasion, the President said that law is not a career, it is a calling. It is a mechanism to assist the cause of justice, to help the poorest and most unfortunate among us, and to build a society and nation defined by adherence to rules, norms and fairness. Advocates and judges are, in the ultimate analysis, seekers of truth.

The President said that we live in an age of technology and of entrepreneurship. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is upon us. It is changing how we live and work. It is also changing aspirations of our young people. Our educational institutions have to become compatible with this quest for innovation and excellence. They have to become compatible with the 21st century.

The President said that the teaching of law, the very evolution of law, amid rapid technological development is critical. The time span for an innovation to take place, and for its mass application in society, is shortening very sharply. This will throw up numerous challenges for law – in areas such as genetic engineering, bioethics and artificial intelligence, among others. The legal profession has to respond quickly. He expressed confidence that our leading legal minds will put their thoughts into such matters.



Click here to see the President's Speech

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The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind at the Platinum Jubilee Celebration of Karnataka Law Society & Raja Lakhamgouda Law College, at Belagavi, in Karnataka on September 15, 2018. The Governor of Karnataka, Shri Vajubhai Vala and the Chief Justice of India, Justice Shri Dipak Misra are also seen.

The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind at the Platinum Jubilee Celebration of Karnataka Law Society & Raja Lakhamgouda Law College, at Belagavi, in Karnataka on September 15, 2018. The Governor of Karnataka, Shri Vajubhai Vala and the Chief Justice of India, Justice Shri Dipak Misra are also seen.

The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind addressing at the Platinum Jubilee Celebration of Karnataka Law Society & Raja Lakhamgouda Law College, at Belagavi, in Karnataka on September 15, 2018. The Governor of Karnataka, Shri Vajubhai Vala and other dignitaries are also seen.

 

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The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh lighting the lamp at the 33rd convocation of Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh on September 11, 2018.

The Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Ram Naik and the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh launching the souvenir at the 33rd convocation of Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh on September 11, 2018.

The Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Ram Naik conferring the certificates to the students at the 33rd convocation of Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh on September 11, 2018. The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh and other dignitaries are also seen.

The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh addressing at the 33rd convocation of Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh on September 11, 2018.

The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh addressing at the 33rd convocation of Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh on September 11, 2018.


Shahu(also known as Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj or Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj) GCSI GCIE GCVO(June 26, 1874 – May 6, 1922) of the Bhosle dynasty of Marathas was Raja (reign. 1894 – 1900) and Maharaja (1900-1922) of Indian princely state of Kolhapur

During his life he acquired the following titles and honorific names:

• 1874–1884: Meherban Shrimant Yeshwantrao Sarjerao Ghatge
• 1884–1895: His Highness Kshatriya-Kulawatasana Sinhasanadhishwar, Shrimant Rajarshi Shahu Chhatrapati Maharaj Sahib Bahadur, Raja of Kolhapur
• 1895–1900: His Highness Kshatriya-Kulawatasana Sinhasanadhishwar, Shrimant Rajarshi Sir Shahu Chhatrapati Maharaj Sahib Bahadur, Raja of Kolhapur, GCSI
• 1900–1903: His Highness Kshatriya-Kulawatasana Sinhasanadhishwar, Shrimant Rajarshi Sir Shahu Chhatrapati Maharaj Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Kolhapur, GCSI
• 1903–1911: His Highness Kshatriya-Kulawatasana Sinhasanadhishwar, Shrimant Rajarshi Sir Shahu Chhatrapati Maharaj Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Kolhapur, GCSI, GCVO
• 1911–1915: His Highness Kshatriya-Kulawatasana Sinhasanadhishwar, Shrimant Rajarshi Sir Shahu Chhatrapati Maharaj Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Kolhapur, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO
• 1915–1922: Colonel His Highness Kshatriya-Kulawatasana Sinhasanadhishwar, Shrimant Rajarshi Sir Shahu Chhatrapati Maharaj Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Kolhapur, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO

Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj of Kolhapur

Portrait of Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj of Kolhapur(1912)


H.H.Shahu Chhatrapati Maharaj sitting amongst crowds watching a wrestling match

The Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University Kanpur, has been on the map of higher education for more than three decades. Established in 1966, it has not looked back, now it has 170 affiliated colleges in 15 districts. Spreading over a campus of 264 acres, the university is booming with academic activities. While the undergraduate and post-graduate programmes in all disciplines of Art, Science, Commerce, Law, Engineering and Medicine are offered in affiliated colleges and institutions, the residential wing of the campus includes faculties of Life Sciences, Business Management, Education and English. It also has a computer centre, a department of Adult and Continuing Education, Communication and a College Development Council. For catering to the needs of young engineering aspirants, the university has recently started an Institute of Engineering and Technology in the campus offering courses in four branches of engineering viz. Chemical, Computer Science and Information, Mechanical Engineering in the first instance. The university seeks to contribute to student an education through curriculum design, the development of new courses and the application of a forward looking and innovative teaching methodology. Kanpur, the industrial capital of U.P. and commonly known as the Manchester of Northern India has had a very eventful history. It has contributed much to the growth and economic development of the country. Equally memorable and inspiring is its role in the first Indian War of Independence.