THOUGHT OF THE DAY
"What belongs to our independence and national sovereignty, we will never give up".
Nguyen Phu Trong
Events that took place on this day in history 17 December
*In 1398,
the Mongol-Turkish warrior Timur, ruler of Central Asia from his capital at Samarkand, found a pretext to strike south into India. His victory over the sultan of Delhi confirmed the irresistible fighting qualities of his army and the awesome destructiveness that made him a legend of cruelty.Timur had camels loaded with kindling that was set on fire, releasing them to spread panic among the Indian elephants. The charge of Timur’s horsemen was certainly decisive, reportedly scattering the Indian soldiers "as hungry lions scatter a flock of sheep." Victorious in the field, Timur unleashed his warriors upon Delhi in an orgy of destruction from which the city took a century to recover.
*In 1972,
The Line of Control (LoC) is a military control line between the Indian and Pakistani controlled parts of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir—a line which does not constitute a legally recognized international boundary, but serves as the de facto border. It was established as part of the Simla Agreement at the end of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Both nations agreed to rename the ceasefire line as the "Line of Control" and pledged to respect it without prejudice to their respective positions. Apart from minor details, the line is roughly the same as the original 1949 cease-fire line.
Famous people that have birthdays on this day in history 17 December
*In 1885,
Lakhajirajsinhji
was the ruler of the Indian princely state of Rajkot from April 1890 until his death, holding the title Thakore Saheb. He came to the throne at the age of four, following the death of his father and his three older brothers. However, he did not govern in his own right until the age of 21, in 1907. Lakhajirajsinhji became one of the most progressive princely state rulers, introducing some of the first democratic institutions in India. He also fostered a culture of openness and intellectualism that laid the foundation for Rajkot as a centre of the Indian independence movement.
*In 1935,
Umayalpuram Kasiviswanatha
Sivaraman,an Indian musician and exponent of the Carnatic percussion instrument, the mridangam. He is a recipient of the Padma Vibhushan as well as the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.He was conferred the award ‘Padmashri’ by the Government of India in 1988. He received Sangeet Natak Akademi award for mrudangam for the year 1992. He was conferred Kalaimamani, awarded by the Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram of Tamilnadu.He was awarded Padma Bhushan in the year 2003 by Govt. of India. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honor, on the occasion of the country's 61st Republic Day observance on 26 January 2010 and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Kerala in 2010
Famous people that have death anniversaries on this day in history 17 December
*In 2007
Hari Om Sharan
was an Indian Hindu devotional singer and lyricist. He devoted most of his career in singing devotional songs in praise of Sita, Rama, and Hanuman. As a Bhajan singer in the 1970s he recorded albums such as Premanjali Pushpanjali, and Daata Ek Ram. His bhajans namely 'Tera Ram ji Karenge Bedaa Paar', 'Maili Chadar Odhke Kaise', 'Aarti Kunj Bihari ki', 'Aisa Pyar Bahaa De Maiyya', 'Shree Radhey Govinda', 'Hanuman Chalisa', 'Govind Jai Jai Gopal Jai Jai' are very popular amongst devotees around the world. During his devotional recordings spanning over 35 years, he released over 20 Bhajan albums.
*In 2008,
Ved Prakash Goyal (1926 – 17 December 2008) was an Indian politician and the Union Minister of shipping in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in India from 2001 to 2003. He was the treasurer of Bharatiya Janata Party for a long time. He was a member of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India.
Piyush Vedprakash Goyal, the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Textiles in the Government of India is the son of Ved Prakash Goyal.