Date: 4-Mar-2022

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

 "Unity, not uniformity, must be our aim. We attain unity only through variety. Differences must be integrated, not annihilated, not absorbed."
- Mary Parker Follett.

 

Events that took place on this day in history 4 March

*In 1879,
Bethune’ College was established as a pioneer of women’s education in India. It was founded in 1849 by John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune. In 1879, it was developed into first women’s college in India.

*In 1951,
 Asian Games, which were the first games organized from 4th to 11th March 1951. About 500 athletes participated in the program in 57 different events. The 1951 Asian games were scheduled for 1950, but were postponed till 1951 due to delays in preparation.

 

Famous people that have birthdays on this day in history 4 March

*In 1519,
Hindal Mirza, Mughal prince and the youngest son of Emperor Babu.He gained the name Babur because his rustic maternal uncles couldn’t pronounce “Zahiruddin Muhammad”. It was once assumed that “Babur’’ was derived from the Persian babr, meaning tiger. Current thinking leans towards the Turki baboor, or beaver, which is unfortunate, because Babur the Beaver doesn’t have the same ring as Babur the Tiger.

*In 1856,
Toru Dutt, 
was a Bengali translator and poet from British India, who wrote in English and French.She is among the founding figures of Indo-Anglian literature, alongside Henry Louis Vivian Derozio (1809–1831), Manmohan Ghose (1869–1924), and Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949). She is known for her volumes of poetry in English, A Sheaf Gleaned in French Fields (1877) and Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan (1882), and for a novel in French, Le Journal de Mademoiselle d'Arvers (1879).

 

Famous people that have death anniversaries on this day in history 4 March

*In 1939,
Lala Har Dayal, great Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter. He founded the Gadar Party in America. He turned down a career in the Indian Civil Services. His thoughts and acumen inspired many Indians living overseas in Canada and the USA to fight against British Imperialism.

*In 1929,
Shri Jyotirindranath Tagore who was a great Bengali poet. He was also a playwright, a musician and a painter. He played a major role in the cultivating talents of his younger brother, Shri Rabindranath Tagore.