THOUGHT OF THE DAY
"Compassion, tolerance, forgiveness and a sense of self-discipline are qualities that help us lead our daily lives with a calm mind". – Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama advocates the cultivation of warm-heartedness and human values such as compassion, forgiveness, tolerance, contentment and self-discipline. He says that as human beings we are all the same. We all want happiness and do not want suffering. Even people who have no religious belief can benefit if they incorporate these human values into their lives. His Holiness refers to such human values as secular ethics or universal values. He is committed to talking about the importance of such values and sharing them with everyone he meets.
*Events that took place on this day in history 10 August
/In 1741,
The battle of colachel was fought between the kingdom of Travancore and the Dutch East India Company. Travancore, under Raja Marthanda Varma defeated the Dutch East India Company.
*In 2008,
An anti-AIDS vaccine was successfully tested in the Tuberculosis Research Centre in Chennai.
*Famous people that had birthdays on this day in history 10 August
*In 1894,
VV Giri, short for Varahagiri Venkata Giri, was the 4th president of India.
He was the only Independent candidate to have been elected to the post of the President so far.
During his tenure as President, Giri gave his assent to two revolutionary documents — the Shimla Agreement, a peace treaty signed between India and Pakistan, and the bank nationalisation Bill of 1969, which continues to shape the Indian economy even after five decades.
*In 1938,
Fateh Singh Rathore was a tiger conservationist. He joined the Indian Forest Service in 1960 and was part of the first Project Tiger team. He worked for over 50 years in wildlife conservation.
Famous people that have death anniversaries on this day in history 10 August
*In 1999,
Baldev Upadhyaya was a Hindi, Sanskrit scholar, literary historian, essayist and critic who wrote numerous books, collections of essays, and a historical outline of Sanskrit literature.
*In 1995
Harishankar Parsai was a noted Hindi writer, satirist, and humorist of modern Hindi literature. He is best known for his simple and direct style.