THOUGHT OF THE DAY
"Self-discipline is an act of cultivation. It requires you to connect today's actions to tomorrow's results. There's a season for sowing a season for reaping. Self-discipline helps you know which is which.
Gary Ryan Blair
Events that took place on this day in history 28 August
*In 1986,
Bhagyashree Thipsay is an Indian chess player holding the title of Woman International Master. She won five times the Indian Women's Championship and the Asian Women's Championship in 1991. In 1984 she was joint winner with Vasanti Unni of the British Ladies' Championship.
*In 1904,
The first car rally was held from Kolkata to Barrackpore.
August 28 famous birthdays in India -
*In 1855,
Swarnakumari Devi was a Bengali poet, novelist, musician and social worker from the Indian subcontinent. She was the first Indian woman novelist and the first among the women writers in Bengal to gain prominence.
*In 1863,
Ayyankali was a social reformer who worked for the advancement of deprived untouchable people in the princely state of Travancore, British India.
Famous people that have death anniversaries on this day in history 28 August
*In 1972,
Pradhana Shiromani Sir Nyapathi Madhava Rau, CIE was an Indian civil servant and administrator who served as the Diwan of Mysore from 1941 to 1945. He was a member of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution.
*In 1980,
Shibram Chakraborty was a popular Bengali writer, humorist and revolutionary who is best known for his humorous stories.