THOUGHT OF THE DAY
"Time is like a river. You cannot touch the same water twice, because the flow that has passed will never pass again. Enjoy every moment in life."
Events that took place on this day in history 14 September
*In 1948,
The Indian Army captured the city of Aurangabad as part of its ‘Operation Polo’.
On September 14, The force that had camped at Umarge proceeded to the town of Rajeshwar, 48 km east. As aerial reconnaissance had shown well entrenched ambush positions set up along the way, the air strikes from squadrons of Tempest aircrafts were called in. These air strikes effectively cleared the route and allowed the land forces to reach and secure Rajeshwar by the afternoon.
*In 2000,
PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee addressed a joint meeting of both houses of the US Senate.
September 14 famous birthdays in India –
*In 1954,
Shrikant Jichkar was known as the most qualified person in India. After obtaining 20 degrees post appearing in 42 university examinations, he also became a politician, known to be the elected as the youngest MLA in the country, at the age of 26 years.
*In 1888,
Anukulchandra Chakravarty, also popularly known as Sree Sree Thakur, was a spiritual leader and founder of Satsang, in Deoghar. The Government of India released a commemorative postage stamp for her in 1987.
Famous people that have death anniversaries on this day in history 14 September
*In 1971,
Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay was a Bengali novelist who was awarded Rabindra Puraskar, Sahitya Akademi Award, Jnanpith Award, Padma Shri, and Padma Bhushan.
*In 2011,
Harishchandra Madhavrao Birajdar was a wrestler and wrestling coach from India. He was a Gold Medallist in the 1970 British Commonwealth Games and was also known as the coach of National Games winners.
Hindi Diwas
On 14th September 1949, Hindi written in Devanagari script
was adopted as the official language by the Constituent Assembly on September 14, 1949. September 14 is celebrated as Hindi day. Hindi, which is the official (not national) language of India was given this status on September 14, 1949. This resolution was adopted under the Constitution of India in 1950.
World First Aid Day
This day is also celebrated as World first aid day to raise awareness about first aid and make it accessible among all the people so that lives can be saved in an emergency. It is also among internationally observed important days in September 2021.