15 January – Birthdays
K D Jadhav – Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav or K. D.
Jadhav was an Indian wrestler who represented India in the summer Olympics of
1948 and 52. In 1952, he became first athlete of Independent India to win an
Olympics medal (Bronze). He was born in 1926 in the Satara district of
Maharashtra and was famous by nickname “Pocket Dynamo”.
Neil Nitin Mukesh – Neil Nitin Mukesh is an
Indian actor who made his debut in Bollywood with movie Johnny Gaddaar. The
film was crtically acclaimed and the actor was heaped with praise for his
superb performance. He is the son of playback singers Nitin Mukesh and Nishi
Mukesh and grandson of legendary singer Mukesh.
Mayawati – Mayawati is an Indian politician
who has served as the chief minister of India’s most populous state, Uttar
Pradesh on four different occasions. She is the party supremo for BSP (Bahujan
Samaj Party) which mainly caters to empowerment of Bahujans or Schedule castes
and Schedule Tribes. She was born in Delhi in a Jatav family.
Pritish Nandy – Pritish Nandy is a
multi-talented personality with interests in areas like poetry, journalism,
politics, television and media etc. He was elected to Rajya Sabha member by
Shiv Sena. Pritish Nandy has published several books on poems and even
translated poems of others. He established a media company PNC (Pritish Nandy
Communications) where he still presides as a non-executive chairman. Mr. Nandy
was born in Bhagalpur, Bihar in the year 1951.
15 January – Death anniversaries
Tapan Sinha – Tapan Sinha is a renowned name in
Bengali cinema. He started his career as a sound engineer and worked at
Pinewood Studios in England as well. He later returned and made several
memorable masterpieces in his six decade long career. He is considered a legend
in the field of parallel cinema. Tapan was married to another famed Bengali
cinema personality, Arundhati Devi. He died at the age of 84 in his hometown
Kolkata.
15 January – Events
Army Day – Army day is celebrated on 15th
January every year to celebrate the event of Lt. General K. M. Cariappa taking
the charge of Indian Army by being the first commander-in chief of Independent
India. This day is celebrated through Parades and other events in New Delhi and
other Army headquarters. People also remember soldiers who laid down their
lives fighting for their country.
Source mythicalindia
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