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Unable to bear the humiliation meted out by Jyoti Basu government, the World’s 2nd Doctor to create a Test Tube Baby killed himself on this day.

This is the tragic history of the Pioneer of IVF in India, the creator of India's first and world's second child using IVF, Image
Dr Subhash Mukhopadhyay.
#Punyasmaran.

The son of a Doctor, Subhash was born on 16 Jan 1931 at Hazaribagh.
Subhash earned his medical degree and his 1st Ph.D. at Calcutta University and his second Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh in 1967 in 'Reproductive Endocrinology'. Image
Dr Mukherjee’s story is that of a genius. He pioneered in vitro fertilization (IVF) in India with the aid of some general apparatus and a refrigerator in his Kolkata apartment.
He had been drawn to innovative gynaecological surgery from his early days as a medical student.
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It was around 20-22 years back, I stumbled upon a book #TheMenWhoKilledGandhi.

Being a huge admirer of God Sent Godse, I was eager to know what was inside.

And thus I got exposed to the writings of #ManoharMalgonkar.

#Punyasmaran Image
I’m pretty sure, most of you have never heard his name, AND YOU WILL KNOW WHY, by the time you finish reading this thread.

The Men Who Killed Gandhi’ is a painstaking journey that began in 1960 as an assignment from Life International, and it came out as a story in its Image
February 1968 issue.

But, by then, Malgonkar had realized that his story and the research behind it warranted a book, much more than just a magazine article. So, he sat down to enlarge the story with inputs from several sources, of which the Kapur Commission’s report
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Heard this name
#ChandraprabhaSaikiani ?

Much before the advent of FEMINISM & Page3 Celebrities, there was an Iron lady who fought for freedom of Bharat, who fought for education for women, who fought against Christian Missionaries & their Disease called Conversion.
A tribute to the brave woman, who, when she was just 12, CHALLENGED the Missionaries who tried to convert her in the name of education, who participated in both Civil Disobedience and Non Cooperation Movement during freedom struggle.

Born as Chandrapriya Mazumdar(1901)
at Kamrup of Assam, she attended a boys school for studies, impressed with her dedication, she got scholarship to attend Nagaon Mission School, where she protested against School Authorities as they wanted her to get converted for hostel stay.
She won against school authorities
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February 29th is a unique day & this lady who was born on in 1904 was not only unique, but also extraordinary.
She protected our Dharma from treacherous missionaries and her name was #RukminiDevi.
The Christian missionaries and British officials presented
"nautch girls" of Uttara & "devadasis" of Dakshina Bharat as evidence of "harlots, debased erotic culture, slavery to idols and priests" tradition, and Christian missionaries demanded that this must be stopped, launching the "anti-dance movement" in 1892.
The anti-dance camp
accused the dance form as a front for prostitution, while revivalists questioned the constructed colonial histories.
In 1910, the Madras Presidency of the British Empire altogether banned temple dancing.
And then, there were widespread protests across Tamil Nadu, but for couple
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He was supposed to become a Father at Church but turned as an enemy number one of Vatican's Antonio Maino.

Tribute to BharataRatna deserving legend
#GeorgeFernandes on his jayanti.

#MyHero

The Socialist Crusader, Who Left His Family For One Cause, Fight Against Congress and
Communists.

The MAN Who Flew A Sukhoi at his 70s.
The MAN Who Visited Siachen Thrice To Be With Soldier's.

The MAN Whose Image Was Tarnished, Repeatedly Hounded
By Terrorists from Congress and Presstitutes For Being HONEST.

The FEARLESS Defence Minister, Who Possessed
Nothing Except 3 Pairs of Jubba, Pyjama.

The Man, Remembered Nothing When He Passed Away, Not Even The Supreme Court Verdict Which Exonerated Him.

The Shameless Media which castigated him 24/7 didn't tell the viewers & readers of this development.

But, The Legend Stays On
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