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Apr 19

Anant Lakshman Kanhere was hanged to death on this date in 1910 for the asssasination of Collector Jackson in Nashik. He was just 18, one of the youngest martyrs in the history of the revolutionary movement.

It was in connection with this assasination, that Veer Savarkar was convicted, on the basis that he wrote an article Martyrs of Nashik prasing him.

Born on January 7, 1892 to a Chitpavan Brahmin family in a small village of Ratnagiri dt, Kanhere would grow up in Nizamabad where he completed his schooling, and later studied in Aurangabad, where he began to meet members of secret revolutionary societies.

Arthur Jackson was the collector of Nashik since 1907, a mild mannered man, proficient in Sanskrit and Marathi. Also a learned Indologist, who wrote many papers on Indian history and culture, affectionately called as Pandit Jackson by the locals.

Fond of the beauty of the Godavari, and the richness of Sanskrit, he often felt that he must have been a Shastri at Nashik in his earlier life.

He often carried the image of a people friendly officer, mingling with the common folk at large, and prided himself on his carrot and stick policy, which he felt was effective in controlling the unrest in Nashik.

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Lone Wolf Ratnakar

@SadaaShree

Apr 14

Mokshagundam Viswesarayya, one of the builders of modern India, an engineering genius, and one of the greatest Indians of modern era, founder of the modern Mysore State, whose legacy lives on todate.

Every where you go in Mysore region, you can find his legacy, be it the mighty Krishna Raja Sagar Dam or institutions like State Bank of Mysore or the Bhadravati Steel Factory.

Thread on his death anniversary today.

He was born in Mudenahalli, now located in Chikballapur district on Sept 15,1861 to Srinivasa Sastry and (Venkachamma) Venkatalakshmamma. His father was a well known Sanskrit scholar, from whom he learnt to respect the culture and traditions of Bharat.

When he came to Bangalore for higher education at the Central College, he had no funds nor a place to stay. Fortunately a well off Kodava family there, hired him as a tutor for their children, which gave him a place to stay, as also earn while studying.

Being disciplined , right from a young age, and coupled with hard work, enabled him to score high marks in B.A.Examination in 1881. With financial assistance from the Mysore Maharaja, he joined the College of Engg, Pune where he completed his degree in civil engineering, in 1883.

He immediately got a job with the Govt of Bombay, as Asst Engineer at Nashik, which began what woud be a rather illustrious career. In his very first job itself, he devised a way to supply water to a small town Sukkur from the Sindhu river.

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Lone Wolf Ratnakar

@SadaaShree

Feb 27

Telugu wedding or Vivaha Veduka is one vibrant celebration, among the Telugu people. While there are some differences on the muhurtam time, and customs, the core rituals remain the same.

Thread here, looking at a typical Telugu wedding ceremony.

Nischithartham or engagement is the first step, where the muhurtam( auspicious date and time) is decided for the wedding.

Generally months of Ashadam, Bhadrapada and Shunya maasam are considered inauspicious. Exchange of gifts takes place between the families of bride and groom, as well as rings.

We then have the Pandiri Raatam ceremony, where the Pandiri( Pandal) is set up at both bride and groom’s home, followed by Pasupu Danchadam( Haldi ceremony) where ladies gather and pound the Pasupu( Haldi).

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Lone Wolf Ratnakar

@SadaaShree

Feb 22

Jayanti of Swami Shraddhananda, one of the the great leaders of modern India, who awoke the Indian consciousness and called out the dangers of pan Islamism, sacrificed his life for this.

Swami Shraddhanand, also known as Mahatma Munshi Ram. It is ironical though, that his early life showed no signs of greatness to come. He was an atheist, got addicted to gambling, drinking, lust.

In a sense Shraddhanand’s early life had some parallels with that of Swami Dayananda. Born in a well to do family in Jalandhar district of Punjab, in 1856, his real name was Munshi Ram Vij.

His father Nanakchand was a top ranking police officer, and that meant the family was constantly on the move. His atheist beliefs were borne out of his own bitter experiences. He saw devotees being stopped at a temple, to allow a lady of a noble family to complete her puja.

Disillusioned he was attracted to Christianity, but then he saw the priest of the Church, in a compromising position, with a nun, and gave it up. He tried to go towards Islam, but in Varanasi he witnessed a case, where an influential Muslim lawyer accused of rape got away.

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Lone Wolf Ratnakar

@SadaaShree

Dec 19, 2025

Ram Prasad Bismil,Ashfaqullah Khan and Roshan Singh are hanged on this date in 1927 for their role in Kakori conspiracy, as they give up their life for the cause of freedom and inspire many a revolutionary.

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Shahjahanpur was a hub of revolution during the freedom struggle. Most of the revolutioaries in the North, were from this town. And among them, the most famous were two friends, whom destiny would bring together- Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqullah Khan.

Ashfaqullah Khan was born at the turn of the 20th century on October 22, while Bismil was born 3 years earlier on June 11, in the same town. Both of them were excellent writers in Urdu and Hindi.

Both of them would come together under the Hindustan Republican Association, not to mention the fact that Ashfaq was an admirer of Bismil’s poetry, and became close friends with him on that account.

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@SadaaShree

Nov 11, 2025

At a time, when Telugu serials were all about Atta Kodalu sob stories, Amrutham was a breath of fresh air. Absolutely witty comedy, with some superb performances. The series ran for 6 years between Nov 2001-Nov 2007, and it remains one of the most iconic TV series ever to date.

The trivia related to this series is even more interesting. Thread.

Gunnam Gangaraju the producer of the series was the one who made movies like Little Soldiers, Aithe, Anukokunda Oka Roju, Chandrashekhar Yeleti who directed Aithe, Anukokunda Oka Roju for him, is his own cousin.

And they are distantly related to Rajmouli, through his wife Rama.

While Gunnam Gangaraju is from Kakinada, Yeleti is from Tuni. In fact Rama Rajmouli did some small roles in Amrutham TV series, and Rajmouli in an interview once claimed he learnt about the practical aspects of movie making from Amrutam TV series.

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