Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja, The Lion Of Kerala, who had humbled Hyder Ali, Tipu Sultan and the British in his lifetime.Also referred to as Cotiote Rajah and Pychy Rajah.
Thread on a hero of the Palegar Wars not known outside of Kerala.
Born in the lush, green, hilly ranges of Malabar, Pazhassi Raja knew the terrain like the back of his hand, and spent time, mobilizing the people there against the invaders, first the Mysore kingdom and later the British.
When one looks at Pazhassi Raja’s history of resistance, it can be broadly be divided into three phases, first one against Hyder Ali from 1773-82, then against Tipu Sultan from 1784 to 1793 and finally the British till his death in 1805.
#TodayinHistory Swami Shraddhananda is shot dead by a fanatic Abdul Rashid in 1926 . One of the great leaders of modern India, who awoke the Indian consciousness and called out the dangers of pan Islamism.
Thread on him.
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.
The Man Who Knew Infinity, #SrinivasaRamanujan one of the greatest mathematicians of modern era, a genius like none other, a true maverick. Thread on his Jayanti today.
The world of mathematics owes a great debt to India , because this is the land from which the basic theories of mathematics have originated. Aryabhatta who contributed the number-place value system and the concept of zero, as well as calculating the area of the triangle.
Bhaskara who came up the concept of the decimal system. Halayudha who provided a clear description of the Pascal’s triangle. And between 1300-1600 AD, we had the Kerala school of Mathematics and Astronomy founded by Madhava of Sangamagrama.
#Pushpa2 has the Gangamma Jatara as the backdrop for an important scene.
What exactly is this Jatara about and what is it's significance?
While Gangamma Jatara is celebrated in Chittor dt, it is the Tirupati one that is really famous. She is believed to be the Grama Devata of Tirupathi, and also the sister of Shree Venkateswara.
There was a Palegar ruling over Tirupati, who used to harass women for his lust. He would pick up any young woman he fancied and rape her. And also asked every young man to send his wife to him on their first night.
G Pulla Reddy founder of the iconic sweet shop named after him. A Swayamsevak who donated 25 lakhs to VHP at the request of Ashok Singhal , to fund their legal expenses on the Ram Janmabhoomi issue. All his shops would have a donation box for Ram Mandir. A truly great soul.l
Pulla Reddy Gaaru had very humble origins, started by selling sweets on a cart, moving from lane to lane. And then founded his sweet shop in Kurnool that soon grew into an iconic brand. Even now Pulla Reddy sweets is known for it's quality and taste.
Pulla Reddy Gaaru also founded an Engineering College in Kurnool, that is one of the older ones in Andhra Pradesh and has quite a good name too. He also founded a women's Engineering college in Hyderabad named after his wife Narayanamma.
Khudiram Bose one of the youngest martyrs of the freedom struggle at the age of 18, whose sacrifice gave an impetus to the freedom movement.
Thread on his Jayanti today.
#KhudiramBose
He was born on December 3, 1889 in a small village, Habibpur near Midnapore. His father Trailokyanath Basu was the revenue agent for Nadazol province. #khudirambose
As he was the only son, two others dying in infancy, his mother Lakshmipriya Devi, as per the prevailing custom, symbolically sold him to her eldest daughter Apurupa for 3 handfuls of “Khud” or foodgrain. #khudirambose