Horoscope	Baby Names	Festivals
Articles	Pictures	Videos
India News	Indian Food	Drivers License Information
Hot Deals	Immigration	Health & Lifestyle
Mortgage Calculator	Jobs	Blogs
Advertise	Currency Convertor	Shop Amazon

Orlando Indian Community - OrlandoIndian.com

HOME

BUSINESS PAGES

RECIPES

Quick Links

Festivals

Historical Event on 8/9/1942
Mahatma Gandhi after announcing 'do or die' slogan alongwith 'Quit India Movement' at Bombay was arrested along with 50 others. Gandhiji was interned in Aga Khan Palace at Poona. This Do or Die slogan deep rooted in Indian hearts and resulted in nationwide Quit India Movment. This day is commemorated as ""Kranti Day"". Govind Vallabh Pant was send to Ahmednagar Jail, while Sarojini Naidu and many other leaders were also arrested.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/26/1890	Martyr Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi was born at Allahabad. He was also the editor of revolutionary weekly 'Pratap'.
2/16/1923	Vishnu Moreshwar Mahajani, famous author, poet and playwright, passed away.
2/15/1901	Muddan, famous Kannad poet and author, passed away.
10/31/1997	Rushmi Chakravarthy makes it a double in the National hardcourt tennis in Mumbai.
8/17/1848	Romesh Chunder Dutt, great political leader, writer and social worker, was born.
11/24/1919	Gandhiji presides over All-India Khilafat conference at Delhi.
9/2/1947	Gandhiji is mobbed in Calcutta house; gives up idea of Noakhali visit. Peace efforts intensified.
12/10/1978	Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace prize.
12/30/1993	Government gets majority when 10 members of Ajit faction of the JD merge with the Congress.
8/9/1963	India is the first country to add its signature to the test-ban treaty at Moscow.

Explore

Contribute Articles

Contribute Videos

Contribute Recipes

Contribute Pictures

OrlandoIndian.com is operated under IndianLoop.com network (Broadlink, LLC site) and is a Trademark of BroadLink, LLC. Any unauthorized use of these Trademarks is strictly prohibited.
All the content on this site is protected under the copyright law. No content can be reproduced in any form without the written consent of BroadLink, LLC.

Select City