#DidYouKnow? The Parliament House flies 3 #NationalFlags at a time. It's because there are 3 important offices within the building & these flags denote...The offices of 3 distinguished office bearers- The Speaker of #LokSabha, Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha & the Chairman of #RajyaSabha 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

#AmritMahotsav #KnowYourTiranga #HarGharTiranga #MainBharatHoon #IndiaAt75 #ActionsAt75

#DidYouKnow?
Till 1972, the President of India & Governors of all states used to fly their personal standard. But with the abolition of the practice of 'Privy Purse' in 1972...Rulers of the princely states, the President & even the Governors adopted the #NationalFlag as their flag

#AmritMahotsav #KnowYourTiranga #HarGharTiranga #MainBharatHoon #IndiaAt75 #ActionsAt7

An integral part of India's freedom struggle, #DidYouKnow?

🏃‍♀️👩 Helen Lepcha led a procession of over 10,000 coal mine workers as a cover to help Subash Chandra Bose escape his internment in Kurseong
(a town in Darjeeling, West Bengal)

#DidYouKnow?

🌿 In 1878, a 17-year-old boy spent a short while at a school in Brighton, England. His father had sent him to study for the bar & he stayed at his elder brother’s home in Medina Villas.

🌿 The boy was none other than #RabindranathTagore & this plaque 👆👆 now hangs in Brighton & Hove as a tribute to the time he spent there.

🔴 Many believe #Netaji coined the slogan 'Jai Hind'. But #DidYouKnow it was first used by Zain-ul Abideen Hasan who gave up his studies in Germany & became Netaji's aide?

🔴 The story goes that while in Germany, Netaji had asked his followers in Europe to help him find a common national greeting that would have a nice ring to it & be acceptable to all communities.

🔵Abid came up with 'Jai Hindustan ki', which was shortened to 'Jai Hind'.

🔴 An enthusiastic Netaji immediately embraced it & started using it to address as a greeting before his speeches


✅Explaination of Quiz:1593

✍️ #DidYouKnow?
#Bihar became the first state in India to adopt Hindi as its official state language. It replaced Urdu with #Hindi in 1881.

✍️Following this, Hindi also became the official language of other states, including Uttar Pradesh, Haryana & Rajasthan among others



#AmritMahotsav #HindiDiwas

👩‍🚀👨‍🔬👨‍🏫An aerospace scientist, teacher, #BharatRatna awardee & former President, Dr. APJ #AbdulKalam was a source of inspiration to millions.

#DidYouKnow? For his love for students & focus on the promotion of education, India marks 15 Oct, his birth anniversary, as #WorldStudentsDay👩‍🎓

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👆✅When #Netaji announced the formation of the cabinet the Provisional Govt of #AzadHindFauj in 1943, it was immediately recognised by countries like Japan, Italy, Singapore, Russia & Thailand among others.

👀Watch 👆 to know the key cabinet members who signed the proclamation

👇An interesting and Important fact on Gandhi buri-----Matangini Hazra.....

👨‍🔬👨‍🔬A relation between Hazra and IIT Kharagpur


#DidYouKnow?

#MatanginiHazra, who led the salt satyagraha from Midnapore was one of the inmates of Hilji Detention Camp. Back in the day, a seperate cell was built by British to detain women freedom fighters


✅In 1950, the site was rebuilt & became home to India's premier technology institute- #IIT Kharagpur✅

#DidYouKnow: The mudras depicted on some Indian coins include Mushti (fist) on 50 paise, Shikhara (mountain peak) on 1 Rupee, and Kartari Mukha (two fingers) on 2 Rupee coins.✅️

#DidYouKnow? the Skyview at #Patnitop in J&K is India’s first certified #SustainableTourism Destination!


#incredibleindia🇮🇳

🔵 11th CE #Modhera Sun Temple, an architectural marvel.

#DidYouKnow?

The design of the temple is such that during summer solstice the sun shines on the top of the temple without casting any shadow

✅️ Founded by Pt. Jugal Kishore Shukla, #UdantMartand started its publication journey from Kolkata on this day in 1826.

✅️Translated in English as 'The Rising Sun', the newspaper was published weekly & used a mix of Khari Boli & Braj Bhasha dialects of #Hindi.

#AmritMahotsav #ThisDayThatYear #DidYouKnow #MainBharatHoon

🎨An archaeological treasure, #Bhimbetka has around 760 rock shelters.

#DidYouKnow? Of the 500 rock shelters that are adorned with paintings, 243 have been declared a @UNESCO World Heritage Site.

#Dadabhai Naoroji was an Indian social political leader & one of the founders of the INC.

#DidYouKnow? He became the first Indian & Asian to be elected to membership in the British Parliament on this day in 1892.

#AmritMahotsav #ThisDayThatYear #MainBharatHoon