Margashirsha - Shukla Shashti

2013 - 8 December

Subrahmanya Shashti

Kartik Poornima

17 November 2013

Guru Nanak Birthday is celebrated on Kartik Poornima

History of Hindus and Hinduism

It is the only religion, that is not founded in a single historic event or prophet, but which itself precedes recorded history.
http://www.hinduwisdom.info/introduction_to_hinduism.htm


Came across the Google Book "The Hindus: An Alternative History." by Wendy Doniger.
http://books.google.co.in/books?id=nNsXZkdHvXUC


That gave interest to find some more resources on the topic.

Hindu Temples in China
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/behind-chinas-hindu-temples-a-forgotten-history/article4932458.ece


http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/history/history_1.shtml

http://www.ancient.eu.com/hinduism/

http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/plaintexthistories.asp?historyid=ab75

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Hinduism

http://www.hinduismtoday.com/education/Elst_Review.pdf

http://hinduism.iskcon.org/tradition/1001.htm

2 November - Day in History of India and Importance

Birthday  Arun Shourie  - Newspaper Editor and Minister, GOI


1774
Robert Clive committed suicide.

1967
National Service Scheme announced for students.

1976
Lok Sabha passed 42nd amendment bill. India is a secular socialist republic.



Birthdays

1877 - Aga Khan III
1897 - Sohrab Modi

1941 - Arun Shourie
1960 - Anu Malik
1965 - Shahrukh Khan
1981 - Esha Deol

http://www.indianage.com/1102.html

1 November - Day in History of India and Importance

Garwal Rifles Day
Andhra Pradesh Formation Day
Haryana Formation Day
Karnataka Formation Day
Kerala Formation Day
Madhya Pradesh Formation Day
Punjab Formation Day
Rajastan Formation Day
Tamil Nadu Formation Day


1858
India came directly under the adminstration of Queen of Britain. East India Company was displaced.

1913
Ghadar paper first issue printed from USA. It was a paper of Indian Revolutionaries. Edited by Lala Hardayal.

1937
Kerala University Established


1950
Fist Indigenous steam engine from Chittaranjan Locomotives railed out.


1956
States Reorganization on linguistic basis
Madhya Pradesh
Punjab
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Karntaka

1966
Haryana state created from Punjab

1961
Test flight of first AVRO assembled by IAF
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1960s/Kapil-Avro.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Siddeley_HS_748


http://www.indianage.com/1101.html

http://books.google.co.in/books?id=DbnFSqKSVb0C  Page 289 to 292  Various days in India Monthwise