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The 2018 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) celebrated

The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated every year on January 9 to mark the contribution of Overseas Indian community in the development of India. The day was...

January 9, 2018

Freedom Fighter Saraswati Tripathy passes away

Saraswati Tripathy (89), the prominent Gandhian and freedom fighter, has passed away in Jajapur district of Odisha on November 30, 2017. She was the wife of late freedom...

December 1, 2017

2017 Public Service Broadcasting Day (PSBD)

The Public Service Broadcasting Day (PSBD) is observed every year on November 12 to commemorate the first and last visit of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi...

November 13, 2017

Amrendra Sharan appointed by Supreme Court (SC) as amicus curiae on plea seeking re-probe of Mahatma Gandhi assassination

The Supreme Court of India (SCI) has appointed senior advocate and former additional solicitor general Amrender Sharan as amicus curiae on a petition seeking reprobe into the assassination...

October 7, 2017

The United Nations’ (UN) International Day of Non-Violence observed on 2 October

The United Nations’ (UN) International Day of Non-Violence is observed every year on October 2 to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement...

October 2, 2017

New Delhi is hosting 3rd edition of Women of India Organic Festival

The 3rd edition of Women of India Organic Festival has started at Dilli Haat in New Delhi on October 1, 2017. The purpose of the 15-day festival is...

October 2, 2017

Ahmedabad formally accorded status of India’s first World Heritage City by UNESCO

Ahmedabad, the commercial capital of Gujarat, has been formally accorded the status of India’s first World Heritage City (WHC) by UNESCO. Irina Bokova, the Director General of UNESCO,...

September 3, 2017

Karnataka Government launches “Indira Canteen” for urban poor

The Karnataka government and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi have launched ‘Indira Canteen’ in Bengaluru with an aim to reach out to the poorer sections of the society....

August 17, 2017

UGC-NTA NET Political Science – Political Theory – Feminism

Feminism is a socio-political movement that advocates for women’s rights and gender equality. It challenges patriarchal structures and seeks to address systemic inequalities. GKToday outlines here the key...

September 29, 2016

Indian Political Thought – Ram Manohar Lohia

Ram Manohar Lohia was a prominent Indian political thinker and activist whose ideas shaped the landscape of Indian socialism and political thought. Born on March 23, 1910, in...

June 25, 2016

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