Thought for the day

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Death Anniversary

Indira Gandhi

Date of Birth: 19-Nov-1917
Place of Birth: Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Date of Death: 31-Oct-1984
Profession: Politician
Nationality: India

Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was the third Prime Minister of India and a central figure of the Indian National Congress party. Gandhi, who served from 1966 to 1977 and then again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984, is the second-longest-serving Prime Minister of India and the only woman to hold the office.

 

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Death Anniversary

P. Leela

Porayathu Leela was born in 1934, in Chittur, Palakkad, Kerala to V.K. Kunjanmenon and Porayath Meenakshi Amma. She was the youngest of the three daughters- Sharadha, Bhanumathi and Leela. V K Kunjanmenon was working as a teacher in Ramavarma Higher Secondary School at Ernakulam. V.K.Menon was passionate about music "We were three girls in our family and I was the youngest. My father wanted us to learn Carnatic music and all three of us used to sing well, My father was solely responsible for making me a singer." said Leela.

Starting at the age of 13, she has sung about 5000 film songs in all the South Indian languages Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. She also sang in one Bengali film and in Sinhala movies. Her songs are known for their emotional touch and classical discipline. She made a name for herself by singing in her mellifluous voice both for the film industry and in carnatic music She considered it an honour to have sung in the same period as M S Subbulakshmi, M L Vasanthakumari and D K Pattammal – three giants of Carnatic music. She has worked under all great music directors and has sung with all the major singers of the South Indian film industry.

Birth name Porayathu Leela
Born 19 May 1934
Chittur, Palakkad, British India

Died 31 October 2005 (aged 71)
Chennai, India

Genres
Indian classical music and playback singing

Occupation(s) Singer

 

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Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it ... he who doesn't ... pays it.

Compound interest is the most powerful force in the universe.

Compound interest is the greatest mathematical discovery of all time.


Albert Einstein

 

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Do not lose heart, do not lose faith in your Guru, do not lose faith in God.


Swamy Vivekananda Ji

 

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Today is birth anniversary of

"Iron Man of India" Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

 

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PM Narendra Modi to Flag Off 'Run for Unity' Today on Sardar Patel's Birth Anniversary

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HAPPY BIRTH DAY

Aishwarya Rai

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1973

Place of Birth: Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Profession: Actor, Model

Nationality: India

 

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HAPPY BIRTH DAY

V. V. S. Laxman

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1974

Place of Birth: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Profession: Cricketer

Nationality: India

 

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HAPPY BIRTH DAY

Devulapalli Krishnasastri

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1897

Place of Birth: East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh

Profession: Poet

Nationality: India

దేవులపల్లి వేoకట కృష్ణశాస్త్రి; November 1, 1897 – February 24, 1980) was a Telugu poet, playwright and translator. He is famously known as Andhra Shelley