GHANASHYAM DAS BIRLA
Apr-10 - Birth Anniversary
  • (Born: Apr-10, 1894 - Died: Jun-11, 1983)
  • Padma Vibhushan (1957)
  • He laid the foundation for the Birla empire in the country
  • Founder of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
  • He established Hindustan Motors Ltd in 1940
  • In 1942 United Commercial Bank Limited was incorporated at his initiative
  • He was a close assocoaite of Mahatma Gandhi
  • He also founded several educational institutions.
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MORARJI DESAI
Apr-10 - Death Anniversary
  • Born: February 29, 1896 - Died: April 10, 1995
  • The Fourth Prime Minister of India
  • The First Premier of a non-Congress Government of India
  • His government undid many amendments made to the constitution during emergency and made it difficult for any future government to impose national emergency
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SWAMI DAYANAND SARASWATI
Apr 10, 1875 - he founded the first branch of the Arya Samaj at Bombay
  • Apr-07, 1875 - Arya Samaj, a Hindu reform movement, was founded by Swami Dayanand.
  • He was a sannyasi who promoted the Vedas.
  • He emphasized the ideals of brahmacharya (chastity). 
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INDIAN SPACE PROGRAMME
Apr-10, 1982 -  INSAT-1A - Launched
  •  India's satellite, the world's first weather-cum-communication satellite, was launched on this day by an American Delta rocket.
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JOSEPH PULITZER
Apr-10 - Birth Anniversary
  • Born: April 10, 1847 – Died: October 29, 1911
  • A Hungarian-born American newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the New York World.
  • He introduced the techniques of "new journalism" to the newspapers he acquired in the 1880s.
  • He became a leading national figure in the Democratic Party and was elected Congressman from New York.
  • He crusaded against big business and corruption, and helped keep the Statue of Liberty in New York.
  • Today, he is best known for the Pulitzer Prizes, which were established in 1917 by money he bequeathed to Columbia University to recognize artistic and journalistic achievements.
  • The prizes are given annually to award achievements in journalism and photography, as well as literature and history, poetry, music and drama.
  • He founded the Columbia School of Journalism by his philanthropic bequest; it opened in 1912.
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