Personality or Event of the day KALPANA CHAWLA

February 01 – Death Anniversary She was the first Indian American astronaut and first Indian woman in space.   The first Indian-born woman and the second Indian person to fly in space. ** Congressional Space Medal of Honor ** NASA Space Flight Medal ** NASA Distinguished Service Medal ** Click the following to see more on this topic: PROFILE          CROSSWORD          QUIZ          VIDEOS

Personality or Event of the day A.K. HANGAL

February 01 - Birth Anniversary He was an Indian freedom fighter from 1929–1947, a stage actor from 1936–1965   He started his career as a character actor in Hindi films at the age of 52 (acted in around 225 Hindi films in a career spanning from 1966 to 2005) Click the following to see more on this topic: PROFILE          CROSSWORD          QUIZ          VIDEOS

Personality or Event of the day NATIONAL RAIL MUSEUM, NEW DELHI

February 01, 1977 - Opened on this day The first of its kind in India It focuses on the rail heritage of India Located in over 10 acres of land with both indoor and outdoor exhibits A toy train offers rides around that site on regular days Click the following to see more on this topic: PROFILE          CROSSWORD          QUIZ          VIDEOS