Personality or Event of the day GURU GOBIND SINGH JI

(Born: 22 December 1666 – Died: 7 October 1708) On March 30, 1699: He instituted the Khalsa Panth at Keshgarh Sahib in Punjab He baptized the five selected followers (Panj piyare) in Pahul ceremony These Punj Piyare formed the nucleus of sikh military brotherhood called Khalsa Five special characteristics given to them were: Kesh (unshorn hair), Kachha (short drawers), Kara (steel bracelet), Kangha (comb) and Kirpan (sword) Suffix 'Singh' was added to their names Guru Grantha Sahib was declared as the future perennial Guru of the Sikhs.   He was the tenth of the ten Sikh Gurus His father Guru Teg Bhadur Ji, was the ninth Sikh Guru He formalized the Sikh faith which the first Guru Nanak Dev Ji had founded    Click the following to see more on this topic: PROFILE          CROSSWORD          QUIZ          VIDEOS

Personality or Event of the day SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL

(Born: October 31, 1875 – Died: December 15, 1950) On March 30, 1949, he inaugurated the Union of Greater Rajasthan at Jaipur, India. Bharat Ratna (1991) An Indian barrister and statesman One of the founding fathers of the Republic of India One of the most revered and respected politicians of India His 182 m tall statue, Statue of Unity, is under construction It will be the world's tallest statue  Click the following to see more on this topic: PROFILE          CROSSWORD          QUIZ          VIDEOS

Personality or Event of the day J.R.D. TATA

(Born: 29 July 1904 – Died: 29 November 1993) (On March 30, 1979, he was presented the Tony Jannus Award by the Chamber of Commerce at Florida, USA. Thus he became a member of small select group of the all-time greats of the world of aviation. ) BHARAT RATNA (1992) The Father of Indian Civil Aviation Former Chairman of the Tata Group Click the following to see more on this topic: PROFILE          CROSSWORD          QUIZ          VIDEOS

Personality or Event of the day ANAND BAKSHI

(Born: July 21, 1930 – Died: March 30, 2002) Death Anniversary The Soldier turned Lyricist with 40 Filmfare Award Nominations and 4 Filmfare awards for Best Lyricist Click the following to see more on this topic: PROFILE          CROSSWORD          QUIZ          VIDEOS

Personality or Event of the day RAJASTHAN DIVAS

March 30, 1949 The Heaven like Land of Forts, Princes & Kings Birth Anniversary of Rajasthan  Click the following to see more on this topic: PROFILE          CROSSWORD          QUIZ          VIDEOS