Nelson Mandela celebrated his 80th birthday on 18 July 1998 by marrying Graça Machel, widow of Samora Machel, the first President of Mozambique. His first wife was Evelyn Ntoko Mase and his second wife was Winnie Madikizela.
Last Britons to win singles titles at Wimbledon
Fred Perry won the men’s singles title at Wimbledon in 1936, exactly 77 years before Andy Murray became the champion in 2013. He was being projected as the last Briton to win a singles title at Wimbledon before Andy Murray. But the person to get the credit is Virginia Wade, who won the women’s singles …
Which famous Bengali painter was visually impaired?
Benode Behari Mukherjee was an eminent Bengali painter and muralist. He taught in Visva-Bharati University in 1925. He was born with serious defects in his eyes. He was myopic in one eye and blind in the other. He became totally visually impaired when his myopic eye was operated upon in 1956. He continued to paint …
Who was Krishna Chandra Dey?
Krishna Chandra Dey (1893–1962) was better known as K.C. Dey. He was the uncle of the famous singer Manna Dey and also an exponent of music. He was a Bengali actor, singer, music composer and teacher. He was the first teacher of music and mentor of the legendary music composer Sachin Dev Burman. In 1906, …
What does ‘Mamalla’ in Mamallapuram or Mahabalipuram refer to?
Mahabalipuram is also known as Mamallapuram. It is an ancient historical town and was a bustling seaport. Mamallapuram derives its name from the Pallava King Narsimhavarman I, who was an expert wrestler and was called Mamallan (the great wrestler).
Recall the famous trio of the Swadeshi Movement
The trio of Indian nationalists was Lal, Bal and Pal. In about 1905 they became active in the Swadeshi Movement appealing the public to denounce British goods. Lal was the name of Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal was Balgangadhar Tilak and Pal was Bipin Chandra Pal.