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S Vijayalakshmi became India’s first WGM

Today in History | July 24, 2001 Ruling the world of Chess, Vijayalakshmi Subbaraman or 'Viji' as she is known, is not just India’s first Woman Grand Master but also the nation’s first female International Master (IM). Four-time national champion Vijayalakshmi had three WGM standards and two IM standards (in men). She has won more medals for India than any other player in the Chess Olympiads. She has won almost all national age group titles, including the senior ones. Born in Madras (Chennai), this extraordinary woman was making swells from a young age. Her first tournament was the Tal Chess Open in 1986. In 1988 and 1989, she won the Indian championship in the U10 girls category. She also won twice in the U12 category. She finished second in the Madras 1995 Zone tournament. She won the Asian Zone tournament in Tehran 1997 and then in Mumbai 1999. She became Commonwealth women's champion i n Kolkata 1996 and again in Mumbai 2003. Viji won the Indian W...

August 12 - Remembering Gulshan Kumar, the Cassette King

Today in History August 12, 1997 - The black day for Indian Music Industry Remembering on his Death Anniversary Gulshan Kumar - The K ing of the Music World popularly known as the ' Cassette King' Born in a middle-class family, he used to run a juice shop with his father in the early days. Chasing his passion for singing, Kumar opened a cassette shop in Delhi where he used to sell song cassettes at an affordable price. The journey of his music company 'T-Series' started from that day. He started recording songs in his own voice and once he had enough money, he opened a cassette company in Noida and became the 'Cassette King'. Gulshan Kumar's music label ‘Super Cassette Industries Ltd.' was later renamed as 'T-Series' in 1983 and under this new label, he released a lot of superhit devotional and bollywood songs. He also went on to produce many bollywood movies later. Under his banner, Gulshan Kumar introduced and promoted several new singers, in...

Non-Cooperation Movement

Today in History | August 1 , 1920 A Satyagraha movement was launched on August 1, 1920 by Gandhiji, against the atrocities of Britishers. It was the nationwide non-violent movement against the unjust laws and oppressive policies of the British. With this movement, it was declared that 'Purna Swaraj' (complete independence) is the ultimate aim and people refused to buy British foreign goods to encourage the use of indegineous handcrafted goods. Factors Leading to Non-Cooperation Moment Gandhiji believed that Britishers could settle in India only with the cooperation of Indian public. Hence, refusing to cooperate could collapse the British Empire and lead us towards 'Purna Swaraj' • Khilafat Movement Gandhiji knew that any mass movement in India needed support from both Hindus and Muslims. At the end of First World War and the defeat of Ottoman Turkey, The Khalifa, spiritual head of the Islamic world, was looked upon by the Muslims as their head. After the rumours of a...

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