BR Ambedkar 64th Death Anniversary: 7 lesser-known facts about Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar you must know

 

New Delhi| Science academy  Lifestyle Desk: Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar is popularly known as Babasaheb. He passed away on December 6, 1956. He was born in Madhya Pradesh's Mhow, and he was the 14th and the last child of his parents. Baba Saheb Ambedkar was a world-class lawyer, social reformer and was a number one Economist and educationist. He was also known as the flag bearer of India's Dalit activism and is known as the principal architect of the Indian Constitution.

Not only this, but BR Ambedkar was also the law minister of India after independence. He also started the weekly papers that were named as 'Excluded India', 'Mook Nayak', 'Janta' that became the voice against the atrocities on Dalits.

On his death anniversary, we bring you 7 lesser-known facts about Dr B R

Ambedkar

1. The original surname of Baba Saheb Ambedkar was Ambawadekar, but that was changed to Ambedkar by his teacher in school.

2. He was the only Satyagrahi in the world who did satyagraha for drinking water.

3. He did not have one or two degrees, instead, he did masters in 64 subjects, knew 9 languages and had studied across the world for 21 years. For the unversed, he was the first Indian to pursue a doctorate.

4. Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar is the only Indian whose statue is attached to Karl Marx in the London Museum.

5. Babasaheb was the one who proposed division of Madhya Pradesh and Bihar for the better development of these states but only after 2000 Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand were formed by splitting Madhya Pradesh and Bihar.

6. Babasaheb is the first and only person in the world to receive a valuable doctorate degree named "Doctor All Science" from the London School of Economics. Many intelligent students have tried for it, but they have not been successful until now.

7. The first Statue of Babasaheb was built in the year 1950 when he was alive and this statue is established in Kolhapur city.

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Kartik Purnima Date 2020: When is Kartik Purnima? All you need to know about day, date, time and its shubh muhurat.

 

New Delhi | Science academy  Lifestyle Desk: Kartik Purnima is an auspicious festival that is celebrated in India on the Purnima of the Hindu month of Kartik. This day is also known as 'Tripuri Purnima' or 'Tripurari Purnima', this festival has a special significance to the Gods and is sometimes known as their festival of lights. This festival is also celebrated in Sri Lanka but is known as 'Karthikai Deepam' there. This year, Kartik Purnima will be observed on November 30. Coincidentally it will fall on the fourth Lunar Eclipse or Chandra Grahan of this year.

So as you observe Kartik Purnima, here we have compiled everything about this day, from date to tithi and significance:

Kartik Purnima Date 2020:

Kartik Purnima will be observed today on November 30 this year.

What is the Kartik Purnima 2020 tithi?

The Kartik Purnima Tithi will begin at 12:47 PM on Nov 29, 2020, and Purnima tithi will end at 02:59 PM on Nov 30, 2020.

Significance of Kartik Purnima 2020:

According to Hindu mythology, this festival is one of the important and ancient festivals of India. Usually, devotees take a bath in the Ganga river on this day and this day is known as Kartik Snana. On this day, Lord Shiva killed a trio of Asura brothers who was known as Tipurasura, and Lord Shiva took the avatar of Tipurari to kill them.

After killing them, Lord Shiva restored peace, and thus after that Devas celebrated Diwali on this day to celebrate the victory of Lord Shiva over the evil.

On this day, a grand mela is held at Pushkar. The fair begins on Prabodhini Ekadashi, and it falls a week or so before Kartik Purnima. Kartik Purnima is also the last day to perform Tulsi Vivah.