October 31: National Unity Day, All you need to know about

Have you heard about Operation Blue Star and its consequence on INC? Read the blog to get the whole information on this day?

Operation Blue Star has ascertained one of the cruelest incidents in Indian History. It was the code name for an Indian military action carried out between 1 and 8 June 1984, to capture Sikh leader Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale which caused the bloodshed of about 700 soldiers at Harmandir Sahib complex in Amritsar, Punjab. Take a look at the article to know what all happened after this incident.

National Unity Day (1875)

(The Iron Man of India)

National Unity Day is commended in India on 31 October. It was presented by the Government of India in 2014 as a day that is praised to stamp the birth commemoration of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel. Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950), was an Indian lawmaker who filled in as the First Deputy Prime Minister of India. He was an Indian lawyer and a senior head of the Indian National Congress who assumed the main part in the nation’s battle for freedom and guided its mix into an assembled, autonomous country. In India and somewhere else, he was frequently called Sardar, signifying “boss” in Hindi, Urdu, and Persian and was known as the Iron Man of India.

Assasination of Indira Gandhi (1984)

(Last Rites of Indira Gandhi ji)

Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi was killed on 31 October 1984 at Safdarjung Road, New Delhi. She was killed by her Sikh bodyguards as the result of Operation Blue Star. Activity Blue Star was an Indian military activity did somewhere in the range of 1 and 8 June 1984, requested by Indira Gandhi to eliminate the Sikh Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his outfitted adherents from the blessed Golden Temple of the Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar, Punjab. The inadvertent blow-back incorporated the passing of numerous travelers, just as harm to the Akal Takht. The military activity on the consecrated sanctuary was reprimanded by Sikhs both inside and outside India.

Death Anniversary of Amrita Pritam (2005)

(Amrita Pritam)

Amrita Pritam (31 August 1919 – 31 October 2005) was the first female Punjabi artist, author, writer, who is similarly cherished on the two sides of India–Pakistan outskirts. She created more than 100 books of verse, fiction, accounts, articles, an assortment of Punjabi people tunes, and a collection of memoirs that were completely converted into a few Indian and unknown dialects. She is best associated with her piercing sonnet, Ajj Aakhaan Waris Shah nu and as a novelist, her most noted work was Pinjar. In 1956, she turned into the main lady to win the Sahitya Akademi Award for her sonnet Sunehade, and later, she got numerous honors including The Padma Shri and the Padma Vibhushan.

Seven Billion Day (2011)

The Day of Seven Billion, October 31, 2011, is the day that has been formally assigned by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) as the estimated day on which the total populace contacted seven billion individuals. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon talked at the United Nations working in New York City on this new achievement in the size of the total populace and the issues that it will raise. The 7 Billion Action showed to fabricate worldwide mindfulness around the chances and difficulties related to a universe of seven billion individuals and to move people and associations to make a move. 

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