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Aug
10
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World Breastfeeding Week (WBW)
is the greatest outreach vehicle for the breastfeeding movement,
being celebrated in over 120 countries. Officially it is
celebrated from 1–7 August. |
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1 Aug
10 Sun
[send Greetings]
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Girlfriend's Day
(Aug 1)
Happy (International) Friendship
Day is celebrated annually, on the
first Sunday of August.
Death : 1920 -
Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a
Nationalist, Social reformer and Independence fighter who was
the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement and
is known as "Father of the Indian unrest." (b.July 23, 1856)
Birth
: 1932 - Meena Kumari,
Film Actress and Poetess. She is regarded as one of the most
prominent actresses to have appeared on the screens of Hindi
Cinema. During a career spanning 30 years from her childhood to
her death, she starred in more than ninety films, many of which
have achieved classic and cult status today (d. 1972).
Death : 2008 - Harkishan Singh Surjeet was a communist politician from Punjab. He was the General
Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from 1992 to
2005 and was a member of the party's Polit Bureau from 1964 to
2008 (b.23 March 1916). |
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2 Aug 10
Mon
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Happy
Birthday : 1918 -
Dada J. P. Vaswani
- An internationally acclaimed thinker and philosopher, he has
spoken at eminent venues including the British House of Commons
in London, the Global Forum of Spiritual Leaders in Oxford, the
World Parliament of Religions in Chicago and the Millennium
World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders at the
United Nations in New York. He is the recipient of the U Thant
Peace Award. He has written about 75 books. |
[Sadhu Vaswani] |
3 Aug
10 Tue
Swami Chinmayananda
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Happy
Birthday : 1957 - Mani Shankar,
Bollywood Director. His `16 December' Received Filmfare
nomination for Best picture, Best screenplay, and Best visual
effects. Currently he is working on a new venture called `Mukhbir',
which stars Sameer Dattani, Om Puri, Suniel Shetty.
Death : 1993 –
Smiling Swami Chinmayananda who
spread the teachings of Vedanta and became the first President
of Vishva Hindu Parishad (b. 1916).
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[Mani Shankar] |
4
Aug 10 Wed
[Barack Obama]
[Mohd.
Afzal Guru] |
Happy Birthday : 1961 - Barack Hussein Obama,
the 44th and current President of the United States.
Birth : 1929 –
Kishore Kumar,
Singer and Actor, Director, Screenwriter and Scriptwriter (d.
1987). He became Hindi cinema’s comic hero.
Happy Birthday : 1967 - Arbaaz Khan, a Bollywood actor.
He acted in leading and supporting roles. He is now venturing
into producing movies in Bollywood.
Mohammad Afzal Guru
has been on death row since August 4 2005, the day his sentence
was upheld by the Supreme Court. |
[Kishore Kumar]
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5 Aug 10
Thu
[Send Greeting Cards]
Genelia D'Souza |
Happy Birthday : 1975 - Kajol Devgan
is highly regarded as one of India's most successful and
talented actresses who is the Winner of Filmfare Best Actress
Awards for `Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge', `Kuch Kuch Hota Hai',
`Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham' and `Fanaa' and Filmfare Best Villain
Award for the film `Gupt'.
Happy Birthday : 1987 – Genelia D'Souza, Actress : She has
acted in Telugu and Hindi films and has also appeared in Tamil
and Kannada language films. |
[Kajol]
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Aug 10 Fri
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Happy Birthday :
1970 –
M. Night Shyamalan
is a two-time Academy Award nominated Indian-American Filmmaker
and Screenwriter who resides and works primarily in the United
States, known for making movies with contemporary supernatural
plots that usually climax with a twist ending.
Hiroshima Day
is observed in many parts of the world with special vigils and
peace marches. It is held to commemorate the dropping of the
first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6,
1945. |
Bffs:
1.Aisha
2.Kajraare |
7 Aug
10 Sat
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55th
National Film AWARDS 2007 :
Invitation of Entries for Feature Films and Non-Feature Films, and
Best Writing [Books and articles/reviews] on Cinema - Last date
for receipt of entries - 7th August 2009.
Death: 1941 -
Rabindranath
Tagore was a Bengali poet,
Brahmo
religionist, visual artist, playwright, novelist, and composer
whose works reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late
19th and early 20th centuries. He became Asia's first Nobel
laureate when he won the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Happy Birthday : 1925 – M. S. Swaminathan
is an Indian Agriculture Scientist. He is known as the "Father
of the Green Revolution in India" , for his leadership and
success in introducing and further developing high-yielding
varieties of wheat in India. He is the founder and Chairman of
the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation.
We cannot afford incremental progress in agriculture:
Swaminathan |
[M. S. Swaminathan]
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8 Aug
10 Sun
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1942 – The Quit India resolution
was passed by the Bombay session of the AICC, leading to the
start of a civil disobedience movement across India.
[May be ] PULSE POLIO DAY
9th AUGUST 2010 [Polio Ravivar] |
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9 Aug
10 Mon
[Quit India Movement] |
International
Day of the World's Indigenous People,
recognized by the UN
The
Quit India Movement
(Bharat Chhodo Andolan or the August Movement) was a civil
disobedience movement launched in India on 9th August 1942 in
response to Gandhiji's call for immediate independence.
On 9 August 1945,
Nagasaki
was the target of the world's second atomic bomb attack at 11:02
a.m., when the north of the city was destroyed and an estimated
40,000 people were killed. |
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Nagasaki
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Saawan Kumar
Sameer Sen
Vivek Mushran |
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10 Aug 10
Tue
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Birth: 1894 –
V V Giri,
Fourth President of India (d. 1980)
Birth: 1963 – Phoolan Devi,
Bandit and
revolutionary (d. 2001) |
NEW MOON : 08:38
[Phoolan Devi] |
11 Aug 10
Wed
[Abhinav Bindra]
[Pervez Musharraf] |
Abhinav Bindra won Gold Medal
in the Men's 10-Metre Air Rifle Event at the Beijing Olympic
Games, 2008.
Happy Birthday : 1961 - Sunil Shetty,
Film Actor, Producer and Hotelier specializing in Udipi
cuisine(veg and non-veg) and liquor and fashion boutique owner.
Winner : Filmfare Best Villain Award for Dhadkan.
Birth :
Pervez Musharraf
- the twelfth President of Pakistan; previously, he was Chief
Executive of Pakistan as well as former Chief of Army Staff of
the Pakistan Army. |
[Sunil Shetty]
K. K. Singh |
12 Aug
10 Thu
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Birth : 1919 –
Vikram Sarabhai,
Indian Physicist. He is considered to be the Father of the
Indian Space Program (d. 1971)
International Youth Day 2010
: YOUTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE: TIME FOR ACTION : Team up! Organize!
Celebrate! and Take action! |
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13 Aug
10 Fri
[Sridevi] |
August 13 -
International Left-Handers Day
Friday the 13th
occurs when the thirteenth day of a month
falls on Friday, which superstition holds to be a day of bad
luck.
Happy
Birthday : 1936 -
Vyjayanthimala
Bali, an Actress of the 1950s and
'60s. Following her cinema career, she entered Indian politics,
and became a Member of Parliament. She won Filmfare Best Actress
Awards, for her roles in Madhumati, Ganga Jamuna,
and `Sangam'. She was also awarded `Padma Shri' in 1968
and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Bharatanatyam in 1982.
Happy Birthday : 1963 - Sridevi,
Actress who has starred in hundreds of Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and
Malayalam language films. She started acting at the age of four,
and made her debut as an adult in the late 70s. She is winner of
Filmfare Best Actress Award for `Chaalbaaz' and `Lamhe'. |
[Vyjayanthimala]
Bffs:
1.Help
2.Peepli
[Live] |
14 Aug
10 Sat
[Mohnish Behl] |
The President of India,
Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, will address the nation
on the eve of the
Independence Day from 7 PM onwards.
PIB to webcast Independence Day this address and
that of the Prime Minister [from 7 AM on 15th August], to be
available on www.pib.nic.in.
Happy Birthday : 1963 -
Mohnish Behl,
Bollywood Actor; he is the son of the late renowned actress
Nutan and her husband naval Lieutenant- Commander Rajnish Behl.
He is also the grandson of the late actress Shobhna Samarth,
nephew of actress Tanuja and cousin of actresses Kajol Devgan,
Rani Mukherjee and Tanisha Mukherjee.
1947 -
Pakistan gains
Independence. |
Upasna Khosla |
15 Aug 10
Sun
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Independence
Day
: Prime Minister
Dr. Manmohan Singh
will unfurl the National Flag on the ramparts of the Red Fort on
August 15, 2010 to celebrate the Day.
After unfurling the Tricolor, he will address the nation.
BSE/NSE to
observe Trading Holiday on account of Independence Day.
Bank Holiday - All over India.
Happy Birthday : 1947 -
Raakhee Gulzar,
a Bollywood actress. Her career spans from the late 1960s to
2003. |
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16 Aug
10 Mon
[David Dhawan]
[Manisha Koirala] |
Happy Birthday
: 1970 -
Manisha Koirala
is a Nepali actress who works in Indian films, as well as a
UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and social activist. Koirala has
primarily worked in Hindi cinema, though she has appeared in a
considerable number of Tamil films as well. She is also an
accomplished Bharatnatyam and Manipuri dancer.
Happy
Birthday
:
David Dhawan, a Film Director. His real name is Rajinder Dhawan. His
brother is actor Anil Dhawan. He has studied at the Film and
Television Institute of India, Pune. His movies are dedicated to
tickling the funny bone and peppered with flamboyant characters.
He frequently collaborates with actors Govinda and Salman Khan.
Happy Birthday
: 1970 - Saif Ali
Khan, an award-winning actor is the
son of the Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and the
actress Sharmila Tagore. He has two sisters; actress Soha Ali
Khan, and Saba Ali Khan. |
[Saif Ali
Khan]
MARS enters Gemini 15:27
SUN
enters Leo 23:29
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17 Aug
10 Tue
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Happy Birthday
: 1957 - Sachin,
a Movie and TV Actor as well as Producer. He has acted in a
substantial number of Marathi and Hindi movies, and has produced
and directed some successful comedy shows on Television.
The
11th Annual Rajiv Gandhi Awards, known to be one of the
highest honour for illustrious Indians across different realms
reaches millions of audiences across the globe by way of an
International telecast through Sony TV are scheduled to be held
on Aug 17, 2008 at the prestigious NCPA, Mumbai and is a major
annual event property of
Momentum Group. This year's event will showcase performances
like Kareena Kapoor, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Salman Khan & many
more. tbu |
[Sachin]
Ketan Desai |
18 Aug
10 Wed
[Gulzar] |
Happy Birthday
: 1936 -
Gulzar [Sampooran Singh Kalra],
a noted Poet,
Lyricist, Director, and Playwright, who works primarily in Hindi
and Urdu languages. He has been awarded the Padma Bhushan and
Sahitya Akademi Award. |
MOON enters Cancer 09:48
Preeti Jhangiani |
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19 Aug
10 Thu |
BJP’s three-day chintan baithak
in Shimla from August 19, 2009.
Parsi New Year
Bank Holiday in some States/UTs.
Happy Birthday
: 1976 -
Randeep Singh Hooda,
Actor : He will be seen in Love Khichdi, Kusar Prasad Ka Bhoot,
Rang Rasiya / Colors Of Passion and Love Game. |
Hemant Birje |
20 Aug
10 Fri
[Rajiv Gandhi] |
Birth : 1944 -
Rajiv Gandhi
- the elder son of Smt. Indira and Feroze Gandhi, was the 9th Prime Minister of
India. He was posthumously awarded the Highest National Award of
India, Bharat Ratna. A man of vision, who thought ahead of its
times and dreamed of a sound, advanced and talented India.
The
Rajiv Gandhi National Awards
would be taking place at National Centre for Performing Arts,
Mumbai, on 19th August’09, to be shown later on Sony TV,
on September 6, 2009 at 8 pm.
Every year, one state is selected by Union
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and this year Rajasthan [Jaipur]
has been chosen for the the National-level function of
Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas. |
MERCURY enters Virgo 05:24
MOON enters Leo 09:52
Bffs:
1.Lafangey
Parindey
2.Mr.
Bhatti On Chutti |
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21 Aug
10 Sat |
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VENUS enters Cancer 20:16 |
22 Aug
10 Sun
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Chiranjeevi
(Telugu) born as Konidela Siva Shankara
Vara Prasad on August 22, 1955, also known as Mega Star is a
three-time Nandi Award and seven-time Best
Actor(Filmfare-Telugu)award -winning actor in the Telugu cinema
industry. He is also a recipient of the Padma Bhushan Award.
Madras
(now Chennai), India, is founded in 1639 by the British East
India Company after buying a sliver of land from local Nayak
rulers.
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MOON enters Virgo 10:40
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23 Aug
10 Mon |
Onam
[23 Aug 2010]
Miss Universe 2010, will be
held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on August 23, 2010. Miss Ushoshi
Sengupta, 21, 171, 5'7" from Kolkata will represent India.
August
23 -
International Day for the Remembrance of
the Slave Trade and Its Abolition,
recognized by the UN
Ganesh
Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chaturthi or
Ganesh Utsav or the birthday of Ganesha (the Hindu God of Wisdom
and Prosperity) falls on the fourth day of the Hindu month of
Bhadrapada.
BSE/NSE to remain closed
on account of Ganesh Chathurthi
Happy Birthday : 1944 -
Saira
Banoo, a popular Bollywood actress.
She acted in many blockbusters from 1960-80. She is the wife of
veteran actor Dilip Kumar.
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24 Aug
10 Tue
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Raksha Bandhan
celebrates the relationship between brothers and sisters. It is
celebrated on the full moon of the month of Shraavana [24 Aug
10].
Miss
Universe 2009 (Live) Star World
6.30 am
Kolkata, formerly Calcutta, the capital of the Indian
state of West Bengal, was founded in 1690. |
FULL MOON : 22:35
MOON enters Libra 14:03 |
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25 Aug
10 Wed |
Happy Birthday : 1962 -
Rajiv Kapoor,
Actor, Producer, Director and a member of the famous Kapoor
Family. |
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26 Aug
10 Thu
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Women's Equality Day -
Women in the United States were given the
right to vote this day in 1920. |
MOON enters Scorpio 21:15
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27 Aug
10 Fri |
Death: 2006 - Hrishikesh Mukherjee
(September 30, 1922–August 27, 2006) was a famous Hindi film
director known for a number of films, including Satyakam, Chupke
Chupke, Anupama, Anand, Abhimaan, Guddi, Gol Maal, Aashirwad,
Bawarchi, and Namak Haraam.(b.30 Sep 1922).
Death :
1976 -
Mukesh was an Indian playback
singer of Bollywood. Along with Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar,
he was one of the three leading male Bollywood playback singers
from the 1950s to the 1970s.(b.22 jul 1923) |
Bff:
1.Hello
Darling |
27 - 29 Aug
10
Fri - Sun |
The second exclusively Men's
Fashion Week will take place in the
New Delhi between August 27 and 29, 2010. Delhi is the `fourth'
city after Paris London and New York to have an all-men fashion
week. |
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28 - 31 Aug
10
Fri - Mon
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The Ladakh Confluence
: Friday
August 28, 2009 - Monday August 31, 2009
[more...] |
Daddy Cool
Kisaan
Love Khichdi
Quick Gun Murugun
Toss
Y.M.I. - Yeh Mera India |
28 Aug
10 Sat
[Anil Dhawan]
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Happy Birthday : 1966 - Priya Dutt
Roncon has been the Lok Sabha MP for Mumbai North West since 22
November 2005, representing the Indian National Congress party.
She is the daughter of the late Bollywood actor and politician
Sunil Dutt and actress Nargis and sister of Sanjay Dutt and
Namrata Dutt. |
[ Priya Dutt ]
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Aug 10 Sun |
Birth : 1905 -
Major Dhyan Chand Singh
was a former Indian hockey player. He was part of the Gold
winning Indian team in three Olympic Games (1928 Amsterdam ,
1932 Los Angeles, 1936 Berlin) (d.3 Dec 1979) |
MOON enters
Saggittarius 08:08
Leena Chandavarkar |
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31 Aug 10
Tue
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Birth
: 1919 - Amrita Pritam
was a Writer and Poet, considered the first prominent
woman Punjabi Poet, Novelist, and Essayist [d. 31 Oct 05]. |
MOON enters Capricorn 21:00 |
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