Indira Gandhi

The story of Justice Jagmohanlal Sinha and IPS officer VR Lakshminarayanan, who stood out for their integrity and dedication to duty in the Emergency era.

On the morning of 1 November 1984, IPS officer Pereira led his small force to protect Sikhs taking shelter at the historic Sis Ganj gurdwara against a mob comprising hundreds of angry rioters.

Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, made his first visit to Leh on 4 July 1949 at the invitation of the 19th Kushok Bakula Rinpoche, the 'Architect of Modern Ladakh'.

Col Quazi Sajjad Zahir (Retd), a hero of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, left for India with just Rs 20 in his pockets and whatever information he could gather on the Pakistan Army’s war plans was bestowed with a Padma Shri Award this year.

"There seems to be something about India's soil that inspires conservation and humbles man,” wrote Padma Shri Kailash Sankhala, better known as India's Tiger Man. #UnsungHeroes

"They (freedom fighters Madhu and Pramila Dandavate) loved each other because they loved freedom. Their love also enriched and extended the meaning of freedom."

It was particularly hard on Dev Anand, against whom the government set up multiple hurdles during the shooting of Des Pardes. But he was fearless.

Fearless and fiery, Safdar Hashmi showed true compassion for the most vulnerable living among us. And lost his life for it. #Tribute #Legend

Both the brothers decidedly changed India, in their own ways⁠—Homi is the reason we are respected as a credible nuclear power, while Jamshed was instrumental in promoting arts at a time when the govt. had no money for it. #LegacyOfLegends #History

At a time when India couldn’t afford to import latest technologies, this forgotten man set up public sector companies that would manufactured critical components such as microchips and optic fibres. #Tribute #RIP