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In the obituary to Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy, the British Medical Journal wrote, “… at his professional zenith, he may have had the largest consulting practice in the world, news of his visit to a city or even railway station bringing forth hordes of would-be patients.” #ForgottenHeroes #History

“What is remarkable about Krishnan is not that he is a great scientist but something much more. He is a perfect citizen,” said PM Nehru about the physicist whose work helped Indian win in its first Nobel Prize in science! #History #ForgottenHeroes

“I am one of those who feel that the success of democracy is to be measured by the amount of confidence that it generates in different sections of the community.” #ForgottenHeroes #History

In 2008, the once reclusive Land of the Thunder Dragon further opened its doors and joined the world’s democracies. Here’s the crucial role India played in it.

This incredible initiative was originally flagged off in 1866, and there are 900 such plaques around the city!

It comes as no surprise that members of the Constituent Assembly—the framers of our Constitution—held fierce debates on the subject of language.

“We are not a nation of shopkeepers. Whatever the economic consequences maybe we want to stand on certain principles.”

With Republic Day around the corner, here’s a look at a very important debate few of us have ever heard of.

“There is nothing to be ashamed of in borrowing. It involves no plagiarism. Nobody holds any patent rights in the fundamental ideas of a Constitution.”-Dr BR Ambedkar

"Indeed, it was when the jacket was marketed to Western audiences that it took the 'Nehru' title, the charismatic Prime Minister having popularised its style in public appearances during his tenure in government."