1. On January 19, 1597, the Lion of Bharat, Maharana Pratap, died in Chavand, Rajasthan. Chavand was the last capital of Mewar ruled by Maharana Pratap. Maharana Pratap was born on May 9, 1540, in Mewar, Rajasthan. Born into the Rajput royal family, Maharana Pratap was the eldest son of Udai Singh II and Maharani Jaywanta Bai. Maharana Pratap protected Mewar from repeated attacks by the Mughals. Maharana Pratap did not bow before anyone until his last moments. Akbar tried many times to subdue Maharana Pratap, but every time he failed. In 1576, there was a war between Maharana Pratap and Akbar in HaldiGhati. Maharana Pratap fought for many years for Swaraj with the strength of his 20 thousand soldiers and limited resources against Akbar’s huge army of 85 thousand soldiers. The name of Maharana Pratap is immortal in history for his bravery, sacrifice, valor, and determination.
*Today is the death anniversary of Maharana Pratap, the country is paying homage.
*Did not bow my head to anyone until the last moment.
*Akbar was defeated in the Haldighati battle.
2. On the night of January 19, 1990, slogans like Raliv, Galiv, Chaliv… ‘Nara-e-Takbeer, Allah Ho Akbar’ suddenly started being heard on the streets of Jammu and Kashmir. Which meant, “Embrace Islam and join us, or die or run away”. These slogans were a direct threat to Kashmiri Hindus. As a result, the frightened Kashmiri Pandits were forced to leave their homes and flee the valley. The situation became more serious the next day on January 19, 1990, when a large number of Kashmiri Pandits started leaving the valley. The fundamentalists had publicly announced that the Pandits would have to leave the valley. According to the Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti, there were 75,343 families within the valley in January 1990. More than 70,000 families left the valley between 1990 and 1992. It is estimated that terrorists had killed 399 Kashmiri Pandits between 1990 and 2011. This migration that took place in 1990 is celebrated every year in the valley as ‘Mahavinash Diwas’. Even though many years have passed since this incident, the country has neither forgotten nor will ever be able to forget the atrocities committed against Kashmiri Pandits.
*#KashmiriHinduExodus
*Kashmiri Pandits were forced to leave the valley on this day itself.
*Today is celebrated as ‘Mahavinash Diwas’ in the valley.
3. National Disaster Response Force i.e. NDRF was formed on January 19, 2006. Be it an earthquake, flood, or any other disaster… NDRF soldiers are available in every situation as trouble-shooters. Last year, NDRF worked day and night in the relief operation of 41 laborers trapped in the Silkyara Tunnel of Uttarkashi. NDRF soldiers risked their lives to rescue 41 laborers from the tunnel. Let us tell you that there are 12 battalions of NDRF in different parts of the country, and it includes 13,000 NDRF personnel who work to build a safe country. This special force was formed under the Disaster Management Act 2005 under the Union Home Ministry. As per data till 2023, NDRF has saved more than one lakh lives in its 3100 operations and rescued more than 6.7 lakh people during disasters.
*Today NDRF is celebrating its 19th foundation day.
*NDRF was formed on January 19, 2006
*NDRF has 12 battalions in different parts of the country.
4. On January 19, 1990, Osho, also known as Acharya Rajneesh, died in his ashram in Pune. Osho was a philosopher. Just as Osho’s life was surrounded by controversies, in the same way, his death is also not beyond controversies. Osho achieved worldwide fame as a mystical guru and spiritual teacher. He also established a city named ‘Rajneeshpuram’ in America. Also, Osho was criticized in many countries, including Bharat, for his open attitude towards human sexuality. The American government also arrested Osho in many cases. Osho returned to Bharat from America in 1985. After which he died 5 years later i.e. on 19 January 1990. Regarding Osho’s death, it is said that the American government had given Osho a slow poison called ‘thallium’ in jail, due to which his body and organs gradually started weakening and he died. It is written on Osho’s tomb: ‘Neither born nor died. Incarnated on earth from December 11, 1931, to January 19, 1990.
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