This Day in The History |Golwalkar’s Key Role in J&K’s Merger with India| 69th National Film Awards

On October 17, 1947, at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s request, Madhavrao Sadashivrao Golwalkar, the second Sar-sangh -chalak of the RSS, traveled from Nagpur to Delhi. On October 18, he met Maharaja Hari Singh to discuss Jammu and Kashmir’s merger with India. The 69th National Film Awards Ceremony took place in New Delhi on October 17, 2023. “Rocketry: The Nambi Effect” won the National Award for Best Film, while veteran actress Waheeda Rehman, at 86, was honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award, becoming the 8th female recipient of this prestigious honor