Your Daily Blogs- iT Duct

Why to Celebrate Sonam Lhosar In Sonam Lhosar the Tamang people  visit monasteries and stupas where special rituals with mask dance are performed to drive away evil spirits . The houses and surroundings are cleaned to welcome gods and goddesses. Pork, chicken, mutton, fish, and sweet deserts are consumed in the Sonam Lhosar. Traditions of Sonam Lhosar The word Lhosar means New Year or beginning of a new era and Sonam Lhosar is the Tamang New Year. Tamangs are indigenous people from Nepal. They have their own culture and dialects which distinguish them from other ethnic groups. Tamang means Horse Traders . In Nepal, the main Tamang community is located in the central highlands as well around Kathmandu Valley When is Sonam Lhosar? This holiday is a public holiday in  Nepal and Sikkim, India. Sonam Lhosar is celebrated on the first day of the new moon during the month of Magh in the Bikram Sambat calendar. This holiday is known as Sonam Lohosar...

Kalpana Chawla was an Indian-born on(17 March 1962) American astronaut and engineer who was the first woman of Indian origin to go to space. She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator. Her second flight was on STS-107, the final flight of Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003. Remembering, Astronaut Kalpana Chawla on her death anniversary-01 February 2003 Fact:. Astronaut Kalpana Chawla was India’s pride, and first Indian-American astronaut. "The path from dreams to success does exist. May you have the vision to find it, the courage to get on to it, and the perseverance to follow it. Wishing you a great journey” - Kalpana Chawla A humble to tribute to #भारत ki beti #KalpanaChawla on her commemmoration day ~ Amit Shrivastava

Me-Dam-Me-Phi is the most important Ancestor worship communal festival in the Ahom religion ( North-East Indian Region ) celebrated by the Ahom people, on 31 January every year in memory of the departed.  It is the manifestation of the concept of ancestor worship, that the Ahoms share with other peoples originating from the Tai stock. ~ Amit Shrivastava

Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi was shot dead by Nathuram Godse during his evening prayers in the Birla House on January 30 , 1948.  India observes Martyrs ' Day on January 30 every year . on January 30 to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi's death anniversary and, "Is an annual day observed by nation to salute the martyrdom of soldiers, who lost their lives defending the sovereignty of the nation . ~ Amit Shrivastava   जय हिन्द

Lewis Frederick Urry was a Canadian chemical engineer and inventor. Born on 29th January 1927. He invented both the alkaline battery and lithium battery   In order to sell the idea to his managers, Urry put the battery in a toy car and raced it round the canteen against a similar car with one of the older batteries. His new invention had many times the durability, and Eveready began production of Urry's design in 1959. In 1999 Urry gave his first prototype battery, along with the first commercially produced cylindrical battery, to the Smithsonian   institution.  Both cells are now displayed in the same room as Edison's LightBulb. - Amit Shrivastava

known as  Punjab Kesari . He was one of the three members of the  Lal Bal Pal  triumvirate. His unmatched courage & countless sacrifices for country’s freedom struggle constantly guide us even today towards nation's prosperity. He died a few weeks after sustaining severe injuries during a baton charge by police when he led a peaceful protest march against the all-British Simmon Commission, a commission constituted by the United Kingdom for Indian constitutional reform. -Amit Shrivastava