“Health is wealth”, is a cliche that holds great relevance. Organised by the WHO, this day is celebrated to increase awareness about diseases and show gratitude towards healthcare workers.

The ocean waves were hitting the shore of Bombay, SS Loyalty stood in magnificence, the sails were set high towards UK, it was the first ship of the Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd. We celebrate National Maritime Day today to honour this first sail!

The name Prabhu Deva is enough to invoke utter awe from all throughout the country. The dancing legend is known for his seemingly easy and fluid style of performing and whose hit performances in songs such as Oorvasi have made him a household beloved. Deva danced his way to the top and received the prestigious Padma Shri Award for his priceless contributions to dance.

The love story of Rajiv Gandhi, son of the then Indian Prime Minister, and Sonia Maino, from Italy; is quite a hidden one. Almost as legendary as Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, read on to see how this fated couple came to be

This day marks the clarion call given by Gandhi to the nation's spirit of unity and religious tolerance when he announced his last hunger strike. Also probably causing his assassination.

Tuning in to the radio and hearing the Tamil song Vaseegra play on the station, a rush of familiar emotions course through the listener as it was this very song that changed the fabric of music at the very beginning of the 21st century.

This day marks the death of one brother at the hands of another. Prince Mu'azzam defeats Kambaksh at Hyderabad in his quest for the Mughal throne.

In a long drawn string of artists and a splendid tradition of arts, India is blessed in the field of aesthetics. Carrying forward this legacy, Francis Souza was no doubt the best artist of modern time.

Jamini Roy, a modernist in pre-modern India who breathed fresh air into indigenous and folk art, was born on this day.

Born today in 1901, Dhananjay Gadgil was the guy behind the fair price shops and rationing system in India. As a vice-president of the Planning Commission of India, he devised a formula to decide the allocation of central assistance to states - a true economist to the core!