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Maharashtra Governor urges universities to encourage students for multidis
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 11 (ANI): Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Thursday urged students to work with determination to make India a "great nation" and take inspiration from lives of freedom fighters and social reformers.
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Kerala's first open university to be named after Sree Narayana Guru
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], September 3 (ANI): Cheif Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday announced that Kerala will get its first open university which will be named after social reformer Sree Narayana Guru.
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PM Modi pays tribute to social reformer Sree Narayana Guru on his birth an
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid homage to social reformer Sree Narayana Guru on his birth anniversary and called him a farsighted visionary whose ideals give strength to many across India.
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'Disrespecting Periyar's statue won't go unchallenged in Tamil Nadu', says
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Some elements are trying to tarnish legendary Periyar's ideology however this will never go unchallenged said D Raja, General Secretary, CPI after news of miscreants throwing saffron colour on social reformer EV Ramaswamy Periyar's statue in Tamil Nadu.
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TN: Periyar statue desecrated in Coimbatore, complaint filed
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 17 (ANI): Saffron colour was allegedly thrown on social reformer EV Ramasamy Periyar's statue in Sundarapuram in Coimbatore on Friday.
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BSP Chief Mayawati pays tributes to Ambedkar on his 129th birth anniversar
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): BSP Chief Mayawati on Tuesday paid tributes to father of the Indian Constitution and Dalit social reformer, Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, on his 129th birth anniversary.
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Sharad Pawar demands installation of statues of Tantya Bhil, other reforme
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
IIndore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Jan 26 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday demanded the installation of statues of social reformers including Tantya Bhil in the premises of Parliament.
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Periyar's glory can't be dimmed by vandalising his statue: Vaiko
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 24 (ANI): The Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) on Friday said that social reformer EV Ramasamy Periyar is a legend and his glory cannot be dimmed by vandalising his statue.
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Principles of Periyar made re-marriage of Rajinikanth's daughter possible,
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu), Jan 23 (ANI): Amid uproar over veteran actor Rajinikanth's remark on social reformer Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy, commonly known as Periyar, Tamil Nadu Minister Sellur Raju on Thursday said the re-marriage of Rajni's daughter was possible because of the changes brought ou
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Karti Chidambaram chides Rajinikanth over Periyar remark
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 22 (ANI): Congress leader Karti Chidambaram on Wednesday hit out at Rajinikanth over his comments on noted social reformer Periyar, saying that the actor should instead speak on current issues like anti-CAA protests, violence at JNU campus and Kashmir.
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Veer Savarkar was a multidimensional personality: Vice President
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Nov 16 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said on Friday that Veer Savarkar was a multidimensional personality and a freedom fighter, social reformer, writer, poet, historian, political leader and a philosopher.
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Dinesh Shahra introduces his book - Simplicity and Wisdom at Vatsalya Gram
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] Nov 07(ANI/Digpu): Renowned industrialist and philanthropist, Dinesh Shahra introduced his book- Simplicity and Wisdom at Vatsalya Gram in Vrindavan recently in the presence of eminent social reformer, Sadhvi Ritambhara.
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