Friday, October 17, 2025

Sarangadhar Das's Birth Anniversary


 

Sarangadhar Das, born on 17 October 1886, in Dhenkanal princely state, British India, was an Indian nationalist revolutionary and Orissa politician. Das fought against the feudal chiefs in Orissa (present day Odisha) and, post-independence, was a member of India's Constituent Assembly, a Member of Parliament, and a leader of the Socialist Party.

 

Anil Kumble's Birthday



Anil Kumble, born on 17 October 1970, in Bangalore, Mysore State (now Karnataka), India, is a former Indian cricketer, captain, coach and commentator who played Test and One day international cricket for his national team over an international career of 18 years. A right-arm leg pin bowler, regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in cricket history, he took 619 wickets in Test cricket and was the third-highest wicket taker of all time at the time of his retirement in 2008.

Birth Anniversary of James Naismith