2 JAN TODAY IN HISTORY DINVISHESH GHADAMODI

Today in Indian History
Events for January 2

2-January-1754	Robert Clive again attacked and annexed Calcutta from Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah.
2-January-1757	After the Battle of Plassey, Clive, Britisher, defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, Mir Jafar, Nawab of Bengal and re-captured Calcutta, after it had been seized by the Nawab of Bengal who had used the ""Black Hole"" to imprison British capti
2-January-1878	Mannathu Padmanabhan, great social worker and first president of the Tranvancore Devasworn Board, was born at Perunna village, Kerala State.
2-January-1899	Monks started living in BelurMath.
2-January-1905	Jainendra Kumar, famous Hindi novelist and patriot, was born.
2-January-1930	Mazharul Haque, greatest social worker, politician, nationalist, poet, journalist and writer, died.
2-January-1932	Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, famous Ragi and reluctant politician, was born in Sangrur's backward Gadarhiani village.
2-January-1943	Vir Bhai Kotwal sacrificed his life.
2-January-1947	Mahatma Gandhi met Lord Bevin, the personal emissary of British Prime Minister Winston Churchil, in Delhi. Beven is reported to have told the great man, ''Eighteen languages, 500 dialects, some 30 religions, a million Gods and Goddesses, 300 million individuals, an infinity of castes and sub castes, and a population (that is) practically illiterate and half of which (are) beggars or thieves... Good luck, sir! Such a nation is ungovernable! It'd take you centuries to get anywhere!''. Gandhiji wrapped his large, white shawl a little more closely around him, and modestly replied, 'India has eternity before her.. and ""All around me is utter darknes
2-January-1948	Nehru threatens Indian action to stop Pakistani raids into Kashmir.
2-January-1953	Government set up a Board of Editors under Dr. Syed Mahmood to prepare a history of Freedom Movement in India.
2-January-1959	Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad, cricketer (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83), was born in Purnea, Bihar.
2-January-1960	Raman Lamba, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1986-87), was born in Meerut.
2-January-1964	Raichaudhary Ambikagiri, nationalist Asamia poet, died.
2-January-1967	University established at Berhampur in Orrisa State.
2-January-1973	General S. H. F. J. Manekshaw appointed as Field Marshall.
2-January-1979	Gavaskar gets twin tons for India for the third time (vs West Indies).
2-January-1987	Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab, great industrialist, leader and former Chief Minister of Orissa, died.
2-January-1990	Capt. Nivedita Bhasin, 26, becomes the youngest woman pilot in world civil aviation history to command a jet aircraft.
2-January-1990	Election panel made one member body again; Election Commissioners S. S. Dhanoa and V. S. Seigell removed.
2-January-1991	P. Shivshankar resigns as Opposition Leader in Rajya Sabha.
2-January-1991	Thiruvananthapuram airport declared India's fifth International Airport.
2-January-1992	Central Ministers Cabinet approved that elections will take place after the death of any independent candidate.
2-January-1993	Allahabad court allows 'darshan' at Ayodhya.
2-January-1994	India and Pakistan resume talks after a gap of 16 months.
2-January-1994	Landslide win for GNLF in the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council elections.
2-January-1994	Warden's in Arambaug, India lead about a fifty hungry and bruised elephants into a forest for temporary shelter. After a week, the herd strayed from a santuary, stampeding villagers and terrorising peasants.
2-January-1997	Bihar wins team titles in both men's and women's sections in national archery. Limba Ram and Purnima Mahato, both of Bihar, win individual crowns in men's and women's sections respectively. Turkey's `Pocket Hercules', weightlifter Naim Suleymanoglu, who captured three Olympic gold medals, calls it a day in Ankara.
2-January-2000	Surya Sekar Ganguly (Goodricke National Academy) wins the Junior National chess championship in Sivakasi.
2-January-2000	Sarat Chandra Chatterjee, author of timeless classics 'Charitraheen' and 'Grihadaha', chosen novelist of the century in an online poll conducted by a literary magazine.