The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture & Tourism Shri Shripad Yesso Naik has said that Government is aware of the contribution made by a number of great souls/ reformers/ personalities in building/ shaping our society from ancient times. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha he said, under the scheme of Centenaries and Anniversaries administered by the Ministry, salient aspects of the life and times of important personalities and events in the history of India are highlighted in order to infuse in the public, particularly the young, the spirit of these great leaders and others. Important celebrations organized by the Ministry are given in Annexure-1.
Shri Naik said, in addition, Ministry of Social Justice commemorated the birth centenary of Baba B. R. Ambedkar during 1991-92 and Ministry of Minority Affairs celebrated 125th birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad during 2013-14. The Government has also taken a decision to celebrate the following commemorations:
(i) Centenary of Komagata Maru (29-Sep-2014 to 29-Sep-2015).
(ii) Centenary of Begum Akhtar (07-Oct-2014 to 07-Oct-2015).
(iii) 125th Birth Anniversary of Sh. Jawaharlal Nehru (14-Nov-2014 to 14-Nov-2015).
The Minister said, so far no complete and specific identification of such great personalities of India has been done by this Ministry.
There is, at present, no proposal to do the documentation of all the social and religious reformers of the country. However, documentation of the life and works of some of the leaders/ reformers such as Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Rabindranath Tagore, Mahamana Madan Mohan Malaviya and Swami Vivekananda has been done, the Minister added.
Important Commemorations Organised By Government of India
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Name of the Celebration
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Year
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1.
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125th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
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1994-95
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2.
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50th Anniversary of India’s Independence
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1997-98
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3.
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Ter-Centenary of Birth of Khalsa
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1999-00
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4.
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50th Anniversary of Indian Republic
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2000-01
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5.
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Celebration of 2600th Years of Tirthankara Mahavira Janam Kalyanak
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2001-02
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6.
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Birth Centenary of Jai Prakash Narayan
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2002-03
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7.
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Celebration of Birth Centenary of Shri Choudhary Charan Singh
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2002-03
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8.
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Celebration of Birth Centenary of Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri
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2004-05
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9.
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125th Birth Anniversary of Munshi Prem Chand
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2005-06
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10.
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2550th Anniversary of Mahaparnirvana of Lord Buddha
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2006-07
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11.
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Celebration of 150th Birth Anniversary of the first war of Independence, 1857
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2007-09
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12.
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Commemoration of Ter-Centenary of Gur-Ta-Gaddi
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2008-09
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13.
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150th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore
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2011-12
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14.
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150th Birth Anniversary of Mahamana Madan Mohan Malaviya
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2011-12
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15.
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150th Birth Anniversary of Motilal Nehru
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2011-12
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16.
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Centenary of Ghadar Party
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2013-14
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17.
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150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda
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2013-14
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