Dayanand Saraswati birth anniversary: Union Minister GK Reddy and MoS Culture Arjun Ram Meghwal and Meenakashi Lekhi also graced the occasion.
Lachit Barphukan's birth anniversary: Speaking on the occasion, PM Modi said India was making amends for its past errors by commemorating its rich heritage and honouring its unsung heroes who were forgotten in the history books that were written as part of a conspiracy during the colonial era.
Lachit Barphukan birth anniversary celebration: Lachit Barphukan (1622-1672) was the famous General of the Ahom Kingdom of Assam who defeated the Mughals and successfully halted the ever-expanding ambitions of the Mughals under Aurangzeb.
Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru's birth anniversary is celebrated as Children's Day on 14th November every year. His ideas and philosophies were related to building up a prosperous, democratic, and progressive nation. Read 10 inspiring quotes from Nehru on this day.
APJ Abdul Kalam 91st birth anniversary: As an aerospace scientist, Kalam worked with India's two major space research organisations- Defence Research and Development Organisation and Indian Space Research Organisation.
Anna Mani's 104th birth anniversary: On this special occasion, Google paid tribute to the renowned meteorologist and physicist through a colourful doodle. Read on to know more about her.
After paying homage and meditating on September 7 at the Sriperumbudur memorial, the site of the assassination of his father Rajiv Gandhi in 1991, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi would launch the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' in Kanyakumari, a party leader said on Monday.
Jamsetji Tata started his work as a merchant dealing in cotton, pig iron initially but he is mainly known for his contribution of establishing Tata Iron and Steel Works company in Jamshedpur.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday is celebrated as the 'Good Governance Day' on December 25.
A close associate of Mahatma Gandhi, Rajagopalachari held various positions in the government and later founded Swatantra Party, which opposed the Congress promoted socialism and statism.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter and said his (Rajendra Prasad's) life dedicated to national interest will always be a source of inspiration for people.
Indira Gandhi was the prime minister between 1966 and 1977 and later between 1980 and 1984.
Abdul Kalam served as 11th Indian president from 2002 to 2007 and earned respect, admiration of people and political parties across spectrum for his simple living and non-partisan conduct.
Settting a new path for himself to keep his relevance in Bihar politics, Tej Pratap Yadav, along with his supporters, walked barefoot to the statue of Jayaprakash Narayan in Gandhi Maidan and paid tributes to him.
Deendayal Upadhyay was an RSS pracharak who joined Syama Prasad Mookerjee in building the Jana Sangh, the progenitor to the BJP.
Prabhupada had founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness commonly known as the "Hare Krishna movement".
Senior party leaders PK Bansal, KC Venugopal and IYC chief Srinivas BV, among other leaders, were present on the occasion.
A special photo exhibition paying tribute to the late PM will also be organised in Delhi on the occasion, according to a statement by the Indian Youth Congress.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that Ram Vilas Paswan's contributions to public service and empowering the downtrodden will always be remembered.
'Nagar Kirtan' organised in Amritsar to mark the 400th birth anniversary of Guru Teg Bahadur Sahib. The procession will reach Delhi after paying obeisance at various gurdwaras in Punjab and Haryana.
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