Rakesh Sharma : The first Indian to fly into space

Rakesh Sharma was born on January 13, 1949 in Patiala, Punjab. He was a squadron leader with the Indian Air Force, when he flew into space in 1984 as part of a joint programme between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Soviet Intercosmos space program.  He joined two other Soviet cosmonauts aboard the Soyuz T-11 spacecraft which blasted off on April 2, 1984.

MARCH : Anniversaries & Days

08 - March     :    International Women's Day
                       :   International Literacy Day
15 - March     :    World Disabled Day

Australian Open 2012 Winners

Men's Singles          :      Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 

Women's Singles    :      Victoria Azarenka (Belarus)

Men's Doubles        :      Leander Paes (India) and Radek Stepanek (Czech Republic)

Australian Open 2011 Winners

Men's Singles           :         Novak Djokovic (Serbia)  - Won the title for the second time

Women's Singles     :          Kim Clijsters (Belgium)

Men's Doubles         :          Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan (USA)
                                            -for the 5th time and the 3rd consecutive title.

Australian Open 2010 Winners

Men's Singles           :     Roger Federer (Switzerland)
               
Women's Singles     :     Serena Williams (USA)

Men's Doubles         :     Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan (USA)

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit : The First Woman President of the UN General Assembly

• Vijaya Lakshmi Nehru Pandit (18 August 1900 – 1 December 1990) ,  the sister of Jawaharlal Nehru, was an Indian diplomat and politician.
• She was the first Indian woman to hold a cabinet post.
• In 1937 she was elected to the provincial legislature of the United Provinces and was designated minister of local self-government and public health. She held the latter post until 1939 and again from 1946 to 1947.
• In 1946 she was elected to the Constituent Assembly from the United Provinces.

Presidents of India

1.   Rajendra Prasad : 26 January 1950 - 13 May 1962
2.   Saravepalli Radhakrishnan : 13 May 1962 - 13 May 1967
3.   Zakir Hussain : 13 May 1967 - 3 May 1969

Pranab Mukherjee : The 13th President of India

• Mr. Pranab Kumar Mukherjee, 76, took over as the 13th President of India at a ceremony in Parliament on July 25, 2012.
• Replaced Ms. Pratibha Patil, the first woman President of India.
• Mr. Mukerjee was sworn in by Chief Justice of India S.H.Kapadia on July 25, 2012.