Today in History

- April 29, 2021

what happened today in history ? April 29

History provides us with the data that is used to create laws, or theories about various aspects of society. The rich history of the world helps us to paint a detailed picture of where we stand today.

1.world dance day

To honour the great french dancer and ballet

master Jean Georges Noverre .the dance commmitte of the International Theatre Institute ITI decided to celebrate the Internation dance day on his birthday .

Jean -Georges Noverre (29 april 1727-19 october 1810)was a french dancer and ballet master , and is generally considered the creator of ballet d'action, a precursor of the narrative ballets of the 19th century

2.Bhavendhar Bharathi Dasan's birthday

kanagasabai subburathnam(29 april 1891-21 april 1964 ) was popularly called as the bharathidasan .He was the great tamil poet and writter rationalist whose literary works handeled mostly socio-political issues .He was deeply influenced by the tamil poet subramania Bharathi and named himself as bharathidasan.

bharathidasan was conferred with the title of "puratchi kavingyar " (meaning the "revolutionary poet ") by periyar . He won the golden parrot prize in 1946 for his play Amaithi -Oomai(peace and Dumbness).

A state University named Bharathidasan University was established in Tiruchirappalli.

3.Raja Ravi Varma's birthday

The great painter raja ravi varma (29 april 1848-2 october 1906)was a celebrated Indian painter and artist.His work are one of the best examples of the fusion of European academic art with a purely Indian sensibility and iconography.

Raja Ravi Varma was closely related to the royal family of the Travancoren of present -day kerala state in india .