22nd March - What Happened Today In History?

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Today In History?

Find out what happened on 22nd March in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occurred 22nd March

Surjya Sen , pronounced Surjo Sen; 22 March 1894 – 12 January 1934) was a prominent Bengali freedom fighter, an Indian independence activist and the chief architect of anti-British freedom movement active centered in Chittagong, Bengal (now in Bangladesh).

Sri Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma (born 22 March 1922) is the current titular Maharaja of Travancore. He is the younger brother of the last ruling monarch of the Kingdom of Travancore, Maharajah Chitra Thirunal Rama Varma. Uthradom Thirunal, although having no real administrative power, is a popular figure in Travancore,

Sanjay Kirloskar is the chairman and managing director of Kirloskar Brothers Ltd, the flagship & holding company of the $3.5 Billion Kirloskar Group. Mr. Sanjay Kirloskar has led Kirloskar Brothers Ltd as its Chairman & Managing Director as well as other Kirloskar Group companies since 1983.

Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan (M. R. Ramakrishna Panikkar) (22 March 1935 – 31 March 2008), popularly known as Kadammanitta, was an Indian poet. He was born in Kadammanitta province of Pathanamthitta district, Kerala. His childhood experiences, especially the Patayani songs, imparted strong influence in his literary work

Jual Oram (born 22 March 1961) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Sundargarh constituency of Orissa and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party. He is a former Cabinet Minister in the Government of India.

Death anniversaries on 22nd March

Ramaswamy Ganesan (November 17, 1920 – March 22, 2005), better known by his stage name Gemini Ganesan, was an Indian film actor who worked mainly in Tamil cinema. He was nicknamed “Kadhal Mannan” (King of Romance) for the romantic roles he played in films.

Uppaluri Gopala Krishnamurti (July 9, 1918 – March 22, 2007), known as U.G. Krishnamurti, was an Indian thinker who said that there is no “enlightenment”. Although necessary for day to day functioning of the individual, in terms of the Ultimate Reality or Truth he rejected the very basis of thought and in doing so negated all systems of thought and knowledge in reference to

Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao, better known as Kanta Rao a.k.a. Katthi Kanta Rao (Telugu: (16 November 1923 – March 22, 2009), was an Indian film actor and film producer from Andhra Pradesh, India. He acted in more than 400 Telugu mythological, social and folklore movies. He also acted in a few Hindi, Kannada and Tamil movies.

Nisar Bazmi ( was a composer and music director of Pakistan film industry. Bazmi remained one of the most famous musicians of subcontinent. He also introduced new singers like Alamgir. The duo of composers Laxmikant-Pyarelal were musicians with Bazmi in India before partition.

Yashwant Vithoba Chittal (born 3 August 1928) is one of the leading Kannada fiction writers and an Academy award recipient for his work Purusottama. He was born in Hanehalli, Uttar Kannada District. He completed his primary school education from his village school and his high school from the Gibbs High School, Kumta (1944).