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The Young Chronicle

December 26th, 2014

THE YOUNG CHRONICLE
Atal Bihari Vajpyee and Pt.
Malviya get Bharat Ratna

Things that Made Big News in 2014
(In Random Order)
The General Elections: This was the first time a party won
in full majority, in India. This time around, the BJP, which
won the elections, did not have to form a collation with any
other party to form the government.

Mangalyaan: With the launch of the Mangalyaan, India
became the first country to successfully launch a
spacecraft into the Mars orbit, in the first attempt.
Ron and Pranks, our curious twins had heard a lot about
AB Vajpyee. Their parents remembered him as an ace
PM of India. Though Ron and Pranks hadn’t seen Mr.
Vajpyee or Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, they were
curious to know more about these Bharat Ratna
Awardees.

To them, the announcement of the award on the eve of
the 90th birthday of Mr. Vajpyee was fine, but the fact
that the award was being given to Pandit Malviya on his
153rd birth anniversary (long after his death), was
completely absurd.

So Rons and pranks asked Mummy papa who exactly
these people were and why was the civilian award of the
Highest Honour, graned to them.

Papa told Rons that Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya was a
freedom fighter and an educationist, most known for
founding the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in
Varanasi, in 1915. BHU is the largest residential
university in Asia and one of the largest in the world,
having over 12,000 students across arts, sciences,
engineering and technology.

The Ebola Virus broke out in Africa in February

An Indian and a Pakistani, Kailash Satyarthi and Malala
Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize together.

In February, Belgium became the first country in the world
to legalise euthanasia (the right to die) for terminally ill
patients of any age.

In March, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a Boeing 777
airliner en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur, disappeared
over the Gulf of Thailand with 239 people on board. The
aircraft is presumed to have crashed into the Indian Ocean.

In June, a militant group called the Islamic State in Iraq
and the Levant (also known as the ISIS or ISIL) begins
an offensive through northern Iraq, aiming to capture
the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad and overthrow
the government led by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

In December, the Army school in Peshawar, Pakistan, is
brutally attacked by militants in Pakistan.

Malaviya, was also the President of the Indian National
Congress in 1909 & 1913,1919 and 1932. He also founded
In September, Jammu and Kashmir faced devastating
a highly influential, English-newspaper, The Leader
floods, killing many.
published from Allahabad in 1909. He was also the
Chairman of Hindustan Times from 1924 to 1946 and his
efforts resulted in the launch of the Hindi edition of
Hindustan Times, in 1936.
To know about Mr. Vajpyee’s achievements, head to Page 6