PM Modi announces year-long events to mark 200th birth anniversary of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the government would honour the 200th birth anniversary of social reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule with a year-long series of events.
In his Independence Day address, the Prime Minister announced that the 200th birth anniversary of the social reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule is approaching, adding, “We are going to kick-start events for the anniversary. The principles of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, the mantras he gave, are an inspiration for us. By giving priority to the backwards, we want to achieve the heights of change.”
Phule was born on April 11, 1827, in Maharashtra’s Satara district and dedicated his life to the cause of the underprivileged. In 1888, social worker Rao Bahadur Vitthalrao Krishnaji Vandekar conferred on him the title of ‘Mahatma’.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
