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Nitish Kumar is an Indian politician. In the year 1971, he became a member of Samajwadi Yuva Jan Sabha, the youth wing of Ram Manohar Lohia’s political party. Presently, he is serving as the 22^nd Chief Minister of Bihar. He is also the National President of Janata Dal (United).

Zeenat Aman is an Indian veteran actress and model. In the year 1971, she made her acting debut with the Bollywood film ‘Halchal.’ She gained success with the Hindi film ‘Hare Ram Hare Krishna.’

Kabir Bedi is an Indian actor. In the year 1971, he made his acting debut with the Hindi film ‘Hulchul.’ Kabir Bedi’s popular films are Yuvraaj (1979), Satan’s Mistress (1982), Dil Aashna Hai (1982), Mera Shikar (1988), Bewafaa (2005), Seema (1971), Main Hoon Na (2004), and many more.

Jaya Bachchan is an Indian actress and politician. She was a teenager when she made her acting debut with Satyajit Ray’s 1963 film ‘Mahanagar.’ In the year 1971, she played her first lead role in the film ‘Guddi.’

The Prime Minister, Chief of Defence Staff and Tri-Service Chiefs laid a wreath and paid homage to the fallen soldiers
 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (November 14) addressed the soldiers posted at the Longewala post of Jaisalmer on Diwali. The Longewala post is a strategic post on the western border where the first major battle of the 1971 war, known as the Battle of Longewala, was fought

 

On 21 January, 1972, the states of Tripura, Manipur, and Meghalaya became full-fledged states under the North Eastern Region (Re-organisation) Act, 1971. The three states attained Statehood after 24 years of India's Independence. In this episode of Culture 'Shauk' with Sunita Iyer, let's take a look at the rich culture of the three states.

Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura are celebrating their statehood day today. These three states completed 48 years on January 21, 2020. Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura were granted state status under the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganization) Act, 1971 on 21 January 1972.

Taking to Twitter, on the occasion of Vijay Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "The history that was made by our Armed Forces in 1971 war will remain inscribed in golden letters."