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Today: 22 June Birthday of Kamal Shedge - Typographer

In the his tory of Devnagari Typography, the contribution in the area of ‘Typographic Design’, made by Shri Kamal Shedge is simply unparallel. In his long professional span of over three and half decades, (starting from early 60s), Shri Shedge has made people look at the letters as a ‘beautiful’ experience. Shedge, who was not a student of an art school, started his career as an artist with ‘Maharashtra Times’, which was started around that time, and later became one of the leading daily in Marathi; of Times group. Though he worked mainly with ‘Maharashtra Times’ he lent his golden touch to other publications like ‘Madhuri’ of the Times group. Sources: http://aksharaya.org/event/aksharsanvad-an-interview-with-kamal-shedge/ http://wetheartist.blogspot.com/2009/07/kamal-shedge-name-i-only-knew-by-his.html Image Source:  https://www.discogs.com/artist/2086896-Kamal-Shedge Read more at: https://poojasaxena.wordpress.com/…/…/kamal-shedges-letters/ http://wetheartist.blogspo...

Today: 22 June Birthday of Dan Brown – Author of the books – The Da Vinci Code, Digital Fortress, The Lost Symbol, Inferno, Deception Point, Angels and Demons.

Dan Gerhard Brown was born on June 22, 1964, in  Exeter ,  New Hampshire . He has a younger sister, Valerie (born 1968) and brother,  Gregory  (born 1974). Brown attended Exeter's public schools until the ninth grade. He grew up on the campus of  Phillips Exeter Academy , where his father, Richard G. Brown, was a teacher of mathematics and wrote textbooks from 1968 until his retirement in 1997. His mother, Constance (née Gerhard), trained as a church  organist  and student of  sacred music . Brown's interest in secrets and puzzles stems from their presence in his household as a child, where codes and  ciphers  were the linchpin tying together the mathematics, music, and languages in which his parents worked. The young Brown spent hours working out  anagrams  and  crossword puzzles , and he and his siblings participated in elaborate treasure hunts devised by their father on birthdays and holidays. On Christmas, ...

Today: 22 June: Birthday of Shriram Bhikaji Velankar – who introduced the PIN Code System in India.

Add caption Brief history The PIN Code system was introduced in India by Shriram Bhikaji Velankar, who had served as an additional secretary in the Union ministry of communications. Its implementation began from August 15, 1972, with the objective of simplifying the sorting of mails, speeding up mail transmission and delivery. The need for such a system was realised due to the confusion resulting from the duplication of names of various places across the country, the use of multiple languages to write addresses, and different ways in which the name of a place could be spelt. For example, in Tamil Nadu, names like Mettur and Aathur are very common. PIN codes help postmen deliver the letters to right people. Mr. Shriram Bhikaji Velankar was a Sanskrit Pandit and a strong practitioner of Pali language. He expired on 1 st April 1999. Sources: 1)  https://www.hindustantimes.com/…/story-1yTxGBZFZ64QqlSwZ0ZO… 2)  https://twitter.com/vinay1011/status/613738417378037764

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