THE NP CHRONICLE : 31ST JULY

The NP Chronicle 
31st July 
Joanne Rowling (/ˈroʊlɪŋ/  ⓘ ROH-ling;[1] born 31 July 1965), better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, philanthropist, producer, and screenwriter. She is best known for writing Harry Potter, a seven-volume series about a young wizard which is the best-selling book series in history, with over 600 million copies sold. She also writes Cormoran Strike, an ongoing crime fiction series, under the alias Robert Galbraith.
Source: Wikipedia

"We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already".
-- J.K. Rowling 

"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live."
-- J.K. Rowling

"It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be."
-- J.K. Rowling





Dhanpat Rai Srivastava (31 July 1880 – 8 October 1936), better known as Munshi Premchand based on his pen name Premchand (pronounced [preːm t͡ʃənd̪] ⓘ), was an Indian writer famous for his modern Hindustani literature.

Premchand was a pioneer of Hindi and Urdu social fiction. He was one of the first authors to write about caste hierarchies and the plight of women and labourers of the late 1880s. He is one of the most celebrated writers of the Indian subcontinent, and is regarded as one of the foremost Hindi writers of the early twentieth century. His works include Godaan, Karmabhoomi, Gaban, Mansarovar, and Idgah. He published his first collection of five short stories in 1907 in a book called Soz-e-Watan (Sorrow of the Nation).
Source: Wikipedia



Today is:
▪︎ World Ranger Day
▪︎ Shaheed Udham Singh's Martyrdom Day in India
▪︎ Birth anniversary of J.K. Rowling, Premchand
▪︎ Death anniversary of Mohammed Rafi, Udham Singh, Bill Russell

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