CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Noor Inayat Khan, Britain’s World War II spy, became the first Indian-origin woman on August 28 to be honoured with a memorial Blue Plaque at her former family home in London.

Detailed explanation-2: -“It is fitting that Noor Inayat Khan is the first woman of Indian origin to be remembered with a Blue Plaque. As people walk by, Noor’s story will continue to inspire future generations.

Detailed explanation-3: -Several other Indian figures have blue plaques on buildings where they lived in London, including Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Dadabhai Naoroji.

Detailed explanation-4: -The plaque was unveiled on Wednesday on the exterior of a red-bricked semi-detached house, 72 Anerley Park, Penge, in southeast London, where the Grand Old Man of India lived. The plaque reads: “Dadabhai Naoroji 1825-1917 Indian nationalist and MP lived here.”

Detailed explanation-5: -Through India’s struggle for freedom, there emerge a number of names to whom we owe our independence. And one such significant name is that of Neera Arya, who is more popularly known as the first women spy in the Indian National Army.