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Google Doodle celebrates 148th birthday of feminist and educator Isabelle Gatti de Gamond

Isabelle Gatti Gamond was born in Paris on 28 July 1839. Her family moved to Brussels when she was 5-year-old.

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Google Doodle is celebrating the 148th birthday of Belgian educator and one of the first feminists, Isabelle Gatti Gamond. The Belgian educator is responsible for founding the first secondary school for women in Belgium and is credited with writing the book on the country’s female education system.

Isabelle Gatti Gamond was born in Paris on 28 July 1839. Her family moved to Brussels when she was 5-year-old. Following her mother’s death in 1854, Gamond sought work to support her family. She reportedly worked as a private tutor for a Polish noble family. Her time with the Polish family is said to have inspired her interest in ancient Greek, Latin and philosophy. 

On the education front, she completed her education through government funded courses in Brussels, with a keen interest on how to help more women attend schools. The feminist and educator also shared her thoughts on women’s education through a journal she founded named L’Education de la Femme.

Later in 1864, Gatti Gamond joined forces with Brussels City Council to establish systematic courses for the secondary education of women, named Cours d’Education pour jeunes filles. This initiative later became the first secular secondary schools for girls. Additionally, in 1891, advanced and pre-university sections were set up. As far as records are concerned, some of the women who studied at Gamond’s school became the first in the country to attend university, work in parliament or become lawyers. 

In addition, due to her passion for women’s rights, Gatti de Gamond also entered into politics briefly. She worked for the Belgian Labour Party. Reportedly, she advocated for universal adult suffrage before becoming disillusioned when the party only supported male’s voting rights. As per reports, her schools carry on to educate female students till today. However, Gatti Gamond retired as an educator in 1899. 

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Mentally unwell man reunited with family in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal after 10 years

On August 16, the residents of his native village held a welcome ceremony for him as he had returned after a decade, Kakade said. 

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A mentally unwell man who was missing for over a decade was reunited with his family in Yavatmal in Maharashtra last week, an official said on Saturday.

According to an official, the 34-year-old man, a tribal, was working as a caterer in Bengaluru and lost his mental balance, after which he began roaming around aimlessly.

Speaking to the national news agency PTI, Ashok Kakade of Divya Seva Residential Rehabilitation Centre in Varvand said a missing person complaint was filed at Bengaluru police station at the time.

After one social worker, Sandeep Shinde spotted him in Latur, he was shifted to Divya Seva Residential Rehabilitation Centre in Varvand in Buldhana where he had been treated for the last 10 years, Kakade added.

Kakade said: “We named him Pushkar and after a long time, he started writing in Kannada on a board. An elderly woman who came to the centre recognised him and identified him as Arjun. She gave us more details, due to which we could verify his Aadhaar card and realised his family was in Yavatmal.”

On August 16, the residents of his native village held a welcome ceremony for him as he had returned after a decade, Kakade said. 

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Railway reacts to viral video of ticket inspector being attacked in Mumbai local train

The ticket price of the AC local is more than the first-class tickets, he further said.

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Reacting to the viral video of a Mumbai local train where a travelling ticket inspector (TTE) was physically assaulted by passengers on August 15, the CPRO Wester Railway Vineet Abhishek said those three persons who tried to create a disturbance had no connection with the three passengers caught with the first class tickets.

Speaking to ANI, the CPRO Abhishek said that a video went viral on social media of the incident that happened on  August 15 in which three passengers travelling in the AC local were caught with three first-class tickets. The ticket price of the AC local is more than the first-class tickets, he further said.

He added, “These passengers were told to pay the penalty by the ticket checker. Three persons tried to create a disturbance and these persons had no connection with the three passengers caught with the first class tickets.”

The Railway official said that they also misbehaved with the staff. After calling GRP and RPF the three persons issued a written apology, he added. “We request the passenger to travel with a valid ticket and should not misbehave with the railway staff”, he said.

In a viral video, the passengers’ unruly behavior on the Churchgate-Virar fast air-conditioned (AC) local train caused chaos and the heated argument turned into a physical altercation with a Railway TTE. The incident, which was recorded on video that went viral, highlights the challenges faced by ticket checkers while doing their duties in the crowded suburban trains in Mumbai.

Ticket inspector Singh was conducting a ticket check when he discovered three passengers traveling with first-class tickets in an air-conditioned local train. Singh asked the passengers to pay the fine in accordance with railway regulations. During this process, Aniket Bhosale, another passenger on the same train, began arguing with Singh. The situation escalated into a violent confrontation.

When the train reached Borivali, Singh requested Bhosale to disembark, but Bhosale refused. He reportedly abused Singh and physically assaulted him, tearing Singh’s shirt, due to this problem Singh lost Rs 1,500 that had been collected as fines from other passengers. Singh claimed that the train was halted at Borivali due to the altercation, preventing him from performing his duties.

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Two Hindu outfit workers arrested for offering Gangajal at Taj Mahal; video goes viral

The police have identified the arrested individuals as Vinesh and Shyam from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh.

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Two members of the Hindu outfit, Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, were arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday for allegedly offering Gangajal (Holy water) at the Taj Mahal in Agra on the occasion of Sawan month. The video of the incident has been shared widely on the internet.

A viral video of the incident shows one of the accused, who entered the monument’s premises after purchasing a ticket as a tourist, pouring water from a plastic bottle on a closed staircase.

At the Taj Mahal, the original grave of the Mumtaz Mahal is in the basement of the world’s seventh wonders. The accused argued that the Taj Mahal is not a monument but a Shiva temple, and the holy water was poured onto a sticker displaying Om.

The accused, who are in Tajganj Police custody, claimed that they offered holy water in plastic bottles, considering the Taj Mahal as ‘Tejo Mahalay’, a Shiv temple.

The police have identified the arrested individuals as Vinesh and Shyam from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh.

A case has been registered at the Tajganj police station against these two youths by the Agra city deputy commissioner of police Suraj Rai, following a written complaint by CISF. Necessary action is being taken.

The Deputy Commissioner said two youths have claimed to have offered Gangajal inside the Taj Mahal, referring to it as Tejo Mahalaya. They performed this act at the basement door of the main mausoleum and have shared a video of it online, he added. The CISF, responsible for Taj Mahal security, detained the youths and handed them over to the police, Rai further said.

The arrested individuals, Vinesh and Shyam from Mathura, are associated with the Hindu Mahasabha, adding that DCP Rai said police are currently investigating the matter.

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