2001 The 150th Anniversary of Geological Survey of India 2001 The 200th Anniversary of the 4th Battalion, Maratha Light Infantry 2001 The 2600th Anniversary of the Birth of Bhagwan Mahavira (Jain Teacher) 2001 The 40th Anniversary of Man’s First Space Flight 2001 Builders of Modern India 2001 The 190th Anniversary (2002) of the Birth of Frederic Chopin (Composer) 2001 Suraj Narain Singh (Nationalist Politician) Commemoration 2001 B. P. Mandal (former Chief Minister of Bihar) Commemoration 2001 Samanta Chandra Sekhar (Astronomer) Commemoration 2001 Sant Ravidas (Philosopher-Poet) Commemoration 2001 Personalities 2001 Emperor Chandragupta Maurya Commemoration 2001 Jhalkari Bai (Female Warrior from Jhansi) Commemoration 2001 Corals 2001 The 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Dwarka Prasad Mishra, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh 2001 Chaudhary Brahmparkash (former Chief Minister of Delhi) Commemoration 2001 The 60th Anniversary (2000) of August Revolution, Ballia 2001 Jagdev Prasad (journalist and Politician) Commemoration 2001 Rani Avantibai of Ramgarh Commemoration 2001 Wildlife 2001 Rao Tula Ram of Rewari (Patriot) Commemoration 2001 Chaudhary Devi Lal (former Deputy Prime Minister) Commemoration 2001 Satis Chandra Samanta (West Bengal Politician) Commemoration 2001 Sivaji Ganesan (Tamil Actor) Commemoration 2001 Mahatma Gandhi-Man of the Millennium 2001 Cultural Personalities 2001 The 100th Anniversary (2002) of the Birth of Jayaprakash Narayan 2001 Stories from Panchatantra (Indian Fables) 2001 Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Day 2001 Thangal Kunju Musaliar (Industrialist and Philanthropist) Commemoration 2001 Cancer Awareness Day 2001 The 200th Anniversary of Ranjit Singh’s Coronation as Maharajah of the Punjab