White Lotus Day is observed on 8th May, as a commemoration within the Theosophical Society across 70 countries, honouring Helena Blavatsky who passed away on this date in 1891. The 120-year-old inspiring structure of the Hyderabad Theosophical Society was gifted to the society by Pestonji Dossa
No other person, except perhaps Mahatma Gandhi, served the cause of India with singleness of purpose as Annie Besant
Blurb: Through her institutions, Besant wanted to train the younger generation to feel proud of the glorious past of the country
Margaret Cousins, an Irish by birth, set the tune and Herbert Murrill, an English musician, made it speedy and bouncy on the lines of French national anthem La Marseillaise
