18 February in Hindu history
Shri Krishna departs; Kali Yuga begins
Kali Yuga began with the departure of Shri Krishna. Aryabhata’s count, 3,600 years of Kali gone in 499 CE, fixes the start in 3102 BCE, and every panchang still reckons from it.
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu born at Nabadwip
Vishvambhar Mishra, later Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, is born at Nabadwip on Phalguna Purnima during a lunar eclipse. His sankirtan of Hari’s names spread from Bengal to Odisha and Vrindavan.
Sri Ramakrishna born at Kamarpukur
Gadadhar Chattopadhyay, later Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, is born at Kamarpukur in Hooghly district.
Royal Indian Navy ratings rise in Bombay
Ratings of HMIS Talwar begin a strike that spreads to some seventy-eight ships and twenty shore establishments. British leaders saw they could no longer count on Indian forces.
Royal Indian Navy Revolt
A strike over food and insults at the signals school HMIS Talwar in Bombay spread within two days to some 78 ships and 20 shore establishments, with the tricolour and other national flags flying from the masts.