list of important vitamins along with their deficiency diseases

Nutrients	Constituent	Deficiency Diseases	Sources
Vitamin A	Retinol, Retinoic Acid, Beta-Carotene	Night-blindness	Carrots, Papaya, Milk, Cheese, Fish Liver Oil, Green Vegetables etc.
Vitamin B1	Thiamine	Beriberi	Brewer’s Yeast, Whole Grain, Oatmeal, Legumes, Peanuts, Dried Soybean, Sunflower Seeds etc.
Vitamin B2	Riboflavin	Ariboflavinosis	Beef Liver, Lamb, Milk, Mushroom, Spinach, Almonds etc.
Vitamin B3	Niacin or Nicotinic Acid	Pellagra	Tuna, Chicken, Turkey, Mushrooms , Bacon, Broccoli, Veal etc.
Vitamin B5	Pantothenic Acid	Acne, Paresthesia	Chicken Liver, Sunflower Seeds, Salmon, Avocados, Corn, Broccoli, Mushroom etc.
Vitamin B6	Pyridoxine, Pyridoxal, Pyridoxamine	Dandruff-like eruptions, Pink eye, Epilepsy	Fish, Beef Liver, Potatoes & other starchy vegetables, Fruit (other than citrus) etc.
Vitamin B7	Biotin	Growth & Neurological Disorders in Infants	Raw Egg Yolk, Liver, Peanuts, Yeast, Whole-wheat Bread, Cheddar Cheese, Pork etc.
Vitamin B9	Folic Acid	Macrocytic Anaemia, Birth Defects	Dark Leafy Greens like Spinach, Asparagus, Broccoli, Citrus Fruits, Beans, Peas, Lentils, Avocados etc.
Vitamin B12	Various Cobalamins	Macrocytic Anaemia, Memory Loss, Pernicious Anaemia, Mania, Psychosis, Paralysis	Seafood, Beef, Chicken, Eggs etc.
Vitamin C	L-Ascorbic Acid	Scurvy	Amla, Guava, Chillis, Kiwi, Broccoli, Orange, Papaya, Lemon, etc.
Vitamin D	Calciferol (D2) & Cholecalciferol (D3)	Rickets, Osteomalacia	Sunlight, Mushrooms, Alfalfa, Fish Liver Oils, Cooked Egg Yolk, etc.
Vitamin E	Tochopherols & Tocotrienols	Red Blood Cell Destruction, Ataxia, Retinopathy, Peripheral Neuropathy, Reproductive Failure	Wheat Germ Oil, Canola Oil, Sunflower Oil, Almond Oil, Hazelnuts, Peanuts etc.
Essential Fatty Acids	Omega 3 (Alpha Linolenic Acid) and Omega 6 (Linolenic Acid)	Several bodily processes afflicted, Skin Ailments	Fish Oils, Flaxseed Oil, Hemp Oil, Olive Oil, Pumpkin Seeds, Leafy Vegetables etc.
Vitamin K	Phylloquinone (K1), Menaquinone (K2)	Lack of Clotting of Blood, Lack of Tissue Renewal	Green Leafy Vegetables etc.
Iron		Anaemia, Arrhythmia	Red Meat, Seafood, Egg Yolk, Bananas, Apple, Green Vegetables, Broccoli, Beans, Pumpkin Seeds etc.
Potassium		High Blood Pressure, Arrhythmia, Muscle Weakness, Myalgia, Muscle Cramps, Constipation, Respiratory Depression, Paralysis	Meat, Milk, Fruits, Vegetables, Whole Grains etc.
Calcium		Osteoporosis, Hypocalcemia, Ostopenia	Milk and Milk Products, Eggs, Wheatgrass etc.
Magnesium		Deterioration of Metabolism & Cellular Functioning, Heart Attacks, Insulin Resistance	Nuts and Seeds, Green Vegetables, Dark Chocolate, Whole Grains etc.
Sodium		Cognitive Impairment, Headaches, Nausea, Seizure, Coma, Electrolytic Imbalance	Salt, Fish, Meat, Vegetables etc.
Chlorine			Salt, Milk, Meats, Vegetables etc.
Phosphorous			Meat, Fish, Poultry, Eggs, Milk, Bananas etc.
Iodine		Goitre, Cretinism, Deterioration of Metabolism & Cellular Functioning	Iodised Salt, Sea Food, Green Vegetables, Raw Milk, Eggs etc.
Protein	Kwashiorkor		Meat, Seafood, Eggs, Pulses & Legumes, Milk & Milk Products etc.
Protein-Energy	Marasmus		Grains, Pulses & Legumes, Meat, Milk & Milk Products, Eggs, Seafood etc.

List of important Congress Sessions and their presidents

Year	Place	President	Important Trivia
1885	Bombay	W.C.Banerjee	– 1st Session of Congress – Lord Dufferin was the Viceroy of British India – W.C.Banerjee was the president of the Indian National Congress again in the 1892 session in Allahabad.
1886	Calcutta	Dadabhai Naoroji	– Dadabhai Naoroji is fondly called as the “Grand Old Man of India” – He got a resolution passed in British Parliament for holding preliminary examinations for the I.C.S. in Indiaand England simultaneously – Thrice he was elected to the post of the President of the Indian National Congress, in 1886, 1893 and in 1906 – The Congress’ demand for swaraj (self-rule) was first expressed publicly by him in his presidential address in 1906.
1887	Madras	Badruddin Tyabji	– 1st Muslim president of INC – In 1902, he became the first Indian to hold the post of Chief Justice in Mumbai – He was also active in women’s emancipation and worked to weaken the zenana system
1888	Allahabad	George Yule	– 1st session to be presided by an Englishman – There were more! Sir William Wedderburn presided over at the 1889 session
1890	Calcutta	Pherozeshah Mehta	– Mehta is remembered mainly as founder of the modern Bombay Municipal Corporation which he fostered and served in a distinguished manner for nearly half a century
1896	Kolkata	Rahimtulla M Sayani	The National Song, Vande Mataram was sung for the first time
1907	Surat	Rashbihari Ghosh	The INC split into two, one consisting of Moderates, led by Gokhale and the other consisting of Extremists, led by Tilak
1911	Kolkata	Pandit Bishan Narayan Das	The National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana was sung for the first time
1916	Lucknow	Ambica Charan Mazumdar	– Joint session with Muslim league in which the historic Lucknow pact was signed – Muhammad Ali Jinnah, then a member of the Congress as well as the League, made both the parties reach an agreement to pressure the British government to adopt a more liberal approach to India and give Indians more authority to run their country, besides safeguarding basic Muslim demands – The Lucknow Pact also established cordial relations between the two prominent groups of the Indian National Congress – the “hot faction” led by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, and the moderates led by Gopal Krishna Gokhale.
1917	Kolkata	Annie Besant	– 1st session to be presided by a Lady
1918	Bombay and Delhi	2 presidents!	– 1st President- Syed Hasan Imam – 2nd President- Madan Mohan Malaviya
1924	Belgaum	Mahatma Gandhi
1925	Kanpur	Sarojini Naidu	– 1st session to be presided by an Indian lady
1929	Lahore	Pt Jawaharlal Nehru	– The decision to launch a civil disobedience movement to achieve complete independence (Poorna Swaraj) and to observe 26 Jan as Independence Day was taken – Nehru became the president for the first time
1938	Haripura	Subhash Chandra Bose	– He was the president twice. Again in 1939
1946	Meerut	Acharya JB Kripalani	– Last pre ­independence session of the INC.