Shashi Tharoor on What the British Did to India



Little More than Tea and Cricket
Review by By Andrew Robinson
in History Today, Volume 67 Issue 4 April 2017

In 1700, India, then ruled by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb,  boasted 24.4 per cent of global GDP: a share almost equal to that of Europe’s 25 per cent.

By 1950, India became a secular democracy by implementing a new constitution, its share was only o just over three per cent. During 1757 and 1947,  the British East India Company ruled a large part of India until 1858, then  the British Parliament ruled until 1947.

http://www.historytoday.com/reviews/little-more-tea-and-cricket

28 November - Day in History of India and Importance



1997
Gujral government fell as Congress withdrew support.



Birthdays

1922 - K.M. Mammen Mappillai

1928 - K.V.K. Raju - Founder, Nagarjuna Fertilisers, Kakinada

1982 - Nagendra Karri - Hollywood film director, Screenwriter and Producer.


Death

1890: Jyotirao Phule
Social activist, writer, educationist and radical intellectual, Jyotirao Phule was born on April 11, 1827, in Maharashtra’s Satara district.
https://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/28th-november-1890-jyotirao-phule-activist-and-radical-intellectual-passed-away

1962 — Krishna Chandra Dey, Bengali actor and musician


Updated  27 November 2016,  21 December 2012

Sunday, November 19, 2017

21 November - Day in History of India and Importance

1517 - Ibrahim Lodi's reign began
1947 - First postal stamp of independent India was released.
1962 - China declared ceasefire after attacking India for over a month.
1970 - Sir C.V. Raman passed away

Birthdays

1926 - Prem Nath
Helen  - Popular Dancer - Hindi Films - Biography and Videos 
1964 - Ramesh Vishwanath Katti - 2009 Lok Sabha Member - BJP

Death

1970 - Sir C.V. Raman passed away

C V Raman: The scientist and his legacy

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http://www.indianage.com/1121.html

Updated  20 November 2017, 21 November 2015

20 November - Day in History of India and Importance


1572 - Akbar arrived at Ahmadabad and made arrangements for its administration.

1902 - Gandhiji went back to South Africa at the request of the Indian community and revived the  fight of Indians against Anti-Asian Laws.
1917 - J.C. Bose Research Institute was established in Calcutta.
1967 - First Indian made  Rocket 'Rohini RH75' launched into space from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station.
1982 - Bhaskara-II, India's second experimental remote sensing satellite, was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos.

2017
November 20, 2009: Sachin Tendulkar became the first player to score 30,000 international runs

November 20, 2017: Virat Kohli became the joint fastest player to score 50 international centuries.


In International cricket, on 20 November 2017

Sachin Tendulkar:

Matches - 664, Centuries - 100

Virat Kohli:

Matches - 318, Centuries - 50

Birthdays

1750 - Tipu Sultan
1953 - Manohar Tirkey - 2009 Lok Sabha Member
1962 - Rajkumar Hirani


21 November - Day in History of India and Importance

Updated 20 November 2017, 29 March 2015

Andhra History - Bibliography - ఆంధ్రుల చరిత్ర - వ్యాసములు - గ్రంథములు


ఆంధ్రుల చరిత్ర - వ్యాసములు - గ్రంథములు

Comprehensive History and Culture of Andhra Pradesh: Pre- and protohistoric Andhra Pradesh up to 500 BC


M. L. K. Murty
Orient Blackswan, 2003 - Andhra Pradesh (India) - 185 pages


This volume traces archaeological research undertaken in Andhra Pradesh going back to the nineteenth century when the cultures of the region were explored and documented. In the 1950s, scholars conducted culture-historic research across the physiographical regions of Andhra Pradesh, following trends in India and Old World. 1970s saw a shift from the historic approach to the development of models for the contextual study of sites, and the explanation of the archaeological record in terms of the adaptive behaviour of past societies.

https://books.google.co.in/books?id=yK8D8c5-HXAC



Narisetti Innaiah - Part 2
http://www.centerforinquiry.net/uploads/attachments/Pradesh-Part-2.pdf



The History of Andhra Country, 1000 A.D.-1500 A.D.

Yashoda Devi
Gyan Publishing House, 1993 - Andhra Pradesh (India) - 528 pages

27 July 1076 - Rajaraja Mummadi Choda was appointed as the viceroy of Vengi Kingdom  by his father.  Page 2.


An encyclopedic study of a crucial period of Andhra history by a highly respected academician and a scholar of high repute. The first volume comprehensively deals with the political history of the subsidiary dynasties in Medieval Andhradesa, tracing their ancestries, fixing their genealogies and chronology.
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=-d9IAvFOUHsC
Preview available - Read

Rani Rudrama Devi


Inscriptions of the Minor Chalukya Dynasties of Andhra Pradesh
Kolluru Suryanarayana
Mittal Publications, 01-Jan-1993 - Andhra Pradesh (India) - 189 pages
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=d4PCyXslrNsC

Social and Cultural Life in Medieval Andhra
M. Krishna Kumari
Discovery Publishing House, 1990 - History - 192 pages
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=B5SaAGpGNbAC


Updated 20 November 2017, 25 December 2012



Wednesday, October 4, 2017

7 October - Day in History of India and Importance


1586 - Mughal army entered Srinagar
1708 - Guru Govind Singh was assasinated
1737 - 40 feet waves in Bengal coast - 300,000 dead.
1919 - Mahatma Gandhi started publishing Navjeevan newspaper
1950 - Mother Teresa started Missionaries of Charity

1999 - Majority for NDA


 Birthdays

1914 - Begum Akhtar
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1939 Smt. Bijoya Chakravarty - 2009 Lok Sabha Member
Usha Khanna (Music Director)

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http://www.indianage.com/1007.html


October Month - Day in History of India Index


                                                      Mahatma Gandhi - Birthday  2 October
                                                                   Picture source:           http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2006/jan06/photofeature20060127/photofeature20060127.asp

1          2       3     4        5       6      7     8        9     10

11       12     13    14      15     16    17    18      19     20

21       22     23    24      25     26    27    28      29     30

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Updated 7 October 2017, 4 October 2014

Sunday, October 1, 2017

2 October - Day in History of India and Importance




The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi at the Museum inside Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra, at Chanakyapuri, in New Delhi on October 02, 2016.
CNR :87848 Photo ID :90207 pib.nic.in

Birthday Mahatma Gandhi
Thoughts Of Mahatma Gandhi

Gandhi Jayanti 2017 -  Swachh Bharat Diwas
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/efeatures.aspx?relid=171247


Childcare Day



1929 - Mahatma Gandhi made Navjivan publication a charitable trust.
1934 - Indian Naval Force was established.
1951 - Bharatiya Janasangh was established
1972 - Broadcasting of  Bombay Doordarshan started


Birthdays

1869 - Mahatma Gandhi

1904 - Lal Bahadur Shastri

1939 - Budhi Kunderan

1942 - Asha Parekh




Perspectives in Indian History


Atul Kumar Sinha
Anamika Pub & Distributors, 2004 - India - 438 pages


Papers Collected In The Volume Pertain To The Social, Political, Economic, Religious, Cultural As Also To The National Movement. Contains 49 Papers Of Which 21 Are In English And The Rest In Hindi.


https://books.google.co.in/books?id=q0gQCrZ6hZwC

October


                                                      Mahatma Gandhi - Birthday  2 October
                                                                   Picture source:           http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2006/jan06/photofeature20060127/photofeature20060127.asp

1          2       3     4        5       6      7     8        9     10

11       12     13    14      15     16    17    18      19     20

21       22     23    24      25     26    27    28      29     30

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Updated 2 October 2017, 1 October 2015

Friday, September 22, 2017

23 September - Day in History of India and Importance




1803 - British Indian force defeated Marathas in the Battle of Assaye

1965 - The cease fire in the war with Pakistan came into effect.
1965 India - Pakistan War

1974 - First NCC Airforce Squadron for Women was started.
1992 - Indian-designed pilotless target aircraft 'Lakshya'  was successfully tested.
1996 - Sitaram Kesri was elected as the provisional president of Congress (I).




Birthdays

1917 - Asima Chatterjee
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asima_Chatterjee
Chatterjee's research concentrated on natural products chemistry and resulted in anti-convulsive, anti-malarial, and chemotherapy drugs.

 Prem Chopra (Bollywood Actor)
1943 - Mahadeo Singh Khandela - 2009 Lok Sabha Member


Updated 23 September 2017, 23 September 2014

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

21 September - Day in History of India and Importance



2014
http://news.rediff.com/commentary/2014/sep/21/liveupdates.htm

2015
http://news.rediff.com/commentary/2015/sep/21/liveupdates.htm

2016
http://news.rediff.com/commentary/2016/sep/21/liveupdates.htm


Birthdays
1964 - Dr. Ram Shankar Katheria - 2009, 2014 Lok Sabha Member
           Minister of State for HRD, Higher Education. Visited NITIE on 20 September 2015 as Chief guest for Convocation. I also sat on the stage along with him on the day.


Updated 20 September 2017, 25 September 2015

Sunday, September 17, 2017

18 September - Day in History of India and Importance



1615 - Thomas Roe presented himself in the court of Jehangir.

1803 - Second - Anglo Maratha War - defeat of Marathas in battle Assaye

1803 - Capture of Puri by Britishers from Marathas

1927 - Maharshtra Chamber of Commerce was established.

1965 - 1965 India - Pakistan War
http://indianexpress.com/article/research/here-is-a-history-of-india-pakistan-conflict/

2016 - An Army unit at Uri, Baramulla District, Kashmir was attacked by terrorists. 18 jawans were killed by terrorists.
Four terrorists were killed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Uri_attack
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/18-jawans-killed-in-pre-dawn-strike-at-Uri/article14988716.ece

2017 - Google to launch digital payment app "Tes" in India
http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/google-to-launch-mobile-payment-service-in-india-report/story-WlK26nDj9WFjOXWBQTdhOL.html

Birthdays

1941 - Arjun Charan Sethi 2009 Lok Sabha Member
1950 - Shabana Azmi
1951 - Kotla Jaysurya Prakasha Reddy
1989 - Ashwini Ponnappa

Updated 18 September 2017, 25 December 2012

Friday, September 15, 2017

16 September - Day in History of India and Importance




1932 - Gandhi begins fast in protest of caste separation
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gandhi-begins-fast-in-protest-of-caste-separation


1965 - 1965 India - Pakistan War

Birthdays
1914 - Chaudhari Devi Lal
1916 - Bharat Ratna  M.S. Subbulaxmi

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Annamacharya Keertanas by M.S. Subbulakshmi
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1931 - George Sudarshan
https://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/16th-september-1931-famous-indian-physicist-george-sudarshan-is-born
1945 - P. Chidambaram - 2009 Lok Sabha Member - Home Minister, Finance Minister



http://aajtak.intoday.in/education/story/16-september-in-india-and-world-history-in-hindi-1-833256.html


An Advanced History of Modern India

Sailendra Nath Sen
Macmillan, 2010 - India - 420 pages


An Advanced History of Modern India has been designed for undergraduate students as well as those preparing for civil services examinations at both central and state levels.
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=bXWiACEwPR8C


http://www.ancient.eu/Magadha_Kingdom/

MCQ SERIES: Indian History (850+ MCQ)

Kalinjar Publications - Juvenile Nonfiction


Useful for UPSC, IAS, PCS, Civil Services, SSC, IBPS, UGC, CBSE, CLAT, related Govt Recruitment Exams.
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=lohlCQAAQBAJ



Updated 16 September 2017, 25 December 2012

Thursday, September 14, 2017

15 September - Day in History of India and Importance


Engineer's Day



1931 - Gandhi Irwin Pact

1948 - First ship with Independent India's Flag INS Delhi reached Bombay (now Mumbai) Port.

1959 -  Public Service Broadcaster Doordarshan is launched

1965 - 1965 India - Pakistan War


Birthdays


1860 - Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya - Eminent Engineer and Administrator
1909 - C.N. Annadurai
1915 - Param Vir Chakra - Lance Naik Karam Singh
1929 - O.Rajagopal - Kerala BJP leader, Union Minister, MLA in Kerala (2016 Assembly Elections)


Death

2012 - Sudarshanji - RSS Sar Sanghachalak

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http://www.uttarpradesh.org/india/september-15-indian-history-hindi-famous-notable-events/

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

17 September - Day in History of India and Importance



Birthday of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi


Life Story of Shri Narendra Modi
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1934 - Gandhiji announced his decision to retire from politics from 1 October

1948 - Nizam announces accession to Indian Union through a broadcast - Telangana liberation day
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Telangana_movement

1965 - 1965 India - Pakistan War

2017 -  PM Modi to inaugurate The Sardar Sarovar project dam
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/pm-narendra-modi-to-inaugurate-worlds-second-biggest-sardar-sarovar-dam-on-september-17-4843132/

It is the second biggest dam in the world after the Grand Coulee Dam in the United States.


2017

PM dedicates Sardar Sarovar Dam to the nation; attends closing ceremony of Narmada Mahotsav at Dabhoi

http://www.ptinews.com/news/9078020_Sardar-Dam-an-engineering-miracle-that-faced-many-hurdles--PM.html



The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi at the Sardar Sarovar Dam, in Gujrat on September 17, 2017.
CNR :102232 Photo ID :113702

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today dedicated the Sardar Sarovar Dam to the nation. The occasion was marked by prayers and chanting of hymns at the Dam at Kevadia. The Prime Minister unveiled a plaque to mark the occasion.

Later, the Prime Minister visited the construction site of the Statue of Unity, an iconic structure dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, at Sadhu Bet, a short distance from the Sardar Sarovar Dam. He was given an overview of the progress of work at the site.

At a large public meeting in Dabhoi, the Prime Minister unveiled a plaque to mark the laying of foundation stone of the National Tribal Freedom Fighters' Museum. The occasion also marked the closing ceremony of the Narmada Mahotsav, which generated awareness about the River Narmada, in various districts of Gujarat.

Speaking on the occasion, he said the huge gathering shows the respect that people have for Maa Narmada. On the occasion of Vishwakarma Jayanti, he said that he salutes all those who are working to build the nation. Let us leave no stone unturned to build a New India by 2022, the Prime Minister exhorted.

The Prime Minister recalled Sardar Patel's vision of the dam. He said that both Sardar Patel and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar gave a lot of emphasis to irrigation and waterways.

The Prime Minister said lack of water resources has been a major impediment to development. He recalled visiting the border areas in the past, when BSF jawans did not have enough water. We brought Narmada waters to the border areas for the jawans, he said.

The saints and seers of Gujarat have played a very big role in the making of the Sardar Sarovar Dam, he said. The waters of the River Narmada will help citizens and transform lives, he added.

The Prime Minister said that in the western part of the country, there is water shortage, and in the eastern part, there is power and gas shortage. He said the Government is working to overcome these shortages, so that India scales new heights of development.

The Prime Minister said the Statue of Unity would be a fitting tribute to Sardar Patel, and would draw tourists from all over. He recalled freedom fighters from tribal communities, who fought against colonialism.

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Birthdays

1879 - Periyar E.V. Ramasamy
1915 - M.F. Husain
1930 - Lalgudi Jayaraman, Composer
1943 - T. Subbarami Reddy

1950 - Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi

1985 - Ravichandran Ashwin



Updated 14 September 2017, 27 September 2015

Sunday, September 10, 2017

11 September - Day in History of India and Importance


1893- Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism and addressed  Chicago's Parliament of the World's Religions, the first ever inter-faith gathering. His brief talk on the day, dramatically attracted the attention of the gathering, enlightening Western opinion to the depth of Hindu philosophy and culture.

Hear the Speech by Swami

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Vivekananda Samiti

Text of the speech
http://iitk.ac.in/vs/Chicago_Speech_Of_Swami_Vivekananda.pdf



Read the Speech by Swami
http://iitk.ac.in/vs/Chicago_Speech_Of_Swami_Vivekananda.pdf

http://www.ramakrishna.org/chcgfull.htm


1948 - Indian Government troops entered in the Hyderabad State.

1965 - India - Pakistan War
1965 India - Pakistan War

1967 - China and India exchange artillery fire on Sikkim-Tibet border.

Birthdays

1895 - Acharya Vinoba Bhave
1911 - Lala Amarnath (Cricketer)
1950 - Mohan Madhukar Bhagwat, SarSanghachalak, RSS








1963 - Balkrishna Khanderao Shukla -   2009 Lok Sabha Member


http://www.thehindu.com/archive/

2009
http://www.thehindu.com/archive/web/2009/09/11/

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/BEML-delivers-first-standard-gauge-coaches-for-Delhi-Metro/article16880645.ece


Updated  11 September 2017,  11 September 2016, 11 September 2014

Saturday, September 9, 2017

10 September - Day in History of India and Importance




1965
Battle of Chawinda - Big tank fight between India and Pakistan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chawinda

Battle of Phillora
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Phillora

Birthdays

1928 Chilukuri Subrahmanya Sastry - Professor, Telugu, Andhra University and RSS Sangha Sanchalak, Andhra and Orissa. Death: 15 May 2009

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Senior-RSS-leader-dead/article16597312.ece

http://organiser.org/archives/historic/dynamic/modulesce63.html?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=294&page=33

1942 Inder Singh Namdhari - 2009 Lok Sabha Member









http://www.thehindu.com/archive/



10 September 2009 - Hindu Archives

2009
Exports dipped for the eleventh consecutive month in a row with a 19.7 per cent fall at $14.3 billion in August against $17.8 billion in the same month last year.

For April-August this fiscal, exports contracted by 31.3 per cent to $63.9 billion from $93.1 billion in the same period last year. The contraction in July was 28.4 per cent.







Updated 10  September 2017, 25 December 2012

Friday, August 18, 2017

19 August - Day in History of India and Importance




1600 Akbar captured Ahmednagar.

1757 The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company.

1946 Cabinet Mission's plan announced an interim government, which was formed by reconstituting the Viceroy's Executive Council.
1977 Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.
1992 K.R.Narayanan elected the ninth Vice President of India.
1994 - Rupee made fully convertible on current account
1996 Gujarat's expelled BJP leader Shankersingh Waghela formed a new party called 'Rashtriya Janata Party'.

2016 - PV Sindhu wins silver medal for India in Badminton at Rio Olympics
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Journey of PV Singhu in Rio Olympics
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Birthdays



1887 S. Satyamurti, freedom fighter and social worker - born at Thirumeyyam in the former Pudukottah State.

1916 Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India

1941 - Jaswant Singh Rawat
Awarded Maha Vir Chakra posthumously for the Battle of Nuranang in the present day Arunachal Pradesh during the 1962 India-China war.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaswant_Singh_Rawat


Updated 19 August 2017, 26 December 2012

11 August - Day in History of India and Importance




1908 -Khudiram Bose was hanged
http://www.gatewayforindia.com/history/british_history3.htm

1961 - The Former Portuguese Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli were Merged to Create the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli

2012 - Mohammed Hamid Ansari was sworn in as 14th Vice President of India

2016
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2017

Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu as Rajya Sabha Chairman - First appearance in Rajya Sabha - Welcome by the Prime Minister
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Birthdays


1951 Sunil Shetty - Hindi Film Actor


http://www.indianage.com/0811.html

Advance Study in the History of Modern India (Volume-2: 1803-1920)
G. S. Chhabra
Lotus Press, 01-Jan-2005 - India - 680 pages
http://books.google.co.in/books?id=OzZzFm4pLWQC


Updated on 19 August 2017,  11 August 2013

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Battle of Saraighat - 1671 - Defeat of Mughal Army by Ahoms (Assamese)


The Battle of Saraighat was fought in 1671 between the army of the  Mughal empire (led by the Kachwaha king, Raja Ramsingh I), and the army and navy of Ahom Kingdom (led by Lachit Borphukan) on the Brahmaputra river at Saraighat, now in Guwahati, Assam, India. The Ahom Army defeated the Mughal Army by brilliant uses of the terrain.

The Battle of Saraighat was the last battle and the last major attempt by the Mughals to extend their empire into Assam. Though the Mughals managed to regain Guwahati briefly afterwards,  the Ahoms wrested control in the Battle of Itakhuli in 1682 and maintained it till the end of their rule.

The Mughal Emperor Auranjeb deputed the powerful Rajput king Raja Ram Singha as the Commander-in-Chief of the Mughal army to attack Ahoms.

The  king of Ahoms at that time, Chakradwaj Singha ordered the deployment of Assamese forces on both the banks of the Brahmaputra. Commander of the Ahoms, the Borphukan was aware that the Mughals would definitely try to invade the country on the north bank of the Brahmaputra as they could move faster on the land routes of the north bank. The south bank of the Brahmaputra was relatively safer as the enemy needed to cross the mighty river Brahmaputra to attack the Assamese forces on the south bank. Moreover, the Assamese naval force was fairly strong and it has strategic border posts. Hence Borphukan chose south bank as the point where he will fight the mughal army and he fortified the border posts.

Lachit Barphukan camped in Itakhuli. He had a very strong personality.  None could look straight at his face. After detailing his soldiers, he came and held discussion with the commanders.

On the Northbank, there was a debacle. At Alaboi,  ten thousand soldiers were killed by the Mughal army. It disheartened King Chakradwaj Singha. In fact, Lachit was not interested to fight the Mughal army on the north bank. On the insistence of the king, he had sent his soldiers to fight the land battle at Allaboi near Agiathuri resulting in a catastrophe.

After the death of king Chakradwaj, his cousin Udayaditya ascended the throne. He was in favour of a negotiated settlement and there were diplomatic missions between the Barphukan and Raja Ram Singha.  But the conditions given by Ram Singha that Guwahati be returned to the Mughal was totally unacceptable and so Lachit Barphukan procrastinated. On the other hand, the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb was furious that Raja Ram Singha was not being able to wrest away Guwahati and the lower Assam from the Ahom king. He ordered Ram Singha to fight the Assamese.

Raja Ram Singha was now determined to fight the Assamese. So he sent Munnawar Khan, his nephew Rabat Khan, Lasid Khan, two Firingis (foreigners) on war boats. They fired their guns and shot their arrows from their boats to launch an attack on the Assamese. The Assamese fleet retreated to Amrajurighat.

It was, therefore, thought by the Mughal Commanders that the landing of their men and horses would be easy at that open shore for an attack on Guwahati. But, in the meantime, high sand banks had been built by the Assamese all along it from the foot of the Kamakhya Hill to that of Sukreswar. When the Mughal fleet reached the Juria Hill, the Assamese army retreated to Asvakranta.  Even with high temperature, Lachit Barphukan remained alert and was informed every few minutes about the advance of the enemy up the river. There was such a concentration of the Ahom navy at Guwahati that it was possible to walk over the bridge of war-boats alone from one bank of the Brahmaputra to the other. The Mughals pressed forward to the open shore of Andharubali and the Assamese fell back to the Bar-Sila after an action which did not succeed in stemming the enemy’s progress. It seemed as if there was a break-down in the command, though there was not any inherent lack of energy and strength of the Ahom navy, which had regained its supremacy under Chakradhvaj Singha.

Some of the Assamese boatmen wanted to retreat to Kajali and Samdhara. The commander at Aswaklanta, a Hazarika of the Miri Sandiqui family, asked the Barphukan to come to his rescue. Lachit Barphukan sent the following reply:-“Tell your men, I am going to die on this spot and I will never think of abandoning my charge. I have a piece of land on the top of the Chila hill which will provide sufficient accommodation for my dead body. If I survive I shall go after all the people who have left their places.” A commander named Nara Hazarika rushed from Sindurighopa, and knelt down before the retreating soldiers shouting, “My countrymen, do please flee if you want to pour poison on this platter of gold!” The Barphukan immediately placed 2,000 men at the disposal of Nara Hazarika.

The Buragohain was at Lathia. Hatibarua Deka loaded all the belongings of the Buragohain on the boats without his knowledge. Even the belongings of the Barphukan were also loaded without his knowledge into the boats which reached Latasil. The Barphukan who was very ill was watching this scene from his sick bed at his archery store .When he heard that the Mughals had reached Juria, he asked the attendants to take him out so that he could see how far the Mughals had arrived. He was taken out to the gate yard of his residence by four Bhuyans.

The Barphukan wanted to go to confront the Mughals but the astrologer Achyutananda Doloi said, “The time is not the auspicious for it”. The Barphukan said, “Doloi, I shall now severe your head before the Heavenly King does it!” The Doloi said, “You may do so.” The Barphukan remained at his gate house taking information about the naval battle. He said, “The Mughals have crossed Amrajuri; Doloi, the Heavenly King will not spare you nor me. You have paved the way for your annihilation, brought about my disgrace and destroyed my livelihood!” After a few seconds, the astrologer announced, “Now is the most appropriate time to catch the enemy!”

The Barphukan immediately came down the steps of the gate house, supported by Nodai of Kharangi and boarded his boat. Seeing the retreating of the Ahom soldiers, the oarsmen wanted to go upstream leaving the scene of contest. The Barphukan exclaimed, “How dare you row the boats upstream? The  King has given me the command of the people of the place here. Should I go back to my wife and family without fighting the enemy? How dare these serfs of boatmen venture to row up the boats without my permission?” So saying he hit four oarsmen with the blunt edge of his sword and threw them into the water. He beat up his body guards and threw them into the river. He, however, allowed them to come when their comrades entreated him for mercy.

The effect was electrifying. Words spread that the Barphukan   was killing those who were retreating without fighting the enemy and throwing them into the river. The Barphukan said loudly, “Let the Mughals capture me alive and let my people go home in peace!” His fleet of seven boats with mounted guns sped towards the enemies. This gallant and extra-ordinary act of the Ahom General at once restored the morale of his army and the navy  and immediately the shore batteries of the Ahoms and the archers, on the north and south banks went into action with terrific volleys and their naval forces fell upon the Mughal fleet and threw it into confusion. A big battle ensued in the area of Saraighat and both the sides called up their strength. The Sharing Phukan, the Neog Kataki and many Hazarikas proceeded from Rangmahal and joined their army in this violent contest. The Mughal Commandant Sharip Khan and two other Amirs commanding the navy fell downs dead. Innumerable Mughal soldiers were killed and many of their boats with men, horses and war materials were sunk. The survivors made quick retreat in their boats. A large amount of booty came into the possession of the Ahoms. There was no other fighting after this naval fight. That was the historic battle of Saraighat fought in the middle of March, 1671, which became the Waterloo for the mighty Mughals in the east.

The Assamese people regained their lost glory. The victory of the Assamese people in the battle of Saraighat was a landmark in the history of Assam and Assamese are proud of this great achievement of Veer Lachit.


http://www.publicationsdivision.nic.in/Eng-Pub/Au-Wise/EB34.HTM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Saraighat

Updated 16 August 2017,  16 August 2013

1901 - 2000 Indian History - Year's Important Events






1947 - India became independent country.

1948 - Mahatma Gandhi was killed by the bullet by Nathuram Godse.

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1957 - Film Mother India was released.

1958 - Milkha Singh became the first Indian to win Gold medal in Common Wealth Games

1959 - Dalai Lama came to India as refugee.

1960 - Ramanathan Krishnan became World No. 3 in Tennis.

1961 - Freedom struggle in Goa.

1962 - China attacked Indian military camps.

1963 -

1964 - Jawaharlal Nehru, Freedom fighter, leader and the first Prime Minister passed away.

1968 - Foundation stone for Auroville, Puducherry laid.

1970 - India's project to increase milk production, White Revolution was started.

1972 - All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam was founded by MGR

1974 - Vijay Amritraj won Junior Wimbledon Championship.

1975 - Emergency was declared by Indira Gandhi as Prime Minister.

1976 - K. Kamaraj was awarded Bharat Ratna

1977 - Emergency was lifted due to the agitation by opposition parties and people. Elections held and Janata Party came into power. Morarji Desai become the first non-congress Prime Minister as leader of Janata Party.

1984 - Operation Blue Star was conducted to occupy Golden Temple and flush out terrorists from the complex.

1987 - Mr. India film became a big hit.

2001 - Lata Mangeshkar was given Bharat Ratna award

2006 - FaceBook was introduced in India.

2014 - BJP won absolute majority in the Parliament. Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister.

2016 - Principles of Industrial Engineering presented in NCIETM 2016 at NITIE, Mumbai, India by Narayana Rao, Professor, NITIE.

2017 - Ram Nath  Kovind became the first BJP member to occupy President's Post.
           Detailed list of principles of industrial engineering presented by Narayana Rao at IISE 2017 Annual Conference at Pittsburgh, USA.


Monday, August 14, 2017

1957 - Year in Indian History



Movie Mother India was released. Became a big hit.


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15 August - Day in History of India and Importance


Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 2017 Independence Day Speech
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Independence Day of India


1947 - Independence Day

Nehru Speech on 15 August 1947
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2001
Pendyala Harikrishna became the youngest Indian Grand Master in Chess.


2012
Independence Day - Prime Minister's Address from Red Fort

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2016  PM Narendra Modi's Address

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 2017 Independence Day Speech
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Aurobindo
Raakhee (1947)


Updated 15 August 2017,  3 August 2014

Thursday, August 3, 2017

4 August - Day in History of India and Importance



Jadi-Buti Diwas
(Birthday of Acharya Balakrishnan (Patanjali Ayurved))


1923
Nagpur University started working

1935
Government of India Act 1935 comes into force.

1997 Nilesh Kulkarni became the first Indian to take a wicket with first ball in Test cricket.

2016

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1845 Pherozeshah Mehta
1929 Kishore Kumar
Acharya Balakrishnan (Patanjali Ayurved)

http://www.indianage.com/0804.html


Updated 4 August 2017, 24 December 2012

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

26 July - Day in History of India and Importance in Hindi - भारत देश के इतिहास


भारत  देश के इतिहास में 26 जुलाई

कारगिल विजय दिवस


2008: गुजरात के अहमदाबाद शहर में 21 धमाके हुए. इस हादसे में 56 लोग मारे गए और 200 से ज्यादा जख्मी हुए.


http://aajtak.intoday.in/education/story/26-july-in-world-and-india-history-in-hindi-1-824619.html

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

26 July - Day in History of India and Importance

Kargil Victory Day

July 1991 - Month of India's Economic Reforms
India's Economic Reforms (1991 - 2016) Review and Plan for 2016-2041 - $20 Trillion GDP

26 July 1999 - Kargil Victory Day
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kargil_Vijay_Diwas

1614 - Jehangir captured Mewar.

1975 - Anti-emergency demonstrations held in Gujarat.

1993 - Swami Chinmayananda was named Hindu of the Year 1992. He attained Mahasamadhi on 26 July at the age of 77.

1999 - Kargil Victory Day
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kargil_Vijay_Diwas

2000 - Government gives orders prohibiting children below 14 years as domestic servants by Government employees.






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Monday, July 24, 2017

31 July - Day in History of India and Importance



1658 - Auranjeb became emperor

1959 - IIT at Guindy, Madras (Presently Chennai) inaugurated.

1991
July 1991 - Month of India's Economic Reforms
India's Economic Reforms (1991 - 2016) Review and Plan for 2016-2041 - $20 Trillion GDP

2016

Petrol, Diesel became cheaper
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Sonu Nigam

Munshi Premchand,

Mumtaj

Mumtaj, Rajesh Khanna
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30 July - Day in History of India and Importance



1957 - Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India was founded

1987 - Rajiv Gandhi escaped an attack on him at Colombo

1991
July 1991 - Month of India's Economic Reforms
India's Economic Reforms (1991 - 2016) Review and Plan for 2016-2041 - $20 Trillion GDP

2016
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Mandakini   - Film Heroine - Ram Teri Ganga Maili
Sonu Sood - Hindi Film Actor - Negative roles


Sonu Nigam

Sonu Nigam - Singing and acting
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28 July - Day in History of India and Importance



1972
Signing of Simla pact - India and Pakistan

1991
July 1991 - Month of India's Economic Reforms
India's Economic Reforms (1991 - 2016) Review and Plan for 2016-2041 - $20 Trillion GDP


2016

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28 - Kasu Brahmananda Reddy, Ayesha Julka, dhanush,

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Sunday, July 23, 2017

6 July - Day in History of India and Importance


Dadabhai Naorojo elected as member of Parliament of UK.
First Indian to be elected to UK Parliament
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Birthdays

1901 - Syama Prasad Mukherjee - Founder Bharatiya Jana Sangh

Floral tributes were paid to Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee, on the occasion of his birth anniversary, in Central Hall of Parliament, in New Delhi on July 06, 2015.
http://pibphoto.nic.in/photo//2015/Jul/l2015070667206.jpg

1940 - Jaywant Gangaram Awale - 2009 Lok Sabha Member



2016

New ministers of Central Government started their work in the new offices.
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The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh paying floral tributes at Babu Jagjivan Ram Smriti Sansthan on the occasion of 29th death anniversary of the former Deputy Prime Minister, Babu Jagjivan Ram, in New Delhi on July 06, 2015.
http://pibphoto.nic.in/photo//2015/Jul/l2015070667205.jpg

2002 - Dhirubahi Hirachand Ambani
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http://www.indianage.com/0706.html

Updated 24 July 2017, 23 July 2015

Saturday, July 22, 2017

10 April - Day in History of India and Importance


1875 - Swami Dayanand Saraswathi announces the founding of Arya samaj

1917 - Gandhi arrived in Champaran, a district in the state of Bihar. Taken as the starting of Champaran Satyagrah or movement
1982 - INSAT 1A was launched.
1995 - Morarji Desai died at the age of 99.
2014 - Lok Sabha Elections 3rd phase voting


10 April Birthdays Famous Indians


1894 - G.D. Birla


Ghanshyam Das Birla was born on 10 April 1894 at Pilani village, in the Indian state then known as Rajputana, as a member of the Marwari community.
http://www.financialexpress.com/archive/the-life-and-times-of-g-d-birla/75804/


Kishori Amonkar


Kishori Amonkar (10 April 1932 – 3 April 2017) was an Indian classical vocalist. She was student and exponent of  the Jaipur gharana.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kishori_Amonkar

Mani Shankar Aiyar


Date of Birth 10/04/1941
Birth Place Lahore (now in Pakistan)
Educational Qualifications Senior Cambridge, B.A. (Hons.) in Economics, (standing first in the University), M.A. (Economics) Educated at Doon School, Dehradun, St. Stephens' College, University of Delhi, Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, U.K. D.Sc. (Honoris Causa) by Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, Honorary Fellow, Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, U.K., 2010
Profession Diplomat, Journalist/Writer, Political and Social Worker
Positions Held 1991-1996 Member, Tenth Lok Sabha 1999-2004 Member, Thirteenth Lok Sabha 2004-2009 Member, Fourteenth Lok Sabha 23 May 2004-2009 Union Minister of Panchayati Raj 23 May 2004-28 Jan. 2006 Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas 29 Jan. 2006-2008 Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports 6 April 2008-2009 Union Minister of the Development of North-Eastern Region March 2010 Nominated to Rajya Sabha April 2010 onwards Member, Committee on Rural Development Nov. 2010 onwards Member, National Social Security Board for Unorganised Workers Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs Sept. 2011 onwards Member, Central Advisory Committee for pilot scheme called 'Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana Dec. 2011 onwards Member, Parliamentary Forum on Disaster Management May 2012 onwards Member, Central Silk Board
Freedom Fighter No
Books Published (i) Remembering Rajiv, Rupa, 1992, (ii) In Rajiv's Footsteps: One Year in Parliament, Konark, 1993, (iii) Mani Shankar Aiyar's Pakistan Papers, UBSPD, 1994, (iv) Knickerwallahs, Silly-Billies and Other Curious Creatures, UBSPD, 1995, (v) Rajiv Gandhi's India (in 4 volumes) (ed.), UBSPD, 1997, (vi) Confessions of a Secular Fundamentalist, Penguin India, 2004 and (vii) A Time of Transition : Rajiv Gandhi to the 21st Century, Penguin India, 2009
Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests

Other Information Member, Indian Foreign Service, 1963-89; Consul-General, Karachi, 1978-82; Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, 1982-83; Special Assistant to former Congress (I) President, Late Shri Rajiv Gandhi, 1989-91; has been awarded 'Outstanding Parliamentarian Award, for 2006 by President Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil

http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2133

Narayana Rane


Born on April 10, 1952, he matriculated in 1970.

He was elected to the Bombay Municipal Corporation in 1985. Between 1988 and 1991, he was a member of the Bombay Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking -BEST- and also worked as president of the undertaking for three consecutive years.

 He made his debut in the Maharashtra Assembly in 1990, was re-elected in 1995 and made a Cabinet Minister when the Shiv Sena-BJP combine formed the coalition

http://zeenews.india.com/home/narayan-rane-a-profile_179858.html

http://www.indianage.com/0410.html

Updated 24 July 2017, 9 April 2017,  26 March 2016

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

7 July - Day in History of India and Importance



1854 - Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company ( the first cotton spinning mill to be established in Bombay), was floated on 7 July 1854  by Cowasjee Nanabhoy Davar (1815-73) and his associates.
See the link

1855 - 30,000 people went to Calcutta to fight British
It is an interesting entry.  More details to be collected


2015 - Launch of the 'Pashu Poshan', a web and android platform application developed by the National Dairy Development Board

The Union Minister for Agriculture, Shri Radha Mohan Singh launched the 'Pashu Poshan', a web and android platform application developed by the National Dairy Development Board, in New Delhi on July 07, 2015.
http://pibphoto.nic.in/photo//2015/Jul/l2015070767322.jpg


2016

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MS Dhoni

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7 July - Bollywood - Hindi Films - NRUTube Video Movie Theater


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http://www.indianage.com/0707.html

Updated 7 July 2017

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Jaswant Singh Rawat - Maha Vira Chakra




Jaswant Singh Rawat (19 August 1941 - 17 November 1962) was an Indian rifleman soldier of 4 Garhwal Rifles. He won the Maha Vir Chakra posthumously for  the Battle of Nuranang in the present day Arunachal Pradesh during the 1962 India-China war.

The exemplary bravery shown by Jaswant Rawat was honored by building a memorial at the post where he fought the Chinese army. The post which he held against the Chinese Army was named as Jaswant Garh.

Another honor bestowed upon him is that he continues in the service even after death, he has been awarded promotions as if he is still serving the Nation. There is a memorial for him and army serve at the memorial as if Jaswant Singh is still alive.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaswant_Singh_Rawat

http://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/the-heroic-story-of-jaswant-singh-the-man-who-saved-arunachal-pradesh-from-the-chinese-army-247929.html

Jaswantgarh war memorial stands tall
http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/aug/20war.htm

17 November 1962 Battle
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=rotnAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA52#v=onepage&q&f=false

5 July - Day in History of India and Importance


1916 - Indian women's university was started by Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve in at Hingne near Pune.
1947 - Indian Act 1947 was introduced in British Parliament.

2015

Sanskrit News
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2016

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Birthdays

1946 - Ram Vilas Paswan
1952 - G.M. Siddeswara - 2009 Lok Sabha Member


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5 July - Bollywood - Hindi Films - NRUTube Video Movie Theater


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http://timelines.ws/countries/INDIA_A.HTML

updated on 5 July 2017, 25 December 2012

Sunday, July 2, 2017

4 July - Day in History of India and Importance



1789 - Agreement made between British East India Company, Peshwa of Pune and Nizam of Hyderabad to attack Tipu Sultan territory.

1933 - Mahatma Gandhi sentenced to one year imprisonment.


1966 - The Press Council of India was first constituted on 4th July, 1966 as an autonomous, statutory, quasi-judicial body, with Shri Justice J R Mudholkar, then a Judge of the Supreme Court, as Chairman uner The Press Council Act, 1965.
http://presscouncil.nic.in/Content/29_3_History.aspx

1997 - Central government grants autonomy to 9 public sector units (Navaratnas)

1999 - India Army recaptured Tiger Hill

2000 - Volvo's environmental prize awarded to Prof. Amulya K.N. Reddy of India. Work on the ''How the world's energy resources can be made to suffice as the population grows''.
https://volvoenvironmentprize.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/goldemberg-johansson-reddy-and-williams-2000/
Amulya K.N.Reddy is professor of Chemistry at IISc, Bangalore.

2016
Basic principles of Industrial Engineering were first developed and posted in a blog post by Narayana Rao K.V.S.S.

Basic Principles of Industrial Engineering - Narayana Rao

Presentation on Basic and Detailed Principles of Industrial Engineering

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Birthdays


1897 - Birthday Alluri Seeta Rama Raju - fight against British in Andhra

1900 - Swami Sivananda Saraswati

Death

1902 - Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda - Biography

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Historical Events of the Day

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4 July - Bollywood - Hindi Films - NRUTube Video Movie Theater


OMG! Yeh Mera India - Episode
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http://www.indianage.com/0704.html

Updated 4 July 2017, 23 September 2014

Saturday, July 1, 2017

3 July - Day in History of India and Importance




1661 - Tanger and Bombay were given English King by Portugal

1760 - Maratha Army captured Delhi

1953 - Sherpa Tenzing Norgay  in London after climbing Mount Everest
https://plus.google.com/+timesindia/posts/dKYYAtCbcXC



1991 - Rupee devalued for a second in three days by Narasimha Rao Government (11% this time)

2015

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2016

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1838 - Mama Paramanand

1959 - R.K. Singh Patel - 2009 Lok Sabha Member

3 July - Bollywood - Hindi Films - NRUTube Video Movie Theater


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http://www.indianage.com/0703.html


Updated  3 July 2017, 21 July 2016,  25 Dec 2015

1 July - Day in History of India and Importance


Doctors' Day
Birthday of Bharat Ratna Dr. B.C. Ray (Doctor and Second Chief Minister of West Bengal)



1964 - Unit Trust of India scheme inaugurated

1991 - Rupee devalued by Narasimha Rao Government (7 to 9%)

2015

PM's inaugural speech at Digital India Week

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2016

Tejas to be commissioned on 1 July, 2016

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1950 - Dinesh Chandra Yadav - 2009 Lok Sabha Member



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1 July - Bollywood - Hindi Films - YouTube Video Movie Theater


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http://www.indianage.com/0701.html

Updated 1 July 2017

Friday, June 16, 2017

18 June - Day in History of India and Importance



1658 - Aurangzeb captured Agra and imprisoned Emperor Shajehan

1858 - Rani Jhansi Laxmi Bai fought till her last breath.

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Geethanjali kids - Rhymes and Stories

About the child of Rani Laxmibai - Rajah Damodar Rao

1940 - Forward Bloc was founded.

1956 - New Hindi Succession act was passed

1991- Congress emerges as the largest party in Lok Sabha elections

1993 - Advani becomes President of BJP




1931
Birthday of K.S.Sudarshan, RSS SarSanghachalak

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Updated  18 June 2017, 24 December 2012