All posts by Dhawal Rathod
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This Day In History- November 12
1896 – Eminent naturalist and ornithologist and fondly regarded as the ‘Birdman of India’ Dr. Salim Ali was born. As a young boy, Salim Ali...
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This Day In History- November 11
1888 – National Education Day. One of the leading figures of the struggle for Independence, Scholar and India’s first education minister Abul Kalam Muhiyuddin Ahmed...
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This Day In History- November 10
1659 – Commander of the Adilshahi Court of Bijapur, Afzal Khan was killed in the famous encounter with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Here’s a short animated film...
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This Day In History- November 9
1903 – The Kalki-Shimla Railway, known for the breathtaking view of surrounding mountainous region and villages along its line, was opened for traffic by Lord...
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This Day In History- November 8
1908 – Eminent novelist and short-story writer Raja Rao was born. Rao’s works were greatly influenced from experiences in his life. His ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’...
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This Day In History- November 7
1858 – Great freedom fighter, teacher, journalist, orator, writer and ‘Pal’ of the trio of patriots ‘Lal-Bal-Pal’, Bipin Chandra Pal was born. He is regarded...
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This Day In History- November 6
1926 – Eminent flautist who completely changed the style of flute-playing in Carnatic music, Tiruvidaimarudur Ramaswamy Mahalingam also referred to as ‘TRM’ or ‘Mali’ was...
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This Day In History- November 5
1870 – Great freedom fighters, leader of the Swaraj Party ‘Deshbandhu’ Chittaranjan Das was born. He believed in achieving ‘Swaraj’ or independence through non-violent means...
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This Day In History- November 2
1833 – Physician, Academic and founder of the the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Mahendralal Sarkar was born. Sarkar whi started as...
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This Day In History- November 1
1912 – Member of the Gold Medal winning Field Hockey team at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Ahmed Sher Khan was born. 1913 –...