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  • This Day In History- February 17

    1883 – Indian revolutionary, Vasudeo Balwant Phadke died. Vasudeo Phadke , popularly regarded as the Father of Armed Struggle for India’s independence, believed that the...

  • This Day In History- February 16

    1944 – Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke died. Great Indian Producer, Director, Screenwriter, Dadasaheb Phalke is also known as the ’Father of...

  • This Day In History- February 15

    1869 – Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan popularly known by his pen name, Ghalib, died. Ghalib was a Persian and Urdu poet from the Mughal Empire...

  • This Day In History- February 14

    1483 – Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur, popularly known as Babur, was born. He was the first to lay the base for Mughal dynasty in the Indian Subcontinent...

  • This Day In History- December 31

    1600 – The British East India Company was granted the Royal charter 1908 – First woman IAS officer Isha Basant Joshi was born. 1925 –...

  • This Day In History- December 30

    1932 – The All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health(AIIHPH) was founded. This Institute based in Kolkata trains and conducts research in public health...

  • This Day In History- December 29

    1844 – First President of the Indian National Congress Barrister Wyomesh Chandra Banerjee was born. He presided over the Bombay Session of the INC held...

  • This Day In History- December 28

    1885 – The Indian National Congress was founded. Its first session was organized from 28-31 December 1885 at the Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit Pathshala near Gowalia...

  • This Day In History- December 27

    1911 – Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore’s composition ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was sung on the second day of the 28th Annual Session of the Indian National Congress...

  • This Day In History- December 26

    1914 – Eminent social worker who dedicated his life to rehabilitating the poor suffering from leprosy, Dr. Murlidhar Devidas Amte fondly referred to as ‘Baba’...