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This Day In History- December 15
1933 – Eminent artist, cartoonist, designer and director Sattiraju Lakshmi Narayana fondly referred to as ‘Bapu’ was born. Bapu’s style of painting was unique and...
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This Day In History- December 14
1924 – Regarded as the ‘Show Man’ of Hindi Cinema, actor, director and producer Ranbirraj ‘Raj’ Kapoor was born. Raj Kapoor first appeared in films...
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This Day In History- December 13
1926 – The 22nd Chief Justice of India, Justice Kamal Narain Singh was born. Justice K.N. Singh succeeded Justice Ranganath Misra as the Chief Justice...
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This Day In History- December 12
1905 – Eminent Indian essayist and writer in English considered as one of the pioneers of Indo-Anglican fiction, Mulk Raj Anand was born. Anand’s works...
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This Day In History- December 11
1922 – Considered as one of the best actors in history of Indian Cinema, ‘Tragedy King’ Dilip Kumar was born. Born as Muhammad Yousuf Khan,...
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This Day In History- December 10
1878 – Chakravarti Rajagopalachari also known as ‘C.R.’, ‘Rajaji’ and the ‘Mango of Salem’ was born. Considered as one of the most able statesmen of...
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This Day In History- December 9
1913 – India’s first female photojournalist Homai ‘Dalda 13’ Vyarawalla was born. Vyarawalla is known to have captured several important events and national leaders. Pandit...
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This Day In History- December 8
1935 – The ‘He-Man’ of Hindi Cinema, actor, producer and now a politician Dharam Singh Deol also known as ‘Dharmendra’ was born. Born in Punjab,...
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This Day In History- December 7
1902 – The First Indian batsman to face a delivery in a Test match (bowled by Billy Bowes) and India’s first Test wicket-keeper Janardan Navle...
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This Day In History- December 6
1705 – The Famous Battle of Chamkaur Sahib was fought between the Khalsa and the Mughal Empire. Guru Gobind Singh led the Khalsa while the...