Pritilata Waddedar : The Fire Brand Woman of Indian Freedom Movement.
NG Banerjee Pritilata Waddedar (5 May 1911 – 23 September 1932) was a Bengali anti-British revolutionary from Chittagong, which is
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Mohammed Yunus (1916-2001): The Migrant from Pakistan
Naved Masood Independence and partition of India brought massive transfer of populations. Movements of refuges were on predictable, communal lines.
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Mohammad Yunus : First Chief Minister of Bihar
Mohammad Yunus : First Chief Minister of Bihar
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تکحضرت مولانا عثمان غنی ؒ شرفاء کی قدیم آبادی دیورہ ضلع گیا کے ایک خوش حال زمیندار خاندان میں 15
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The Ardeatine Caves Massacre of Rome in 1944
the German occupying forces massacred 335 Italian prisoners at the Ardeatine caves. The site of the massacre has become a memorial in Italy.
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Ibn Sina (Avicenna): The Man Who Defined Medicine for 1,000 Years
In 1980, the Soviet Union which then ruled his birthplace Bukhara, celebrated the millennium of Avicenna’s birth by circulating various commemorative stamps with artistic illustrations.
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The Mystery Death of “The Wrightsville 21”
On March 5, 1959, twenty-one African American boys burned to death inside a dormitory at an Arkansas reform school in Wrightsville
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Udham Singh: Avenger of The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
“He wanted to crush the spirit of my people, so I have crushed him.” These are the words of Udham Singh, referring to Michael O’Dwyer, the culprit of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
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Sumati Morarjee: The Mother of Indian Shipping
The inspiring story of Sumati Morarjee, the first lady of Indian shipping, from independence activist to pioneering businesswoman.
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Anna Chandy: India’s First Female Judge In District and High Courts
The Inspiring Journey of Anna Chandy, India’s First Female Judge in District as well as High court. She broke Barriers for Women in Indian Law.
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Kamaljit Sandhu: First Indian Woman Athlete To Win Gold Medal In Asian Games
Kamaljeet Sandhu, the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold, blazed the track in Bangkok in 1970. Learn about her 400m victory, Olympic journey, and life beyond athletics.
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Corporal Hasan : The Last Guard of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
City: Quds. Location: Al Aqsa Mosque, Date: Friday, 21 May 1972. My late journalist friend Said Terzioğlu and I are wandering through the sacred sites with the help of our guide. It was at the top of the steps in the second courtyard of the sacred mosque. He had a height close to two meters… He had some aging clothes upon his aging body… standing bold upright. I looked at his face and was scared. It was like someone had overturned some barren soil. He had many scars on his face.
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The abolition of Ottoman Caliphate is marked as a turning point in history.
The abolishment of the Office of the Caliph on March 3rd, 1924 is marked as a turning point in history. To fully appreciate the significance of this anniversary, we must take ourselves back to Istanbul.
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Hattie McDaniel: The First Black Oscar Winner
Hattie McDaniel was an African American actress who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind. She was the first African American to win an Oscar.
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Rafi Ahmed Kidwai : Who was next to the Prime Minister Nehru.
Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, who stood as an answer to the big question ‘Who was next to Nehru for the post of Prime Minister of India?’, was born to Imtiaz Ali Kidwai and Rashi-ul-Nisa, in Masouli village of Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh on 18 February 1894.
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Abbas Tyabji : Hero of Salt Satyagraha
Under the leadership of Abbas Tyabji in Gujarat, Mahatma Gandhi successfully implemented several experiments in the national movement.
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Lohri Festival: Remembering the Robinhood of Punjab, Dulla Bhatti alias Abdullah Khan Bhatti
Dulla Bhatti arranged girls’ weddings and also gave dowry to them. The famous song ‘Sunder mundriye ho!’ recalls his heroic acts.
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Shaukat Malik of Indian National Army : the first ever Indian to hoist the Tricolour on Indian soil.
Colonel Shaukat Ali Malik, who was honoured by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose with ‘Sardar-e-Jung’ for his gallantry shown in the
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Major General Shah Nawaz Khan : the General of Indian National Army
Major General Shah Nawaz Khan, who was one of the Generals in the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj), was born on 24 January 1914 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. His father Tikka Khan was a high-ranking official in the British Indian Army.
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Abid Hasan Safrani: Person who initiated the title ‘Netaji’ to Subhash Chandra Bose
Abid Hasan Safrani: Meet Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s comrade, who coined the slogan ‘Jai Hind’
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