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As per the customs of those days, while the Christians and Muslim were allowed to walk freely around the area, the Avarnas were not allowed to enter the temple and notice boards were put up to…
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The reason behind breaking the Salt Satyagraha at Vedaranyam instead of Tuticorn, which was a larger salt making centre was the nationalistic turf which was laid in Vedaranyam by Sardar Vedarathinam…
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Not many people are aware that a rebellion against the British rule erupted in this fort in 1806 and it was also a witness to the massacre of the Vijayanagara royal family of Emperor Sriranga. The…
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Apart from Tope, Swami Vivekananda also stayed in the house in 1892 and delivered his lectures on spiritualism, while Mahatma Gandhi addressed a gathering in 1917 during the Kheda Satyagraha. The…
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It was from the ramparts of the Bithoor Fort that Nana Sahib, Tatya Tope and Rani Laxmi Bai gathered their forces to face the British. The fort was the hub of all activities. In fact Nana Sahib and…
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In 1917 Gandhi came to Champaran and started the Champaran Satyagraha Movement to end the oppressive regime of British indigo planters. These planters were forcing the farmers to grow indigo and other…
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On World Heritage Day this year, Jharkhand's chief minister, Arjun Munda, gave a directive to convert the historic prison premises into a museum. The building and the cell number five where the tribal…
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The agitation got widespread support from all walks of society. The British Government had to finally bow down to the pressure and agreed to suspend tax collection for that year and the next. All the…
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When Lokmanya Tilak came to Jabalpur the ground from where he had addressed a big public meeting is still known as Tilak Bhoomi. The city also played a significant role in the Naval Mutiny of 1946…
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Its historical significance lies in the fact that it was the place where Lord Canning read out Queen Victoria's declaration that transferred power from the English East India Company to the British. A…
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