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Savitribai Phule and Fatima Sheikh opened the Bhide Wada school for girls in Pune.
Savitribai Phule: How a School for Girls Changed Indian Education
Every morning she carried a spare sari in her bag. When neighbors threw mud and stones, she changed at the school gate and walked in to teach. For…
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Indian physicist.
Satyendra Nath Bose: The Letter to Einstein That Changed Quantum Physics
This Satyendra Nath Bose biography captures the incredible journey of an Indian visionary who challenged the laws of physics, collaborated with Albert Einstein, and gave his name to…
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Edward VII of the United Kingdom is proclaimed Emperor of India
This date is in the wider Indian-history calendar but does not yet have a dedicated Curious Indian article.
Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar
Indian scientist.
This date is in the wider Indian-history calendar but does not yet have a dedicated Curious Indian article.
Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes into the ocean near Bombay, killing 213
This date is in the wider Indian-history calendar but does not yet have a dedicated Curious Indian article.