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British troops surrender to the Marathas in Wadgaon, India, and are forced to return all…
British troops surrender to the Marathas in Wadgaon, India, and are forced to return all terrorities acquired since 1773.
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Mahatma Gandhi returned to India after more than two decades abroad.
Gandhi Returns to India: Why He Spent 1915 Mostly Watching and Listening
On a crisp winter morning in 1915, a 45-year-old barrister stepped off a steamship in Bombay, ending 21 years of exile. Discover the story of Mahatma Gandhi’s return…
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Har Gobind Khorana
Indian biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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Fearless Nadia
Indian actress and stuntwoman.
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