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On This Day in India
A wider calendar of Indian history — including stories already published on Curious Indian and important dates we have not covered yet.
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Battle of Khanwa
Battle of Khanwa: This and two other major Moghul victories lead to the domination of northern India.
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Joseph Baptista
Indian Home Rule Movement founder.
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Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, starts to flee Tibet and travels to India
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IRS-1A launched
India launched IRS-1A, beginning the operational Indian Remote Sensing satellite series.
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