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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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23 March
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Indian revolutionary leaders Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev are hanged by the British Government
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The Pakistan Resolution is rallied around by the All-India Muslim League
The Pakistan Resolution is rallied around by the All-India Muslim League; Muslims from every corner of India meet up around Iqbal Park, Lahore (now in modern-day Pakistan).
This date is in the wider Indian-history calendar but does not yet have a dedicated Curious Indian article.
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw was born.
How Kiran Mazumdar Shaw Built Biocon From a Garage in Bengaluru
Rejected by brewing companies for being a woman, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw founded Biocon in a garage in 1978. Four decades later, it became Asia’s largest biopharmaceutical company.
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