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20 May
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Vasco da Gama reached the Malabar Coast at Calicut.
Vasco da Gama Reaches India: Four Ships That Changed the Indian Ocean
On May 20, 1498, a Portuguese fleet dropped anchor off the coast of Kerala, carrying a captain looking for "Christians and Spices." Discover the story of Vasco da…
Read the storyChandrashekarendra Saraswati
Indian religious scholar and saint.
This date is in the wider Indian-history calendar but does not yet have a dedicated Curious Indian article.
SROSS-C launched
India launched the SROSS-C scientific satellite.
This date is in the wider Indian-history calendar but does not yet have a dedicated Curious Indian article.