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15 June

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1943Death / assassinationCurious Indian story

Kushal Konwar was executed by the British colonial government.

Kushal Konwar: The Last Martyr of Quit India

He walked to the gallows at 37, hanged on approver testimony that historians have consistently questioned. But what defines Kushal Konwar is not the injustice of his execution—it…

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Lakshmi Mittal

Indian industrialist.

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