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18 August
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Gulzar was born.
Gulzar: The Poet Who Kept Writing in Urdu After Partition
From a garage mechanic painting cars in Mumbai to becoming one of India’s most celebrated poets and Oscar-winning lyricists, Gulzar’s life is a testament to the power of…
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The plane crash associated with Subhas Chandra Bose’s reported death occurred at Taihoku.
Netaji Disappearance: The Urn, the Crash and the Test That Was Never Done
The Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose disappearance remains India’s greatest unsolved mystery, leaving a nation to wonder if their beloved hero died in a 1945 crash or lived on…
Read the storyMadras State was officially renamed Tamil Nadu
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