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The British Crown formally took over rule of India from the East India Company.
The Empire Changes Its Costume
In 1858, following the bloody Revolt of 1857, Queen Victoria issued a proclamation that ended the rule of the East India Company. Discover how the Establishment of the…
Read the storySamir Roychoudhury
Indian Bengali poet and philosopher of Hungry generation.
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Operation Bison attacked Zoji La with tanks at high altitude.
Somebody Had to Build the Road
The Battle of Zojila 1948 stands as a testament to the Indian Army’s ingenuity, where soldiers achieved the impossible by dismantling and transporting tanks to record-breaking altitudes to…
Read the storyThe States Reorganisation Act came into effect, redrawing state boundaries largely along…
The States Reorganisation Act came into effect, redrawing state boundaries largely along linguistic lines; Kerala was created and Mysore State was substantially enlarged.
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The Hungry generation Movement is launched in Calcutta, India
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