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Haraprasad Shastri
Indian academic, Sanskrit scholar, archivist and historian of Bengali literature.
This date is in the wider Indian-history calendar but does not yet have a dedicated Curious Indian article.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Indian dalit leader.
This date is in the wider Indian-history calendar but does not yet have a dedicated Curious Indian article.
The Babri Masjid was demolished in Ayodhya.
Babri Masjid Demolition 1992: The Day a Dispute Became a National Rupture
On December 6, 1992, a 16th-century structure crumbled in Ayodhya, shaking the foundations of Indian politics. Uncover the timeline, the untold stories, and the legal journey behind the…
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