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Badruddin Taiyabji became the Ist Indian Barrister in Bombay; became the 2nd Indian Chief Justice; was the founding member of Bombay presidency association and INC and also presided over the 3rd congress session in Madras in 1887.

Mihira Bhoja was a ruler of the Gurjara Pratihara dynasty of India. Bhoja's empire extended to Narmada River in the South, Sutlej River in the northwest, and up to Bengal in the east.

Bose appeared at the 1939 Congress meeting and was elected president over Gandhi's preferred candidate Pattabhi Sitaramayya.

The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre happened in Amritsar, in 1919. It is named after the Jallianwala Bagh (Garden) atAmritsar. On April 13, 1919, British, Indian Army soldiers started shooting an unarmed gathering of men, women and children.

Bahlol Lodi was the founder of the Lodi dynasty.He ruled for long thirty-nine years (1451-89). He was the governor of Lahore and Sirhind during the rule of Muhammad Shah of Sayyid dynasty

Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu arrived in the empire at the time of Emperor Prataparudra (Gajapatis)and stayed for 18 long years at Puri.

The instance heat that prevails in the Indian Sub continent causes a low pressure region over the northern plains. It is intense enough to attract the moisture bearing winds from the Indian Ocean .Thus the south east trade winds from the southern hemisphere are attracted towards India.

Reformation was a 16th-century movement in Western Europe that aimed at reforming some doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the establishment of the Protestant churches.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak is considered as "Father of Indian National Movement". He was a social reformer, freedom fighter, national leader and a scholar of Indian history, sanskrit, hinduism, mathematics and astronomy. During freedom struggle, his slogan "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it" inspired millions of Indians.

The Quit India Movement(August Kranti), was a civil disobedience movement launched in India on 9 August 1942 by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.

The Indian National Congress was founded on December 28, 1885, by members of the Theosophical Society. The founders included a prominent member of the Theosophical Society, Allan Octavian Hume as well as Dadabhai Naoroji and Dinshaw Wacha.

Modern Bangladesh emerged as an independent nation in 1971 after achieving independence from Pakistan in the Bangladesh Liberation War. The Provisional Government of Bangladesh was formed on 17 April 1971.

Raja Ram Mohan Roy was a pioneer in the fields of education, social reform, and religious thought. He founded the Brahmo Samaj in 1828, a Hindu reform movement that advocated for monotheism, social equality, and women’s rights. He also played a key role in the abolition of sati, the practice of widow burning.

Allan Octavian Hume was a civil servant, political reformer in British India who initiated the movement to form the Indian National Congress.

Porus fought Alexander the Great in the Battle of the Hydaspes (also known as Jhelum) in 326 BC and is believed to be defeated.

Right to Information Act (RTI) was enacted on 15th June 2005 and came fully into force on 12th October 2005.

Indian Social activist Medha Patkar is the founder member of Narmada Bachao Andolan.

Its current form was built by Sher Shah Suri, the founder of the Sur Empire.

Chandragupta Maurya is said to have lived as an ascetic at Shravanabelagola for several years before starving himself to death, as per Jain Practice of Sallekhana.

Megasthenes gave an account of India in his book ‘Indica’.

The construction of the famous Shiva temple at Ellora is often attributed to the Rashtrakuta king Krishna I.

Harisena was a 4th century Sanskrit poet. His most famous poem written in 345 AD is inscribed on the Allahabad Pillar.

Todar Mal started his career as a revenue officer at the court of Sher Shah Suri. After the Sur dynasty was overthrown by the Mughals, Todar Mal continued his service to the then Mughal Emperor Akbar.

The League of Nations was an intergovernmental organisation founded on 10th January 1920 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the first World War.

A settlement between Mahatma Gandhi and Viceroy Lord Irwin known as the Gandhi-Irwin pact was reached and
Gandhi was appointed as the sole representative of the Congress to the second Round table conference, 1931.

If we read the ancient indian history then we will found king Porus used elephants against the Alexander in battle of hydaspas. Chandragupta maurya did used elephants in his conquest of whole India. Elephants were part of Ashoka's army.

Tulsidas wrote Ramacharitamanas during the reign of Akbar. Tulsidas was a Hindu Vaishnava saint and poet, renowned for his devotion to the deity Rama.

The Cripps mission was an attempt in late March 1942 by the British government to secure full Indian cooperation and support for their efforts in World War II.

Muhammad Bin Tuglaq prohibited Sati. Muhammad Bin Tuglaq was a Turkic Sultan of Delhi and the eldest son of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq.

Hamida Banu Begam, also known as Haji Begam, commenced the construction of Humayun tomb in 1569.