On this Day in History


After days of drama and suspense similar to a thrilling five-day cricket match–due to rain and thunderstorms lashing the Sriharikota spaceport–Chandrayaan-1, India’s first unmanned lunar mission, was successfully launched, on October 22, 2008, marking a historic moment in India’s space exploration programme.  “Our journey to the Moon has just begun,” G. Madhavan Nair, the then chairman of the Indian Space... Read More →
On 21 October 1943, in a dramatic moment in India’s freedom struggle, Congressman-turned anti-British warrior, Subhas Chandra Bose—‘Netaji’ to his followers—announced the establishment of the Provisional Government of Free India. Bose, who was convinced that an armed struggle against the mighty British was the only way to throw them out, was born on 23 January 1897 in Cuttack, then a... Read More →
On 20 October 1962, after months of skirmishes between India and China; and tactical military manoeuvres by both sides along the border and disputed territories, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army launched two massive simultaneous attacks on India, around 1000 km apart, catching the Indian leadership and an under-prepared army largely off-guard. The twin attacks signalled the start of what is... Read More →
In the 1930s most astrophysicists believed that once stars burn up their fuel they collapse into small entities called ‘white dwarfs’. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, a young Indian studying in England at that time, disagreed. He claimed that the ‘white dwarf’ theory was true only for stars that were similar in size to the sun; if the mass of a star were... Read More →
His crime file was as thick as his legendary moustache: more than 160 people murdered, half of them cops; many more kidnapped; ivory and sandalwood worth at least Rs. 130 crore smuggled; hundreds of elephants hunted down. Operating from deep within the forests of South India, smuggler and bandit Veerappan evaded for decades thousands of policemen and teams created specially to... Read More →
17th October 1970: Indian cricketer Anil Kumble was born The third-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket, Anil Kumble was born on 17 October 1970 in Bangalore, Karnataka. For a right-arm leg spinner, he did not turn the ball much, instead varying the pace and using bounce to confuse batsmen. Born to K.N. Krishna Swamy and Saroja, Kumble took to playing street... Read More →
Three months after the Viceroy of British India, Lord Curzon, announced his decision to split Bengal in 1905, the partition came into force, effectively dividing the province on religious lines. Though there was an attempt to turn the clock back on the 16th October 1905 partition by reunifying the state in 1911, Bengal—and India—would never be the same again. On... Read More →
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the most popular President in India’s history, was born on 15 October 1931 in a small coastal town in what is now Tamil Nadu. An aerospace engineer and scientist before he was appointed to the country’s highest constitutional office, Kalam was closely linked to India’s missile programme. One of the reasons for his popularity,... Read More →
On 14 October 1956, less than two months before he died, B.R. Ambedkar, the chief architect of India’s Constitution and one of the towering intellects of modern India, converted to Buddhism along with some 365,000 of his followers in Nagpur after a traditional ceremony. The conversion to the religion which had fascinated him for a long time and he had... Read More →
On 14 October 1956, less than two months before he died, B.R. Ambedkar, the chief architect of India’s Constitution and one of the towering intellects of modern India, converted to Buddhism along with some 365,000 of his followers in Nagpur after a traditional ceremony. The conversion to the religion which had fascinated him for a long time and he had... Read More →
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Which States Share Boundary with China? India, in total, shares land borders with 6 sovereign countries. China is one of those. Below are the Indian states which share borders with the country. 1. Jammu and Kashmir This northern state of India is mostly located in the Himalayan mountains. It shares a… Read More...
Which States Share Boundaries with Pakistan? There are four states that share a border with Pakistan, namely, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Gujarat. The India Pakistan Border is quite intriguing. Since India has installed 1,50,000 flood lights on… Read More...
Which Places in India Still Largely Speak Sanskrit? Sanskrit is considered as Dev Bhasha, the language of Gods. It has a history of around 3500 years. It used to be a primary language of ancient India. Its earliest form Vedic Sanskrit, was prevalent from 1500 500 BCE. However, it is fading… Read More...



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