Indian history
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The woman born in a prisoner of war camp
The Sino-Indian war in 1962, left a lasting legacy on Indian families of Chinese descent
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Bo: The death of a language
In 2010, one of the oldest languages died after the death of its last remaining speaker
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Jamuna Tudu: The real life 'Lady Tarzan'
In the early 2000s, a woman known as ‘Lady Tarzan’ fought India’s so called timber mafia
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The Nellie massacre
In 1983, an estimated 3,000 people were massacred in Assam, India
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The first World Laughter Day
The first World Laughter Day took place in Mumbai, India in January 1998
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The Mumbai attacks
In 2008, 10 gunmen killed more than 100 people in Mumbai’s busiest hot spots
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Surviving an acid attack and changing the law
In 2013, acid attack survivors in India celebrated a landmark Supreme Court ruling
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Longest-serving democratically elected communist government
A democratically elected communist government came to power in eastern India in 1977
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The first Indian woman to conquer Everest
In May 1984, Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to stand on top of the world
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How Bengaluru became India’s Silicon Valley
Narayana Murthy, founder of Infosys, describes the city's technology revolution
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DDLJ: India’s longest running movie
The longest running film in India was released in 1995
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Campaigning against sex-selection in India
A first-hand account of the 1980s campaign against the sex-selective abortion of girls
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India's onion election
In 1980 Indira Gandhi came into power in India, it became known as the "onion election"
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India's First Call Centre
In the late 1990s a businessman started a new industry in India
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Saving the Tiger
In 1973 PM Indira Gandhi launched a campaign to save the Bengal Tiger from extinction
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The first Indian to win Miss World
Reita Faria was the first Indian to win the Miss World beauty competition in 1966
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The Bard of Bengal
Rabindranath Tagore was one of India's greatest poets. He died in August 1941
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The death of Jawaharlal Nehru
The death of India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru
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The Amritsar Massacre of 1919
On 13 April 1919, the British Indian Army fired on an unarmed crowd, killing hundreds
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Gandhi's Salt March protest
How Gandhi's Salt March in 1930 showed the power of peaceful protest in India
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India's Partition - Part One
When India gained independence it was split into two new countries, India and Pakistan
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India's Partition - Part Two
When India gained independence it was split into two new countries - India and Pakistan
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The division of Kashmir
The October 1947 crisis which led to the partition of Kashmir between India and Pakistan.
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India Disability Rights
In 1995 the first disability rights legislation was passed by India's parliament.
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