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Seán William Gannon

swgannon

1/Four years later Maurice Collis was born across the bay in Dalkey, one of the few Irish colonial servants to use his position to challenge the power of imperial rule.

Shalini Singh Sengar

Maverickmusafir

Remembering Sam Manekshaw and his Sunbeam RapierIn fluent Nepalese, Sam Manekshaw, India’s first Field Marshal, instructed Sule Bahadur, his trusted and loyal aide from his beloved Gurkha Regiment, to bring

Indian Christian History

IndoChristian_H

Today, Feb. 11, is the 160th birthday of one of the most fascinating personalities of modern India — Brahmabandhab Updhyay, a Vedantin, a Christian, a journalist, a nationalist. A #thread

Pantpradhan Shreemant Peshwa Bajirao Ballal Balaji

JGatsby07

Thread: Marathas and Indian National ConsciousnessThis day on 10 January 1760 (261 years) in the battle of Burari Ghat (North Delhi) Datta Ji Scindia laid down his life nd his

ಪ್ರಭಾಳ ಮಗ ಈ ಅಲೆಮಾರಿ ಅಯ್ಯಂಗಾರಿ

Sheshapatangi

Remembering a towering personality who changed the lives of Billions of Bharatiyas..#KeshavBaliramHedgewar.It was May 1921, Hedgewar was arrested on charges of “sedition” for his “objectionable” speeches in Maharashtra. The hearing

Abhishek Mukherjee (@SachinAzharCT)

ovshake42

Subhash Gupte, born on this day, 1929, was arguably the greatest spinner India has ever produced.I have obviously never seen him bowl, but every eyewitness has rated him as extraordinary.And

Amitabh Pathak

AmitabhAAV

[A Thread on Dr. BC Roy, who's Birth & Death Anniv. falls on the same day, today. India marks the day as "Doctor's Day"]Dr. Roy was both Gandhi-ji's friend and

Rueeta Athalye

rueeta

Today is Doctor's Day in India. On this occasion sharing a thread about some exemplary female doctors. @DrSameerKalani @docbhooshan @PavanSonar @milantheshrink @kausmazum @DrHarish139 @DrUdgeeth @DrMuktesh @ompsychiatrist @drdayal Eliza

Palvashay

Palvashits

(iv) installment of Sannata: Murder in the Archive. If you google “1971 killing of bengali intellectuals” the following is likely to turn up. Within the Wikipedia entry there is a

SpySha

sha_3__

Mohammed Ali Jauhar born on 10 Dec 1878, in UP was and Indian activist and played an important role in Khilafat Movement.When he was five years old his father Abdul

Atri Banerjee

atri_rohan

THREAD: Woke up feeling conflicted about BBC’s #ASuitableBoy so here are seem of my stream-of-consciousness thoughts for anyone interested (1/13) I love the book: the world & cultural set it

AKASH

AKASHBH95801446

Story of Metro Man E. SreedharanThere are some builders who need to get everything right in the first go. They cannot fail for on them rests millions of hopes. They

Abhishek Mukherjee (@SachinAzharCT)

ovshake42

Raqibul Hasan Sr (also spelled Roqibul, Raquibul, Roquibul) was born on this day, 1953.He was the first international captain of a representative Bangladesh side.And his heroics in 1971 on a

Advaid അദ്വൈത്

Advaidism

When you sleep through your History class in high school.https://twitter.com/KanganaTeam/status/1322362884639215617 Let me explain. 1938 & 1939 were two huge years for the Indian National Congress. As I always say, the

Ādarśa Jhā

adarshrjha

A section of RW, in its pathological hatred for Brahmins, often comes up with a rhetorical question i.e. "Why are Brahmins engaging in modern jobs and not living on alms?"

ಪ್ರಭಾಳ ಮಗ ಈ ಅಲೆಮಾರಿ ಅಯ್ಯಂಗಾರಿ

Sheshapatangi

#SubramanyaBharati – The Warrior Poet.Sometimes We Express, “What We Are Undergoing Must Not Happen To Our Enemies Too”.But This Happened, To The Most Famous Freedom Fighter Of Tamil Nadu -

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