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Quit India: At 33, Aruna Asaf Ali hoisted Tricolour at Mumbai's Gowalia Tank in 1942
Quit India: At 33, Aruna Asaf Ali hoisted Tricolour at Mumbai's Gowalia Tank in 1942

Aruna's uncle Dhirendranath Ganguly was a renowned photographer, later one of the earlier Bengali film actors, producer-director-writer and was conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1975), while her second uncle was Prof. Nagendranath Ganguly was married to Mira Devi - the daughter of India's first Nobel laureate, Rabindranath Tagore � but their relations were largely strained.

  • Tuesday, 09 August 2022
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Nigerian tourist asked to leave India by June 16

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate police on Wednesday directed Nigerian tourist Godnes Thomson, whose visa and passport had become invalid for over six months, to leave India at the earliest. The Nigerian was earlier detained after cops suspected foul play when he had lodged a complaint with Kharavel Nagar police station about loss of his passport. Bhubaneswar DCP […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Biju Babu’s life history to be taught in classroom from 2017-18

Bhubaneswar: Life history of former chief minister and legendary leader Biju Patnaik will be taught in classroom as a part of course curriculum in schools across Odisha from Class VI onwards starting the 2017-18 academic session. The School and Mass Education department has started the groundwork to execute the State government’s plan on introduction of […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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