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The History of India: A look through the years. 🇮🇳

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The #MughalEmperor Shah Alam II, who with his allies fought against the #EastIndiaCompany during his early years (1760–1764), accepted the protection of the British in the year 1803, only after he had been blinded by his enemies and deserted by his subjects.

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Indian nationality law largely follows the jus sanguinis (citizenship by right of blood) as opposed to the jus soli (citizenship by right of birth within the territory). The President of India is termed the #FirstCitizen of India.

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1870s :: View of Hampi

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1880s :: James Street , Secunderabad

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1870s :: Street Scene , Fort , Bombay

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The intended religious minorities were explicitly listed as Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians, raising concerns that Muslims were being marginalised.

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The #CitizenshipAmendmentAct, 2019 of the Parliament of India amended the #CitizenshipAct of 1955 providing a path to Indian citizenship for religious minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

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#Harshavardhana (c. 590–647 CE), was an Indian emperor who ruled North India from 606 to 647 CE. He was a member of the #Vardhanadynasty. His Empire covered much of N & NW India, extended E till Kamarupa, & S until Narmada River.

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#nationalenergyconservationday is celebrated on Dec 14 since 1991 every year. It is the effort made to reduce the #energyconsumption by using less of an energy service. This can be achieved either by using energy more efficiently or by reducing amount of service.

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Skandagupta ascended the throne in year 136 of the Gupta era (c. 455-456 CE). The Junagadh inscription states that after his father's death, Skandagupta became "the ruler of the earth" by his own prowess. This suggests that he acquired the throne using force.

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1890s :: Corridor of Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram

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#HumanRightsDay is celebrated annually on 10 Dec globally. The date was chosen to honour the #UnitedNations General Assembly's adoption in 1948, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the 1st global enunciation of #humanrights.

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Sonia Gandhi (9 Dec 1946) is an Indian politician. She is the president of the Indian National #Congress. She took over as the party leader in 1998, seven years after the assassination of her husband, Rajiv Gandhi.

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#Parvatibai was second wife of Sadashivrao Bhau. When the Marathas's under #Sadashivrao went to North India she escorted her husband. She was present in the final battle of #Panipat fought on 14 Jan 1761 & was led out of the battlefield by loyal men.

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#NavyDay in India is celebrated on 4 Dec every year to recognize the achievements & role of the #IndianNavy to the country. 4 Dec was chosen because in 1971, during Operation Trident, the Indian Navy sank four Pakistani vessels including PNS Khaibar.

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Mission #Chandrayaan2 is the second lunar exploration mission developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (#ISRO), after Chandrayaan-1. It consisted of a lunar orbiter, the #Vikramlander, and the Pragyan lunar rover, all of which were developed in India.

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And it was Chennai-based programmer @Ramanean who helped @NASA find the #VikramLander! What a glorious example of a collaboration between an organisation and passionate individuals https://t.co/Er2tJC4AtZ

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The #VijayanagaraEmpire was based in the Deccan Plateau region in #SouthIndia. It was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of Sangama Dynasty. The empire rose to prominence by warding off Islamic invasions by the end of the 13th century.

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#RaziaSultana (c. 1205 – 14 Oct 1240) the empress regnant of #DelhiSultanate from 10 Oct 1236 to 14 Oct 1240. Member of the Mamluk dynasty, she is one of the few women to have ruled a large empire & the 1st sovereign #femaleruler in Islamic & Indian history.

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Portuguese explorer #VascoDaGama discovered a sea route to India in 1497-1498. An unnamed Indian navigator he hired in Kenya directed the journey from east coast of Africa to what is now Kozhikode, India. That arrival is romanticized in this 1880 watercolor.

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