This blog is a comprehensive and in-depth guide to the events, people and places throughout the history of India
1944- The Battle of Kohima took place in three stages from 4 April to 22 June 1944 around the town of Kohima, now the capital city of Nagaland in Northeast India.
The Battle of Kohima was the turning point of the Japanese U-Go offensive into India in 1944 during the Second World War.
1680 - Shivaji died a premature death at the age of fifty-three (or fifty, according to some) on the 3rd April, 1680. One of the most famous figures of Indian history, Shivaji was the founder of the Maratha kingdom.
1870 - Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was founded on April 2, 1870 in the Pune district of Maharashtra. It was one of the first Indian socio-political organisations formed to represent the interests of the Indian people during the British rule. It was by Mahadev Govind Ranade and his associates G V Joshi, S H Sathe, and S H Chiplonkar.
1621 - Birth of Guru Tegh Bahadur on 1st April in 1621. He was the ninth of ten gurus in the Sikh religion. Guru Tegh Bahadur was executed on the orders of Aurangzeb, the sixth Mughal emperor, in Delhi, on 11 November in 1675.
Born in Amritsar, Guru Tegh Bahadur was the youngest son of Guru Hargobind (1595 – 1644), the sixth Sikh guru.
1857 - Mangal Pandey, a sepoy of the 34th Regiment of the Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) mutinied against his commanding officers of the East India Company on 29 March 1857.
This event and his role in the subsequent events led to more resentment among the sepoys of the Bengal Army ultimately aiding in the Revolt of 1857. Also known as the Sepoy Mutiny, the Revolt of 1857 resulted in the dissolution of the East India Company and the beginning of the British Raj through the Government of India Act 1858.
Mangal Pandey was executed on 8 April 1857.
1531 - Mahmud Shah II of Malwa surrendered to Bahadur Shah, the sultan of Muzaffarid dynasty of Gujarat after the fort of Mandu fell to Bahadur on 28th March 1531.
Death of Syed Ahmad Khan on 27th March in 1898. Sayyid Ahmad Khan was an Indian Muslim reformer and educationist. He is credited for originating the two-nation theory, founding the Aligarh Movement and being a founding father of Pakistan.
Syed Ahmad Khan began publishing the journal Tehzeeb-ul-Akhlaq (Social Reformer) on 24 December 1870 to spread awareness and knowledge on modern subjects and promote reforms in Muslim society.
He was born on 17 October in 1817 in Delhi,
1944 - The Battle of Kohima took place in three stages from 4 April to 22 June 1944 around the town of Kohima , now the capital city of Nag...
