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❓ Did You Know?

That Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, hails from Tamil Nadu? That the ancient Nalanda University attracted students from China, Tibet, Korea, and Persia? That Rani Lakshmibai led the 1857 revolt against British rule in Jhansi? That A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was called the “Missile Man of India”? That Rabindranath Tagore was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

In This Week

• 1947 – India passed the Indian Independence Act 1947 marking the end of British colonial rule.
• 1994 – Sushmita Sen became the first Indian woman to win the title of Miss Universe.
• 1927 – Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt bombed the Central Legislative Assembly in Delhi to protest British rule.
• 2004 – Sachin Tendulkar became the first player to score over 13,000 runs in One-Day Internationals.

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Sundar Pichai - Featured image Sundar Pichai – CEO of Alphabet Inc., inspiring millions with his journey from Chennai to Silicon Valley. Read full biography →.

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