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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Did you know...==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Did you know...==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;#... that from November to April every year &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Jammu (city)|Jammu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the capital of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], the northernmost [[India]]n state, and that during the summer [[Srinagar]] is the capital?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;#... that from November to April every year &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Jammu (city)|Jammu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the capital of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], the northernmost [[India]]n state, and that during the summer [[Srinagar]] is the capital?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;#... that as per an estimation almost 95% of India&#039;s flutes are manufactured in the city of &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Pilibhit]]&#039;&#039;&#039; only in the state of [[Uttar &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;pradesh&lt;/del&gt;]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;#... that as per an estimation almost 95% of India&#039;s flutes are manufactured in the city of &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Pilibhit]]&#039;&#039;&#039; only in the state of [[Uttar &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Pradesh&lt;/ins&gt;]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;#... that champion [[Shooting sports|shooter]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Abhinav Bindra]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the [[List of firsts in India|first Indian]] to win an individual [[gold medal]] at any [[Olympic Games]]?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;#... that champion [[Shooting sports|shooter]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Abhinav Bindra]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the [[List of firsts in India|first Indian]] to win an individual [[gold medal]] at any [[Olympic Games]]?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;#... that houses in the [[India]]n village &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Shani Shingnapur]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; do not have doors?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;#... that houses in the [[India]]n village &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Shani Shingnapur]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; do not have doors?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Bharatwiki Socrates at 13:56, 14 December 2023</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Historical}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Historical}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;#... that from November to April every year &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Jammu (city)|Jammu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the capital of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], the northernmost [[India]]n state, and that during the summer [[Srinagar]] is the capital?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;#... that from November to April every year &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Jammu (city)|Jammu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the capital of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], the northernmost [[India]]n state, and that during the summer [[Srinagar]] is the capital?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Bharatwiki Socrates: Created page with &quot;{{Historical}} This is a selection of articles on Wikipedia that appeared on the India Portal&#039;s Did you know section. (Archives are in sets of approximately 50 items each)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;  {{Portal:India/Did you know archive nav}} &lt;!-- New archives should be added at the top --&gt; ==Did you know...== #... that from November to April every year &#039;&#039;&#039;Jammu&#039;&#039;&#039; is the capital of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and...&quot;</title>
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		<updated>2023-12-13T19:18:24Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;{{Historical}} This is a selection of articles on &lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/Wikipedia&quot; title=&quot;Wikipedia&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; that appeared on the &lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/Portal:India&quot; title=&quot;Portal:India&quot;&gt;India Portal&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#039;s &lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/Portal:India/DYK&quot; title=&quot;Portal:India/DYK&quot;&gt;Did you know&lt;/a&gt; section. (Archives are in sets of approximately 50 items each)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;  {{Portal:India/Did you know archive nav}} &amp;lt;!-- New archives should be added at the top --&amp;gt; ==Did you know...== #... that from November to April every year &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/Jammu_(city)&quot; class=&quot;mw-redirect&quot; title=&quot;Jammu (city)&quot;&gt;Jammu&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the capital of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Historical}}&lt;br /&gt;
This is a selection of articles on [[Wikipedia]] that appeared on the [[Portal:India|India Portal]]&amp;#039;s [[Portal:India/DYK|Did you know]] section. (Archives are in sets of approximately 50 items each)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Did you know...==&lt;br /&gt;
#... that from November to April every year &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Jammu (city)|Jammu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the capital of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], the northernmost [[India]]n state, and that during the summer [[Srinagar]] is the capital?&lt;br /&gt;
#... that as per an estimation almost 95% of India&amp;#039;s flutes are manufactured in the city of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Pilibhit]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; only in the state of [[Uttar pradesh]].&lt;br /&gt;
#... that champion [[Shooting sports|shooter]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Abhinav Bindra]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the [[List of firsts in India|first Indian]] to win an individual [[gold medal]] at any [[Olympic Games]]?&lt;br /&gt;
#... that houses in the [[India]]n village &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Shani Shingnapur]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; do not have doors?&lt;br /&gt;
#... that the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Nariman House]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, which was home to a [[Chabad house]], was a [[Mumbai]] landmark prior to falling victim to the [[November 2008 Mumbai attacks]]?&lt;br /&gt;
#... that the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Rahul Raj encounter|police shooting of Rahul Raj]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, a [[Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport|BEST]] bus hijacker in [[Mumbai]], [[India]], sparked nationwide protests and discussions? &lt;br /&gt;
#... that &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Vakkom Moulavi]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was the founder of the newspaper &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Swadeshabhimani (newspaper)|Swadeshabhimani]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; which was banned by the Government of [[Travancore]]  due to its criticisms against the government and the [[Diwan (title)|Diwan]] [[Perungavur Rajagopalachari|P. Rajagopalachari]]? &lt;br /&gt;
#... that when [[Indian national cricket team|Indian]] [[cricket|cricketer]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[List of international cricket centuries by Sourav Ganguly|Sourav Ganguly scored]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; a century on test debut at [[Lord&amp;#039;s Cricket Ground|Lord&amp;#039;s]] in 1996, he became the third overall and first since [[John Hampshire (cricketer, born 1941)|John Hampshire]] in 1969 to do so?&lt;br /&gt;
#... that in 1870, the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Indian Reform Association]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; aimed at putting into practice some of the ideas that the [[Brahmo]] leader [[Keshub Chunder Sen]] was exposed to during his visit to [[United Kingdom|Britain]]?  &lt;br /&gt;
#... that the term &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sindhology]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; as a subject of knowledge about [[Sindh]] was first coined in 1964?   &lt;br /&gt;
#... that the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Halegannada]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, literally &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Old Kannada&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, is an ancient form of the [[Kannada language]]? &lt;br /&gt;
#... that &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Nagpur Improvement Trust]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, a local civic government body of [[Nagpur]], [[India]] established in 1936, is not an elected body and continues to work alongside [[Nagpur Municipal Corporation]]?&lt;br /&gt;
#... that [[India]]n scholar &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Śāntarakṣita]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is believed to have been instrumental in the introduction of [[Tibetan Buddhism|Buddhism to Tibet]]? #.... sugar factory of kawardha which was stabilised in only eleven month.&lt;br /&gt;
#... that during the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Agra famine of 1837–38]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in the [[North-Western Provinces]] of [[India]], approximately 800,000 people died of starvation and an even larger number of [[livestock]] perished? &lt;br /&gt;
#... that [[Vinayak Damodar Savarkar|V.D. Savarkar]] wrote &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Indian War of Independence (book)|The Indian War of Independence]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, a [[Indian nationalism|nationalist]] history of the [[Indian rebellion of 1857|1857 uprising]], in response to [[British Empire|British]] celebrations of the 50th anniversary of its suppression? &lt;br /&gt;
#... that [[India]] established its &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[India–Nigeria relations|diplomatic representation]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in [[Nigeria]] in 1958, two years before Nigeria&amp;#039;s independence from [[British Nigeria|British rule]]? &lt;br /&gt;
#... that improving &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Indo-South African relations]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; have led to phenomenal growth in [[bilateral trade]], rising from [[United States dollar|US$]]3&amp;amp;nbsp;million in 1992-93 to US$4&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;billion&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in 2005-06 and targeting US$12&amp;amp;nbsp;billion by 2010?&lt;br /&gt;
#... that &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[M. P. T. Acharya]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is associated with [[Indian Nationalism]] and [[Communist Party of India|communism]], as well as the [[Anarchism in India|anarchist]] movement? &lt;br /&gt;
#... that [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] have expanded &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Transport between India and Pakistan|cross-border road and rail transport links]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, including across the [[Kashmir conflict|disputed region]] of [[Kashmir]]?&lt;br /&gt;
#... that growing &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Indo-Singaporean relations]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; include extensive [[military]] cooperation and diverse [[bilateral trade]], which is expected to rise from [[U.S. dollar|USD]] 9&amp;amp;ndash;10&amp;amp;nbsp;billion in 2006 to USD 50&amp;amp;nbsp;billion by 2010? &lt;br /&gt;
#... that [[India]]n [[film director]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Mohan Krishna Indraganti]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; won eleven awards including the [[Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director|National Film Award]] and [[Nandi Award for Best Debut Director|Nandi Award]] for his first directorial venture? &lt;br /&gt;
#... that [[India]] and [[Vietnam]] plan to sign a [[free trade agreement]] to bolster &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Indo-Vietnamese relations|bilateral relations]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and further expand [[bilateral trade|trade]], which is expected to reach [[U.S. dollar|US$]]2 billion in 2008?&lt;br /&gt;
#... that although building [[India]]&amp;#039;s [[Farkhor Air Base|first overseas military base]] in [[Tajikistan]] strengthened &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Indo-Tajik relations]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, [[bilateral trade]] remained low at [[U.S. dollar|USD]] 12.09 million in 2005?&lt;br /&gt;
#... that the [[India]]n politician &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Jamuna Nishad]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was dropped as [[cabinet minister]] after being named in the [[murder]] case of a [[police constable]]? &lt;br /&gt;
#... that &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Kirori Singh Bhainsla]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; leads a protest movement that recently attempted to bring [[Delhi]] to a standstill?&lt;br /&gt;
#... that &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Indo-Maldivian relations]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; grew stronger after [[India]] responded to [[Maldives]]&amp;#039; request for help and [[Operation Cactus|thwarted a militant plot]] to overthrow the government in 1988? &lt;br /&gt;
#... that [[Marathi cinema|Marathi film]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Shwaas]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was [[India]]&amp;#039;s official entry to the [[77th Academy Awards|2004 Oscars]] but faced financial problems to showcase and promote the film? &lt;br /&gt;
#... that [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] chairman G. Madavan Nair declared at the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Raman Science Centre]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, [[Nagpur]] that [[Indian human spaceflight program|India would have astronauts in space]] by 2015? &lt;br /&gt;
#... that [[Cinema of India|Indian actress]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Kamalinee Mukherjee]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;s [[poem]] was selected for an international poetry contest in [[Washington, D.C.]] just before she began her acting career in the [[Telugu film industry]]?&lt;br /&gt;
#... that as a result of the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Karnataka state assembly elections, 2008|2008 Karnataka state assembly elections]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] formed its first [[States and territories of India|state]] government in [[South India|southern India]]?&lt;br /&gt;
#... that the [[2006 in politics|2006]] visit by [[List of kings of Saudi Arabia|King]] [[Abdullah of Saudi Arabia]] to [[India]] was officially described as &amp;quot;heralding a new era in &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Indo-Saudi Arabian relations]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;quot;?&lt;br /&gt;
#... that [[India]]&amp;#039;s [[U.S. Dollar|USD]] 650–750&amp;amp;nbsp;million [[aid]] for [[Afghanistan]] has bolstered &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Indo-Afghan relations|bilateral relations]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and made it the largest regional provider of aid since [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|overthrow of the Taliban]]?&lt;br /&gt;
#... that [[Cinema of India|Indian]] actor &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sikandar Kher]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was still in high school when he assisted director [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]] in making the [[Bollywood films of 2002|2002 film]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Devdas (2002 Hindi film)|Devdas]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;?&lt;br /&gt;
#... that after being sentenced, beaten and left for dead for refusing to recite [[Muslim]] scriptures, [[Vaishnava]] convert &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Haridasa Thakur]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;s &amp;#039;&amp;#039;([[:Image:Haridasa 1.png|pictured]])&amp;#039;&amp;#039; instant recovery convinced many he was a [[Pir (Sufism)|pir]]?&lt;br /&gt;
#... that the [[2008 in film|2008]] [[Cinema of India|Indian film]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Woodstock Villa]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; marked the debut of veteran [[Bollywood]] actor [[Anupam Kher]]&amp;#039;s son, [[Sikandar Kher]]?&lt;br /&gt;
#... that improving &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[India-Republic of China relations|Indo-Taiwanese relations]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; have led to [[bilateral trade]] rising to [[U.S. dollar|USD]] 2.26 billion by 2005, even though [[India]] has not accorded [[diplomatic recognition]] to [[Taiwan]]?&lt;br /&gt;
#... that &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[T. V. Sundaram Iyengar]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; laid the foundation for the motor transport industry in [[South India]], when he started a bus service in [[Madurai]], [[Madras Presidency]] in 1912?&lt;br /&gt;
#... that &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Indian coracles]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, which probably existed since the prehistoric times, have recently been used for giving tourists rides on the [[Kaveri River]]?&lt;br /&gt;
#... that [[India]]&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[India&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Look East&amp;quot; Policy|&amp;quot;Look East&amp;quot; policy]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; aims to establish extensive [[International relations|relations]] with Asian countries to project its influence as a counterweight to that of the [[People&amp;#039;s Republic of China]]?&lt;br /&gt;
#... that on December 12, 1996, [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]] signed a 30-year treaty resolving the long-standing dispute over the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[sharing of Ganges Waters]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;?&lt;br /&gt;
#... that [[India]] has developed &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Indo-Burmese relations|close bilateral relations]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; with [[Burma]] with the aim of countering [[People&amp;#039;s Republic of China|China]]&amp;#039;s growing influence and to elevate itself as a [[regional power]]?&lt;br /&gt;
#... that at least 37 people have died in the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[2008 caste violence in Rajasthan|ongoing caste violence]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]? &lt;br /&gt;
#... that a [[free trade agreement]] made effective in 2000 strengthened &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Indo-Sri Lankan relations]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and quadrupled [[bilateral trade]], which grew to [[US$]]2.6 billion by 2006?&lt;br /&gt;
#... that although the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Ishvara Temple (Arasikere)|Ishvara temple]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;([[:Image:Isvara Temple at Arasikere in Hassan district.jpg|pictured]])&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in [[Karnataka]], [[India]], seems modest in construction, it is in fact the most complicated [[Hoysala architecture|Hoysala monument]]?&lt;br /&gt;
#... that [[Hindu]]s worship the [[Krishna]] often as a small child &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Bala Krishna]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[:Image:Balakrishna hampi.png|pictured]])&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), crawling on his hands and knees with a lump of butter in his hands? &lt;br /&gt;
#... that the original images of [[Lord Swaminarayan]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;([[:Image:Sahajanand Swami cropped.jpg|pictured]])&amp;#039;&amp;#039; at the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Karachi|Shri Swaminarayan Temple]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]] were removed and taken to [[India]] during the turbulent times of its [[Partition of India|partition]]?&lt;br /&gt;
#... that the discovery of a stone [[Celt (tool)|celt]] with &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Influence of the Indus Valley civilization on Ancient Tamil Nadu|Indus script in Tamil Nadu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in 2006 was regarded by [[India]]n [[epigraphist]] [[Iravatham Mahadevan]] as the &amp;quot;greatest archaeological discovery of a century in [[Tamil Nadu]]&amp;quot;?&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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