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This is a selection of articles on [[Bharatpedia]] that appeared on the [[Portal:India|India Portal]]'s Did you know section. (Archives are in sets of approximately 50 items each)<br/><br/>

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==Did you know...==
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[[Image:Erotic Sculpture1 at Tripurantakesvara Temple in Balligavi.jpg|100x100px|Tripurantakesvara Temple]]
[[Image:Dodda Basappa Temple.JPG|100x100px|Doddabasappa temple]]
[[Image:Isvara Temple at Arasikere in Hassan district.jpg|100x100px|Isvara Temple at Arasikere in Hassan district]]
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[[Image:Itagi Mahadeva temple.JPG|100x100px|Mahadeva Temple]]
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#... that although the '''[[Siddhesvara Temple]]'''  in [[Karnataka]], [[India]], is currently a [[Hindu temple|temple]] of [[Shiva]], historians are unsure of its original [[Religion in India|faith]]?
#... that [[Bangladesh]] declined to renew its '''[[Indo-Bangladeshi Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Peace|1972 Friendship Treaty with India]]''', criticizing it as unequal and an imposition of excessive [[India]]n influence?
#... that [[Mukti Bahini]] [[guerrillas]] were absorbed into the ranks of regular [[military officer]]s and [[military personnel|personnel]] upon '''[[Military history of Bangladesh|the formation of Bangladesh's armed forces]]'''?
#... that a 2007 treaty significantly modified '''[[Indo-Bhutanese relations]]''' by reducing [[India]]'s guiding role over [[Bhutan]]'s [[foreign policy]]?
#... that the 9th century '''[[Navalinga Temple|Navalinga temple]]''' in [[Karnataka]], [[India]], is a cluster of nine [[Hindu temple]]s, each containing a [[Shiva]] ''[[linga]]''?
#... that the [[Jabalpur District|Jabalpur]] and the [[Mandla District|Mandla]] districts in [[Madhya Pradesh]] were the worst affected districts in the '''[[1997 Jabalpur earthquake]]'''?
#... that '''[[Maharajbagh zoo]]''' in [[Nagpur]], [[India]], has been built on the garden of [[Bhonsle]], [[Maratha]] rulers of the [[Nagpur kingdom]]?
#... that [[Caste system in India|caste]]-based [[Reservation in India|communal reservations]] in [[Tamil Nadu]] were introduced by the government of the '''[[Raja of Panagal]]''' in August [[1921 in India|1921]]?
#... that the '''[[Bihar famine of 1873–74|famine of 1873–74]]''' in [[Bihar]], [[India]] was less severe than had originally been anticipated, and 100,000 tons of [[cereal|grain]] was left unused at the end of the [[Humanitarian aid|relief]] efforts?
#... that [[1944 in film|1944 film]] '''''[[Haridas (1944 film)|Haridas]]''''' was the last completed work of [[Kollywood]] [[Cultural icon|icon]] [[M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar]] prior to his arrest in the Lakshmikanthan Murder Case?
#... that '''[[Radha Ramana]]''' is the only image of [[Krishna]] that remained in [[Vrindavana]] during the 17th-century raids by [[Mughal Empire|Islamic king]] [[Aurangzeb]]?
#... that '''[[Oladevi]]''', a [[deity]] whose worship may have originated in the [[Indus Valley Civilization]], was honoured and feared as the [[goddess]] of [[cholera]] in rural [[Bengal]]?
#... that a 12th-century [[epigraphy|epigraph]] styles the '''[[Mahadeva Temple (Itagi)|Mahadeva temple]]''' ''([[:Image:Itagi Mahadeva temple.JPG|pictured]])'' in [[Karnataka]], [[India]], as "the emperor among temples"?
#... that '''[[Indo-Iraqi relations]]''' improved considerably after [[Iraq]] supported [[India]]'s [[Pokhran-II|1998 nuclear tests]] and its stand on the [[Kashmir dispute]]?
#... that the town of '''[[Melattur, Tamil Nadu|Melattur]]''' in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] is famous for its [[Bharatanatyam]], a classic [[South Indian culture|South Indian dance]]?
#... that the 1948 [[Kollywood|Tamil film]] '''''[[Chandralekha (1948 film)|Chandralekha]]''''' had the longest sword-fight sequence in any [[Indian film]]?
#... that erotic sculptures ''([[:Image:Erotic Sculpture1 at Tripurantakesvara Temple in Balligavi.jpg|example pictured]])'' found in the 11th century '''[[Tripurantaka Temple]]''' in [[Karnataka]] state, [[India]], are miniatures?
#... that [[international airport]] project '''[[Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur|MIHAN]]''' in [[Nagpur]] is the biggest economical development project currently underway in [[India]] in terms of investment?
#... that the new [[Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)|Maoist]]-led government seeks to scrap [[Nepal]]'s '''[[1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship|1950 treaty with India]]''', which sought to build strong [[Indo-Nepal relations]] to counter perceived threats from [[People's Republic of China|China]]?
#... that a year after conducting rival [[nuclear test]]s, [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] issued the 1999 '''[[Lahore Declaration]]''', committing to develop safeguards to prevent [[nuclear conflict]]?
#... that the 12th century '''[[Doddabasappa Temple]]''' (pictured) in [[Karnataka]] state, [[India]], has a 24-pointed star-shaped plan?
#... that the '''[[1999 Chamoli earthquake]]''' in [[India]], in which 103 people died, was also felt in the [[Baitadi District|Baitadi]], [[Dadeldhura District|Dadeldhura]] and [[Kanchanpur District|Kanchanpur]] districts in [[Nepal]]?
#... that the '''[[Harihareshwara Temple (Harihar)|Harihareshwara temple]]''' in [[Karnataka]], [[India]], was consecrated in 1224 CE, in dedication to [[Harihara]] ''(pictured)'', a fusion of the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] gods [[Shiva]] and [[Vishnu]]?
#... that the [[Tamil language|Tamil]]film '''[[Naam Iruvar (1947 film)|Nam Iruvar]]''' featured songs written by [[India]]n [[nationalist]] [[Subramania Bharati]]?
#... that [[Indian railways|railway]] '''[[transport in Nagpur]]''' started in 1867 when the [[Nagpur]] [[railway station]] was constructed using locally found pink [[sandstone]]?
#... that S.A. Swaminatha Iyer protested the '''[[History of the British salt tax in India|British salt tax in India]]''' at the first session of the [[Indian National Congress]] in 1885?
#... that '''[[Lakshmisha]]''''s 16th century [[Kannada]] writing, the ''Jaimini Bharata'', focuses on the [[Ashvamedha|horse sacrifice]] chapter of the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] epic [[Mahabharata]]?
#...that the '''[[Buddha footprint|footprints of the Buddha]]''' ''(pictured)'' often bear distinguishing marks, such as a [[Dharmachakra]] or the 32, 108 or 132 auspicious signs of the [[Gautama Buddha|Buddha]]?
#... that the last [[Kannada grammar|old-Kannada grammar]], authored by '''[[Bhattakalanka Deva]]''' in circa 1604 CE, followed the model of [[Sanskrit]] grammar?
#... that [[publisher]] '''[[Gopal Raju]]''', considered a pioneer of [[ethnic]] [[Media (communication)|media]] in the [[United States]], founded ''[[India Abroad]]'', which claims to be the oldest [[Indian American]] [[newspaper]] in [[North America]]?
#... that '''[[Rajah Muthiah Chettiar|Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar]]''' was the first [[Mayor]] of [[Chennai Corporation]], after the mayoralty was reinstated in 1933?
#... that Indian film director '''[[Nitin Bose]]''', who directed the blockbuster ''[[Ganga Jamuna]]'' in 1961, had introduced [[playback singing]] in [[Indian cinema]] in 1935?
#... that a story in '''[[Janna]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 13th-century [[Kannada literature|Kannada]] classic ''Yashodhara Charite'' deals with [[sadomasochism]] and [[transmigration of the soul]]?
#... that the [[Indian Coast Guard]] estimates more than '''[[India-Pakistan maritime trespassing|100 fishing boats and an unknown number of fishermen]]''' annually stray across the [[territorial waters]] of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]?
#... that the Tamil film '''[[Thyagabhoomi (1939 film)|Thyagabhoomi]]''' is the only Indian film banned by the [[British Raj]] for propagating the cause of [[Indian independence movement|India's freedom struggle]]?
#... that the forthcoming [[Tamil film]], '''[[Guru En Aalu]]''', starring [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]] and [[Mamta Mohandas]] is a remake of the [[1997]] film, ''[[Yes Boss (film)|Yes Boss]]''?
#... that inscriptions found on a stone pillar in the village of '''[[Talagunda]]''' in [[India]] describe the rise of the [[Kadamba]] dynasty?
#... that '''[[Andayya]]'s''' [[13th century]] [[Hoysala literature|Kannada work]] ''Kabbigara Kava'' is considered important for its strict adherence to the indigenous [[Kannada]] language?
#... that a majority of the 114 killed in the '''[[1994 Gowari stampede]]''' at [[Nagpur]] were women and children crushed to death under the crowd’s feet?
#... that '''[[Shabdamanidarpana]]''', a comprehensive and authoritative work on the '''[[Kannada grammar]]''', was written in the 13th century by the [[India]]n linguist and poet '''[[Kesiraja]]'''?
#... that the 12th century [[Kannada literature|Kannada]] poet '''[[Harihara (poet)|Harihara]]''' was initially an accountant in the [[Hoysala]] court?
#... that '''''[[Kisan Kanya (1937 film)|Kisan Kanya]]''''' made by [[Ardeshir Irani]] in [[1937 in film|1937]] is [[India]]'s first indigenously made [[Color motion picture film|color film]]?
#... that [[Tamil people|Tamil]] politician '''[[E. V. K. Sampath]]''', nephew of [[Periyar E. V. Ramasamy|Periyar]], co-founded the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] party?
#... that '''[[Raghavanka]]''', a 12th century writer of [[Hoysala literature|Kannada literature]], penned five classics just to expiate a [[sin]] his [[guru]] felt he had committed?
#... that the annual ''Chembuduppu festival'' at '''[[St. George Orthodox Church, Chandanapally]]''' is held in commemoration of non-[[Christians]] bringing [[rice]] to feed hundreds of voluntary labourers during its construction?
#... that within the [[Special Economic Zone]] '''[[SEEPZ]]''', [[Mumbai]] lies an abandoned [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[St. John the Baptist Church, Mumbai|church]] built in 1579?
#... that the dialogues for the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]] '''''[[Parasakthi (1952 film)|Parasakthi]]''''' were penned by [[M. Karunanidhi]] who later became the [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]?
#...that the [[Honourable East India Company|British colonials]] employed [[Indian subcontinent|Indian]] agents called '''[[Gomastha|gomasthas]]''' to obtain goods from local [[weaving|weavers]] and [[Price fixing|fix their prices]]?
#... that the [[Habesha people|Abyssinian]] [[slave]] '''[[Jamal-ud-Din Yaqut]]''' was a close adviser and speculated to be the [[Sexual partner|lover]] of [[Razia Sultana]], the first and only female [[Delhi Sultanate|Sultan of Delhi]]?
#... that '''[[Ratnakaravarni]]''', the noted 16th century [[Kannada literature|Kannada]] poet of the [[Vijayanagara Empire|Vijayanagara]] times, was an expert on erotic writings?
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[[Image:Buddha-Footprint.jpeg|100x100px|Footprint of the Buddha. 1st century Gandhara.]]
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