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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...==
#...that the '''[[Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board]]''' has made [[rainwater harvesting]] mandatory to address a critical water shortage?
#...that '''[[Jatindramohan Tagore]]''', a theatre enthusiast, music and art-lover, and philanthropist, was the first Indian to be a member of the [[Royal Photographic Society]] in 1898?
#...that '''[[Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha]]''', in the city of [[Hubli]], is the only unit in India authorised to manufacture and supply the [[Flag of India|national flag]]?
#...that the once flourishing Indian port of '''[[Saptagram]]''' faded out as a result of river [[silt|silting]]?
#...that the [[Kannada]] film '''[[Samskara (film)|Samskara]]''', initially banned by the censor board, won the [[Presidents of India|President]]'s Gold Medal for the [[National Film Award for Best Film|Best Indian Film]] of 1971?
#...that the '''[[Bagbazar]]''' (''[[:Image:Kolkata_Bagbazar_Ghat.jpg|Bagbazar Ghat pictured]]'') neighbourhood in north [[Kolkata]] has long been a citadel of the [[Bengalis|Bengali]] aristocracy?
#...that ''''[[Syādvāda]]''' is a [[Jainism]] Doctrine of Postulation which provides the teaching or instruction from which a postulate or axiom is provided to determine the truth of the matter?
#...that one of the stories of the [[Jain]] teacher '''[[Haribhadra]]''' relates how he ordered some Buddhist [[monk]]s to leap into a vat of hot oil for killing his nephew?
#...that the [[motorcycle racing]] couple of '''[[Jagat and Anita Nanjappa]]''' once completed a [[rallying|rally]] in which Anita sat on the bike's petrol tank to reduce the weight on the flat rear tyre?
#...that the [[Sangam literature|Sangam poems]], an important '''[[Sources of ancient Tamil history|source of ancient Tamil history]]''', were composed by a total of 473 poets over a period of a few centuries?
#...that the title of ‘[[Raja]]’ was bestowed on '''[[Subodh Chandra Mullick]]''' by the people after he donated [[Rs.]] 100,000 in 1906 for the National Council of Education which later became [[Jadavpur University]]?
#...that some rocks at the '''[[Kupgal petroglyphs|Kupgal neolithic site]]''', near [[Bellary]], India, produce [[gong]]-like musical tones when struck with boulders?
#...that '''[[Hutti Gold Mines Limited]]''', located in the state of [[Karnataka]], is the only company in India that produces gold by mining and extracting it from its ore?
#...that [[Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar]], king of [[Mysore]], set up a factory to manufacture '''[[Mysore Sandal Soap]]''' because [[World War I]] prevented any export of [[sandalwood]]?
#...that the 1758 British construction of [[Fort William, India|Fort William]] in the heart of populous '''[[Gobindapur, Kolkata|Gobindapur]]''' incited the whole colony to migrate north of [[Calcutta]]?
#...that Indian youth '''[[Meraj Khalid Noor]]''' was used for political campaigning in Muslim-dominated areas of [[Bihar]] as he resembled [[Osama bin Laden]]?
#...that the proposed underground car park at the northern end of '''[[Lal Dighi, Kolkata|Lal Dighi]]''' will be the biggest in [[Kolkata]] and is located in a heritage zone?
#...that the [[Historical period|period]] of '''[[Colonial Assam]]''' began with the [[Treaty of Yandaboo]]?
#...that the great-granddaughter of [[Mahatma Gandhi]], '''[[Leela Gandhi]]''', is a senior lecturer at [[La Trobe University]] in the English program?
#...that [[oleoresin]] extracted from '''[[Byadgi chilli]]''' is used in making [[nail polish]] and [[lipstick]]?
#...that the '''[[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]]''' in [[Kolkata]], which formed a favourite promenade for "elegant walking parties" in the eighteenth century, now sees some 200,000 to 300,000 vehicles pass through during [[rush hour]]?
#...that [[Abbakka|'''Rani Abbakka''']], who fought the Portuguese in the 16th century is regarded as the 'first woman freedom fighter of India'?
#...that construction of ‘Tagore Castle’ in '''[[Pathuriaghata]]''', a [[Kolkata]] neighbourhood, was modelled on that of an English castle, a departure in the way of building residences in India?
#...that '''[[Sarangapani Temple]]''' is named after Sarang, the bow of [[Rama]]?
#...that '''[[Bhudev Mukhopadhyay]]''' taught at Hindu, Muslim and Christian schools?
#...that the government of Korkai, an important '''[[industry in ancient Tamil country|industrial center of ancient Tamil country]]''', employed convicts as [[pearl hunting|pearl divers]]?
#...that '''[[Kumortuli]]''' neighbourhood of [[Calcutta]] supplies images of [[Durga Puja|Goddess Durga]] to [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Indian communities]] in about 90 countries?
#...that [[Karnataka]] is home to the largest concentration of [[Siddis of Karnataka |'''Siddis''']] (a [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|tribe]] of African descent) in India?
#...that '''[[Sabarna Roy Choudhury]]''' sold to the British, for [[Rs.]] 1,300, the land rights of [[Sutanuti]], [[Kalikata]] and [[Gobindapur, Kolkata|Gobindapur]], that ultimately merged to become [[Calcutta]]?
#...that '''[[Shardha Ram Phillauri]]''', a [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]], wrote the [[Bhagyawati|first Hindi novel]]?
#...that the '''[[Dima Halam Daogah]]''' and the [[Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland]] broke ties because of competing [[Insurgent groups in Northeast India|separatist ideologies]]?
#...that the unimportance and consequent emptiness of '''[[Kalikata]]''' afforded the British room to settle there and establish [[Calcutta]]?
#...that the Roman merchants who '''[[Economy of ancient Tamil country|traded with ancient Tamil country]]''', used the [[monsoon]] winds to reduce the travel time between [[Egypt]] and India to forty days?
#...that through hundreds of his creations '''[[Trailokyanath Sanyal]]''' developed devotional songs of [[Brahmo Samaj]] as an art form?
#...that the '''[[Narasinganavar family]]''' residing in the [[States of India|Indian state]] of [[Karnataka]] is one of the largest [[joint family|undivided families]] in the world?
#...that independent India's first [[postmark]] was the '''[[Jai Hind Post-mark]]''' and was used as a [[Cancellation (mail)|cancellation mark]]?
#...that the [[Kallanai Dam]], built by [[Karikala Chola]] to support '''[[Agriculture in Ancient Tamil Country|agriculture in ancient Tamil country]]''', is considered the oldest water-regulation structure still in use?
#...that '''[[Observatory Hill, Darjeeling]]''', the site of [[Darjeeling]]'s oldest Buddhist monastery is now home to a [[Hinduism|Hindu]] temple?
#...that [[Darjeeling]]'s '''[[Rock Garden, Darjeeling|Rock Garden]]''' (''[[:Image:Darjeeling Rock Garden2.jpg|pictured]]'') was built to re-attract tourists following the damage to the [[tourism industry|industry]] caused by the actions of the [[Gorkha National Liberation Front]]?
#...that '''[[Y. G. Parameshwara]]''' was the first blind Indian to qualify as a doctor?
#...that '''Dr. [[Vibhuti Narayan Singh]]''' was the last king of the ancient city [[Benares]]?
#...that '''[[Ancient Tamil Religion|Hindus in the ancient Tamil country]]''' worshipped different [[deity|deities]] depending on the [[Sangam_landscape#The_Geographical_thinais|landscape]] of the region they lived in?
#...that the '''[[Darjeeling Ropeway]]''' was stopped on 19 October 2003 after four tourists were killed in an accident?
#...that the staff of the mayor of [[Mirik]], [[West Bengal]] vowed to spend a month's salary in [[Short Message Service|SMS]] voting for ''[[Indian Idol]]'' contestant '''[[Prashant Tamang]]''', the first finalist of [[Nepal]]ese descent?
#...that the poet '''[[Dinakara Desai]]''' is known as ''[[Brahma|Chutuka Brahma]]'' (creator of ''chutukas'') because he invented a four-line [[limerick (poetry)|limerick]] form of [[Kannada poetry]] known as ''chutuka''?
#...that the [[Kannada]] film '''''[[Shanti (Kannada film)|Shanti]]''''' is one of just a few narrative films with only a single actor?
#...that the '''[[Bangalore Palace]]''' in India, which was built to resemble [[Windsor Castle]] in England, has hosted music concerts of bands like [[Aerosmith]], [[The Rolling Stones]] and [[Deep Purple]]?
#...that women in the '''[[Early Pandyan Society]]''' dressed their hair differently according to their marital status?
#...that although the first meeting of the '''[[Indian Independence League]]''' took place in Tokyo in March 1942, it was not formally proclaimed until June of that year in [[Bangkok]]?
#...that the '''[[Adivasi Cobra Force]]''' was formed after [[ethnic conflict]] between [[Santhal people]] and [[Bodo people]] erupted in 1996?

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