India/DYK

... that Zohran Mamdani wore an eri silk tie from Indian fashion designer Kartik Kumra at his inauguration as mayor of New York City?
... that Shaktikanta Das qualified with a degree in history, yet rose to lead India's central bank?
... that Dutch East India Company officials considered the inhabitants of the Bungku Kingdom to be "the fiercest of all Malukan peoples"?
... that Krunal Pandya was named the player of the match in the 2025 Indian Premier League final, becoming the first cricketer to win the award in two IPL finals?
... that the Gujarati play Mena Gurjari was staged at the official residence of India's president during the 1957 Republic Day celebrations?
... that the Indian emperor Jahangir was so amazed by the emaciated condition of a dying nobleman that he ordered a court artist to create a painting of him?
... that the museum Lawh Wa Qalam is dedicated to an Indian artist who fled the country fearing for his safety?
... that the joint-most successful team in the Indian Premier League finished last in 2025?
... that Varsha Deshpande has carried out more than 50 sting operations against illegal sex-selective abortions in India?
... that the Dutch East India Company's participation in a Johor conflict triggered a siege of Dutch Malacca?
... that India's Central Reserve Police Force tested the Trichy assault rifle in mud, rain, and saltwater conditions for reliability and accuracy before ordering the rifle?
... that the Chinook Indian Nation became a federally recognized tribe in 2001, but had its status revoked the following year?
... that Saraswati enthroned has been described as "a pinnacle of Indian art"?
... that one of the earliest iron bridges in India was assembled during the reign of Amjad Ali Shah?
... that Indian film editor A. Sreekar Prasad holds a record for editing films in 17 different languages?
... that a painting by the artist Bichitr shows an Indian emperor preferring a Sufi saint over the king of England and the Ottoman sultan?
... that a cyber attack on a FIFA insider, traced to the Indian cyber-espionage company Appin, was part of Qatar's campaign to protect its 2022 World Cup hosting rights?
... that Indian anti-colonial activist and anti-fascist soldier Gopal Mukund Huddar engaged in palm reading with his fellow inmates while imprisoned in a Francoist concentration camp?
... that in the span of five years, Elsie Chin was a nurse during the Battle of Hong Kong, served with the Chinese Red Cross, trained soldiers on first aid in India, and joined the U.S. Army Nurse Corps?
... that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was the first Indian actress to be a juror at the Cannes Film Festival?
... that Simeon Barclay's "sculpture of a chicken on its own little mini-mountain" references a traditional Indian game?
... that Kanailal Sarkar, the opposition candidate for mayor of Calcutta in 1963, had been jailed during the 1930 protest movement against British rule in India?
... that the Indian government declared Vishwasrao Chowgule to be the wealthiest person in India in 1976 based on wealth-tax statistics?
... that a grand-nephew of Queen Elizabeth II underwent 200 hours of training in India to become a yoga instructor?
... that Indian member of parliament Hira Singh Chinaria died in his seat after delivering a speech?
... that the apricot dress of Jacqueline Kennedy kept its shape in India's hot weather?
... that Casanova's friend Edoardo Tiretta built a bazaar in India?
... that of the 146 Conestoga wagons employed by the Braddock Expedition in the French and Indian War, only one remained intact by the campaign's end?
... that before becoming a commissioner of Indian affairs, William P. Dole was only known to have encountered Native Americans once in his life?
... that Ahmad Shah Durrani conducted fifteen major military campaigns during his reign, comprising nine invasions of India, three in Khorasan, and three in Afghan Turkestan?
... that the Indian Communist Party distinguished itself from the Communist Party of India by using a yellow hammer and sickle on its flag?
... that in its 1962 election campaign, the Socialist Party of India demanded that twice-yearly inter-caste dining be made a mandatory criterion for government employment?
... that the South Indian restaurant New Krishna Bhavan served 600 litres (160 US gal) of sambar every day?
... that Asha Sobhana is the first Indian player to take a five-wicket haul in the Women's Premier League?
... that an Indian restaurant chain has more than 800 combinations of kulfi flavours, toppings, and sauces?
... that people in the Indian subcontinent eat a sweet dish resembling a bird's nest during Ramadan?
... that the letters of British colonial administrator William Henry Sleeman were posthumously published in 1858 to exonerate him during the Indian Rebellion?
... that Indian activist V. V. Dravid moved to Indore to build a textile workers' union, spent one and a half years in jail there, and later represented the city at the state's legislative assembly?
... that people in parts of India, North America, and Africa marry tree trunks?
... that Barren Island, located in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is the only active volcano in India?
... that dal puri, a national dish in multiple countries, was introduced by Indian indentured labourers?
... that the Indian emperor Jahangir commissioned a painting depicting his superiority over his rival, the Shah of Iran?
... that dal puri, a national dish in multiple countries, was introduced by Indian indentured labourers?
... that the restoration of Neknampur Lake was recognised "as the best model of lake restoration in India"?
... that an Indian sugar-factory timekeeper founded a library with more than two million books?
... that in 1884 Motibai Kapadia's father allowed her to study alongside men in India?
... that a 17th-century painting depicts an Indian emperor shooting arrows at a personification of poverty?
... that one of the earliest iron bridges in India was assembled during the reign of Amjad Ali Shah?
... that there is a dispute within the Indian communist movement on whether the Communist Party of India was founded in Tashkent in 1920 or Kanpur in 1925?
... that Kailash Puri became Marks & Spencer's first advisor on Indian ready meals?

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