India/DYK

... 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 Dutch East India Company's participation in a Johor conflict triggered a siege of Dutch Malacca?
... that the joint-most successful team in the Indian Premier League finished last in 2025?
... 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 an Indian sugar-factory timekeeper founded a library with more than two million books?
... that Shaktikanta Das qualified with a degree in history, yet rose to lead India's central bank?
... that a judge is threatening to shut down Wikipedia in India over a defamation lawsuit?
... that the Indian Communist Party distinguished itself from the Communist Party of India by using a yellow hammer and sickle on its flag?
... that the letters of British colonial administrator William Henry Sleeman were posthumously published in 1858 to exonerate him during the Indian Rebellion?
... that in 2025, Royal Challengers Bengaluru became the first in the Indian Premier League to win all away games in a season?
... 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 Indian communist revolutionary S. A. Rawoof was charged with conspiracy to murder two individuals with the same name?
... that Dutch East India Company officials considered the inhabitants of the Bungku Kingdom to be "the fiercest of all Malukan peoples"?
... that the Chinook Indian Nation became a federally recognized tribe in 2001, but had its status revoked the following year?
... that Soumen Mitra helped restore a building which had housed one of India's first mental asylums?
... that an Indian restaurant chain has more than 800 combinations of kulfi flavours, toppings, and sauces?
... that a Doctor Who episode took place during the partition of India, and used a unique Indian adaptation of the usual closing theme?
... that the Indian government declared Vishwasrao Chowgule to be the wealthiest person in India in 1976 based on wealth-tax statistics?
... that Zohran Mamdani wore an eri silk tie from Indian fashion designer Kartik Kumra at his inauguration as mayor of New York City?
... that dal puri, a national dish in multiple countries, was introduced by Indian indentured labourers?
... that Mother Solomon returned to Ohio 22 years after the Indian Removal Act forced her people, the Wyandots, into Kansas?
... that a 17th-century painting depicts an Indian emperor shooting arrows at a personification of poverty?
... that the Indian emperor Jahangir commissioned a painting depicting his superiority over his rival, the Shah of Iran?
... that the Gujarati play Mena Gurjari was staged at the official residence of India's president during the 1957 Republic Day celebrations?
... 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 Indian member of parliament Hira Singh Chinaria died in his seat after delivering a speech?
... that a 70-foot (21 m) statue of Lionel Messi was unveiled in India during his G.O.A.T. India Tour?
... 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 a viral video by an Indian influencer resulted in the sugar content of Bournvita being cut by almost 15 percent?
... 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 Arthur France founded the Leeds West Indian Carnival, the first Caribbean carnival in Europe, in 1967?
... that the Rani of Jhansi has been described as "the greatest heroine of Indian history"?
... that Syed Abid Husain's play The Veil of Ignorance explores social discourse on access to modern education by Indian women?
... that Saraswati enthroned has been described as "a pinnacle of Indian art"?
... 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 Indian film editor A. Sreekar Prasad holds a record for editing films in 17 different languages?
... that in 2026 India became the first team to win two consecutive Men's T20 World Cup finals?
... that optical physicist Franklin Dollar grew up on a Native American reservation without electricity or running water?
... that the apricot dress of Jacqueline Kennedy kept its shape in India's hot weather?
... that Simeon Barclay's "sculpture of a chicken on its own little mini-mountain" references a traditional Indian game?
... that dal puri, a national dish in multiple countries, was introduced by Indian indentured labourers?
... that Barren Island, located in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is the only active volcano 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 a grand-nephew of Queen Elizabeth II underwent 200 hours of training in India to become a yoga instructor?
... that the first Indian-American mayor of Fremont, California, succeeded its first female and first Asian-American mayor?
... 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 Asha Sobhana is the first Indian player to take a five-wicket haul in the Women's Premier League?
... that the Indian government declared Vishwasrao Chowgule to be the wealthiest person in India in 1976 based on wealth-tax statistics?
... that The Naulahka by Rudyard Kipling depicts the barriers Indian women faced in receiving health care, and the efforts of Western women to help them?
... that a Bangladeshi diplomatic mission in India was attacked by Hindu extremists protesting the arrest of a Hindu monk?

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