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Feb 16 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Pioneer of #Indiancinema, Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, famously known as #DadasahebPhalke, died #onthisday in 1944. He directed the first Indian feature film, #RajaHarishchandra in 1913.
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Phalke directed 95 feature films and 26 short films in his 19-year career. Only one of his films, ‘Gangavataran’ (1937), was made with sound technology. The others were silent films.
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Phalke’s achievements were in part due to his wife, Saraswatibai. She was his film editor and production manager. She sold her jewellery so that he could buy a camera and travel to London to learn filmmaking. Read more:
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Marathi film ‘Harishchandrachi Factory’ (2009) focuses on Phalke's quest to make India’s first feature film, ‘Raja Harishchandra’. More about Phalke and his journey here:
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#Onthisday in 1665, #Bombay was handed over by #Portugal to #Britain. But, wait, didn’t that already take place in 1661, when King Charles II of #England got the seven islands of Bombay as dowry? Turns out, things were not quite as straightforward.
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England got Bombay as part of a Marriage Treaty it signed with Portugal on June 23, 1661. It was a diplomatic marriage, where England’s Charles II wed Catherine Braganza of Portugal. Apart from Catherine and Bombay, Britain also got Tangier in North Africa, and a ton of money
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#Onthisday in 1946, a revolt broke out in the Royal Indian Navy and soon spread across #India. It was one of the defining movements that prompted the British to leave India. Image
The revolt was triggered by the mistreatment of Indian sailors. They where given inedible food, housed in poor conditions, and suffered racial slurs by their British superiors.
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Feb 17
#Onthisday, Naga spiritual and political leader from #Manipur, #RaniGaidinliu died in 1993. She was known for leading an armed revolt against the British and for her social reform work.
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Gaidinliu was just 16 when she led the Heraka movement, which aimed to revive Naga tribal religion. She took charge from her cousin Haipou Jadonang after he was hanged by the British in 1931.
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#Onthisday, it’s Christmas in #Armenia. Even more interesting, this was once Christmas Day around the world. It is well-known that the exact birth date of Jesus was not historically recorded. Until the 4th century CE, it was largely celebrated on #January6.
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#OnThisDay in 1881, a newspaper was launched that roared fearlessly against the policies and practices of the British in #India. The paper was ‘Kesari’ (or ‘lion’) and it was launched in #Pune by leading nationalist and freedom fighter #BalGangadharTilak. 1/4 Image
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1/n. #DidYouKnow that Amul, India’s largest dairy company, is an acronym? AMUL – Anand Milk Union Ltd. Based in Anand in Gujarat, the cooperative eliminated middlemen and made Gujarat's dairy farmers joint owners in the milk business. It started a milk revolution.
2/n. Amul was established by Verghese Kurien as a dairy cooperative in 1946. He also founded the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, which managed the Amul brand. Incredibly, the federation is jointly owned by 36 lakh milk producers in Gujarat.

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