1875 in India
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Events in the year 1875 in India
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India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Events
- Muhammedan Anglo-Oriental CollegeMAO CollegeMAO College was founded by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, the leader of Muslim renaissance in Indian subcontinent, in 1875 at Aligarh. This later became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920....
, founded by Sir Syed Ahmed KhanSyed Ahmed KhanJavad-ud Daula, Arif Jang, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, KCSI , commonly known as Sir Syed, was an Indian educator and politician, and an Islamic reformer and modernist...
in Aligarh; later became Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh Muslim University ,is a residential academic university, established in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan as Mohammedan Angelo-Oriental College and later granted the status of Central University by an Act of the Indian Parliament in 1920...
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Births
- 31 October - Sardar Vallabhbhai PatelSardar Vallabhbhai PatelVallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel was an Indian barrister and statesman, one of the leaders of the Indian National Congress and one of the founding fathers of India...
, political and social leader (d.19501950 in IndiaEvents in the year 1950 in the Republic of India.-Incumbents:* President of India – Rajendra Prasad took office on January 26* Prime Minister of India – Jawaharlal Nehru-Events:*25 January - Election Commission is established....
). - 22 December - Nanda Kishore BalNanda Kishore BalNanda Kishore Bal , was an Indian poet of the era of initial modernity in Oriya poetry. He was born at Kusupur village in the Cuttack district of Orissa...
, poet (d.19281928 in India-Births:*6 January - Vijay Tendulkar, playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist and social commentator .*28 August - Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon, physicist and policy maker....
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