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...that the first ever
Ranji Trophycricket match, played in the year 1933 between Mysore and
Madras teams, is the only game in the history of the Ranji Trophy to have been completed in a single day?
...that
Lord Canning wanted to build a port at Canning, now in
West Bengal, that could rival
Singapore but gave up when the Matla River surged its fury on the new port town in 1867?
...that King Narasaraja Wodeyar II, who ruled over the Indian
Kingdom of Mysore for a decade in the 18th century, was either
mute or preferred to remain silent throughout his rule?
...that the residents of Basanti and other deltaic islands in the Indian part of the
Sundarbans thanked the French author
Dominique Lapierre for the floating dispensaries he had provided?
...that from 1985 through 2004, about seventy-five honey collectors from Gosaba and the surrounding areas of
West Bengal were killed by
tigers in the forests of
Sundarbans, but none since?
...that in the Sandeshkhali region of
West Bengal more than 100 women get trafficked to red-light areas in
Mumbai and
Pune each year?
...that although in present-day India the former
Princely states and their princes have lost that status, the
Raja of Rajnagar still wears his ancestors' tattered royal attire twice a year?
...that the success of the Lifeline Express in providing medical services to remote places in India has seen similar projects being initiated in other countries including China,
Zimbabwe, and
Bangladesh?
...that Deganga, in
West Bengal, where ground water is affected by
arsenic contamination, will have to wait until 2009 for a supply of piped arsenic-free water?
...that the Markonahalli Dam across the River Shimsha in India had to be partly demolished in order to prevent excess water from flooding the villages?
...that a ditch excavated to fend off marauding
Maratha soldiers, was filled up when the city was never attacked, to form a road from Shyambazar's five-point crossing?
...that with
Calcutta developing in the 18th century, the Janbazar neighbourhood was gradually taken over by the Portuguese, Armenians,
half-castes and others, to become a grey area between Black and White Towns?
This page is currently inactive and is retained for
historical reference. Either the page is no longer relevant or consensus on its purpose has become unclear. To revive discussion, seek broader input via a forum such as the
village pump.
This is a selection of articles on
Wikipedia that appeared on the
India Portal's Did you know section. (Archives are in sets of approximately 50 items each)
...that the first ever
Ranji Trophycricket match, played in the year 1933 between Mysore and
Madras teams, is the only game in the history of the Ranji Trophy to have been completed in a single day?
...that
Lord Canning wanted to build a port at Canning, now in
West Bengal, that could rival
Singapore but gave up when the Matla River surged its fury on the new port town in 1867?
...that King Narasaraja Wodeyar II, who ruled over the Indian
Kingdom of Mysore for a decade in the 18th century, was either
mute or preferred to remain silent throughout his rule?
...that the residents of Basanti and other deltaic islands in the Indian part of the
Sundarbans thanked the French author
Dominique Lapierre for the floating dispensaries he had provided?
...that from 1985 through 2004, about seventy-five honey collectors from Gosaba and the surrounding areas of
West Bengal were killed by
tigers in the forests of
Sundarbans, but none since?
...that in the Sandeshkhali region of
West Bengal more than 100 women get trafficked to red-light areas in
Mumbai and
Pune each year?
...that although in present-day India the former
Princely states and their princes have lost that status, the
Raja of Rajnagar still wears his ancestors' tattered royal attire twice a year?
...that the success of the Lifeline Express in providing medical services to remote places in India has seen similar projects being initiated in other countries including China,
Zimbabwe, and
Bangladesh?
...that Deganga, in
West Bengal, where ground water is affected by
arsenic contamination, will have to wait until 2009 for a supply of piped arsenic-free water?
...that the Markonahalli Dam across the River Shimsha in India had to be partly demolished in order to prevent excess water from flooding the villages?
...that a ditch excavated to fend off marauding
Maratha soldiers, was filled up when the city was never attacked, to form a road from Shyambazar's five-point crossing?
...that with
Calcutta developing in the 18th century, the Janbazar neighbourhood was gradually taken over by the Portuguese, Armenians,
half-castes and others, to become a grey area between Black and White Towns?