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  2. Kaveri River water dispute - Wikipedia

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    The Government of India gave permission to Mysore to build a dam that could store 11 TMC, but the dam's foundation was constructed and designed to hold the full capacity of water, 41.5 TMC. This led to further dispute amongst the two states and the British Government of India sent the matter to arbitration under Rule IV of the 1892 Agreement.

  3. Dharasana Satyagraha - Wikipedia

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    Dharasana Satyagraha was a protest against the British salt tax in colonial India in May 1930. Following the conclusion of the Salt March to Dandi, Mahatma Gandhi chose a non-violent raid of the Dharasana Salt Works in Gujarat as the next protest against British rule.

  4. Bardoli Satyagraha - Wikipedia

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    The Bardoli Satyagraha, was a farmers' agitation and nationalist movement in India against the increased taxation of farmers by the colonial government. It demanded a cancellation of the 22% tax hike being levied in Bombay Presidency .

  5. Panch Prayag - Wikipedia

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    Alaknanda descending from the foot of the Satopanth (a triangular lake, which is located at a height of 4,402 m (14,442.3 ft), above the sea level and named after the Hindu trinity: Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and Bhagirath Kharak glaciers near the Nanda Devi peak, in Uttarakhand cascades over a length of 229 km (142.3 mi) encompassing the five prayags and is joined at Dev Prayag by the Bhagirathi ...

  6. Gadisar Lake - Wikipedia

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    Gadisar Lake is an artificial lake in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India. [1] It was built by the founder of Jaisalmer, King Rawal Jaisal in 1156 AD [2] and later rebuilt by Gadsi Singh Bhati around 1367 AD. [3] The lake is located about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) from Jaisalmer Fort. It is said that this lake once provided water to the entire city.

  7. Bappa Rawal - Wikipedia

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    Bappa Rawal (c. 8th century) was a king of the Mewar kingdom in Rajasthan, India. The chronicles consider him to be the founder of the Guhila Rajput dynasty. He is credited with repelling the Arab invasion of India. He is identified as the ruler of the Guhila dynasty, and called by the names Kalabhoja, Shiladitya, and Khumana.

  8. Battle of Talikota - Wikipedia

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    The result of the battle, according to this view, was the fall of the last "Hindu bastion" of South India to "Mohammed" zealotry and expansionism. In the modern post-colonial era, a number of South Indian nationalist historians ( Aluru Venkata Rao , B. A. Saletore , S. Krishnaswami Aiyangar , K. A. Nilakanta Sastri ) have continued to endorse ...

  9. NCERT textbook controversies - Wikipedia

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    Similarly from the Class X History textbook, chapters on 'The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China', 'Work, Life and Leisure - Cities in the Contemporary World', and ‘Novels, Society and History’ had been deleted. NCERT's director Hrushikesh Senapaty highlighted that students must have time to engage outdoor.