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Bal Gangadhar Tilak (pronunciation ⓘ; born Keshav Gangadhar Tilak [3] [4] (pronunciation: [keʃəʋ ɡəŋɡaːd̪ʱəɾ ʈiɭək]); 23 July 1856 – 1 August 1920), endeared as Lokmanya (IAST: Lokamānya), was an Indian nationalist, teacher, and an independence activist.
British Cemetery of Surat [1] [2] also known as the English Cemetery, [1] located at Katargam Darwaja in Surat, walking distance from the Dutch cemetery. The British Cemetery was established around 1883, and contains graves of former governors of Bombay Presidency and a number of officials of East India Company .
Dutch Suratte, officially Nederlandse vestiging van Suratte (Dutch settlement in Surat), was a directorate of the Dutch East India Company between 1616 and 1795, with its main factory in the city of Surat. Surat was an important trading city of the Mughal Empire on the river Tapti, and the Portuguese had been trading there since 1540. In the ...
Surat will be the world's fastest-growing city from 2019 to 2035, according to a study conducted by Economic Times. [17] The city registered an annualised GDP growth rate of 11.5% over the seven fiscal years between 2001 and 2008. [18] Surat was awarded "best city" by the Annual Survey of India's City-Systems (ASICS) in 2013. [19]
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During a visit by King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) on 29 July 1915, Bandon was renamed Surat Thani, a change possibly inspired by the major port city of Surat in Gujarat, India. Concurrently, the Monthon was also renamed Surat. In 1926, this Monthon was abolished and integrated into Monthon Nakhon Si Thammarat.
Anglican Church also known as CNI Christ Church, is the oldest church of Surat. The Anglican Church was constructed in 1824 as per the western design popular [clarification needed] in the 19th century. The construction of this church building was started in 1820 under the blessings of Mountstuart Elphinstone. [1]
The most commonly accepted view about the origins of the surah is the view of Ibn Abbas, among others, that Al-Fatiha is a Meccan surah, although some believe that it is either a Medinan surah or was revealed in both Mecca and Medina. [2]