On 25 January in South Asian history

ON 25 JANUARY IN SOUTH ASIAN HISTORY

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Updated on January 25, 2019

1914: An Indian mass meeting in Durban unanimously endorse the agreement between General J.C. Smuts and Mahatma Gandhi regarding voluntary registration, poll tax, recognition of Indian marriages and other matters
http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/durban-mass-meeting-endorses-smuts-and-gandhi-agreement

1931: Mahatma Ghandi is freed by the British

1954: Death of Narendra Nath Roy, Indian revolutionarist, born on March 21 1887
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manabendra_Nath_Roy

1958: Birth of Kavita Krishnamurthy, Indian singer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kavita_Krishnamurthy

1975: Bangladeh President Mujibur Rahman establishes a presidential regime only one party which reinforce his power
http://biography.yourdictionary.com/sheik-mujibur-rahman

1980: Mother Teresa is honored with India’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna
http://www.indianetzone.com/28/mother_teresa_social_reformer.htm

1998: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide attack on Sir Lanka’s Temple of the Tooth, killing 8 people and injuring 25 others
http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/9801/25/sri.lanka.blast/index.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/50366.stm

2011: Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lanka’s jailed former army chief, has lost an appeal to retain his parliamentary seat
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2011/01/201112591238557218.html

Holidays and observances

India: National Voters’ Day

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