ON 6 FEBRUARY IN SOUTH ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on February 6, 2019
1874: Birth of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, Indian religious leader, founded the Gaudiya Mathwho died on January 1, 1937
http://www.krishna.com/bhaktisiddhanta-saraswati-thakura-0
http://www.bvml.org/SBSST/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4GdHsH7BEY
1893: Birth of Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, Pakistani diplomat, who died on September 1, 1985
http://www.alislam.org/library/zafar.html
1894: Birth of Kirpal Singh, spiritual Indian teacher who died on August 21, 1974
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirpal_Singh
http://www.ruhanisatsangusa.org/
1915: Birth of Kavi Pradeep, Indian poet and songwriter, who died on December 11, 1998
http://www.veethi.com/india-people/kavi_pradeep-profile-2274-25.htm
http://gaana.com/artist/pradeep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKLt25bE3KM
1931: Death of Motilal Nehru, Indian freedom fighter, born on 6 May 1861
http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-heroes/motilal-nehru.html
http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/6th-february-1931-motilal-nehru-indian-lawyer-and-politician-passed-away
1976: Death of Ritwik Ghatak, Bengali Indian film maker and scriptwriter, born on November 5, 1925
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritwik_Ghatak
http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2008janfeb/ghatak.html
1978: Ranasinghe Premadasa is sworn as Sri Lanka Prime Minister up to January 1989
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranasinghe_Premadasa
2012 : Death of Sharada Dwivedi, Indian historian and author, born in 1942
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/City-historian-Sharada-Dwivedi-dead/articleshow/11784870.cms
http://h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/logbrowse.pl?trx=vx&list=h-urban&month=1202&week=d&msg=cEygYjNW3nv89ANj9Z632Q&user=&pw=
2014: The first formal meeting between Pakistan’s government and a Taliban-nominated team in Islamabad
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26065385 http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/393587/pakistan-holds-landmark-talks-with-taliban