ON 27 MARCH IN SOUTH ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on March 27, 2019
1784: Birth of Alexander Csoma de Koros, Hungarian philologist, the founder of Tibetology who died on April 11, 1842
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Csoma_de_K%C5%91r%C3%B6s
1868: Death of Krishnaraja Wadiyar III, Maharaja of Mysore, born on July 14, 1794
http://indiafacts.co.in/krishnaraja-wodeyar-iii-cultural-founder-modern-mysore-state/
http://www.indianetzone.com/67/krishnaraja_wodeyar_iii.htm
1892: Birth of Swami Vipulananda, Sri Lankan author, poet, phliosopher and critic who died on July 27, 1947
http://www.tamilspider.com/resources/7205-biography-swami-vipulanada-famous-tamil-scholar.aspx
http://sangam.org/oeuvre-swami-vipulananda-1892-1947/
1898: Death of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, Indian Muslim intellectual, born on October 17, 1817 http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P001
1949: The Conference of the Commonwealth decides that India could become a republic without be obliged to quit Commonwealth
1971: Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi express full support of her government to the freedom struggle of the Bengalis. Indian Border Security Force (BSF) opened Bangladesh-India border to allow the tortured and panick stricken Bengalis to have safe shelter in India
1982: Death of Fazlur Rahman Khan, Bangladeshi American civil engineer known for his innovations in high-rise building constructions born on 3 April 1929 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fazlur_Khan
2000: Murder of Priya Rajvansh, Indian actress, born in 1937
http://www.outlookindia.com/article/Death-Of-An-Actress/209230
http://www.gomolo.com/priya-rajvansh-biography/10522/719858
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBUqFOusmKA
2005: Nepal King Jigme Singye Wangchuk suggests to change absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy with two political parties
2008: Nepal Maoist said they will not playing China or India card
2008: Afghan president Hamid Karzai escapes an assassination attempt
http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-202_162-4048451.html
2008: Tibet monks disrupt journalists tour organized by Beijing authorities
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7315895.stm
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2008/03/26/tibet_monks_disrupt_journalists_tour_in_protest.html
2009: A bomb explodes at a mosque near the town of Jamrud in the Khyber agency in north-west Pakistan, killing at least 50 people
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7967594.stm
2016: At least 65 people are killed and more than 200 injured when an apparent suicide bomb ripped through the parking lot of a crowded park in the Pakistani city of Lahore where Christians were celebrating Easter Sunday
http://www.dawn.com/news/1248259/at-least-65-dead-after-suicide-attack-in-lahore-park
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/12205457/Pakistan-terror-attack-65-dead-after-suicide-bomber-strikes-childrens-play-area-in-Lahore.html
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/27/asia/pakistan-lahore-deadly-blast/index.html
2016: Thousands in Pakistan protest hanging of governor’s killer Mumtaz Qadri clashing with police in chaotic scenes
http://www.dw.com/en/thousands-in-pakistan-protest-hanging-of-governors-killer-mumtaz-qadri/a-19145439