🔆 Battle of Saragarhi (1897) – A Tale of Bravery

📍 Context
✅ Punjab declared September 12 as Saragarhi Day in 2017 to honor the battle.

📍 Battle Overview
✅ 21 soldiers of the 36th Sikhs (now 4 Sikh regiment) led by Havildar Ishar Singh defended Saragarhi post against 8,000 Afridi and Orakzai militants.
✅ Despite being heavily outnumbered, they fought for seven hours, killing 200 and injuring 600, before making the ultimate sacrifice.

📍 Strategic Importance
✅ Saragarhi served as a communication post between Fort Lockhart & Fort Gulistan (housed British troops).
✅ Located in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) (now Pakistan), originally built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, later renamed by the British.

📍 Honors & Recognition
✅ Queen Victoria awarded the Indian Order of Merit (similar to the Victoria Cross) to all 21 soldiers, an unprecedented honor.

📍 Legacy
✅ Saragarhi is remembered as one of the greatest last stands in military history, inspiring generations with its valor and sacrifice. 💪🔥

Dear Students,
Seventh  History Rapid revision class will be conducted today at 8 PM.
Subject:-  Medieval India
Sub topic:- Vijaynagar and Bahamani



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Class will be held at 7:15

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Dear Students,
Eighth  History Rapid revision class will be conducted today at 7 PM.
Subject:-  Medieval India
Sub topic:- Literature and Paintings



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🔆 Techo Funan Canal
✅ Cambodia will begin construction of the Chinese-backed Techo Funan Canal.
✅ The canal will connect the Mekong River basin to the Cambodian coast.

🔆 Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb Islands Dispute
✅ Iran summoned China’s ambassador to protest a China-UAE statement on the sovereignty of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb islands.
✅ The islands are claimed by the UAE but have been held by Iran since 1971.


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It’s “ Bora bhaiya ke papa mistri hai” for cold dry winds

B- bora
B- blizzard
P- pampero
M- mistral
Rest all are hot ! Hope this helps

A recent prelims question could have been solved easily with it.

Dear Students,
Ninth  History Rapid revision class will be conducted today at 7 PM.
Subject:-  Modern Indian History
Sub topic:- East India company



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