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History of mental asylums in India

The earliest mental hospital was established at Bombay in 1745, which could accommodate only 30 mentally-abled patients. The first government run lunatic asylum was set-up, especially for ridiculous soldiers, at Monghyr in Bihar on 17 April 1795. During that period, excited patients were treated with opium, hot baths, sometimes, leeches were applied to suck their blood and even music was also used as a mode of therapy to calm down them.

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The Indian Subcontinent Red Crescent Society’s Aid to the Ottoman State during the Balkan war in 1912:

The Balkan war that was declared in 1912 against the Ottoman Empire by Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Greece brought many disasters with it. The cholera outbreak that started during the war proliferated rapidly among the Bulgarian Turks who were fleeing to Turkey, left the Ottoman Empire in a difficult position. In these difficult days the Red crescent came to their aid. The Indian Muslims sent the money they had collected to the red crescent.

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Mohammed Abdul Karim: The Concealed Royal Munshi

In the present scenario of cyberbullying, the name ‘Abdul’ is used to demonize and defame Muslims as illiterate creatures full of hate. But a lesser-known fact is that one such Abdul transcended from being an ordinary clerk to becoming a powerful figure within the British Royal Court. His name was Mohammed Abdul Karim, titled The Munshi.

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What if Godse was a Muslim? 95 Year Old Maimuna Khatoon Recalls the Day When Gandhi was Killed.

On 30 January, 1948, Mahatma Gandhi was killed by Nathuram Godse in Delhi. His assassination just after the deadly Hindu-Muslim riots in the subcontinent sent shivers among the Muslims and other peace loving Indians. People were anxious that if the killer was some Muslim it might lead to renewed violence against the whole community.

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Rowlatt Bill, 1919 : When V.S Sastri dared to challenge the British against the repressive law

Following is the speech delivered by V.S Srinivasa Sastri on 7 February, 1919 before the Imperial Legislative Council as the Rowlatt Bill was introduced. He protested against the bill which was later passed and whole of India protested. Jallianwala Bagh massacre was carried out by the British when the Indians were protesting against the Black Act