Saragarhi Challenge Polo Cup-2011
114 years ago in 1897, under the British flag, 21 Sikhs fought to death against 10,000 Afghanis in the Battle of Saragarhi. Sikh military personnel and Sikh civilians commemorate this battle every year on 12th September as Saragarhi Day. Saragarhi Challenge Polo Cup has been instituted in 2010 by the Anglo Sikh Heritage Trail, a UK based charitable body to commemorate the desperado fighters when the match in its inaugural edition was played in London and the second edition happened in 2011 in New Delhi.
Global Summit on Changing Bihar 2012, beginning in Patna from February 17, would discuss strategies for the state's development. Nepal Premier, Baburam Bhattarai would inaugurate the event. "The summit is being organised for ensuring the state's development with justice by holding extensive discussions on the subject and not merely mobilising investments" said Deputy CM, Sushil Kumar Modi.
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Among the institutions working to reverse this trend is the Center for Indic Studies at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. Established in 2001, it seeks to diversify the academic conversation on India by bringing up a variety of traditionally marginalized voices, including those of Indian religious leaders, grassroots community organizers, and NRIs.
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