HISTORY

Defence

INS Vikrant

  • An Indian Navy MiG-29K fighter jet on 24 may 2023, landed on the indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant for the first time at night.
  • The aircraft carrier is currently sailing in the Arabian Sea. It was commissioned into the navy 2022 September by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
  • The carrier is the first to be built in India and was constructed by the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Kerala.
  • The namesake Vikrant is a tribute to India’s first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant (1961). Vikrant means “courageous”.

Latest Historical Events

Tippu’s Sword

  • The bedchamber sword of Tippu Sultan, the 18th century ruler of Mysuru, has sold for 140 crore at an auction in London. 
  • Tippu Sultan commonly referred to as the Tiger of Mysore.

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Brick channel unearthed at Gangaikondacholapuram 

  • A portion of a brick channel, has been exposed by archaeologists at Maligaimedu near Gangaikondacholapuram in Ariyalur district, where the third season of excavations by the State Archaeology Department.  
  • Gangaikondacholapuram, the city that King Rajendra Chola I (1012-1044) built after his victorious expedition up to the Gangetic plains, was the capital of the Cholas for about 250 years from 1025 CE. 
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