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1 day ago · Along with political leaders Annie Besant and Tilak, Jinnah demanded "home rule" for India—the status of a self-governing dominion in the Empire similar to Canada, New Zealand and Australia, although, with the war, Britain's politicians were not interested in considering Indian constitutional reform.
1 day ago · The Ranganathaswamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ranganatha (a form of Vishnu) and is located in Srirangam, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India. [4] Constructed in the Dravidian architectural style, the temple is glorified by the Tamil poet-saints called the Alvars in their canon, the Naalayira Divya Prabhandam, [5] and has the unique distinction of being the foremost among the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to the god Vishnu.
1 hour ago · [25] [27] Rajagopalachari was a close friend of the founder of Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company V. O. Chidambaram Pillai as well as greatly admired by Indian independence activists Annie Besant, Subramania Bharati and C. Vijayaraghavachariar. [citation needed]
1 day ago · Notable personalities like Annie Besant, W. B. Yeats and Dion Fortune made the subject almost as familiar an element of the popular culture of the west as of the east. By 1924 the subject could be satirised in popular children's books. [150]
1 day ago · Annie Besant (1847–1933) "Social Reformer lived here in 1874" 39 Colby Road Gipsy Hill SE19 1HA 1963 Joseph Chamberlain (1836–1914) "Lived here" 188 Camberwell Grove Denmark Hill SE5 8RJ 1920 Sir Alan Cobham (1894–1973) "Aviator was born here" 78 Denman Road Peckham SE15 5NR 2003 Henry Cotton (1907-1987) "Champion Golfer lived here"
