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RT by @vasanthipanchak: October 7, 1905 (Vijayadashmi): Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, then a student at Fergusson College in , led the first major bonfire of England-made clothes in India. This was p
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Read originalOctober 7, 1905 (Vijayadashmi): Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, then a student at Fergusson College in #Pune , led the first major bonfire of England-made clothes in India. This was part of the nationwide agitation launched by Lokmanya Tilak. A memorial stands there today (Karve Road, near Lakdi Pul, Pune).
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