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The first Indian fighter pilot who saw active combat, Hardit Singh Malik, fought many decisive battles in World War I /news/big-story/indias-first-fighter-pilot-hardit-singh-malik-111703730089502.html 111703730089502 story On 1 June 1912, author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, playing for the Sussex Martlets, stepped up to bowl to a stylish Indian batsman from an Eastbourne cricket team, from the town of East Sussex, UK.

In November 2018, the remote North Sentinel island in the Andamans archipelago hit the headlines when John Chau, an American missionary determined to take the light of Christ to the inhabitants, was killed there. Following this, the mystery surrounding the North Sentinelese people, one of the particularly vulnerable tribal groups who have consistently refused any contact with the outside world, deepened manifold.

As soon as the trailer of Randeep Hooda’s much awaited biopic trailer dropped- buzz about the controversial freedom fighter had already began. We reached out to author Vaibhav Purandare to comment about the trailer and he pointed out the trailer raised some concerns for him along with some excitement.