28 May in Hindu history
28 May 188328 May 200828 May 2023
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar born at Bhagur
Savarkar is born at Bhagur near Nashik. He wrote The Indian War of Independence of 1857 and spent ten years in the Cellular Jail.
Nepal’s monarchy abolished
Nepal’s Constituent Assembly ended the 240-year rule of the Shah kings. Until 2006 Nepal had been the world’s only constitutionally Hindu kingdom.
New Parliament building inaugurated with the Sengol
The new Parliament House is inaugurated, and the Sengol, a gold-covered sceptre made after the Chola custom and presented by the Tamil adheenams in 1947, is installed beside the Speaker’s chair.