13 September in Hindu history
13 September 1929
13 September 1948Jatindra Nath Das dies on hunger strike
Jatin Das dies in Lahore jail on the 63rd day of a hunger strike for the rights of political prisoners. Lakhs line the route as his body is carried to Calcutta.
Operation Polo: Hyderabad joins Bharat
The Indian Army moves into Hyderabad, where the Nizam’s Razakar militia had terrorised the countryside. In four days the Nizam surrenders and the state joins Bharat.
Operation Polo
The Nizam of Hyderabad refused to join India and let the Razakar militia terrorise his country; in September 1948 the Indian Army moved in and ended the matter in under five days.