*🛡️Landmark Events of 1893 in Indian History* ♟️Ms Annie Besant, an Irish lady arrived in India. ♟️Mahatma Gandhi went to South Africa to provide legal assistance to Dada Abdullah, an Indian merchant in Natal. ♟️Gandhi read Tolstoy's 'Kingdom of God is Within You'. ♟️Dadabhai Naoroji introduced a bill in the House of Commons proposing simultaneous civil service examinations. ♟️Dadabhai Naoroji presided over the Lahore Congress Session. ♟️Tilak started using the traditional religious Ganpati festival to propagate nationalist ideas through songs and speeches. ♟️Karve founded "Vidhwa Vivahattejak Mandali" (Widow Remarriage Association). ♟️Sir Syed Ahmad Khan founded the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental Defence Association. ♟️Sir William Wedderburn and W.S.Caine set up the Indian Parliamentary Committee. ♟️Sayajirao Gaekwad started an experiment of providing free and compulsory primary education to all the children in the age group of 6-14 in ten selected villages of Amreli Mahal. ♟️In the legislature, the first question to the government in India was asked by the Maharaja of Bhinga. ♟️The Durand Line was established as the international border between the Emirate of Afghanistan and the British Indian Empire. ♟️Ramabai Ranade established the Hindu Ladies Social Club and Literary Club to train women in languages, handwork, public speaking and other basic skills.