Explanation:
Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer, reached Calicut on the Malabar Coast on 20 May 1498. This opened a direct sea route from Europe to India, initiating European colonial interests in the subcontinent.
Explanation:
Vithalbhai Patel was elected the first Indian President (Speaker) of the Central Legislative Assembly in 1925, a position he held till 1930.
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