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Fa-hien: was a Chinese pilgrim who visited India during the reign of Chandragupta Vikramaditya in 405 A.D.

Father of the Nation: Subhash Chandra Bose was the first to address Mahatma Gandhi as "Father of the Nation" in his speech at Rangoon (Yangon).

Fatuhat-i-Firozshahi: was written by Firuz Shah.

Feroze Tughlak: He charged only those taxes which had the sanction of Islamic laws except Irrigation tax. 'Hauz Khas' was built by him.

Firdausi: was a Persian poet who wrote Shahnama.

Firoz Tughlak: was the first ruler to organise Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the State.

First Congress session: was held at Bombay in 1885 (28th December) under the presidendship of W.C. Bonnerji.

First Congress split: took place in 1907 at Surat.

First cotton mill in India: had been started in Bombay in 1850.

First Governor-General of India: was appointed in 1774.

First jute mill in India: was started in 1855 by George Acland, a Scott.

First metal used by man: Copper.

First Muslim invaders of India: Arabs were the first Muslim invaders of India.

First Muslim woman to rule Delhi: The first and the only Muslim woman ever to rule from the throne of Delhi was Razia Begum (or Razia Sultan).

First Newspaper in India: was the Bengal Gazette started by James A. Hickey, which appeared in 1780 and was suppressed by Warren Hastings two years later.

First newspaper in India: Bombay Samachar , the first newspaper started in Bombay, was a venture of the Parsees.

First Opposition Leader in Rajya Sabha: Kamlapati Tripathy.

First railway line in India : The first 21 miles of railway line was laid in the year 1853.

First to establish trade with India: Portuguese were the first Westerners to establish trade links with India (after the Arab monopoly of Indian trade).

First to issue gold coins in India: Mauryas.

First to set up dept. of agriculture: Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq was the first to set up a department of agriculture in India.

First woman President of the Indian National Congress: Annie Besant (in 1917).

Forward Bloc: was a political party organised by Subhash Chandra Bose after he left the Congress.

Francisco-de-Almeida: was the first Governor of the Portuguese possessions in India.

Frazer Commission: It is connected with Police Administration.

Freedom Movement&endash;Events in sequence: Morley-Minto Reforms (1909); Khilafat Movement (1919); Non-cooperation Movement (1920); Boycott of Simon Commission (1927); Lahore Congress (1929); Dandi March and Civil Disobedience Movement (1930); Quit India Movement (1942); Naval Mutiny (1946); Indian Independence Act (1947).