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Five early C18 observatories in India
A Jantar Mantar is an assembly of stone-built astronomical instruments, designed to be used with the naked eye. There were five Jantar Mantars in India, built between 1724 and 1735. All were built at the command of the Sawai Jai Singh II, who had a keen interest in mathematics, architecture and astronomy. A total of five Jantar Mantars were constructed across North India: Jaipur, Delhi, Ujjain, Varanasi, and Mathura. These compilations or Mishra Yantra gather up to 19 different astronomical instruments.
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Indian political activist (born 1995)
Abhijeet Dipke is an Indian political communication strategist and founder of the political satire movement Cockroach Janta Party. The movement organised demonstrations including a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi in June 2026. Before founding the movement, Dipke worked with the social-media team of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and served as a communications adviser to the Delhi government's education department. Dipke is a Dalit and a follower of B.R Ambedkar.
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