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Historical Event on 12/24/1921
Rabindranath Tagore established ""Visva Bharati"" at Santiniketan with Brojendra Nath Seal as the chief guest.
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| 4/18/1914 | Cottari Subbanna Nayudu, cricketer (brother of C K, 11 Tests as leggie), was born in Nagpur. |
| 12/29/1989 | Prasar Bharati Bill and Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha. |
| 8/18/1920 | Harbhajan Singh, educationist and writer, was born at Lumding. |
| 2/6/1827 | Shyam Shastri, musician and a great artist of India, passed away at the age of 65 years. |
| 4/15/1992 | D. T. Lakdawala, former member of Planning Commission, passed away. |
| 12/28/1928 | First talkie feature film 'Melody of Love' was released in India. The film was made by Universal Picture Corporation, America. It's premier was held at Elphinstone Picture Palace, Calcutta. |
| 3/29/1954 | Indian Institute of Public Administration inaugurated. |
| 12/31/1984 | Rajiv Gandhi was sworn is as the 6th Prime Minister of India. He succeeded his mother Indira Gandhi. He became the Prime Minister of India for a second time and first time after elections. |
| 5/2/1926 | Hindu women gain right to seek elected office. |
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