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Historical Event on 3/21/1993

The 68 km Mangalore-Udupi stretch of the west coast Konkan rail line opened by the PM.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/20/1856Narayan Guru was born in Chempazhanthi village of Kerala. Sri Narayan Guru was a social reformer, led reform movement in Kerala, rejected casteism, and promoted new values of spiritual freedom and social equality. He also stressed the need for the spiritual and social uplift of the downtrodden by their own efforts through the establishment of temples and educational institutions. In the process, he denounced the superstitions that clouded the fundamental Hindu cultural convention of caste.
2/5/1992Ajit Singh elected 'real J.D.' President.
12/28/1983Gavaskar achieves his 30th century beating Bradman's 29.
11/6/1962National Defence Council established.
5/14/1996H.D. Deve Gowda elected leader of the third front as its prime ministerial candidate.
7/4/1986Sunil Gavaskar celebrated his 115th Test in cricket at Edgbaston.
5/31/1928Pankaj Khirod Roy, cricketer (Indian opener, 413 partnership w/Vinoo Mankad), was born in Calcutta. He was the recipient of Padmashree (1975).
12/20/1876Bankinchrandra Chattopadhyay wrote ""Vande Mataram"".
1/29/1939Ramkrishna Mission Sanskritik Sansthan (Institute of Culture) was established.
4/7/1997Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Bhutan finalise preparations for a new trade bloc called 'Growth Quadrangle'.