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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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/17/1909Pandit Ramchandra Narayan Dandekar, educationist and internationally famed Sanskrit scholar, was born at Satara, Maharashtra.
8/3/1947Shetkari Kamgar Party was established at Devachi Alandi.
8/9/1942Mahatma Gandhi after announcing 'do or die' slogan alongwith 'Quit India Movement' at Bombay was arrested along with 50 others. Gandhiji was interned in Aga Khan Palace at Poona. This Do or Die slogan deep rooted in Indian hearts and resulted in nationwide Quit India Movment. This day is commemorated as ""Kranti Day"". Govind Vallabh Pant was send to Ahmednagar Jail, while Sarojini Naidu and many other leaders were also arrested.
7/10/1997Malleswari earns India's first gold medal in Asian weightlifting championship in Beijing.
11/30/1858Jagdish Chandra Bose, botonist and physics expert, was born at Mymensingh (now in Bangladesh).
10/3/1907Mansukhlal Maganlal Zaveri, famous Gujrati poet and critic, was born.
10/2/1997At least 50 Pakistan soldiers were killed and several injured in a retaliatory firing by Indian troops in Nowgam, Uri and Kupwara sectors. Firing had been intermittent along LoC.
10/20/1947First battle between India and Pakistan.
2/3/1997Major fire reduces Calcutta Book Fair to ashes.
2/25/1976India announces plan to penalize parents who have more than two children.



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