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Historical Event on 12/15/1997

Magsaysay award winning litterateur Mahasweta Devi, Sitar maestro Annapurna Devi and Rabindra Sangeet exponent Suchitra Mitra honoured with 'Desikottam' by Visva Bharati University.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/30/1755Jayappa Shinde who was the son of Ronoji Shinde was murdered.
2/10/1926Rajmata Krishna Kumari, social worker, was born at Dharangadhra.
10/29/1988Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya, freedom fighter and political leader, passed away.
10/27/1982Gandhiji's personal secretary Pyare Lal died.
1/14/1994C. V. Waran, veteran freedom fighter and social worker, passed away.
4/14/1962Sir Mokshagundam Vivesvaraya, father of modern engineering, passed away at the age of 102. He was receipent of ""Bharat Ratna"" Award.
7/25/1992R. Venkataraman retired from the post of 8th President.
10/17/1919The Khilafat Movement was launched under the leadership of Maulana Jauhar Ali, Maulana Shaukat Ali and Abdul Kalam Azad.
8/15/1982Doordarshan's national programme and the first nationwide colour transmission started by Delhi Doordarshan.
10/19/1970First Indian-made MIG-21 handed over to the Air Force. Privy purses and privileges of former Indian rulers abolished.