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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
5/23/1903Gemini Roy, famous Painter, joined Government School of Arts and Crafts at Calcutta.
3/17/1992Suburban rail fare increase cut; 20\% hike in first class, second class A/C sleeper and chair car reduced to 15\%.
6/5/1995A three-week long, the first ever Indo-US joint army training exercise begins.
9/29/1914Japanese vessel 'Kamagata Maru' reached Baj Baj near Calcutta from Vancouver carrying Indian revolutionaries.
9/10/1977The Planning Commission decides to introduce the Rolling Plan concept.
6/23/1993Motilal Vohra made governor of UP.
10/3/1988Lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh after 30 months of being held captive.
11/20/1760Phattesingh Bhosle passed away.
5/7/1973The foundation stone was laid of Itanagar, the new capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
7/14/1997India finishes third in Asian women's weightlifting.