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Historical Event on 1/17/1992

Shankar Ramchandra (Mamrao Date), veteran journalist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/21/1990Doordarshan starts afternoon news bulletins at 2 p.m. (Hindi) and 3 p.m. (English) of 7.5 minutes duration on week days and 5 minutes on Sundays.
8/1/1992S. Rajgopal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1993.
8/9/1992Golden jubilee celebrations of the Quit India Movement begin in Bombay.
9/13/1893Mama Parmanand, one of the founders of 'Prarthana Samaj', passed away.
4/21/1994Malayalam sweeps national film awards. Mammootty, Shobhana best actor and actress; T.V. Chandran best director; Buddadeb Das Gupta's Bengali 'Charachar' adjudged best film.
3/3/1978Shaliwahan Shaka Hindu Calender started.
1/10/1908Gandhiji adopts word, ""Satyagraha"" in place of ""Passive Resistance"". Sentenced to two months' imprisonment for failure to leave Transvaal.
5/1/1992Seperate secretariat was established for primary education.
5/13/1967Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) retired from the post of second President.
7/21/1934Chandrakant Gulabrao Borde, cricket batsman (55 Tests for India 1959-67), was born in Pune.