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Historical Event on 4/15/1996

Shyam Benegal's film ""The Making of a Mahatma"" released in South Africa.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/21/1658Aurangzeb celebrated his being the emperor of Mugal Empire at Delhi. He was informally enthroned.
2/19/1992The ruling Congress party wins local elections boycotted by Sikhs in Punjab.
10/9/2000The Reserve Bank of India issued bank notes in the denomination of Rs.1000 in the Mahatma Gandhi series bearing the leader's portrait in the watermark and signature of Dr. Bimal Jalan, Governor of the RBI. The length of the note is 177 mm and the width is 73 mm. The notes are printed in a combination of offset and intaglio processes. This is the first note with intaglio printing on it.
11/15/1982S. N. Katkar, famous poet and former editor of 'Yugvani', died.
11/16/1995Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), India's first elevated suburban railway, becomes operational in Madras.
8/10/1992Ram Niwas Mirdha appointed Chairman of the JPC on scam.
11/16/1883Pandit Baburao Vishnu Paradkar, eminent Hindi editor and journalist, was born at Varanasi.
8/15/1867Bhartendu Harishchandra publishes a Hindi monthly 'Kavi Vachan Sudha'.
6/20/1997Second round of Foreign Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan starts in Islamabad.
10/31/1955The Prime Minister inaugurated the Cooperative Milk Producers' Union factory at Anand, Gujarat.