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Historical Event on 10/2/1972

Broadcasting of Mumabi Doordarshan started.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/28/1952The war between Japan and India ended.
9/7/1999India rejects Pakistan demand for a East Timor type of referendum in Kashmir.
7/14/1998India is elected chairperson of the World Intellectual Property Organisation's standing panel on information technology in relation to Intellectual Property Rights.
11/1/1999SC refuses to interfere with the Delhi High Court order in TRAI case.
12/11/1991Murali Manohar Joshi, BJP President, sets out on 'the Kanyakumari to Kashmir Ekta Yatra' (unity march).
3/22/1893Surya Sen, alias Masterda, revolutionary freedom fighter, was born.
5/26/1906Benjamin Peary Pal, internationally famous scientist of Indian agriculture, was born at Mukundpur, Punjab. In 1929, he went to Cambridge to do research on wheat and he returned to Burma with a Ph.D. five years later. In 1933, he got a research job with what is now known as the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi. In 1965, Pal became Director General of the newly founded Indian Council of Agricultural Research in New Delhi. He has written several books on roses, the most popular being ""The Rose in India"".
2/3/1925First Electric Train started its journey from Bombay V. T. (presently known as C.S.T.) to Kurla. This train was on the Central Railway, Bombay.
7/22/1978Indira Gandhi charged with criminal misconduct during 1977 campaign.
4/15/1976India announces it will send an envoy to Peking, first time in 15 years.