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Historical Event on 1/29/1953

Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar ""Kaka Saheb"" was appointed as the Chairman of the Backward Classes Commission.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/1/1952Nationalised Airways at Safdarjung, New Delhi inaugurated by Nehru.
8/15/1854The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 24 miles. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855.
11/12/1984Rajiv Gandhi elected Congress (I) President.
3/19/1972India and Bangladesh singed mutual aid treaty for peace and friendship for 25 years.
4/1/1855Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's first Bengali primer 'Varnaparichay' was published.
1/30/1999Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, is chosen for Bharat Ratna.
4/12/1913Gandhiji in Indian Opinion draws attention to new Immigration Bill's failure to fulfil terms of Provisional Settlement of 1911. Kasturba decides to join Passive Resistance struggle.
12/20/1969Nihalsingh Gurumukh, former Chief Minister of Dehli and Governor of Rajasthan, died.
5/20/1940Amar Singh, cricketer (of pneumonia Indian pace bowler 1932-36), passed away.
12/25/1954Manvendranath Roy, great patriot, died.