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Historical Event on 3/22/1961

Jual Teria Dilga Oram was born in Kendudihi, Distt. Sundargarh (Orissa).

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/24/1997Mahasweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, is recipient of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts for her writings on indigenous communities.
12/28/1926Shirish Kumar, freedom figher, was born.
2/2/1953All India Khadi and Village Industries Board started in New Delhi.
7/1/1949M. Venkaiah Rangaiah Naidu was born in Chavatapalem, Distt. Nellore (Andhra Pradesh).
5/12/1993Lok Sabha okays extension of President's rule in the former BJP-ruled states.
8/1/1962Establishment of Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation.
6/25/2000The Government agrees to the bifurcation of the Telecom Ministry.
2/15/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, presents Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1998 to B.R. Chopra for his contribution to Indian cinema.
7/21/1947Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.
12/3/1971Third Pakistani aggression begins with air attacks on airports in the western sector; emergency declared.