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Historical Event on 11/15/1913

Ravindranath Tagore (1861-1941), received the message that he was awarded with Noble Prize in literature for his collection of poems ""Gitanjali"" . He was the first Indian to be awarded with Nobel Prize. (13 or 15)

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12/29/1953The States Reorganisation Commission.
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