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Historical Event on 1/18/1950
India is declared a secular republic. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) is determined to abolish casteism and industrialize the nation. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized. India also moved a motion for no war treaty between India and Pakistan to improve the relations with neighboring countries.
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| 12/7/1989 | Hemananda Biswal sworn in as Orissa Chief Minister. |
| 9/30/1916 | Jagan Nath Bhardwaj, social worker and trade unionist, was born at Chartgarh, H.P. |
| 7/9/1979 | Janardhan Gnanoba Navle, cricketer, 2 Tests for India as WK and 1 catch, passed away. |
| 6/8/1915 | Geeta Rahasya', written by Lokmanya Tilak, published. |
| 11/30/1909 | Ramesh Chandra died. |
| 8/15/1921 | Amrit Rai, novelist and translater, was born . |
| 3/22/1932 | Indian Muslims break with Great Britain. |
| 5/23/1895 | Shivprasad Sitar-E-Hind passed away. |
| 9/27/1958 | Mihir Sen becomes the first Indian to cross the English Channel from Dover to Calais. |
| 1/27/1970 | Probir Sen, cricketer, 20 catches & 11 stumpings and 14 Tests for India, passed away. |
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