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Historical Event on 1/25/1983

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Acharya Vinobha Bhave (Posthumous) (1895-1982).

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/14/1998S. Vijayalakshmi wins National women's `A' chess title in Mumbai.
9/22/1992Harshad Mehta released after 110 days in jail.
6/13/1996Ramakrishna Hegde, JD leader and former Karnataka CM, expelled from the party for 6 years by JD president Laloo Prasad Yadav for anti-party activities.
4/29/1947Abolition of ""untouchability"".
4/29/1947Jesuit father and first Englishman S.J.Thomas Stephens arrived at Goa in a Portuguese ship. He settled here and died in 1619.
9/25/1946Bishan Singh Giansingh Bedi, cricketer (mighty Indian slow left-armer 1966-79), was born in Amritsar. He received the Arjun Award (1969) and the Padmashree (1970).
11/16/1921Nearly 700 Mopalh rebels were killed by the Gurkhas as they attacked the Pandikkad post at Delhi.
6/6/2000Abhijit Kunte wins the National `A' chess championship at Mumbai.
5/7/1849Bethune College of Calcutta was established in the upper class families and it was started for female education.
8/4/1933Gandhi is imprisoned for one year for breaking a restraint order.