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Historical Event on 1/20/1952
Vasant Patankar, famous Marathi writer, was born.

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1/8/1968	The Official Languages Act, 1963 was amended. Accordingly, a provision was made in Section 3 (4) of the Act of the effect that employees of the Union Government proficient either in Hindi or in English may carry out their work effectively and that their interests may no be adversely affected merely because they are not proficient in both the languages. According to Section 3 (5), it is necessary for bringing to an end the use of English language for the Official purposes of the union that resolutions to this effect are passed by the legislatures of the states (i.e. states where Hindi is not the Official Language) and after considring these resolutions, a resolution is passed by both the houses of the Parliament to put an end to the use of English language.
2/14/1925	Mohan Dhariya, politician and nature lover, was born.
4/15/1992	Union Carbide decides to sell its holdings in India to raise upto $ 17 million for a hospital in Bhopal.
11/1/1978	Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV) was converted from College of Agriculture to University.
2/5/1992	D.D. Lapang takes over as the new CM of Meghalaya.
12/25/1997	India-Sri Lanka one-day cricket match at Indore abandoned after three overs owing to a bad state of the pitch, which was a rare occurance.
8/22/1818	Warren Hastings, first Governor General of India (1773-84), died at the age of 85.
11/20/1930	With all the pageantry of the British Empire, a conference of Indian and British leaders had been convened in London to discuss dominion status for India. Surrounded by Maharajahs in turbans, King George V convened the round table conference in the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords. Notably absent was Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the nationalist movement. The conference saw a breakdown of the Indian caste system as Brahmins dealt with spokesmen for ""untouchable
8/6/1997	Army confirms social activist Sanjay Ghose's death who was abducted by ULFA.
5/29/1952	The Socialist Party and Krishak Mazdoor Praja Party decide to form a single parliamentary party.

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Historical Event on 1/20/1952 Vasant Patankar, famous Marathi writer, was born.

Historical Event on 1/20/1952
Vasant Patankar, famous Marathi writer, was born.