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Historical Event on 10/29/1997

P. Chidambaram, Finance Minister, says Indian rupee will be made fully and freely convertible by year 2000.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/4/1903Gandhiji established the weekly journal ""Indian Opinion"" organised at Phoenix farm near Durban.
8/11/1922Manmohan Krishna, famous actor, was born.
4/13/1947Diplomatic relations between India and Russia established.
5/17/1873Hindi daily 'Bharat Mitra' started from Calcutta.
10/28/1946Gandhiji leaves for Calcutta. Riots break out in Bihar.
10/5/1878First Indian circus was played by Vishnu Moreshwar Chhatre of Sangli at Mumbai.
11/21/1947First postal stamp of indepedent India of three and half annas denomination was started. Major General Cariappa took over from Lieutenant General Sir Francies Tulker as the Army Commander, Eastern Command, in the rank of Lieutenant General.
2/18/1999Ramakrishna Hedge, Commerce Minister, launched the India Brand Equity Fund (IBEF).
6/28/1972Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis died. He was the first founder of Indian statistical Institute to receive world recognition. In 1958, he started his national sample surveys. A Sample survey means assessing a situation by studying a part of it which would represent the whole, some of his proposals were included in the second five year paln. His original work made him elected as fellow of the Royal society in 1945.
4/12/1801Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja of Punjab.