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Historical Event on 11/1/1949

Thomason Collage at Roorkee, Uttar Pradesh, was raised to the status of an Engineering University - the first of its kind in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/29/1901Rudyard Kipling, the renowned author of stories and poems about colonial India and an unofficial spokesman for the British Empire, joined the rising chorus of criticism in regard to Britain's conduct in the increasingly unpopular Boer War.
3/6/2000India and China begin the first ever bilateral security dialogue in Beijing on global and regional issues of mutual interest.
12/29/1984Rajiv Gandhi claims for Indian Prime Minister post after his landslide majority in 8th General Elections.
12/11/1938Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi, famous Hindi litterateur and editor, passed away.
7/31/1946Jinnah threatens sanctions of ""Direct Action"".
4/30/1999Jessica Lal, model and TV personality, was murdered in a crowded south Delhi restaurant.
9/23/1980Indira Gandhi gains power to imprison without trial.
2/18/1906Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar, chief of 'Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh' (RSS), was born.
10/11/1923Harish Chandra was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. His work in a narrow branch of modern mathematics led to its developement to such an extent that it drew the attention of mathematicians all over the world.
12/13/1955India and the USSR affirm the Panchsheel.