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Historical Event on 8/25/1948

Jana Gana Mana to be the provisional National Anthem till Constituent Assembly made a final decision.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/4/1922Ghulam Ahmed, cricketer (off-spinner in 22 Tests for India in 1950's), was born in Hyderabad.
4/5/1990Lok Sabha passes the Punjab Bill.
7/2/1972Shimla Treaty' was singed between Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Pakistani counterpart Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
5/1/1923Under the leadership of Singaravelu Chettiar, the first May day was celebrated in India.
3/15/1919Osmania University was established at Hyderabad.
2/10/1943Gandhi begins hunger strike to protest imprisonment. This strike lasted for 21 days till March 3.
10/14/1947Narsingh Chintaman Kelkar, great litterateur, politician and editor, died.
1/18/1950Batubhai Umarwadia, father of Gujrati literature's English type and drama writer, passed away.
1/28/1992Umanath Vachaspati, Magsesey Award winner, passed away.
11/27/1962Britain agreed to supply arms to India.