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Historical Event on 1/22/1986

Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Awards instituted.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/5/1996Janata Dal expels dissident Maneka Gandhi from primary membership of the party.
11/21/1993India and South Africa sign a historic pact on re-establishing diplomatic and consular relations after a gap of 50 years.
2/18/1946Cabinet Mission in India.
9/30/1908Ram Dhari Singh Dinkar, famous Hindi novelist, was born.
5/22/1940Erapalli Anantrao Srinivasarao Prasanna, cricketer (one of India's big four spinners, Right-arm Off-break Bowler), was born at Bangalore. He is also the receipent of Arjun Award (1968) and Padmashree (1970).
6/11/1984574 Sikh army deserters arrested.
2/15/1948Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, famous Hindi poet, political agitator, critic and freedom fighter, passed away near Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, in an automobile accident.
3/11/1999Indian Davis Cup player and Asian Games gold medallist Gaurav Natekar announced in Mumbai his retirement from competitive tennis.
10/24/1994The Supreme Court refused to answer Presidential reference on Ayodhya and acquisition of disputed land was upheld.
2/20/1863Pandit A. R. Rajrajvarma, famous Malyalam poet, grammer expert and Sanskrit expert, was born.