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Historical Event on 1/25/1992

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata (1904-1993).

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/13/1996Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha.
7/21/1963Kashi Vidyapeeth was given recognisation as University.
10/14/1947Narsingh Chintaman Kelkar, great litterateur, politician and editor, died.
7/22/1999J. H. Patel, Karnataka Chief Minister, recommends dissolution of the Assembly and the Governor Khurshid Alam Khan accepts it. Earlier Mr. Patel drops eight Ministers including the Deputy Chief Minister Siddharamiah.
9/1/1956Life Insurance Corporation of India was established and all Life Insurance Business Companies were nationalised and merged in this corporation.
9/10/1943Satyendra Chandra Bardhan, Vakkom Abdul Khader, Fouja Singh, Boniface Pereira and Anandan were hanged on charges of conspiracy to ""wage war against the King"" under the Ememy Agents Ordinance (which was given retrospective effect) at Madras Jail. They sang Vande Mataram and shouted ""Bharat Mata Ki Jai"" when they were being hanged.
3/21/1921Indian National Congress decided it's Flag.
6/24/1980Varahagiri Venkata Giri, former president of India, died at Madras.
12/5/1931Gandhiji leaves England for India.
12/22/1999CPI (M) is against India signing the CTBT.