Chicago Indian Community - ChicagoIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 3/17/1955

Indian Standard's Institute started working to control the quality of Indian products and the ISI mark was issued to quality products.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1955India's Untouchability (Offence) Act comes into force.
7/6/2000Mohan Lal bags Best Actor Award for his sensitive portrayal of a Kathakali artist in ''Vaanasprastham'' and the film wins the Best Feature Film and Best Editing Awards at the 47th National Film Festival-2000.
7/25/2000Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena Chief, courts arrest and the court of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Boiwada, B. P. Kamble dismisses the case because of six-year delay in pursuing it after the FIR.
9/24/1674Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was second time crowned by 'Tantrik Paddhati'.
7/27/1998B. B. Lyngdoh is sworn in Meghalaya Chief Minister.
1/27/1926Arunkumar Vaidya, former General of Indian Army, was born.
12/23/1972Chandrasekhar takes 8-79 India v England at Delhi.
9/5/1904Bhalchandra Pandharinath Bahirat, editor and expert of Saint literature, was born.
12/5/1998Jaswant Singh and Pramod Mahajan take over as the new Foreign Minister and Minister for Information and Broadcasting. Jagmohan takes over as Minister for Communications.
2/11/1997NHRC recommends to Central Government measures to prevent government servants from employing children below 14 as domestic servants.