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Historical Event on 2/26/1976

V. S. Khandekar was honoured by Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for the novel 'Yayati'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/7/1988Mrs. Janaki Ramachandran sworn in as CM of Tamil Nadu.
11/9/1999Prof. Romila Thapar, historian, is elected to the highest British academic honour.
2/14/1970Supreme Court holds nationalization of banks illegal. Presidential ordinance revalidates nationalization.
9/4/1983INSAT-1B runs into snag, its solar array fails to deploy fully.
7/11/1953Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu was born in Mumbai (Mahatrahtra).
1/22/1990The International Literacy Campaign was launced in the country by the Prime Minister at a national function held at New Delhi. (8-9-90).
5/25/1933All young Hindus aged between 12 and 25 years were forced to carry identity cards to prevent spread of terrorism.
4/10/1982Mahatma Gandhi Road Bridge at Patna started by Indira Gandhi.
3/13/1992K. S. Niranjan, famous Kannad author, passed away.
11/7/2000The BJP firebrand Uma Bharti makes a triumphant return to the Union Ministry as Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs and Arun Jaitley gets elevated as Cabinet Minister in a mini expansion. Maj.Gen. (Retd) B. C. Khanduri takes oath as Minister of State for Transport and Highways.