Atlanta Indian Community - AtlantaIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 1/21/1980

Assembly elections in Kerala; LDF wins absolute majority. E.K. Nayanar forms government in Kerala.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/21/1995Lok Sabha passes Patent Bill by amending the Patent (Amendment) Act 1970.
3/30/1994Exim Policy streamlined to attract exporting community.
3/14/1993India seeks Interpol's assistance in investigating the sources of bomb blasts in Bombay.
12/14/199410 IAF personnel of the first batch were reinducted and the last batch left on 20th Dec 94. Cpl Nasir was left as a lying casualty due to injuries sustained in the RPG explosion.
6/18/1995The latest deaths in northern India's hottest weather this century bring the death toll to 525 as temperatures hit 113¦F (45¦C) in New Delhi.
5/1/1977Janata Party was established.
4/5/1990Lok Sabha passes the Punjab Bill.
2/15/1948Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, famous Hindi poet, political agitator, critic and freedom fighter, passed away near Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, in an automobile accident.
2/2/1958Family tradition still counts for something in Indian politics. Indira Gandhi, the only daughter of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the granddaughter of a statesman, has been elected president of the Congress party in India. Mrs. Gandhi will be installed into her new office next Sunday, and her job is not expected to be an easy one. The Congress party has been wracked by internal dissension and has been on the verge of collapse. It is hoped that Mrs. Gandhi, who is 41, will breath some new life into the party. Most of the politicians who have been arguing about the future of their party and country are fairly old. Mrs. Gandhi, who is known for her leftist sentiments, is expected to act quickly to put her own mark on party policies.
2/19/1996Biennial elections to fill 39 Rajya Sabha seats in nine states.