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Historical Event on 3/13/1947

Lord Louis Mountbatten took charge as Viceroy of British India. He ruled upto 14th August, 1947.

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11/2/1971Hurricane and ensuing tidal wave takes 6,000 lives.
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4/1/1996Kerala introduces ban on arrack. 5614 licenced arrack shops closed down.
2/7/1954The present cres: the motto ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted. In 1989, Hindi lettering of ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted.