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Historical Event on 4/9/1991

Rajendra Mathur, editor of Hindi daily newspaper 'Navbharat Times', passed away.

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6/27/1998Mr. Nikhil Chakravartty, journalist and chairman of Prasar Bharati, dies in New Delhi at 84.
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3/31/1993J.N. Dixit, Foreign Secretary, visits Myanmar and signs agreements on trade, control of drug trafficking and separatist movements along the borders.
5/28/1978The kiss comes to the Hindi screen in 'Love Sublime,' and is seen as a sign of what the govt. calls greater 'creative freedom,' after Indira Gandhi's authoritarian rule at Bombay.
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3/15/1950Planning Commission Day.
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