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Historical Event on 11/24/1948

Ashok Gandotra, cricketer (Two Tests for India 1969), was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/22/1994G. N. Joshi, famous singer, died.
9/26/1946Gandhiji was interviewed with Wavell.
10/26/1990V. Shantaram, veteran film producer, director and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, died at the age of 90 years in Bombay.
1/29/1953Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar ""Kaka Saheb"" was appointed as the Chairman of the Backward Classes Commission.
6/25/2000The Government agrees to the bifurcation of the Telecom Ministry.
4/30/1992Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct taxes.
4/13/1982Pandit Parmanand, founder member of `Gather Party', passed away.
4/13/1982Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni passed away in his capital.
3/28/1926Pahelam Ratanji ""Polly"" Umrigar, cricketer (Indian batsman & captain), was born in Sholapur, Maharashtra.
1/18/1968The Resolution on Official Languages was passed by both the houses of the Parliament wherin the need to formulate a more intensive and comprehensive programme for the progressive use of Hindi for Official purposes, preparing annual assessment report for reviewing the progress, formulating a programme for the co-ordinated development of the other languages included in the 8th schedule alongwith Hindi, adopting of a tri-langual formula, making the knowledge of either Hindi or English compulsory for recruitment to the services of the Union, and inclusion of all the languages of the 8th schedule of the Constitution and English as the optional medium for the exams conducted by the union Public Service Commission at the appropriate time, has been stressed.