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Historical Event on 3/26/1972

The first International Sanskrit Conference was held by President V.V Giri.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/26/1972Saint Chokhoba passed away.
7/15/1980Gajanan Vishwanath Ketkar, editor of `Kesri' and `Maratha', passed away.
4/18/1970Dr. Dharmendra of the Indian Council of Medical Research awarded the Damien-Duttan Award for outstanding work in leprosy.
4/27/1919Ustad Allarakha Khan, great Tabla player, was born.
9/3/1931Dr. Chandreshwarprasad Rachamohan Thakur was born in Dubaha, Distt. Muzaffarpur (Bihar).
1/6/1976Baliram Bhagat elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
4/5/1990Mrs.Sheela Flather, an Indian national, becomes the first Asian to be nominated to the House of Lords.
6/24/1990President R. Venkataraman issues notification formally constituting an Inter-State Council.
3/31/1999The PIO card, conferring privileges on persons of Indian origin settled abroad, is formally launched.
6/7/2000Telecom Commission approves the free phone bonanza for all telecom employees announced by the Union Communications Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.