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Historical Event on 12/11/1963

Kewalam Madhav Panikkar, veteran politician and famous historian, passed away.

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9/12/1961Nalin Vilochan Sharma, great Hindi critic, died.
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8/20/1828Brahmo Samaj, the first movement to initiate religio-social reforms, was founded by Ram Mohun Roy (1772-1833) in Calcutta. Influenced by Islam and Christianity, Roy denounced polytheism, idol worship, repudiated the Vedas, avataras, karma and reincarnation, caste and more. The first session of Adi Brahmo Samaj was held in the rented house by Kamal Bose of Chitpore Road in Jorasanko area in Calcutta.
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