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Historical Event on 1/20/1931

Saroj Kumari', a feature film produced by Mahavir Photoplays and Theatres Ltd., Secunderabad, was prohibited on January 20 on the grounds that it was ''sordid'' and ''revolting''.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/9/1981Pandit Sundarlal, great revolutionary and writer of 'Bharat Mein Angreji Raj', passed away.
2/18/1975Yogesh Shyam, soccer(Football) player, was born.
7/13/1995Devyani Chaubal, film journalist, passed away.
10/3/1996National Conference swept back to power in J & K with a landslide victory.
7/19/1998Tremors measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale rocked Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
4/4/1990Hindi film 'Bagh Bahadur' received the best feature film award of 1989.
9/21/1898Tushar Kanti Ghosh, famous journalist, was born.
4/5/1984Rakesh Sharma,Squadron leader, becomes India's first spaceman when he is launched aboard Soyuz T-11 of Soviet Union.
7/13/1905Gandhiji opposes Bengal Partition, supports boycott of British goods. During Gokhale Lajpat Rai's deputation to Britain, he appeals to Colonial statesmen to treat India ""an integral part of the Empire"" with consideration. Sanjeevan, weekly from Calcutta, also raised the motto to boycott British Goods.
11/15/1932Surinder Kumar Mehra, Air Chief Marshal, was born in Delhi