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Historical Event on 11/6/1962

National Defence Council established.

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1/30/1997Mahatma Gandhi's ashes immersed in Sangam.
7/7/1948Damodar Valley Corporation, first public corporation, was established.
11/8/1988Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' awarded 1988 Whitbread Prize.
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3/12/1996Election Commission rejects claim by Indira Congress as the real Congress. The 'hand' symbol will remain with Indian National Congress headed by PVN Rao.
7/24/1997Mahasweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, is recipient of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts for her writings on indigenous communities.
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