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Historical Event on 8/5/1978

Five died and 70 were injured as upper-caste Hindus clashed with untouchables in Maharashtra.

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3/9/1836Navalram Lakshmiram Pandya, famous writer and Gujrati critic , was born.
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2/19/1891Amrita Bazaar Patrika became a daily newspaper.
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10/24/1997Kerala bans ragging in educational institutions by an ordinance.
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