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Historical Event on 1/21/1963
Acharaya Shivpujan Sahai, famous Hindi writer, poet and novelist, died. He was editor of Hindi journals like ""Marwari Sudhar"", ""Samanwaya"", ""Adarsh"" etc. He wrote 400 short stories and 67 biographies. His novel ""Dehati Dunia"" is acclaimed as first regional novel in Hindi.

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9/8/1947	There was little time to celebrate independence in India and Pakistan as large parts of the dominions were paralyzed with fear. Mobs ran wild as Muslims and Hindus battled to death and turned streets into rivers of blood.
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1/28/1950	Supreme Court of India was inaugurated.
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6/15/1960	Bardwan University was established in West Bengal.
3/28/1978	Nafisa Joseph, Miss India Universe (1997), was born.
8/18/1951	Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal.

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