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Historical Event on 2/11/1997

NHRC recommends to Central Government measures to prevent government servants from employing children below 14 as domestic servants.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/18/2000Pandit Ravi Shankar is selected for this year's Subbarami Reddy Kalapeetham Foundation Award, a life-time achievement award, for his contribution to Indian music.
8/15/1947Lord Louis Mountbatten took charge as the first British Governor General of Indian Union and occupied this office till June 20, 1948.
6/4/1986Masti Vyanktesh Iyengar, famous Kannad author and Gyanpeeth Puraskar awardee, passed away.
6/1/1944Liladhar Jagudi, well known Hindi poet, passed away.
12/26/1991Militant Sikhs kill 55 & wound 70 in India.
9/20/1881Pandit Kashinath Babaji (Chandrakant Bhringa), famous Marathi writer, was born at Munjawad in Nasik.
12/6/199813th Asian Games inaugurated at Bangkok.
7/1/1997Prime Minister inaugurated India's first Science City in Calcutta.
12/12/1996India and Bangladesh arrive at a settlement to share Ganga water.
9/23/1980Indira Gandhi gains power to imprison without trial.