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Historical Event on 10/5/1949

A. K. Pillai, great social reformer and politician, died.

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9/2/1970President V. V. Giri inaugurated, Vivekanand Rock Memorial' at Kanyakumari.
12/10/1932The Indian Military Academy (IMA) was formally inaugurated by Field Marshal Sir Philip W Chetwode, Bt, GOB, KCMG, GCSI, DSO and was christened as ""The Pioneers"". The crowning event was delivered in the hall, now named after him, and in the address to the trainees, he enunciated three principles: 'the safety, honour, and welfare of your country comes first, always and everytime', which were to guide the future officers of the Indian Army . A passage from this address has come to acquire immortality and has been adopted as the credo of the Acad
12/21/2000Women's Bill put off again.
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6/8/1936Akashwani Radio was later changed into All India Radio (AIR) in 1958.