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Historical Event on 3/3/1997

Indian Socialist Party headed by Arangil Sridharan merges with Lok Sakthi. It was floated by Ramakrishna Hedge.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/21/1990Prasar Bharati Bill moved in the Lok Sabha .
7/27/1998B. B. Lyngdoh is sworn in Meghalaya Chief Minister.
9/20/1856Narayan Guru was born in Chempazhanthi village of Kerala. Sri Narayan Guru was a social reformer, led reform movement in Kerala, rejected casteism, and promoted new values of spiritual freedom and social equality. He also stressed the need for the spiritual and social uplift of the downtrodden by their own efforts through the establishment of temples and educational institutions. In the process, he denounced the superstitions that clouded the fundamental Hindu cultural convention of caste.
8/15/1995P.V Narasimha Rao introduces the mid-day meal scheme for the primary school children under the Central Government Welfare Programme.
5/23/1923Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, Indian cricket pace bowler (1949-52), was born in Calcutta.
9/28/1984First floodlights lit ODI between India and Australia held outside of Australia at New Delhi.
1/19/1976C. V. Bawdekar, famous journalist, died.
3/16/1992Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the honorary Oscar by a three-member Oscar committee at a Calcutta nursing home.
9/9/1999Mr. V. Sudarshan, Foreign Editor of The Pioneer till recently gets the Appan Menon Award.
6/9/1900Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, died in Ranchi Jail.