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Historical Event on 1/18/1950
India is declared a secular republic. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) is determined to abolish casteism and industrialize the nation. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized. India also moved a motion for no war treaty between India and Pakistan to improve the relations with neighboring countries.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/19/1972	India and Bangladesh singed mutual aid treaty for peace and friendship for 25 years.
9/9/1923	First magazine 'Kiran' was published by Ravikiran Mandal.
1/20/1817	Ram Mohun Roy started Hindu College in Calcutta with the help of Justice H. East David Hare. This college was later renamed as the Presidency College.
10/18/1861	Chintaman Vinayak Vaidya, historian and researcher, was born.
11/5/1977	Indira Gandhi arrested and released unconditionally. The External Affairs Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee addresses the United Nations General Assembly in Hindi.
12/27/1962	India and Pakistan begin negotiations over Kashmir.
4/19/1950	Shyama Prasad Mukherji resigned. He was the first Minister of Central Cabinet.
2/10/1949	Pune University' established.
6/4/1997	Fourth Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1D), carring advanced remote sensing cameras launched by India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-1D), in service.
10/12/2000	A Special Court sentences former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and his Home Minister Buta Singh to undergo three years rigorous imprisonment and pay a fine of Rs. 2 lakhs each in the 'JMM MPs' bribery case'.

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