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Historical Event on 8/15/1993

Five more Doordarshan channels launched.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/6/1946Anglo-Indian talks end in failure after three days at London.
8/26/1947Nawab of Bhopal announced accession of the Bhopal state to the Indian Dominion.
8/1/1939Bombay begins Prohibition, first since U.S. law was repealed.
5/3/1947Indian National Trade Union Congress Intak was established.
10/28/1998The 1998 Swarna Jayanti Fellowship Award is presented to 11 young scientists.
8/27/2000Mika Hakkinen wins the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix in SPA-Francorchamps at Belgium.
10/18/1995Punjab CM Harcharan Singh Brar inducts All India Youth Congress President Maninderjit Singh Bitta in to the cabinet.
2/17/1931Viceroy of India Lord Irvin accepted Mahatma Gandhi as leader of people and invited him at Vicregal Lodge (now known at Rashtrapati Bhavan). After the event, Winston Churchill, who later became Prime Minister of Britain, referred Gandhiji as ""the Half-Naked Fakir of India"".
3/20/1992Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the 'Bharat Ratna' Award at Calcutta.
4/6/1980Janata Party splits again; members with RSS links form the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). A. B. Vajpayee becomes its first President.