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Historical Event on 4/15/1996

Shyam Benegal's film ""The Making of a Mahatma"" released in South Africa.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1950First Indigenous Steam Engine from Chitranjan Rail Factory railed out.
5/10/1996Union Cabinet recommends to President the dissolution of the 10th Lok Sabha.
7/31/1992Sitar maestro Pt. Ravishankar wins the Magsaysay Award.
2/11/1933The outcome of the conference was that diarchy in the province was abolished, federal system was established in the center, Sindh was separated from Bombay, communal awards were started by the Prime Minister of Britain Sir Ramsay McDonald and White Paper on Indian reforms was published in 1933.
3/11/1993Gen. K.V. Krishna Rao returns to Jammu & Kashmir as Governor.
3/13/1991President R. Venkataraman dissolves the Lok Sabha.
3/31/1992Delhi beat Tamil Nadu in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.
7/25/1977Neelam Sanjiva Reddy became the sixth President of India. His held this office till July 25, 1982.
6/15/1899Roy Chowdhury Devipasad, modern Indian sculptor and painter, was born.
8/18/1896Raghupati Sahay ""Firaq Gorakhpuri"", revolutionary Urdu poet, was born. He was honoured with the highest literary awards, including the Sahitya Academy Award in 1960 and Bharatiya Gyanpeeth Award in 1969. His notable works include ""Ruh-e-Kayenaat (Spirit of Universe, 1945)"" and ""Ramz-O-Kinayaat (Suggestion, 1946)"".