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Historical Event on 5/25/1915

Mahatma Gandhi established Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/2/1960Dr. Shankar Purushottam Adharkar, famous Botanist in India, passed away.
7/8/1930The King opens India House in the Aldwych, appealing for peace in India at London.
10/28/1996L.K. Advani, BJP President, appears personally for the first time in a Gwalior Court.
2/4/1991An abortive bid to hijack a Calcutta-Agartala flight by a 24-year old youth.
12/4/1898Kariamanikkam Srinivasa Krishnan, Indian Scientist and Physicist-Philosopher, was born in Tamil Nadu.
12/16/1960Ganesh Chintaman Karve, creator of Marathi dictionary and author, passed away.
8/15/1994Sukumar Gupta, a socialist, dies.
5/12/1949S Vijaya Laxmi Pandit, first woman foreign ambassador, was received in US.
5/13/1962Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963)
5/22/1963Rohini, Glider, became the first to successfully fly at Kanpur.