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Historical Event on 3/22/1893

Surya Sen, alias Masterda, revolutionary freedom fighter, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/23/1940All India Muslim League passed resolution for the formation of Muslim homeland i.e. Pakistan.
9/21/1948Formation of Press Trust of India (PTI) announced under an agreement signed between Reuters and Indian and Eastern Newspapers Society.
7/4/2000Volvo's Environmental Prize went to Prof. Amulya K. N. Reddy of India and three others for their work on ''How the world's energy resources can be made to suffice as the population grows''.
11/6/1952Dipal Jayant Tilak, journalist and editor, was born.
8/15/1982Doordarshan's national programme and the first nationwide colour transmission started by Delhi Doordarshan.
11/20/1942Attri Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested for further six months. She was earlier arrested for personal satyagraha and to hoist the national flag in Delhi Central Jail on January 26.
1/2/1991Thiruvananthapuram airport declared India's fifth International Airport.
10/30/1999G.V.G. Krishnamurthy, former Election Commissioner, seeks enhanced security in the wake of threats to his life.
11/20/1930With all the pageantry of the British Empire, a conference of Indian and British leaders had been convened in London to discuss dominion status for India. Surrounded by Maharajahs in turbans, King George V convened the round table conference in the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords. Notably absent was Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the nationalist movement. The conference saw a breakdown of the Indian caste system as Brahmins dealt with spokesmen for ""untouchable
5/17/1949India decided with only one dissent vote to remain within the Commonwealth of Nations.