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Historical Event on 1/8/1884
Keshav Chunder Sen, nationalist leader of Bengal, social worker and good orator of Brahma Samaj, passed away at his home in Lily Cottage, Calcutta. He was one of the first Indians to sow the seeds of secularism in our country. He strongly believed that education was the basic necessity to change the society.
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| 2/4/1938 | Birju Maharaj, famous Kathak Dancer ""Guru"", was born. |
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| 4/5/1957 | The first Communist ministry in a state was installed in Kerala. |
| 6/20/1873 | Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta. |
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