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Historical Event on 5/17/1897

Dhirendra Varma, famous linguist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/3/1994Stalemate persists on the Kashmir issue during Indo-Pak talks that concluded in Islamabad.
9/20/1932Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" (hunger strike) in Poona prison to secure abolition of separate electorates for Harijans and untouchables.
8/2/1891Padmashree V. P. Karmarkar (Nanasaheb), famous sculptor, was born.
1/26/2000Mr. K. Vadivel Raj gets the 1999 Kabir Puraskar for rescuing 11 persons of another community during caste violence in September 1998 in a village in Tamil Nadu.
12/16/1999Bill on Cyber law is introduced in the Lok Sabha.
12/6/1929British Viceroy meets with Indian leaders to discuss dominion status for India.
9/14/1991Assam declared 'disturbed area', army launches 'Operation Rhino' against ULFA militants.
4/8/1887Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak, famous Gujrati litterateur critic, poet and story writer, was born.
8/29/1975Adinath Lahiri, leading geologist, passed away.
9/23/1999India rejects Pakistan's proposal for an international conference on arms control.