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Historical Event on 6/23/1958

Tamil leaders in Madras call on Nehru to lobby for better treatment of Ceylon's Tamil minority.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/27/1998India's cricket sensation Sachin Tendulkar has an audience with the legendary Sir Don Bradman at the latter's 90th birthday celebrations in Adelaide.
12/24/1921Rabindranath Tagore established ""Visva Bharati"" at Santiniketan with Brojendra Nath Seal as the chief guest.
8/13/1943Chintamanrao Deshmukh was first Indian to be appointed Governor of Reserve Bank.
7/1/1856In south, the first line was opened by the Madras Railway Company. It ran between Veyasarpandy and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles.
1/1/1900Doordrahsan was started. Doordarshan is an autonomous public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, which is owned by the Broadcasting Ministry of India and is one of two divisions of Prasar Bharati.
1/20/1972Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura become states of Indian union. Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram become Union Territories. Assam's North East Frontier Agency (Nepha) was renamed as Arunachal Pradesh territory.
4/11/1856Lievens Constantly, Flemish missionary in India, was born.
7/1/1997Over 23,000 blowdowns completed in 1.2 m tunnel.
1/18/1950India is declared a secular republic. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) is determined to abolish casteism and industrialize the nation. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized. India also moved a motion for no war treaty between India and Pakistan to improve the relations with neighboring countries.
1/5/2000Tamil Nadu regains Subbiah Pillai Trophy one day cricket tournament.