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Historical Event on 9/15/1997

Prasar Bharati Act comes into force seeking to free Doordarshan and Akashvani from government control.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/27/2000Arun Bharat Ram takes over as the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry.
12/3/1993Bahadur Prasad wins silver in 1500 m in Asian Track and Field meet in Manila.
9/4/1952India returns Peking's famine-relief aid, saying it had political strings attached.
10/29/1962China attacked India.
2/28/1968International City Auroville inaugurated the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondechery.
9/3/1984Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh PVSM, AVSM, VM, retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
1/4/1931Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar, great orator, eminent journalist, fighter and one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia, died at London during the first Round Table Conference. He was closely associated to Mahatma Gandhi and took active part in Civil Disobedience Movement.
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.
7/30/1992The Supreme Court declares that capitation fee in educational institutions is unlawful.
7/26/1993Swami Chinmayananda is named 1992 Hindu of the Year for a lifetime of dynamic service to Sanatana Dharma worldwide. He attained 'mahasamadhi' on July 26 at age 77.