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Historical Event on 4/11/1964

Communist Party of India was divided in two parts. Firstly known as Communist Party of India [CPI], its second fragmentation was named as Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]. This division was on ideological differences at the international level.

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3/26/1972The first International Sanskrit Conference was held by President V.V Giri.
11/27/2000After three decades, English was again made compulsory in Gujarat schools from Standard V from the next academic year.
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5/22/1991Sonia unanimously elected Congress President by the Working Committee. She, however, declined the offer.
3/24/1977Morarji Desai elected leader of Janata Party and sworn in as the Prime Minister of India at New Delhi. Later he formed his cabinet. He was in the office of Prime Minister till July 28, 1979. This was first non-Congress Government in India.
5/4/1849Jyotirindranath Tagore, Bengali litterateur and poet, was born.