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Historical Event on 9/26/1977
Uday Shankar (Chowdhury), producer and director of dance-based film 'Kalpana', passed away. He was the elder brother of Pandit Ravishankar. His main achievement was the blending of the Indian classical style with the Western Ballet and various folk dances.
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| 5/23/1903 | Gemini Roy, famous Painter, joined Government School of Arts and Crafts at Calcutta. |
| 1/21/1996 | Lakshmi Parvati elected president of Telugu Desam NTR faction. |
| 2/19/1996 | Biennial elections to fill 39 Rajya Sabha seats in nine states. |
| 6/21/1941 | Chakravorty Rajgopalachari became the First Indian Governor General of India. |
| 1/1/1879 | Edward M Forster, English novelist (Howards End, Passage to India), was born. |
| 2/19/1895 | Munshi Newal Kishore, great social worker, educationist, nationalist, philanthropist and a pioneer industrialist, passed away at the age of 59. |
| 1/15/1921 | Babasaheb Anantrao Bhosle, eighth Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born. |
| 6/30/1855 | Santhals of Rajmahal Hills, Santhal-Paragana, Bihar started their agitation against ill treatment by Britishers, revenue officers, police, landlords and moneylenders under the leadership on Sindhu and Kanhu at Bhoranadhighi, Bengali. |
| 2/10/1949 | Pune University' established. |
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