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Historical Event on 11/5/1977

Indira Gandhi arrested and released unconditionally. The External Affairs Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee addresses the United Nations General Assembly in Hindi.

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2/10/1921Mahatma Gandhi inaugurated Kashi Vidya Peeth.
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