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Historical Event on 10/5/1997
Kiran Bedi, India's first woman police officer, was awarded the Joseph Beuys prize for her work in reforming the largest prison of the country.

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4/5/1848	Satara kingdom came to end.
3/1/1939	Satish Kumar Sareen was born in Rawalpindi (now in Pakistan). He became the Air Chief Marshal.
2/14/1628	5th Mughal Emperor Shahjahan was crowned.
8/19/1927	Ananta Narsinha Naik, social reformer and politician, was born at Bandora, Goa.
1/18/1950	India 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.
12/23/1972	Chandrasekhar takes 8-79 India v England at Delhi.
8/4/1906	Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar, the architect of modern Himachal Pradesh and an energetic Chief Minister, was born at Chanhalag village in Sirmaur.
3/1/1901	Vaidya Jogeshchandra Banerjee was born.
6/22/1948	Emperor of India title was deleted from His Majesty the King of United Kingdom's titles.
12/27/1996	Mahashweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, win the Gyanpith Award.

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Historical Event on 10/5/1997 Kiran Bedi, India's first woman police officer, was awarded the Joseph Beuys prize for her work in reforming the largest prison of the country.

Historical Event on 10/5/1997
Kiran Bedi, India's first woman police officer, was awarded the Joseph Beuys prize for her work in reforming the largest prison of the country.