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Historical Event on 7/31/1992

Sitar maestro Pt. Ravishankar wins the Magsaysay Award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/25/1997Neelam J. Singh rewrites her own discussion mark in the domestic circuit meet in Chennai.
1/8/1996Maharashtra government clears Enron Dhabol power project at a tariff of Rs. 1.86 per unit.
3/6/1997Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) inaugurated in Mauritius.
8/1/1953Bombay Government decides to abolish ''jagirs'' in merged areas.
3/28/1916Ramkrishna Pillai, journalist and social reformer, passed away.
1/3/1921First Indian Parliament meets.
12/29/1983Gavaskar makes the highest Test Cricket score by an Indian, 236* vs West Indies.
8/15/1947The Defence department becomes the Ministry of Defence under a Cabinet Minister. Each service was placed under its own Commander-in-Chief. Under the Constitution, the supreme command of the Armed Forces was vested with the President.
9/17/1799Parshuram Bhau Patwardhan, an able leader and diplomat of Madhavrao Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
7/2/1928Nandkishor Bal, great Odia poet, passed away.