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Find out what happened in India on 21 December
Sindhia arrested Gulam Qadir and killed him.
Pundit Sunder Lal Sharma, freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Rajim, M.P.
Bhalchandra Digambar Garware, famous industrailist, was born.
Central Bank of India established.
Praphulchandra Natwarlal Bhagwati, justice of Supreme Court, was born.
Indian National Congress convenes in Lahore.
Saifuddin Kitchlu awarded the Lenin Peace Prize of U.S.S.R. Award. He was the first Indian to receive this honour.
The Hindu Adoption Sub-Act 1956 was accepted.
Inssatvahana, the first establishment to give submarine training, was commissioned at Visakhapatnam.
V. P. Singh wins vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.
Former Union Finance Secretary S. Venkatramanan appointed Governor of RBI. B. Rachaiah and Dr. Sarup Singh sworn in as Governors of Kerala and Gujarat respectively.
BJP-sponsored no-trust motion against the Rao Government defeated 334-106 in the Lok Sabha; Vajpayee ends fast.
JPC indicts RBI and Finance Ministry in the multi-crore security scam.
The IAF return from peace keeping duties as part of the Indian contingent supporting UN operations in Somalia.
The Viswabharati University in Calcutta presents the 'Deshikottama' award to Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen.
Kushabhau Thakre, BJP president, said that Ayodhya issue was a 'programme' and not an ideology of the party.
The Gujarat Government asks the Hindu Jagran March to go-ahead with the 'Shilanyas' for a Ram temple at Halmodi in Surat district.
The Manisana Wage Board for Journalists and Non-Journalists of Newspapers presents tentative proposals to the Government.
Central Zone and South Zone are declared joint winners after the game ends in a tie in the final of the Deodhar Trophy one day cricket tournament in Lucknow.
Women's Bill put off again.