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Historical Event on 8/22/1979

Neelam Sanjeev Reddy, President of India, dissolves the sixth Lok Sabha, orders year-end general elections and asks Charan Singh to head a caretaker government.

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3/18/1972First Indian Book Fair was organised by National Book Trust in New Delhi.
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