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Historical Event on 6/8/1936

Akashwani Radio was later changed into All India Radio (AIR) in 1958.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/23/1971Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, passed away.
5/1/1992Seperate secretariat was established for primary education.
1/3/1975Lalit Narayan Mishra, great freedom fighter, politician, leader, member of the Lok Sabha and Minister of Railways, died at a Railway Hospital in Danapur due to a bomb blast at Samastipur Railway Station a day earlier.
11/5/1870Chittaranjan Das, freedom fighter, famous lawyer and orator, was born at Calcutta.
2/26/1972President Varahgiri Venkat Giri inaugurated the Vikram Earth Satellite Station at Wardha near Arvi.
3/13/1992K. S. Niranjan, famous Kannad author, passed away.
11/21/1993R.F. Botha, Foreign Minister, moots a grouping of Indian Ocean countries.
2/8/1881Faiyaj Khan, famous Indian classical singer, was born.
4/22/1930Civil Disobedience at Dandi, 6th April 1930 and Civil Disobedience at Bombay, 7th April 1930, both documentary films produced by Krishna Film Co., Bombay, were prohibited by Censor Board on April 22, on the grounds that they were calculated to foster resistance to Government and to promote a breach of Law and Order.
2/12/1882Satyendranath Dutt, famous Bengali poet, was born.