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Historical Event on 11/22/1968

Lok Sabha passed notification to change the name of Madras state as Tamil Nadu.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/6/1950N. R. Pillai was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 13-05-1953.
11/21/1991An Inter Governmental Coference on Youth Tourism, held for first time, was hosted by the Government of India under the aegis of the World Tourism Organisation. (18-11-91).
6/6/1998All IAF Meteorological Sections were put on high alert from 06 Jun 98, and constant interaction with India Meteorological Department (IMD) at Mumbai and the (IMD) Centre at Ahmedabad resulted in 24 hours tracking and plotting of the cyclone, which was passed down as forecasts to Service and civil authorities in the Saurashtra and Kutch region.
5/17/1897Dhirendra Varma, famous linguist, was born.
11/22/1968Lok Sabha passed notification to change the name of Madras state as Tamil Nadu.
5/27/1995National Centre for Labour launched in Bangalore to give a boost to the unorganised worker's movement in India.
5/21/1990Moelvi Muhammad Farouk, great Indian spiritual leader, was murdered.
3/10/1995ONGC's oil rig that blew out ( January 8 ) at Pasalapudi site near Amalapuram (Andhra Pradesh) put out after 62 days.
12/30/1949India recognizes People's Republic of China.
6/25/1993Mahadevan, SBI MD, sacked in the wake of his role in the securities scam.