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Historical Event on 5/22/1961
Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.

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5/28/1966	B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 21-02-1973.
10/17/1949	The Constituent Assembly of India adopted Article 370 of the Constitution making special provisions for J&K.
5/8/1998	Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh Prime Minister, gets the Gandhi award for 1998.
12/21/1929	Indian National Congress convenes in Lahore.
6/25/1943	No. 8 Squadron started functioning absorbing the remaining coastal defence flight personnel, and also issued with a vengeance to achieve operational status.
10/10/1964	Olympics opened at Tokyo
9/25/1997	BAI-IBC dispute resolved.
2/13/1977	Jasawant Singh, famous physiologist, passed away.
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2/17/1931	Viceroy of India Lord Irvin accepted Mahatma Gandhi as leader of people and invited him at Vicregal Lodge (now known at Rashtrapati Bhavan). After the event, Winston Churchill, who later became Prime Minister of Britain, referred Gandhiji as ""the Half-Naked Fakir of India"".

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