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Historical Event on 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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7/22/1997	Govt. issues notification saying that Prasar Bharati Act, 1990 would come into force from Sept. 15.
8/4/1914	Gandhiji reaches London and raised Indian Volunteer Corps.
12/27/1931	150 are arrested following 'red shirt' riots in the N.W. Frontier province.
4/14/1659	Aurangzeb defeated his brother Dara Shukoh to capture the throne of Delhi.
4/23/1858	Pandita Ramabai, social reformer and philosopher, was born in the State of Mysore.
8/15/1854	The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 24 miles. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855.
3/27/1997	Punjab men and Railway women win National volleyball league in Tiruppur.
11/12/1762	Peshwa surrendered in Battle of Alegaon.
12/4/1796	Bajirao became the second Peshwa.
3/25/1997	Justice Jagdish Saran Verma sworn in Chief Justice of India.

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