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Historical Event on 4/5/1993

G. V. Iyer's Sanskrit film 'Bhagavad Geeta was adjudged the best film at the National Film Awards.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/10/1982Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1A) launched. First operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite procured from U.S.A.(Cape Canaveral).
1/19/1994CM decide to request Chief Election Commission to implement the photo identity card scheme in phases.
12/27/1996Mahashweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, win the Gyanpith Award.
9/17/1956Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC ) established.
10/2/1993Prime Minister's employment project started in urban areas.
6/28/1857Nana Sahib proclaimed himself as the Peshwa and called for the total extermination of the British power of India at Bithoor.
10/23/1999V. P. Singh, former Prime Minister, tops the list of star witnesses in Bofors case.
3/16/1997The first batch of three Russian-made Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft reaches India.
12/10/1932The Indian Military Academy (IMA) was formally inaugurated by Field Marshal Sir Philip W Chetwode, Bt, GOB, KCMG, GCSI, DSO and was christened as ""The Pioneers"". The crowning event was delivered in the hall, now named after him, and in the address to the trainees, he enunciated three principles: 'the safety, honour, and welfare of your country comes first, always and everytime', which were to guide the future officers of the Indian Army . A passage from this address has come to acquire immortality and has been adopted as the credo of the Acad
2/1/1988The first Congress of the Indian Dental Association begins. (28-1-88).