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Historical Event on 6/3/1901

Mahakavi G. Sankara Kurup, Malayalam poet, was born. He was the first winner of the conveted Gyaanpeeth Award in 1965 for his poems "Odakkuzhal" in Malayalam.

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10/21/1999B. R. Chopra, filmmaker, gets the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
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4/19/1993Sanjay Dutt, film star, was held under TADA for possessing an AK-56 rifle.
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8/27/1987B. Shankaranand appointed Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee to enquire into the Bofors gun deal.
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