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Historical Event on 11/21/1947
First postal stamp of indepedent India of three and half annas denomination was started. Major General Cariappa took over from Lieutenant General Sir Francies Tulker as the Army Commander, Eastern Command, in the rank of Lieutenant General.
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| 2/10/1921 | Mahatma Gandhi inaugurated Kashi Vidya Peeth. |
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