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Historical Event on 1/10/1908

Gandhiji adopts word, ""Satyagraha"" in place of ""Passive Resistance"". Sentenced to two months' imprisonment for failure to leave Transvaal.

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5/16/1986V. Shantaram, 75, was chosen for the Dada Saheb Phalke award.