December30

500 people seized by Chinese spies.

The Untouchability (Offences) Bill published in the Gazette of India.

Jawaharlal Nehru calls on Gandhiji, who says, "My reason wholly supports my heart".

Rudyard Kipling, famous English litterateur and author (Jungle Book, Gunga Din-Nobel 1907), was born in Bombay.

Shri Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950), modern Hindu Advaita renaissance saint of Maharshi Research Institute, philosopher and yogi, was born in Tiruchuzhi near Madurai in Tamil Nadu.

Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, leader of India Freedom Movement, Law expert, Educationist, Litterateur and founder of "Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan", was born at Bharuch.

The All India Muslim League was founded in Dacca by a group of big landlords which included Aga Khan III, The Nawab of Dacca and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk-Salimullah. They supported the Partition of Bengal and called for seperate Muslim electrorates and other safeguard for Muslims.

East India Comapny captured Dehli, Agra and Bharooch.

India recognizes People's Republic of China.

Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, famous nuclear scientist, died.

Opening of the fifth Indian Film Festival. It was presided over by Satyajit Ray at New Delhi.

The first inland Indian air mail left New Delhi this morning for Jodhpur, Hyderabad, and Karachi to connect at Karachi with the air service to London.

Lord Reading, former Viceroy and Governor General of India, died at the age of 76 at UK.

India informs Pakistan and other dominion representatives that it has decided to refer the Kashmir issue to the Security Council under Article 35 of the United Nations Charter.

Government gets majority when 10 members of Ajit faction of the JD merge with the Congress.