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Historical Event on 4/21/1992

RBI eases credit policy, lending rates reduced from 6 to 4; 13\% interest ceiling on deposits.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/12/1823First Indian Steam Engine Ship ""Diana-a-Gunboat""sailed in a sea near Calcutta. It was built by Kyd & Co.
11/22/1873Leopold CMS Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), was born.
6/13/1909E. M. S. Namboodiripad was born in Palghat in Kerala.
12/20/1978Riots in many Indian cities in protest against Indira Gandhi's imprisonment.
4/9/1984Captain H.J. Singh of Indian Army crossed the Banihal Darsh with the help of Hand Glider and set a new record.
1/14/1998Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to M. S. Subbualakshmi (b 1916).
12/6/1946Anglo-Indian talks end in failure after three days at London.
7/20/1905First Partition of Bengal, which was proposed by Lord Curzon, was accepted by British Government's Minister of India.
8/6/1989Six top Cricket stars banned for one year from all cricket activities on the issue of American tour.
10/2/1906Raja Ravi Verma died at Attingal near Trivandrum, Kerala. He is remembered for his artistic work in 'Ram Panchayatan', 'Vishwamitra-Menaka', 'Shakuntala writing a letter', 'Shiv Parvati'. A commemorative stamp was issued by the Postal Department on April 29, 1971 in his honour.