21 September - India on this day22 events

J.W. Singh, suspended Mumbai High Court judge facing charges of extortion in nexus with the underworld, dismissed from judicial service.

Formation of Press Trust of India (PTI) announced under an agreement signed between Reuters and Indian and Eastern Newspapers Society.

Tushar Kanti Ghosh, famous journalist, was born.

Firoz Gandhi, great politician, was born.

Prof. Raghuveer Singh Rathore, Cricket Test umpire for one test in 1990-91, was born in Rajasthan.

Rumors that statues of the Hindu god Ganesh were drinking milk spread in New Delhi.

Ramkrishna Bajaj, freedom fighter and veteran industrialist, passed away.

Venkat Apparao Gurjad, famous Telegu poet, playwright, story writer, critic and social reformer, was born.

Annapurnanand, great writer, was born.

I. K. Gujral and Nawaz Sharif discussed in New York the recent flare-up on Line of Control and firing across the border.The two agreed that such sources of tension should not be allowed.

French expeditionary army occupies Labourdonnais & Dupleix Madras.

British promise India independence.

Last Indian troops withdraw from Tibet.

National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources and National Institute of Animal Genetics were set up. These institutes were initially located in the campus of southern regional station of National Dairy Research Institute, Bangalore. They were then shifted to Karnal in July 1985.

Supreme Court refuses to stay implementation of Mandal Commission Report.

Mahesh Bhupathi wins a cliff-hanger as India clinches Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Chile 3-2 in Delhi.

Mr. A. C. Muthiah was elected president and Kapil Dev the senior coach at the Board of Control of Cricket in India AGM in Jaipur.

Tarachand Barjatya, film producer, passed away.

Annie Besant, great social worker and founder of Home Rule Movement, passed away.

Apang (Legislative Party leader of Arunachal Congress) sworn in as Arunachal Pradesh chief minister again.

Rao resigns Congress Party President post.

The Officers Training School (OTS) women were inducted into the Army as Officers, and the onerous task of training the Lady Cadets of WSES (O) courses commenced at the OTS.