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1952
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Jan 6. |
Special column begins in Deepika
Daily for children. |
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1953
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Feb.8
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Beginning of organizational set-up. |
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1957
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Feb. |
First state camp |
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1958 |
August |
Membership crosses 1000 |
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1970 |
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India’s President. Sri. V.V. Giri
becomes the official Patron of the DCL |
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1976 |
Jan. 14 |
Membership crosses on lakh (Laksham
Pushpamela) |
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1976 |
Feb. 12 |
‘Laksham Pushpamela’ inaugurated
by smt. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India |
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1982 |
Sept |
Membership crosses two lakhs. Scholarship
Examinations setup, inaugurated. |
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1993
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Feb. |
Membership crosses two and a half
lakhs. |
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1996 |
Nov.
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Membership crosses three lakhs. |
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1997 |
Feb. |
DCL I.Q. development exam scheme
inaugurated. |
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1997 |
April |
Eleven houses for the poor completed
under the DCL Housing Scheme. |
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1998 |
June
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DCL Spreads wings to the ‘Special
Schools’. Mentally Challenged children start getting membership. Training programmes
for Teachers and Parents of mentally challenged
children begin. Competitions for these children’s also take off. |
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1999 |
Oct. |
Adopted a village in Orissa. Rendered
financial support to construct School buildings and
a few hoses there. |
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2001 |
July |
Membership crosses six lakhs. |
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2002
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June |
Golden Jubilee Celebrations Inaugurated
by Central Minister of State Mr. O.Rajagopal. |
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2004 |
Feb |
Golden Jubilee Celebrations - concluding
ceremony inaugurated by Chief Minister
A.K. Antony
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2004 |
Feb |
DCL Talent Clubs started |
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2004
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June |
DCL Easwara Darshan - Value Education
Programme for all students started. |
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2005 |
Dec |
Membership Croses Nine lakhs. |
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2006 |
Oct. |
National Level, National Integration
Painting Fest - Deepika Colour India. Around 10 lakh
students participated |
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2008 |
July. |
Members croses 9.5 lakhs. |
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2009 |
June |
Members croses 10 lakhs |
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2012
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June
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Members croses 15 lakhs. |
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