Indian Institutes of Technology was to consider the creation of "Higher Technical Institutions" for post-war industrial development in India. The 22-member committee, headed by Nalini Ranjan Sarkar, recommended the establishment of these institutions in various parts of India, with affiliated secondary institutions. The first Indian Institute of Technology was founded in May 1950 at the site of the Hijli Detention Camp in Kharagpur. The first Indian Institute of Technology was established in 1951. On 15 September 1956, the Parliament of India passed the "Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur) Act", declaring it as an "Institute of National Importance". Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India,
The Accidental Prime Minister (film) The Accidental Prime Minister (film) The Accidental Prime Minister is an upcoming 2018 Indian biographical political drama film, presented by Rudra Production (UK), Bohra Bros in association with Dr Jayantilal Gada (Pen India Limited). Directed by Vijay Ratnakar Gutte and written by Mayank Tewari. The film stars Anupam Kher as Manmohan Singh, the economist and politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014 under the United Progressive Alliance. The film is based on the 2014 memoir of the same name by Sanjaya Baru. The release date has been decided as December 21, 2018. Principle photography