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Historical Event on 4/11/2000

Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri, an author of Indian origin, wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her debut collection of short stories 'Interpreter of Maladies'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/18/1966Kuwalyanand Swami (Jagannath Ganesh Gune), great Physical Training and Yoga expert, passed away.
8/8/1932Dada Kondke, famous Marathi actor, was born.
5/15/1949Matsya Union formally merged with Greater Rajasthan.
1/15/1996Victoria Terminus (VT) station in Mumbai renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Terminus by the Centre.
12/21/1952Saifuddin Kitchlu awarded the Lenin Peace Prize of U.S.S.R. Award. He was the first Indian to receive this honour.
3/9/1990Lalu Prasad Yadav to form JD Ministry in Bihar.
8/2/1988The Supreme Court confirmed death sentence on Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh in Indira Gandhi murder case.
4/12/1801William Carey fort was appointed the Professor of Bengali Language in fort at William College, Calcutta.
3/16/1997The first batch of three Russian-made Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft reaches India.
10/27/1904Jatindra Nath Das, great revolutionary freedom fighter, was born at Bankim Behari in Calcutta.