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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
11/1/1992The Superfast Rajdhani Express train linking Bangalore and Nizamuddin (2,452 km) flagged off.
8/23/1947Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was sworn is as the Deputy Prime Minister of India.
1/23/1975Omeo Kumar Das, one of the great patriots of Assam, passed away at the age of 81. He selflessly worked for the tea plantation workers and made efforts to get them better living standards. He translated Gandhiji's autobiography ""My Experiments with Truth"" in Assamese language.
11/16/1991Madhukar Karekar, famous journalist, died
3/12/1942British troops vacate the Andaman in Gulf of Bengal.
3/9/1914Hansaraj Rahbar, the unfolder of prominent personalities and dynamic writer, was born.
5/9/1995Two new gas and oil reserves found off the Gujarat and Bombay coast.
1/10/1975India accords recognition to the Palestine Liberation Organization.
4/13/1984India beat Pak by 58 runs to win the first Cricket Asia Cup in Sharjah.
5/13/1997Doordarshan drops plans to enter the direct-to-home (DTH) mode of television transmission.