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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
9/5/1793Mir Kasim lost To Britishers near Rajmahal in battle of Udaynala.
7/28/1997Calling and holding of bandhs by political parties and other associations or organisations declared 'Illegal and unconstitutional' by a Full Bench of the Kerala High Court.
6/21/1941Chakravorty Rajgopalachari became the First Indian Governor General of India.
10/20/1991Pandit Kalyandas Mahaprasad, famous Kathak dancer, died.
7/11/1980Ebbie Kodiat, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Kuwait.
6/9/1659Dara Shikoh was handed over to Aurangzeb's army by Jiwan Khan, a Baluchi whose life was saved by Dara.
1/22/1992Government raises Suzuki share in Maruti to 50 per cent making it the first public sector company to go private.
5/18/1998India talks with the US on the nuclear tests.
7/1/1982MGR inaugurates Tamil Nadu's noon meal programme for poor children.
2/15/1869Mirza ""Galib"" Asad Ullah Beg Khan, famous Urdu poet and writer, passed away.