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Historical Event on 3/11/1997

Sadhana Mukherjee, a sex-worker from Calcutta, represents India at the first international conference on prostitution beginning in Los Angeles.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/11/1997Saint Kabir was born.
7/23/1903Chandra Shekhar Azad was born Today in 1903
5/13/2000The Union Government gives its approval for the creation of the three new states of Jharkhand, Uttaranchal and Chhattisgarh to be carved out of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
1/3/1996Bomb blast kills six and seriously wounds 20. Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front claim responsibility in Delhi.
12/17/1972New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India & Pakistan.
2/28/1950The Finance Minister announces the setting up of the Planning Commission with Nehru and Nanda as Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively.
1/18/1997Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme Phase II begins.
1/5/1988India's first indigenously built 'Braille' script released short hand machine for the blind.
3/6/1961India's first Financial daily 'The Economic Times' started publication from Bombay.
9/16/1967Tibetan, Indian and Chinese troops engage in fighting at Natu La pass on the Tibet-Sikkim border.