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Historical Event on 7/24/1997

Mahasweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, is recipient of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts for her writings on indigenous communities.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/22/1988PM announces Government's decision to drop Defamation Bill.
9/6/1975Dularelal Bhargav, veteran writer, passed away. He was associated with 'Chand' and 'Madhuri' magazines.
2/12/1995The 3-phase-budget session begins with the address of President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma in the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
8/5/1939In the first case to be brought under Prohibition laws, a railroad passenger was today convicted of possessing a bottle of brandy in Bombay.
7/24/1998India signs a deal with Russia for purchasing the aircraft-carrier.
6/27/2000The Clinton administration rejects a demand by 21 U.S. Congressmen for declaring India a terrorist state in the wake of attacks on Christian priests and churches.
9/15/1965President Ayub Khan appeals to the US to use its influence to end Indian-Pakistani hostilities.
8/4/1933Gandhi is imprisoned for one year for breaking a restraint order.
2/8/1971Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi, writer, administrator, leader and founder of Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, died.
10/26/1935Ashok P.Jain, great industrialist, was born.