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Historical Event on 1/2/2000
Sarat Chandra Chatterjee, author of timeless classics 'Charitraheen' and 'Grihadaha', chosen novelist of the century in an online poll conducted by a literary magazine.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/13/1991 | President R. Venkataraman dissolves the Lok Sabha. |
| 4/17/1946 | Bellary Raghava, famous actor, social worker, lawyer and dramatist, passed away. |
| 4/4/1910 | Sri Aurobindo left politics and reached Pondicherry, where he made the seat of Yoga. |
| 11/13/1909 | Gandhiji left England for South Africa and wrote ''Hind Swaraj'' on board S.S. Kildonan Castle. |
| 1/31/1997 | Government raises quantity of gold that can be brought into the country by non-residents to 10 kg. (from the existing 5). |
| 11/8/1919 | Madan Theatres Ltd. was founded under a Joint Stock Company at Calcutta. Their maiden venture 'Bilwamangal' was released on November 8, 1919 at the Cornwallis Theatre, Calcutta. |
| 2/10/1992 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands opened for foreign travellers. |
| 1/12/1895 | Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, was born at Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh. |
| 5/31/1997 | Fourth National Games opened at Bangalore. |
| 9/16/1932 | Ronald Ross, bacteriologist and member of Indian Medical Service, died in London. He had also received a Nobel Prize. |
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