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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
6/12/1999Jalagam Vengal Rao, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, died in Hyderabad.
3/30/1993S. M. Pandit, famous painter, passed away.
3/31/1999The PIO card, conferring privileges on persons of Indian origin settled abroad, is formally launched.
11/22/1990Laloo Prasad Yadav, Bihar CM, wins confidence motion (202-108).
9/16/1931R. Ramachandra Rao, cricket test umpire for one test in 1986-87, was born at Tamil Nadu.
3/11/1824US War Dept creates the Bureau of Indian Affair.
1/26/1950India is proclaimed a Sovereign Democratic Republic ceasing to be a British dominion and adopted Indian Constitution which came into force.
2/1/1994PM Rao attends the World Economic Forum meeting at Davos, Switzerland.
7/1/1999K. N. Singh (70), former Union Minister and senior Congress leader, died in Lucknow.
8/14/1920Rushikesh Mulgaonkar, Air Chief Marshal (1976-78), was born.