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Historical Event on 7/11/2000

Amrita Pritam, noted litterateur, honoured with the highest award for Punjabi literature for the century:""Shatabdi Samman"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/16/193635 killed in Hindu-Muslim riots at Bombay.
7/8/1918Montagu - Chelmsford Report was published. This report was prepared to reform the legislature of India. This report was made by Edwin Montagu who was the Secretary of States for India and Lord Chelmsford, who was the Viceroy.
12/5/1898Josh Malihabadi, famous Urdu poet, was born.
3/1/1775Purandhar Treaty was singed between Nana Phadnavis and British Army.
7/21/1934Chandrakant Gulabrao Borde, cricket batsman (55 Tests for India 1959-67), was born in Pune.
3/26/199914 tonnes of heavy water leaked into the second unit of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam during an in-service inspection.
2/7/1992Shalki', the first submarine designed in India, joined Indian Navy.
12/10/1990The communal disturbances between Hindus and Muslims in Hyderabad claim more than 100 lives, and violence spreads to Aligarh and Kanpur also.
1/30/1997Mahatma Gandhi's ashes immersed in Sangam.
6/8/1936Akashwani Radio was later changed into All India Radio (AIR) in 1958.