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Historical Event on 3/10/2000

Nirmal Verma, distinguished Hindi writer, and eminent Punjabi novelist Gurchal Singh selected jointly for the 35th Jnanpith Award for 1999.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/10/1955Prakash Padukone, internationally famous Badminton player, was born.
7/2/1999Medha Patkar of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) planned a 'fast' to protest against the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP).
2/26/1858Diwan Maniram and Piali Barua were hanged. (Grandson of Purandara Simha, the last Ahom king of Assam).
3/5/1699Maharaja Jaisingh-II crowned as King of Jaipur kingdom and sat on Amber throne.
2/11/1979Shankarrao Narayanrao Mohite Patil `Sahakari Maharshi' passed away.
8/4/1894Narayan Sitaram Phadke, famous Hindi writer, was born at Karjat.
5/12/1998Yeltsin feels let down by the Indian nuclear tests but says that Indo-Russian ties will not be hit.
1/25/1989Motilal Vora sworn in as CM of Madhya Pradesh.
3/26/1972The first International Sanskrit Conference was held by President V.V Giri.
4/12/1997Maharashtra assembly adopts bill banning interviews for admitting students to pre-primary schools.