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Historical Event on 12/27/1996

Mahashweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, win the Gyanpith Award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/6/1961India's first Financial daily 'The Economic Times' started publication from Bombay.
7/18/1947Indian Independence Act, signed by King George VI, was proclaimed as Indian Freedom Act, 1947.
2/8/1967Indira Gandhi was hit in face by a stone while addressing crowd.
7/16/1969Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, DFC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 15/01/1973.
5/29/1968Dara Singh becomes the world wrestling champion.
1/10/1986Pakistan decides to lift 8-year-old ban on private trade with India.
2/20/1999Mr. Vajpayee travels to Lahore on the inaugural run of the bus between New Delhi and Lahore.
12/20/1990India and Pakistan agree not to attack each other's nuclear installations.
7/23/1898Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, well known Bangla novelist, was born.
9/29/1992Forex norms relaxed for wide range of purposes.