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Historical Event on 3/11/1997

Sadhana Mukherjee, a sex-worker from Calcutta, represents India at the first international conference on prostitution beginning in Los Angeles.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/4/1990Lata Mangeshkar wins 1989 Dada Saheb Phalke award.
11/29/1953Bahuriya Ramswarup Devi, better known as Laxmibai of Bihar, passed away. She will be always remembered for Chapra District Revolt, whereby she tied seven British men and threw them in Narayani River.
8/4/1914Gandhiji reaches London and raised Indian Volunteer Corps.
4/2/1942Congress rejected the proposal of Sir Stepherd Crips.
3/5/1993The government de-reserves the mining industry throwing it open to private sector as well as to foreign investment.
8/13/1954Nehru says dispute over Portuguese colonies in India must be settled peacefully.
8/1/1920Bal Gangadhar Tilak, British-Indian Hindu leader, died at Bombay.
8/7/1905The first political documentary ootage was the Great Bengal Partition Movement: Meeting and Procession shot by Jyotish Sarkar and Jamshedji F. Madan in Calcutta.
9/25/1984Indian Army withdraws from the Golden Temple; repair of Akal Takht complete.
2/9/1989Sanjay Khan, actor-director, critically injured in a fire accident.