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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
4/23/1926Madhavrao Sapre, great political leader, passed away.
8/1/1899Kamala Nehru, wife of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, great revolutionary freedom fighter and social worker, was born.
10/21/1995Suresh Mehta, Finance Minister in the outgoing Keshubhai Patel ministry, sworn in as the second BJP CM of Gujarat in Gandhinagar, ending the month-long political turmoil.
7/19/1952India all out 82 in 2nd innings after making 52 runs earlier in the day.
1/31/1969Saint Meherbaba passed away.
2/13/1601John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London.
1/11/1966Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian Prime Minister (1964-66), passed away at Tashkent, U.S.S.R. at 1:32, age 61. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously.
7/18/1953Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta.
8/17/1848Romesh Chunder Dutt, great political leader, writer and social worker, was born.
10/15/1932First Indian commercial airliner service 'Tata Sons Ltd' started. (Tata Airlines)