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Historical Event on 7/25/2000

Two Indians Aruna Roy from Rajasthan and Jockin Arputham, founder of the Indian National Slum Dwellers' Association, chosen for the Ramon Magsaysay award for public service.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/8/1894Lifetime of Swami Chandrashekarendra(1894-1994), venerated Shankaracharya saint of Kanchi monastery in South India.
12/6/1946Homeguard Organination was established.
9/3/1905Kamlapati Tripathi, leader of Indian National Congess, was born.
10/19/1970First Indian-made MIG-21 handed over to the Air Force. Privy purses and privileges of former Indian rulers abolished.
11/29/2000India strikes a counter-trade oil deal with Iraq as part of an effort to build a strategic relationship with Baghdad.
10/23/1999V. P. Singh, former Prime Minister, tops the list of star witnesses in Bofors case.
7/18/1996Union Finance Ministry gives final clearance to the Enron power project in terms of issuance of counter-guarantee.
1/9/1935Savita Jajodiya, famous Marathi writer, was born.
8/15/1982Doordarshan's national programme and the first nationwide colour transmission started by Delhi Doordarshan.
1/6/1993India and Bhutan sign agreement on the giant Sankosh hydro-electric project.