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Historical Event on 2/18/2000

Pandit Ravi Shankar is selected for this year's Subbarami Reddy Kalapeetham Foundation Award, a life-time achievement award, for his contribution to Indian music.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1959N.G. Ranga resigned from the Indian National Congress and took up the leadership of the newly formed Swatantra Party.
11/20/1999P.G.S. Mony, Indian scientist, is honoured by the French Government.
6/10/1832Edwin Arnold, English writer (Light of India), was born.
11/5/1999The CBI arrests the Bihar Road Construction Minister Illiyas Hussain and conducts raids in the Bitumen scam case.
7/16/1856Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar, on the request of Governor Lord Canning, instituted a law announcing the right of Hindu widows for re-marriage.
12/29/19578,000 ton cruiser INS Mysore commissioned.
1/10/1888Marathas were defeated in the third and last war against the British at Rampura.
11/5/1994Russi Modi appointed Chairman of Air India and Indian Airlines.
9/7/1999India rejects Pakistan demand for a East Timor type of referendum in Kashmir.
2/8/1999Gen. K. Sundarji (69), former Chief of Army Staff, died in New Delhi.