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Historical Event on 7/6/2000

Mohan Lal bags Best Actor Award for his sensitive portrayal of a Kathakali artist in ''Vaanasprastham'' and the film wins the Best Feature Film and Best Editing Awards at the 47th National Film Festival-2000.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/27/1918Gandhiji attends Viceroy's War Conference at Delhi and addresses it in Hindustani; subsequently tours Kaira District to raise recruits for army.
1/12/1993Ramakanth Rath, well-known Oriya poet, gets the Saraswathi Samman of Rs.3 lakh.
1/25/1983Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Acharya Vinobha Bhave (Posthumous) (1895-1982).
1/24/1921T. N. Raina, former Army Chief and High Commissioner of Canada, was born.
11/15/1875Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, was born at Ulihatu, Ranchi district, Bihar.
10/1/1887Pandit Hridaynath Ajudhianath Kunzru, politician and social worker, was born at Agra.
3/13/1992K. S. Niranjan, famous Kannad author, passed away.
2/10/1995PM appoints Madhavrao Scindia as Human Resource Minister, Pranab Mukherjee as External Minister, Buta Singh as Civil Supplies, Ajit Singh as Food, and P. Chidambaram as Commerce Minister.
3/29/1995Harindra Dave, chief editor of Janmabhumi Group and Gujrati author, passed away.
2/1/1894Chitravshastri, Marathi dictionary creator, was born.