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Historical Event on 10/15/1997
Arundhati Roy (37), Delhi-based author wins Britain's most prestigious literary award 'Booker Prize' for her novel "The God of Small Things'
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/18/1998 | India overtake a Pakistan total of 314 to win one-day final in Dhaka. |
| 7/14/1992 | The Lok Sabha passes a bill seeking to confer on the President the powers of the Legislature of J&K. |
| 4/23/1992 | Satyajit Ray, internationally famous Indian film producer-director, Bharat Ratna Awardee, passed away at the age of 70. |
| 9/15/1940 | Anil Yashwant Tipnis, Air Chief Marshal, was born. |
| 4/14/1993 | The Cabinet Committee approves delicensing of car, refrigerator and leather goods industries. |
| 6/7/1997 | Mahesh Bhupathi becomes the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title when he and Japan's Rika Hiraki claim the mixed doubles. |
| 5/6/1997 | 12 persons killed and eight seriously injured in two blasts in east Delhi. |
| 11/8/1992 | Mother Teresa, nobel prize winner, was presented 'Bharat Ki Mahan Suputri' award. |
| 12/11/1845 | First battle between Britishers and Sikhs. In 1849, Punjab lost its independence. This is referred as the first Anglo-Sikh War. |
| 4/1/2000 | Disinvestment not distress sell, says Prime Minister A. B. Vajpayee at a conference of chief executives of PSUs in New Delhi. |
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