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Historical Event on 8/21/2000

Uma Bharti, the sanyasin Member of Parliament of the BJP, resigns from the Lok Sabha and the party's national executive comittee.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1972Indian states abolished the previous rulers of Privy purses and privileges.
3/1/1971General Election ( 5th) of India begins.
10/15/1997Arundhati Roy (37), Delhi-based author wins Britain's most prestigious literary award 'Booker Prize' for her novel "The God of Small Things'
10/17/1990S. Bangarappa sworn in as CM of Karnataka following revocation of President's rule.
4/2/1970Privy purses and special privileges of former Indian rulers abolished.
4/15/1997Interest rate on domestic term deposits brought down from 10 to nine per cent by RBI.
9/26/1996CBI chargesheeted Rao in St. Kitts case.
9/26/1996Mahmud Gawan was appointed as Prime Minister, an office which he held till his execution.
11/22/1899Shaheed Laxman Nayak, freedom fighter and leader, was born at Tentuliguma village, Koraput district.
7/28/1909Brahmanand Reddi Kasu, politician, was born at Madras.