Question
Download Solution PDFWho among the following was the first Indian origin recipient of the prestigious Pulitzer Prize?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Gobind Behari Lal.
Key Points
- The first Indian to win a Pulitzer Prize was Gobind Behari Lal, a journalist in the year 1937.
- Jhumpa Lahiri, Geeta Anand, Siddhartha Mukherjee have also won Pulitzer awards for a novel, journalism, Biography in medicine.
Additional Information
- Pulitzer Prize
- It is one of the prestigious awards in the United States given for its achievements in the field of Online Journalism and newspaper, literature, and musical composition.
- The Pulitzer Prize was established in the year 1917 and named after the American publisher Joseph Pulitzer.
- Presented by: Columbia University
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