Who among the following is the first Indian to win Pulitzer Prize?
- A.Arundhati Roy
- B.Gobind Behari Lal
- C.Vijay Seshadri
- D.Jhumpa Lahiri
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Gobind Behari Lal. The science journalist Gobind Behari Lal won the Pulitzer Prize for Reporting in 1937, the first person of Indian origin to receive it.
Gobind Behari Lal, born in Delhi in 1889, went to the University of California and became the science editor of the Hearst newspapers in the United States. He shared the 1937 Pulitzer for his coverage of the tercentenary celebrations of Harvard University, where leading scientists presented their work. He also took part in the Ghadar movement for India's freedom, and India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1969. Later Indian-origin Pulitzer winners include Jhumpa Lahiri for fiction in 2000, Siddhartha Mukherjee for non-fiction in 2011 and Vijay Seshadri for poetry in 2014.
A is wrong because Arundhati Roy won the Booker Prize in 1997, not a Pulitzer. C is wrong because Vijay Seshadri won the poetry Pulitzer only in 2014. D is wrong because Jhumpa Lahiri's Pulitzer for Interpreter of Maladies came in 2000.
Exam tip: Gobind Behari Lal 1937 (first), Jhumpa Lahiri 2000, Siddhartha Mukherjee 2011, Vijay Seshadri 2014.
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