Who among the following was the first Indian origin recipient of the prestigious Pulitzer Prize?
- A.Geeta Anand
- B.Siddhartha Mukherjee
- C.Gobind Behari Lal
- D.Jhumpa Lahiri
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Gobind Behari Lal. He was the first person of Indian origin to win the Pulitzer Prize, sharing the award for reporting in 1937.
Gobind Behari Lal was born in Delhi in 1889 and went to the United States in 1912 as a student, where he also worked with the Ghadar movement in California. He became science editor of the Hearst newspaper group and shared the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Reporting for his coverage of the science meetings held during Harvard University's tercentenary, explaining new research in language ordinary readers could follow.
A is wrong: Geeta Anand shared a Pulitzer much later, in 2003, for reporting in an American newspaper. B is wrong: Siddhartha Mukherjee won the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 2011 for his book on cancer, 'The Emperor of All Maladies'. D is wrong: Jhumpa Lahiri won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2000 for 'Interpreter of Maladies'.
Exam tip: Gobind Behari Lal - first Indian-origin Pulitzer winner, 1937, in the Reporting category.
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