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Who is the first Indian to have won the Pulitzer Prize?

  1. AGobind Behari LalCorrect answer
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  3. CJhumpa Lahiri
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A. Gobind Behari Lal

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Gobind Behari Lal. He was an Indian-American journalist and independence activist. He won the Pulitzer in 1937 in the journalism category. Pulitzer Prize - First awarded - 1917. Presented by - Columbia University. Awarded for - Excellence in newspaper journalism, literary achievements, musical composition.

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