Page-108 of Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Noted filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh passes away

June 1, 2013

Noted film-maker Rituparno Ghosh (49), who created a new wave in Bengali cinema with his thought-provoking work passed away. Rituparno Ghosh: Rituparno Ghosh was an Indian Bengali film director. During his two-decade long filmy career, he made 19 movies and ..

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Kushal Singh selected as chairperson of NCPCR

May 31, 2013

The Ministry of Women and Child Development has appointed Kushal Singh as the chairperson of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). She was chosen by a panel headed by Minister of Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath. Previously, ..

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66th Cannes Film Festival: Top honor to ‘Blue is the Warmest Colour’

May 31, 2013

Recently concluded 66th Cannes Film Festival held in Cannes, France conferred honors on some of the best films from across the world. The top award- the Palme d’Or went to Blue is the Warmest Colour (La Vie D’Adèle Chapitres) directed by ..

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Vyas Samman to Narendra Kohli and Ramdarash Mishra

May 31, 2013

Noted Hindi writers – Prof. Ramdarash Mishra and Dr. Narendra Kohli were honored with the Vyas Samman 2011 and 2012 respectively, for their outstanding contribution to Hindi literature. Mishra (89) was awarded for his collections of poems Aam ke patte. ..

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Philippines objects to Dan Brown's ‘Inferno’

May 30, 2013

The Philippines government has objected to poor description of its capital in the Dan Brown’s latest novel “Inferno” which describes the capital Manila as “the gates of hell”. The book includes a character who is visiting the city and taken ..

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Gold and Silver coins with Sachin Tendulkar's face, signature launched

May 28, 2013

On the occasion of ‘Akshaya Tritiya’ Valuemart Gold and Jewels launched a limited edition of Sachin Tendulkar Gold and Silver coins, with the senior cricketer’s face and signature embossed on them. The 24 karat gold coin is priced at Rs 34,000 and will be available on website of Valuemart ..

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‘Gershwin Prize’ to Carole King

May 25, 2013

US President Barack Obama honored legendary US singer-songwriter Carole King (71) with Gershwin Prize for a lifetime achievement in popular music. With this achievement King has become the first woman to be awarded the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Who ..

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Srikanth Srinivasan creates history, gets confirmation to become federal judge to US Circuit Court

May 25, 2013

Chandigarh born Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan (46), created history as he has been confirmed to be a judge to the DC Federal Appeals Court Circuit. He will be the first South Asian as well as first Indian-American judge to America’s second ..

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MP government conferred Lata Mangeshkar Samman Alankaran 2013 to Hariharan

May 22, 2013

The MP government has conferred the 28th Annual Lata Mangeshkar Samman Alankaran 2013 on famous playback singer Hariharan. Hariharan is also the recipient of the Padma Shri. He gave his voice to various songs in different languages including Hindi, Telugu, Bhojpuri, Malayalam, ..

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Arunima Sinha becomes First Indian Amputee to conquer Mt Everest

May 22, 2013

Arunima Sinha, a former national level volleyball player who lost one of her legs after being thrown off a moving train of Padmawati Express for resisting a chain-snatching attempt by some criminals, has become the first Indian amputee to conquer ..

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