Page-120 of Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty appointed as new chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi

February 14, 2013

Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty , a 1970 batch retired IAS officer has been appointed as the new chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi. The appointment was cleared by the President Pranab Mukherjee. Chakravarty had been the member-secretary of Indira Gandhi National Centre ..

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Lifetime Grammy Award to Ravi Shankar posthumously

February 12, 2013

Late sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Grammy award, which was jointly accepted by his musically gifted daughters Anoushka Shankar and Norah Jones.

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L.N. Tallur wins Skoda Art Prize 2012

February 9, 2013

Renowned artist L.N. Tallur from Karnataka, whose works portray majorly the underbelly of India, has won the Rs. 1 million Skoda Prize 2012 for contemporary art. In his exhibition titled “Quintessential” Mr. Tallur narrates his theory of ‘5th dimension’. He ..

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Iranian President Ahmadinejad becomes first Iranian leader to visit Egypt since Islamic Revolution of 1979

February 9, 2013

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad became the first Iranian leader to visit Egypt after Tehran’s 1979 Islamic revolution. He visited Egypt capital Cairo for attending the summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).   Significance of 1979 Islamic Revolution The ..

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Jackie Chan, Mo Yan selected as members of Chinese parliament

February 8, 2013

Movie star Jackie Chan and the 2012 winner of Nobel prize for literature Mo Yan has been selected as members of one of the houses of Chinese parliament, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). The new leaders in China ..

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Famous Bengali Painter Shanu Lahiri passed away

February 8, 2013

Famous painter of Bengal School, Shanu Lahiri (85) passed away. She was the winner of President’s Gold Medal.

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Rohinton Nariman submits resignation from Solicitor General of India

February 8, 2013

The Solicitor General of India, senior advocate Rohinton F Nariman has resigned from the post amid speculation that the decision came over his differences with the Law ministry. Nariman has not stated any reason for quitting his post. The Solicitor ..

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Functioning of Prasar Bharati to be examined by study groups

February 7, 2013

The Sam Pitroda-led expert panel has set up 11 study groups for examining the Government-Prasar Bharati ties, its financing, aspects related to content, presentation and other issues. Tasks before the study group: To work on aspects related to the Prasar ..

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Nayudamma award to VC of BHU

February 7, 2013

Distinguished scientist and vice-chancellor of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Lalji Singh, has been selected for the prestigious Dr Y Nayudamma memorial award for the year 2012. Why this award? The award is being given to him in recognition to his ..

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Vasudeva Rao is new Director of IGCAR

February 5, 2013

P.R. Vasudeva Rao has been appointed as the new director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR). About IGCAR Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) is a premier atomic research centre of India. The centre is involved ..

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