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Anita Gopalan awarded 2016 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants

August 2, 2016

Translator and artist Anita Gopalan was awarded the 2016 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants for her English translation of Hindi novel Simsim written by Geet Chaturvedi. Gopalan is the second Indian translator to be selected for the grant. She will be ..

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West Bengal wins All India Coordinated Rice Improvement Project Award 2015

August 1, 2016

West Bengal has been selected for the All India Coordinated Rice Improvement Project Award 2015. This will be the first time the state will be receiving this award. The state was selected for this award by the 51st committee from ..

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Syed Nayeemuddin conferred Mohun Bagan Ratna

July 30, 2016

The Mohun Bagan FC has conferred club’s highest decoration Mohun Bagan Ratna (jewel) on legendary Indian Footballer Syed Nayeemuddin. With this, he became 16th recipient of the prestigious award which is bestowed upon person for making seminal contribution to the ..

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Adman Srinivasan Swamy conferred with AAAI Lifetime Achievement Award

July 30, 2016

The Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) conferred its Lifetime Achievement Award on famous adman Srinivasan K.Swamy. Mr. Swamy is popularly known as Sundar. He is a veteran in the advertising industry and has almost four decades of rich experience. ..

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Bezwada Wilson, TM Krishna win Ramon Magsaysay Award 2016

July 27, 2016

Two Indians, social activist Bezwada Wilson and musician TM Krishna, have won the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award 2016. They are among the total six awardees selected for the 2016 Ramon Magsaysay Award, often regarded as Asia’s Nobel Prize. The 6 ..

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Violinist A Kanyakumari, first female violinist to get Sangita Kalanidhi Award

July 25, 2016

Renowned violinist Avasarala Kanyakumari from south India was selected for the prestigious 2016 Sangita Kalanidhi Award. With this, she becomes first female violinist chosen in the history of this prestigious award. She will be bestowed with the award on January ..

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Singer Bapi Lahiri honoured with  Mahanayak award by West Bengal Government

July 23, 2016

Renowned Music Director and singer Bapi Lahiri was honoured with Mahanayak award by the West Bengal Government. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee conferred the Mahanayak Samman upon Bapi Lahiri on the occasion of 36th death anniversary of Uttam Kumar. In addition, ..

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Kerala Tourism wins two Gold Gongs at PATA Awards

July 23, 2016

The Kerala Tourism has won two Gold Gongs at the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Awards in recognition of its trend setting marketing initiatives. Kerala Tourism won the awards in the Travel Advertisement Broadcast Media and E-Newsletter categories respectively. These ..

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