M T Vasudevan Nair bags Ezhuthachan Puraskaram

Well-known writer and Film Personality M T Vasudevan Nair chosen for the prestigious Ezhuthachan Puraskaram 2011 for his invaluable contribution to Malayalam literature. Expressing happiness, Mr Vasudean Nair said the prize money would be presented to Tirur Thunjan Parambu, the ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011

5 Novels by Indian Writers in Man Asian Literary Prize

Five novels by Indian writers figure in this year’s Man Asian Literary Prize long list. The personalities including 5 Indians are: Jamil Ahmad (Pakistan) – The Wandering Falcon Tahmima Anam (Bangladesh) – The Good Muslim Jahnavi Barua (India) – Rebirth ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011

Died: George Varghese Kakkanadan, Malayalam Novelist

George Varghese Kakkanadan (April1935 – 19 October 2011), commonly known as Kakkanadan, was a Malayalam language short story writer and novelist from Kerala state, South India. He is often credited with laying the foundation of modernism in Malayalam literature. He ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011

Julian Barnes: ‘Man Booker Prize

Julian Barnes: ‘Man Booker Prize This year’s Man Booker Prize was awarded to Mr. Julian Barnes, the British Author for his novel “Sense of an Ending’. The Book is about a man facing his past.   Quick Fact Sheet: Man ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011

Roberto Saviano : PEN-Pinter award for Courage 2011

The PEN/Pinter Prize was established in 2009 in memory of the Nobel-winning playwright Harold Pinter. The Prize is awarded annually to a British writer or a writer resident in Britain of outstanding literary merit. The prize is shared with an ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011

Lal Sukla, Amar Kant selected for 45th and Chandrashekhara Kambara, Sri for the 46th Jnanpith Awards

Eminent Hindi authors Amar Kant and Shrilal Shukla was chosen for India’s highest literary honour Jnanpith Award for 2009, while renowned Kannada litterateur Chandrasekhar Kambar won it for 2010. The selection board – chaired by noted writer and Jnanpith award ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011

Jnanpith Award 2008 presented to Urdu poet Shaheryar

Legendary Urdu poet and academician Prof Shaheryar was presented India’s highest literary honour — the Jnanpith Award — for the year 2008. Shahryar was born in 1936 in a Muslim Rajput family in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district. His poetry strongly ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011

Current Affairs February 6, 2010

Appointment / Elections:BJP’s West Bengal Unit President : Rahul SinhaRahul Sinha is reelected as the BJP’s West Bengal unit president for the coming term. Awards & Honours:Lifetime Achievement Award of Delhi Government:Padma Bhushan Habib Ahmed Khan ‘Tanvir’ and Pandit Bhimsen ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2010

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Current Affairs : Awards December 18-31 , 2009

December 18, 2009: Gomant Vibhushan Award, Goa: Anil KakodkarFormer Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) & India’s renowned nuclear scientist Dr Anil Kakodkar has been declared the recipient of the first prestigious Gomant Vibhushan award. His role in shaping the ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2010

Archive : Appointments

September 29, 2009: SBBJ appoints B S Gopalakrishna as Director September 26, 2009: P. Kannan elected to Rajya Sabha from Lone Pondicherry Seat September 24, 2009: Akshay, Katrina appointed brand ambassadors of National Games September 23, 2009: Gundappa Viswanath appointed ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2009