Current Affairs Section
- Posthumously honoured with the Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 in the Dogri language category for his book ‘Ik Hor Ashwthama”
Hindi poet Gagan Gill was selected for her book on poetry Main Jab Tak Aai Bahar - English writer Easterine Kire made it to the coveted list for her novel Spirit Nights.
- Dr. Pal Kaur won the 2024 Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry for her book Sun Gunvanta Sun Budhivanta. The award will be presented to her in March 2025.
SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD
- It is awarded for the most outstanding books of literary merit
- The first Awards were given in 1955.
- The Sahitya Akademi annually confers the award on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 24 Indian languages (22 languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India and English and Rajasthani).
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- President of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam bestowed the highest honour of the city-state on Tarun Das, the former director general of the Confederation of the Indian Industry (CII).
- The Honourary Citizen award, instituted in 2003, is given for “outstanding contribution by a non-Singaporean to the country’s growth and development
- Mr. Das is the second Indian to receive the honour with the late Ratan Tata being the only other Indian recipient of the award before this.
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- His book, Your Voice encompassing both ancient Vedic literature and modern scientific studies of the singing voice
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- The title of Sangita Kalanidhi conferred by the Music Academy Madras is the highest accolade in the field of Carnatic music. The Sangita Kalanidhi title was instituted in 1942.
- Renowned Carnatic musician T.M. Krishna was conferred the title of Sangita Kalanidhi 2024 at the 98th conference and concerts — Sadas, the traditional oriental convocation — of The Music Academy in Chennai.
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- The Gangadhar National Award for Poetry 2023 will be conferred upon the renowned Odia poet Prativa Satpathy by Sambalpur University on its 58th foundation day on January 5.
- The award, instituted in 1989, recognizes excellence in the field of poetry and is named after the eminent Odia poet Gangadhar Meher.
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- Veteran director and writer Sai Paranjpye will be honored with the Padmapani Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ajanta-Ellora International Film Festival (AIFF) 2025 .
- Renowned for her acclaimed slice-of-life films like *Sparsh*, *Chashme Buddoor*, *Katha*, and *Saaz*
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