Ramadhar Becomes First Indian Psychologist on US Heritage Wall of Fame
In a first, the extraordinary contributions to social psychology and management by an Indian professor were recognised by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) in the United States. Amrut Mody School of Management of Ahmedabad University professor Ramadhar Singh was marked on the 'Heritage Wall of Fame' of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) in the United States, making him the only social psychologist from India to receive the honour. It is worth noting that SPSP, established in 1974, is the world's largest organisation of personality and social psychologists and the professor Singh has been a member of the Society (1990) and then fellow (1992).
This recognition comes close on the heels of the College of Health and Human Sciences, Purdue University, conferring him with the Distinguished Alumni Award in Psychological Sciences on March 25, 2022.
Puneeth Rajkumar to be Conferred Karnataka Ratna Posthumously
Karnataka Chief Minister, Basavaraj Bommai announced that Kannada film star Puneeth Rajkumar, who died last year, will be conferred with the 'Karnataka Ratna' award posthumously. On November 1, which happens to be Kannada Rajyotsava, the state's formation day. He will be the 10th recipient of the state's highest civilian honour.
Considered the Kannada cinema's reigning star, Puneeth, the youngest of five children of Kannada matinee idol Dr Rajkumar, died of a cardiac arrest on October 29 at the age of 46. Interestingly, Puneeth's late father Rajkumar is among the first recipients of the Karnataka Ratna award in 1992, along with poet Kuvempu.
The Karnataka Ratna was last awarded to Dr Virendra Heggade for social service in 2009. Other recipients of the award are S Nijalingappa (Politics), CNR Rao (Science), Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty (Medical), Bhimsen Joshi (Music), Shivakumara Swamiji (Social Service), and Dr J Javaregowda (Education & Literature).
Aug 08, 2022
Dalai Lama Honoured with Ladakh's Highest Civilian Award dPal rNgam Duston
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama was honoured with the 'dPal rNgam Duston' award, the highest civilian honour of Ladakh, for his immense contribution to humanity, especially towards the union territory.
The sixth award was conferred by Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh which celebrated the 'dPal rNgam Duston' with great fervour on the occasion of its foundation day at Sindhu Ghat.
Ladakh and Tibet are connected by the mighty Indus River along with religious and cultural similarities.
Osmania University Confers Honorary Doctorate on CJI N. V. Ramana
Chief Justice of India N. V. Ramana was conferred with a Honoris Causa (honorary) Doctorate at the 82nd convocation of Hyderabad-based Osmania University (OU).
The chief guest for the evening, Justice Ramana delivered the convocation address. Governor of Telangana and OU Chancellor Tamilisai Sounderarajan presided over the ceremony.
OU Vice-Chancellor Professor D. Ravinder said that two Presidents, three Prime Ministers, four judges and six eminent foreign personalities were among the 47 honorary doctorates the century-old university awarded in the past.
Aug 02, 2022
Tamil Nadu Police Receives President's Colour from Venkaiah Naidu
In an event at Rajarathinam Stadium in Chennai, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin received the renowned "President's Colours" for the Tamil Nadu Police from Vice-President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu. One of the very few law enforcement agencies in the nation to be awarded the coveted "President's Colours" is the Tamil Nadu Police. To commemorate the achievement, Mr. Stalin declared that each police officer in the service would get a medal.
Tamil Nadu is the only State in the country to have an exclusive Idol Wing, a unit dedicated to investigating into cases of theft or loss of cultural artefacts such as idols, paintings and other treasures of the nation's heritage.
The President's Colours is a recognition of services rendered by police personnel during the past 160 years. The Police Department was established in 1856 in Chennai, then known as Madras and in 1859 a police Act for the city was enacted.
Narendra Singh Tomar Gives Agriculture Infrastructure Fund Awards
Union Agriculture Minister for the Government of India, Narendra Singh Tomar gave out Agriculture Infrastructure Fund Awards in New Delhi. As a specific Central Government programme, the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund was introduced two years ago as part of the expansive Aatmanirbhar Bharat Package. For investments in the development of post-harvest management infrastructure and community farming assets, it offers a medium-long term credit facility.
As per reports, out of 23,000 plus applications received on the integrated portal of Agri Infra Fund, 13,700 applicants have been sanctioned over Rs. 10,000 crore. The sanctioned projects cover warehouses, assaying units, primary processing units, custom hiring centres, sorting and grading units, and cold-store and cold-chain projects.
Jul 31, 2022
DSF Institutes First of its Kind Dinesh Shahra Lifetime Award for Excellence in Music
Dinesh Shahra Foundation (DSF) took a major stride in its efforts to promote soulful Indian music among the masses.
The Foundation instituted a first-of-its-kind 'Dinesh Shahra Lifetime Award' for Excellence in Music. The initiative is supported by the Indian Arts & Cultural Society.
The Announcement of this novel recognition was made by Dinesh Shahra, Trustee -DSF, during a cultural event titled "Mausiqui' in Mumbai. Several stalwarts from the field of music, such as Padmashree Satish Vyas, Ustad Kamal Sabri, Shri Kuldeep Singh, Shri Jaswinder, Smt Anuradha Pal, Shahbaaz Khan and other dignitaries were present at the occasion.
Jul 30, 2022
Canadian Scholar Receives ICCR's 'Distinguished Indologist for 2021' Award
A Canadian scholar was awarded the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Distinguished Indologist for 2021.
Jeffrey Armstrong was presented the award in a ceremony by Manish, India's consul-general in Vancouver.
The citation for the award stated that it was conferred upon Armstrong "in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the study/teaching/research in India's philosophy, thought, history, art, culture, Indian languages, literature, civilisation, society, etc".
Mr. Armstrong became the seventh recipient of this award, and joins the earlier recipients from Germany, China, Japan, UK, South Korea and USA.
The annual award was instituted in 2015 during the First World Indology Conference hosted by the then President of India bringing prominent Indologists from world over to a single platform with Indian scholars to deliberate upon the scope of promoting Indian studies abroad. The award is conferred upon a foreign scholar for his/her outstanding contribution in study, teaching and research in any of the fields of Indian Studies.
ICCR was founded in 1950 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, independent India's first Education Minister.
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