The Hindu invited applications for the 2019 edition of The Hindu Playwright Award, which carries a cash prize of Rs. 2 lakh for the best play script written in English. The award was instituted in 2008.
Entries are open to playwrights across the country till June 10, 2019. Applicants must be above 18 years, and either Indian citizens or residents in India for at least five years.
The submitted script must be an original work, unpublished, and unperformed.
Mar 03, 2019
Missile Systems Award
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has selected G. Satheesh Reddy, the Secretary of India's Department of Defence R&D and Chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as the co-winner of the 2019 Missile Systems Award for his role in the design and development of diversified strategic and tactical missile systems.
He is the first person outside the U.S. to be awarded with this prestigious award in nearly four decades.
Reddy will share the prize with Rondell J. Wilson, a former Principal Engineering Fellow of Raytheon Missile Systems.
Missile Systems Award
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has selected G. Satheesh Reddy, the Secretary of India's Department of Defence R&D and Chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as the co-winner of the 2019 Missile Systems Award for his role in the design and development of diversified strategic and tactical missile systems.
He is the first person outside the U.S. to be awarded with this prestigious award in nearly four decades.
Reddy will share the prize with Rondell J. Wilson, a former Principal Engineering Fellow of Raytheon Missile Systems.
Feb 27, 2019
Gandhi Peace Prize for 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018
President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Gandhi Peace Prize for the years 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 at a function in Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.
The award ceremony saw the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The awards were announced on January 16, 2019 by the Union Ministry of Culture.
The 2018 Gandhi Peace Prize was conferred on Yohei Sasakawa, for 2017 was conferred on Ekal Abhiyan Trust, for 2016 was conferred on Akshaya Patra Foundation and Sulabh International, for 2015 was conferred on Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari.
The awardees were selected by the jury under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The jury comprises the Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Speaker of Lok Sabha Sumitra Mahajan, Leader of the single largest Opposition Party in Lok Sabha Mallikarjuna Kharge and Member of Parliament, L. K. Advani.
Feb 26, 2019
Lifetime Achievement Award for Karthikeyan
G.R. Karthikeyan, father of India's first Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan, was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award at the FMSCI annual awards function.
Raghul Rangasamy was applauded as he walked up to receive the Upcoming Motorsport Person of the Year award for the Raymond Gautam Singhania Trophy.
Narain spoke about his father's inspiring presence in his career and as one of the pioneers in establishing a framework for Indian motorsport.
Feb 25, 2019
Oscars 2019
'Period. End of Sentence', a documentary that tackles the stigma around menstruation in rural India, has won the Best Documentary Short Subject at the 91st Academy Awards.
The film has been co-produced by Guneet Monga and directed by 25-year-old Rayka Zehtabchi.
The documentary feature is set in Hapur village outside Delhi, where women lead a quiet revolution as they fight against the deeply rooted stigma of menstruation.
For generations, these women did not have access to sanitary pads, which lead to health issues and girls dropping out from schools.