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PERSONS IN NEWS - December 2018

Dec 2018

Sep 11, 2020

Hubballi Railway Station to be Renamed After Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji

Hubballi Railway Station in Karnataka will now be known as 'Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji Railway Station. Union government has approved long-pending demand of Hubballians of renaming the Hubballi railway station.
Name of Hubballi railway station, which is headquarters of South Western Railway, is being changed for the second time in the last five years. It was changed in 2015 from 'Hubli' to 'Hubballi'.
Siddharoodha Swamiji was an Indian Hindu guru and philosopher.

Sep 10, 2020

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Smriti Mandhana Brand Ambassadors of Olayerzpot

Playerzpot fantasy sports gaming platforms, signed Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Smriti Mandhana as its brand ambassadors. The partnership will see the cricketers in the brand's upcoming campaigns and promote Playerzpot through engagement activities.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is a cricketer, Smriti Mandhana is a performer and connects with sports, cricket and more and now they will anchor the brand with their sports charisma and help in creating a higher brand recall amongst the key target audience.

Sep 09, 2020

Renowned Astronomer Govind Swarup Passes Away

Globally acclaimed scientist Govind Swarup, one of the pioneers in radio-astronomy, passed away.
Born in 1929, Swarup was one of the pioneers of radio astronomy in India.
Swarup obtained his M.Sc from Allahabad University in 1950 and his Ph.D. from Standford University in the USA in 1961.
He returned to India in 1963 and joined the TIFR at the invitation of Homi Bhaba.
Swarup was a fellow of many distinguished academics, including Fellowship of the Royal Society.
He received several distinctions throughout his career, including Padma Shri, the Bhatnagar Award, and the Grote Reber medal.

Sep 07, 2020

Jiri Menzel: Oscar Winning Czech Director Passes Away

Oscar-winning Czech director Jiri Menzel died aged 82 after battling serious health issues.
Menzel won an Academy Award in 1968 for best foreign language film for World War Two drama Closely Watched Trains.
He was one of the leading figures in the Czech New Wave cinema during the 1960s alongside One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest director Milos Forman.
Menzel was rarely seen in public after brain surgery in 2017.

Kesavananda Bharati, Petitioner in Landmark SC judgement on Constitution, Passes Away

Kesavananda Bharati, on whose petition the Supreme Court delivered the landmark judgement on the celebrated doctrine of basic structure of the Constitution, passed away.
People from all walks of life paid homage to the departed seer at the Edneer Mutt of which he became the head overfive decades ago.
The case in which Bharati had challenged Kerala Land Reform laws nearly four decades ago set the principle that the Supreme Court is the guardian of the basic structure of the Constitution and the verdict involved 13 judges, the largest bench ever to sit in the apex court. While the seer did not get the relief he wanted, the case became significant for its landmark judgment which clipped the widest power of Parliament to amend the Constitution and simultaneously gave judiciary the authority to review any amendment.
Kesavananda Bharati Swamiji, the seer of Edneer Mutt was a rare blend of philosopher, classical singer and a cultural icon. His patronage of Yakshagana was crucial in reviving this traditional theatre form in Karnataka.

Sep 05, 2020

Ayushmann Khurrana Brand Ambassador of Bajaj Allianz Life

Private life insurer, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Limited appointed bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana as its brand ambassador. As the brand ambassador of the life insurer, actor will be promoting the products as well as the digital services of the Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Limited.
The bollywood actor is also set to feature in the upcoming campaign "Smart Living" of the private life insurer which encompasses its Term Plan "Smart protect Goal" and the newly digital service "Smart Assist" which collectively seeks to secure and enable its customer's life goal amid these uncertain times.

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