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PERSONS IN NEWS - January 2019

Jan 2019

Apr 02, 2021

Chingari Ropes in Salman Khan as Brand Ambassador, Investor

Homegrown short video platform Chingari roped in Bollywood actor Salman Khan as brand ambassador and investor.
Tech4Billion Media owns the Chingari app that allows users to upload videos in 14 languages including English, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada, Odia, Punjabi, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu.
Chingari app was first launched on the Google Play Store in November 2018 and later rebranded and redesigned in June 2020.

Apr 01, 2021

Beloved Children's Author Beverly Cleary Passes Away

Beloved children's author of US, Beverly Cleary passed away. She was named a Living Legend in 2000 by the Library of Congress. In 2003, she was chosen as one of the winners of the National Medal of Arts. The author whose memories of her Oregon childhood were shared with millions through the likes of Ramona and Beezus Quimby and Henry Huggins.

Mahesh Rangarajan is Vice-Chancellor of Krea University

Krea University, the private institute set up with the backing of former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan among others, appointed Ashoka University professor Mahesh Rangarajan as the next Vice-Chancellor. Rangarajan, former Director of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, is currently teaching history and environmental studies at Ashoka University.

Mar 29, 2021

Former RBI Deputy Governor KC Chakrabarty Passes Away

Former deputy governor of Reserve Bank KC Chakrabarty passed away following a heart attack. He was 68.
After his stint at state-run lenders like Bank of Baroda, Indian Bank and Punjab National Bank, the outspoken Chakrabarty had joined the RBI as a DG in 2009 and resigned in 2014, three months before his term ended.
Before banking, Chakrabarty had taught at Banaras Hindu University before entering commercial banking.

Mar 28, 2021

Harsh Mariwala is the EY Entrepreneur of the Year

Business leader Harsh Mariwala is the EY Entrepreneur for 2020. Mariwala, chairman of the fast moving consumer goods firm Marico, will represent India at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Award in June.
Prathap Chandra Reddy, founder and executive chairman of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. was given the lifetime achievement award, while EY announced eight other winners in multiple categories. Byju Raveendran, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Think & Learn, better known as BYJU's, was awarded for "business transformation". Peyush Bansal, founder and CEO of Lenskart Solutions, was awarded in the start-up category. Ameera Shah, managing director of Metropolis Healthcare, won in life science and healthcare.
Suresh Narayanan, chairman and managing director of Nestle India, got the entrepreneur CEO award. Sushil Kumar Agarwal, managing director (MD) & CEO of Aavas Financiers, won in the financial service category.

Mar 27, 2021

'Gentleman Judge' Nijjar Passes Away

A gentleman never judges is one idiom that didn't fit Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar at all. For, he was a gentleman and a Judge too. The former SC Judge, who passed away at PGIMER here this morning following cardiac arrest at the age of 71, would always be remembered not just for his judgments, but also his etiquettes—both inside and outside the courtroom.

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