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AWARDS AND HONOURS - June 2019

Jun 2019

Aug 27, 2021

Dame Jocelyn Bell-Burnell: Awarded Royal Society's Highest Prize

A leading astrophysicist from Northern Ireland has been awarded the world's oldest scientific prize for her work on the discovery of pulsars.
Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell is only the second woman to be awarded the Royal Society's highest prize, the Copley Medal.
The medal is awarded for outstanding achievements in scientific research.
In 1967, when she was a 24-year-old student, she was part of a team that discovered the new type of star.
Pulsars are rapidly spinning neutron stars, so named because they appear to pulsate when viewed from Earth.
At the time she was overlooked for a Nobel Prize in favour of her male collaborators, although she has argued the prize was awarded appropriately at the time due to her student status.

Aug 26, 2021

Maharashtra Teacher Awarded For Introducing "Jungle Batches"

A Maharashtra instructor, Khurshid Sheikh, has been conferred with the Nationwide Academics Award 2021 for going past his name of obligation and making studying enjoyable and simple. When Covid and its related lockdown have made instructing and studying go browsing, this Maharashtra instructor took training to the remotest hamlet of Gadchiroli. Mr. Sheikh is an instructor at Asaralli ZP Higher Main College Sironcha.
The Maharashtra instructor travelled difficult terrains, used loud audio system, projectors and puppet exhibits to storify training. Mr Sheikh additionally launched "Jungle Batches" and Jollywood — making quick movies to make studying fascinating.

Aug 25, 2021

National Teacher Award 2021

The names for the National Teacher Award 2021 were announced and Bhuj teacher Ashok Kumar Mohanlal Parmar who painted and covered his school walls with colourful posters and informative bulletins is one of the recipients for his unique contribution to education.
The teacher of Hiten Dholakiya Vidyalay, Bhuj, Kachchh, Gujarat, has had a wonderful academic career. The way he transformed his school has made his students more interested in learning.
He placed informative posters and banners all around the walls. The paintings on the school walls have detailed information about great personalities of India and their lives, as well as about their important contribution to the country.

Aug 22, 2021

Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Awards 2021

The Family Man 2 actors Manoj Bajpayee and Samantha Akkineni were among the winners of the latest edition of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Awards. The IFFM 2021 were held virtually with several stars from various film industries in attendance. Eminent Indian artists like Shoojit Sircar, Anurag Kashyap, Thiagarajan Kumararaja, Sriram Raghavan were amongst the presenters, along with Richa Chadha, Guneet Monga, Onir and others as jury members.
Here is a list of winners of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2021:
Best Feature Film: Soorarai Pottru, Best Performance Male (Feature): Suriya Sivakumar (Soorarai Pottru), Best Performance Female (Feature): Vidya Balan (Sherni) & Honourable mention to Nimisha Sajayan (The Great Indian Kitchen), Best Director: Anurag Basu (Ludo) & Honorary Mention Prithvi Konanur (Pinki Elli), Best Series: Mirzapur Season 2, Best Actress in a Series: Samantha Akkineni (The Family Man 2), Best Actor in a Series: Manoj Bajpayee (The Family Man 2).

Aug 21, 2021

Kadike Trust Wins NABARD Award for Reviving Udupi Sari Weaving

Kadike Trust, Karkala, working towards the revival of Udupi sari weaving was awarded as one among three 'NGOs associated with NABARD' for the outstanding work in handloom sector.
The award was announced by NABARD at the National Handloom Week Celebration. It was presented to Trust president Mamatha Rai by Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner K.V. Rajendra and NABARD Deputy Divisional Manager Sangeetha Kartha at a programme jointly organised by the Trust and Talipady Weavers' Service Cooperative Society, Kinnigoli, at Kinnigoli.

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