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AWARDS AND HONOURS - July 2019

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Nov 26, 2019

American Music Awards 2019: Taylor Swift Takes Artist Of The Decade In Record-Breaking Haul

Taylor Swift reflected on a year of highs and lows as she was named both artist of the year 2019 and artist of the decade at the American Music Awards.
The pop superstar won six awards at this year's AMAs, taking her all-time total to 29 surpassing Michael Jackson's record of 24.
The artist of the decade honour was announced well before the ceremony, but Swift also scooped the biggest prize of the night, artist of the year, from Drake, Ariana Grande, Halsey and Post Malone.

Nov 25, 2019

Taylor Swift Ties Michael Jackson's Record

Taylor Swift tied Michael Jackson's record at the American Music Awards as she collected her 24th win and used her speech to thank her record label for allowing her to freely express herself as an artist.
Swift won favorite pop/rock album for "Lover," her first release on Universal Music Group's Republic Records. She released her first six albums on Big Machine Label Group, founded by Scott Borchetta, who owns Swift's master recordings along with music manager Scooter Braun.
Swift, who is nominated for five awards, has a chance of surpassing the King of Pop's record. Swift will also receive the artist of the decade award, to be presented by Carole King, at the show. She is also nominated for the top prize - artist of the year - along with Grande, Drake, Halsey and Post Malone, who is the leader with seven nominations.
Lizzo, Eilish and Lil Nas X — who also scored six Grammy nominations — are up for new artist of the year along with Ella Mai and Luke Combs.

Nov 24, 2019

Bodybuilding's Indian Monster Crowned Mr Universe 2019 In South Korea

Delhi-based 33-year-old Chitharesh Natesan from Kerala, known as the 'Indian Monster' in bodybuilding circles, has been crowned Mr Universe 2019 in South Korea. He says eat, gym, repeat is his success mantra
Forty egg whites, one kilogram chicken breast, a measured portion of fish, rice, vegetables. For nearly a year this has been the diet followed by Chitharesh Natesan, the first Indian to be crowned Mr Universe 2019 at the 11th World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship (WBPF) 2019 that was held in South Korea recently.

Nov 23, 2019

Azim Premji Receives MMA-Amalgamations Business Leader Award

Azim Premji was conferred the 19th edition of Madras Management Association's Amalgamations Business Leadership Award.
The award was conferred to him "in recognition of his ability to build a business with impeccable integrity and uncompromising ethics, transforming Wipro into a global IT powerhouse and putting India on the world map as a software nation.

Manisha Kulshreshtha wins 28th Bihari Puraskar

Noted writer from Rajasthan, Manisha Kulshreshtha, was awarded the 28th Bihari Puraskar for 2018 for her novel 'Swapnapash'.
The award is presented by the KK Birla Foundation and is for writers of Rajasthani origin. It is given annually to an outstanding work in Hindi or Rajasthani published in the past 10 years.
Named after famous Hindi poet Bihari, the award carries a cash prize of ~2.5 lakh, a citation, and a plaque.
Fifty-two-year-old Kulshreshtha was born in Jodhpur and is a graduate in science and postgraduate in Hindi literature.
She is known for her works like 'Shigaf', 'Shalbhanjika' and 'Panchkanya'.

Asia Pacific Screen Awards: Manoj Bajpayee wins Best Actor for Bhonsle

Manoj Bajpayee is having quite a year. First, he received the Padma Shri in recognition of a career full of noteworthy performances including that of Bhiku Mhatre in Satya.
Then his OTT debut, The Family Man, received positive reviews from audiences and critics, alike. And now, Manoj Bajpayee caps off the year with his second Asia Pacific Screen Award, this time for Devashish Makhija's Bhonsle. His first win at the noted awards came for Aligarh.
The acclaimed actor won against international actors like Wang Jingchun (China), Navid Mohammadzadeh and Mohsen Tanabandeh (Iran), and Eran Naim (Israel).
In Bhonsle, Manoj plays a retired Maharashtrian police officer in Mumbai who comes to the aid of a brother-sister duo from North India after they face hostility from bigoted politicians. Bajpayee's act as a soft-spoken and terminally-ill man who forges an unlikely companionship with the two wowed the jury.

Nov 22, 2019

Tamil Nadu Awarded With Swachh Sarvekshan Grameen Award

Tamil Nadu has received the 'Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2019' award for the best 'quantitative and qualitative' sanitation facilities. This award is given to the best performing states, union territories and districts.
The Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2019 was carried out between August 14 and September 30, 2019.
The Swachhta Survey is conducted by an independent agency based on parameters like the observation of existing sanitary conditions, progress in community services and feedback from citizens.

Telangana Bags Swachh Sarvekshan Grameen Award

Telangana has bagged the 'Swachh Sarvekshan Grameen-2019' award that Minister for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Errabelli Dayakar Rao received from Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers at a function held in New Delhi.
The State government is also planning a dumping yard in every village as part of further improving the sanitation. Secretary in the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Parameswaran Iyer and Panahcyat Raj Commissioner of Telangana M. Raghunandan Rao participated in the event.

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