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AWARDS AND HONOURS - July 2019

Jul 2019

Nov 01, 2019

Karnataka CM Yediyurappa To Present Rajyotsava Awards

Karnataka Minister for Kannada and Culture CT Ravi, announced a list of Kannada Rajyotsava winners who will be awarded by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Rajyotsava Day, November 1, 2019.
The day is celebrated every year as part of the state's tradition. Even in 2018, the then Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy had hosted the Rajyotsava utsav at the Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.

Oct 31, 2019

Jagoori Wins Vyas Samman For Poetry

Noted Hindi poet Leeladhar Jagoori, whose poems often celebrate love and hope, received the KK Birla Foundation's 2018 Vyas Samman for his collection of poems, Jitne Log Utne Prem, his 12th anthology of poetry.
Renowned author Govind Mishra presented the 28th Vyas Samman to Jagoori, saying the love that is celebrated in his poetry is capable of bringing freshness even to a city as polluted as Delhi.
Jagoori, whose rich and varied experience includes a stint in the army, said that all religions expressed themselves through poetry. The award is conferred especially for contributions to Hindi literature and carries a prize of Rs 4 lakh and a citation. The KK Birla Foundation also confers the Saraswati Samman and Bihari Puraskar for literature in Indian languages.

Oct 30, 2019

Greta Thunberg Declines Environmental Prize

The Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has refused to accept an environmental award, saying the climate movement needed people in power to start to "listen" to "science" and not awards.
The young climate activist, who has rallied millions to her "Fridays for Future" movement, was honoured at a Stockholm ceremony held by the Nordic Council, a regional body for inter-parliamentary cooperation.
She had been nominated for her efforts by both Sweden and Norway and won the organisation's annual environment prize.
But after it was announced, a representative for Thunberg told the audience that she would not accept the award or the prize sum of 350,000 Danish kroner (about $52,000 or €46,800). "The climate movement does not need any more awards," she wrote on Twitter.

Oct 27, 2019

Gandhi Mandela Award 2019

The Gandhi Mandela Foundation, a New Delhi based non-profit organization, under the aegis of Interactive Forum on Indian Economy (a govt of India recognized 80G, 12A complaint), committed to the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela, has constituted India's first International Award, The Gandhi Mandela Award.
Announcing the award on the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Foundation said that the award honours exemplary work and achievements of the Heads of State and Government and other distinguished persons/organizations around the world.
The Gandhi Mandela Foundation believes that the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela are relevant even in today's world as they were in their lifetime.

JaspritBumrah, SmritiMandhana Win Wisden India Almanack Cricketer of the Year Award

Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and batswoman Smriti Mandhana won the Wisden India Almanack Cricketer of the Year award. They were the two winners from India among five who won the award.
The other winners from Asia were Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman, Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne, and Afghanistan's Rashid Khan.
The seventh edition of the annual cricket publication for 2019 and 2020 also features Mayank Agarwal for his stellar domestic run which led to a Test call-up.
Mandhana became the third woman to win the award, after Mithali Raj and Deepti Sharma.
Legends Gundappa Viswanath and Lala Amarnath were inducted into the Wisden India Hall of Fame.

Prasar Bharati CEO Gives away Rajbhasha Awards

CEO, Prasar Bharati, Shashi Shekhar Vempati gave away Rajbhasha Awards to the winners of Hindi Pakhwada competition held at Prasar Bharati secretariat in September 2019.
Winners, who received awards are employees at Prasar Bharati Secretariat.
The theme of the competition was 'Plastic Free India and Cleanliness drive'. The competition was conducted in 10 categories, including essay writing, poster making, story writing and others.
Addressing the gathering, Mr Vempati expressed hope that from next year onwards, social media and technology will possibly be brought in to make Hindi competition more innovative.

President Kovind to Present National Corporate Social Responsibility Awards

President Ram Nath Kovind will present the National Corporate Social Responsibility Awards to the companies for their outstanding contribution in area of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on 29th of October (2019) in New Delhi.
The National CSR Awards have been instituted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs to recognize corporate initiatives in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to achieve inclusive growth and sustainable development.

Oct 26, 2019

Jailed Uighur Intellectual Wins Sakharov Prize

The European Parliament awarded the Sakharov Prize for human rights to Uighur intellectual Ilham Tohti, who has been sentenced to life imprisonment in China for "separatism".
The outspoken former Professor of economics at a Beijing university was sentenced in 2014.
European Parliament head David Sassoli urged China to immediately release Ilham Tohti as he announced the award, which was certain to sow diplomatic tensions with Beijing.

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