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PERSONS IN NEWS - May 2020

May 2020

Jun 05, 2023

Ayushmann Khurrana Goodwill Ambassador for Special Olympics Bharat

Bollywood star Ayushmann Khurrana, who is the National Ambassador of UNICEF, was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for Special Olympics Bharat. The actor is delighted with his participation and is excited to cheer for India's team players in the upcoming World Summer Games in Berlin.
The Special Olympics Bharat has scaled up the preparation of the athletes ahead of the Special Olympics World Summer Games, which are set to take place in Berlin, Germany, between June 17 and 25. India will be sending a 280 strong contingent comprising 198 athletes and partners along with 57 coaches who will be competing across 16 sports disciplines at the prestigious event.

Veteran Actress Sulochana Latkar - Screen 'Mom' Passes Away

Veteran actress Sulochana Latkar - who played memorable roles in films in over 250 Hindi and 50-odd Marathi films, and was the screen mother to many top stars - passed away. She was 94.
Sulochana - as she was popular in the film industry - was noted for wide ranging roles, from lead roles supporting characters to a motherly figure, and endeared herself to the viewers for over six decades.
Some of her memorable early performances as the lead heroine were in Marathi films like 'Sasurvas', 'Vahinichya Bangdya', 'Meeth Bhakar', 'Sangtye Aika' and 'Dhakti Jau' and many more.
Born on July 30, 1928 at Khadaklat village of Belagavi (now in Karnataka), she made her film debut in 1946.
Among her top Bollywood films was in the Bimal Roy classic, 'Bandini' (1963), which is remembered even today.
Over the years she played the on screen mother to many stars including Dharmendra, Rajesh Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Rajendra Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Nutan, Asha Parekh, Waheeda Rehman, Zeenat Aman, Tanuja, and others.
Sulochana was conferred the Padma Shri in 1999, and the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004.
The Maharashtra government bestowed the 'Maharashtra Bhushan Award', the highest honour of the state.

Jun 02, 2023

Noted Sanskrit Scholar Ved Kumari Ghai Passes Away

Sanskrit scholar Ved Kumari Ghai passed away at the age of 91. She did her MA and PhD in Sanskrit from the University of Jammu. She also studied at the Banaras Hindu University and the University of Oxford.
Ghai was a prolific scholar and author of several books on Sanskrit literature. She started her career as a professor of Sanskrit at Government College for Women, Parade, Jammu. She was a head of post graduate level Sanskrit Department, Jammu University until her retirement on 31 December 1991. She taught Panini's Sanskrit grammar and literature at the Institute of Indian Studies, Copenhagen University, Denmark in 1966–1967 and 1978–1980. She was a scholar in Dogri language and also knew Hindi.
Ghai was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award in India, in 2001 for her contributions to Sanskrit literature. She was also a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award, the highest literary award in India, in 1991 for her book 'The Sanskrit Language'.

Jun 01, 2023

Sachin Tendulkar Now 'Smile Ambassador' for Maharashtra Govt

The Maharashtra government named cricket great Sachin Tendulkar as Maharashtra's 'Smile Ambassador' under the state's 'Swachh Mukh Abhiyan' to spread awareness about oral health and hygiene across the state. The batting legend will be the face of the state medical education and drug department's Swachh Mukh Abhiyan (SMA) and has offered his association free of cost, and for the entire duration the government wishes to run the programme.
The SMA campaign has been conceptualised in association with the Indian Dental Association (IDA) in order to promote oral hygiene. The SMA aims to educate people about the importance of good oral hygiene by spreading awareness about the same.
The IDA is hoping that this campaign is able to lead India to optimal oral health and pave the way for a new model of oral health care.

May 29, 2023

Micky Jagtiani, Founder of Retail Giant Landmark Group, Passes Away

Dubai-based billionaire businessman Micky Jagtiani, who founded retail giant Landmark Group, passed away. He was 70 years old.
With a net worth of $5.2 billion, he was ranked 511 on the Forbes' 37th annual world billionaires list earlier this year (2023).
Jagtiani was originally from India and started the business in 1973 with one store in Bahrain. He then expanded the business across west Asia, Africa and India. According to Forbes, Jagtiani drove a taxi in London before moving to Bahrain and starting a baby products shop.
The Landmark Group also entered India in 1999 and has a range of retail brands like Lifestyle and Max for clothes and Home Centre for furniture and home furnishings.

May 27, 2023

Ex-Nepalese Soldier with Artificial Legs Scales Everest, Creates History

Hari Budha Magar, a double amputee ex-British Gurkha soldier scaled Mt. Everest, scripting history by becoming the first in the category to scale the world's highest peak with artificial legs.
He had postponed his plans to climb Mount Everest in 2018 when the government implemented a mountaineering regulation 2017 that prohibited blind, double-amputee, and solo climbers from climbing mountains, including Everest.
Budhamagar, lost both his legs in the war in Afghanistan while fighting as a soldier of British Gorkha for the UK government in 2010.

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