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AWARDS AND HONOURS - October 2020

Oct 2020

Jan 22, 2021

Quaide Milleth Awards

Bilkis dadi, the face of the Shaheen Bagh anti-CAA protests, and social activist and writer Harsh Mander of Karwan-e-Mohabbat were presented the Quaide Milleth Award for Probity in Political and Public Life at the India Islamic Cultural Centre, New Delhi.
The award consists of a shawl, citation and cash of Rs. 2.5 lakh and was presented to the recipients by Navaid Hamid, President, All India Majilis e Mushawarat.
N. Ram, Director, THG Publishing Pvt. Ltd., said that both recipients had made a mark in public life with their determination and zeal to protect the secular fabric of the country. He said the enactment of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is the face of the current oppressive regime. The selfless achievements of the awardees would be truly honoured only if a stance was taken in defence of the Constitution which has been under attack since the advent of this regime.

Jan 21, 2021

Pink Seesaws at US-Mexico Wall Win Design Award

While a wall is usually designed to keep people apart, this see-saw installation managed to bring people on both sides of the Mexico-US border together.
Now, the Teeter Totter Wall has won the 2020 Beazley Design of the Year award, which is run by London's Design Museum.
The see-saws were placed through sections of the wall and allowed people in both countries to play together.
They were installed by Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello at the Anapra zone in Ciudad Juarez in Mexico. Even though they were only in place for 20 minutes, video footage of people using them went viral.
Tim Marlow, chief executive and director of the Design Museum, which awarded the installation the prize, said: "The Teeter-Totter Wall encouraged new ways of human connection. It remains an inventive and poignant reminder of how human beings can transcend the forces that seek to divide us."

Jan 20, 2021

Azim Premji, Dr. Devi Shetty Chosen for Press Club of Bangalore Awards

Azim Premji and the founder chairman of Narayana Health Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty are among those who have been selected for the annual awards given by the Press Club of Bangalore.
Premji has been chosen for 'Press Club Person of the Year', while Dr. Shetty and actor-Director Sudeep Sanjeev have been selected for the 'Press Club Special Award.'
Besides them, 25 senior journalists have also been selected for the 'Press Club Annual Awards.

Jan 19, 2021

Biswajit Chatterjee Awarded 'Indian Personality of the Year'

Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar announced veteran actor, director and singer Biswajit Chatterjee as the recipient of the 'Indian Personality of the Year' award. The 84-year-old actor is known for featuring in films like "Bees Saal Baad", "Night In London" and "April Fool".
Chatterjee started his career in the late 1950s and went on to work in films like "Biwi Aur Makan", "Sagaai", "Kohra" among others. In 1975, he directed and produced "Kahte Hain Mujhko Raja", featuring himself along with Dharmendra, Hema Malini and Rekha.
The honour aims to celebrate film personalities for their exemplary contribution to cinema. During Javadekar's address, he also made a strong pitch for the film industry as well as other private companies to start participating in the annual festival from its next edition.

Jan 18, 2021

ET Start-up Awards 2020

Amid the uncertainty and wide-spread disruption caused by the ongoing pandemic, Indian startups have weathered the storm and thrived winning wide-spread admiration and applause at the sixth edition of The Economic Times Startup Awards, India's most coveted prize for entrepreneurial excellence.
In a virtual ceremony telecast and viewed by the country's top entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers, online stock trading platform Zerodha was awarded the prestigious prize for Start-up of the Year 2020.

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