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AWARDS AND HONOURS - January 2021

Jan 2021

Apr 29, 2023

Russian Poet Maria Stepanova Wins Leipzig Book Prize 2023

Maria Stepanova, a powerful contemporary voice of Russian literature now living in exile in Berlin, was awarded the prestigious Leipzig Book Prize for European Understanding in 2023.
The Russian-Jewish author, whose novel 'In Memory of Memory explores Stalinism and the fall of the Soviet Union', was nominated for the Booker Prize in 2021, was honoured in Leipzig for her volume of poetry, Girls Without Clothes. It is described as a sensitive and highly poetic study of often hidden violence against the female body and the power imbalance that drives this oppression.

King Charles Confers Britain's Honorary MBE on UK-based Sanskrit Scholar

A well-known UK-based Sanskrit scholar and the Executive Director of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan centre in London was conferred an honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by King Charles III for services to Indian classical arts in Britain.
M. N. Nandakumara, who hails from the village of Mattur in Karnataka, was associated with the Bhavan for 46 years and welcomed Charles, the then Prince of Wales, to the popular Indian cultural hub on several occasions.
The honorary award, approved by the British monarch for foreign nationals for their contribution to public life, was confirmed by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) has been conferred "for services to the teaching, performance and accessibility of Indian classical arts in the UK".

Apr 28, 2023

Power Grid Conferred with Global Gold Award for CSR Activities

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (PGCIL), a Maharatna CPSU of Ministry of Power, was honoured with Global Gold Award by The Green Organisation for its CSR initiative. The recognition was given at the Green World Awards 2023 function held at Miami in the USA. Dr. V. K. Singh, Director (Personnel), POWERGRID received the award on behalf of the organisation.
The award is a recognition of POWERGRID's CSR work for improving agriculture productivity and rural livelihood through watershed management, community participation and better crop management practices in ten villages of Jaipatna Block of Kalahandi District in Odisha.

Breast Surgeon Dr. Raghu Ram Honoured with Telugu Association of London Award

Dr. Raghu Ram Pillarisetti, a renowned surgeon, was awarded the lifetime achievement award by the Telugu Association of London. He is the founding director of the AKIMS-Ushalakshmi Centre for Breast Diseases located in Hyderabad. Despite his relatively young age, Dr. Raghuram has become one of the few people to receive the award. He is also the only Indian living outside the UK to be bestowed with this honour.
Dr. Raghu Ram Pillarisetti, who is a recipient of the Padma Shri and Dr. B.C. Roy national award, has brought about a major transformation in the treatment of breast cancer in India by implementing various innovative measures over the course of 17 years. He founded the first comprehensive Breast Health Centre in South Asia and established a charitable foundation to raise awareness of breast cancer across the country. Dr. Raghu Ram also initiated the largest population-based screening programme in South Asia, which was implemented in the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and is now being extended throughout the country.

Apr 27, 2023

Dalai Lama Gets 1959 Ramon Magsaysay Award In Person After 64 Years

The 1959 Ramon Magsaysay Award was presented to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at his residence here by members of the award foundation personally after 64 years.
It was the first international award given to "His Holiness for Community Leadership in recognition of his leadership of the Tibetan community's gallant struggle in defense of the sacred religion that is the inspiration of their life and culture" by the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation in the Philippines in August 1959.
Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation president Susanna B Afan and Foundation Trustee Emily A Abrera met with the Dalai Lama, the Nobel Peace laureate, to personally present the 1959 Ramon Magsaysay Award after 64 years.

Apr 26, 2023

Another Feather In His Cap! Ratan Tata Receives Australia's Highest Civil Honour 'Order Of Austra...

Tata group's former chairman Ratan Tata, who is already a recipient of the Padma Bhushan in the year 2000 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2008, which are the third and second highest civilian honours awarded by the Government of India, respectively, has added another feather to his cap.
Ratan Tata was recently awarded the Order of Australia, which is the highest civil honour in that country. He was honoured for his outstanding contribution towards boosting the ties between India and Australia, especially in areas such as trade, business, and philanthropy.
Barry 'O' Farrell, who is Australia's High Commissioner to India, shared some pictures from the ceremony and revealed that although Tata is a "titan" in the field of business, he had created a lasting impact in the business community and start-up ecosystem in Australia as well.

Apr 25, 2023

PM GatiShakti national master plan gets award for excellence in public administr.

The prime minister's awards for excellence in public administration have been instituted to recognise the extraordinary and innovative work done by districts.PM Gati Shakti national master plan initiative, launched in October 2021 for integrated and planned development of critical infrastructure projects to reduce logistics costs, received an award for excellence in public administration-2022 from Prime Minister Narendra Modi . Secretary in the department for promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT) Anurag Jain received the award at the 16th Civil Services Day.Modi conferred these awards for excellence in public administration for effective implementation of identified priority programmes and innovation to implementing units, and central and state organisations.
The prime minister's awards for excellence in public administration have been instituted to recognise the extraordinary and innovative work done by districts, and organisations of the central and state governments for people's welfare.

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