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AWARDS AND HONOURS - January 2021

Jan 2021

Oct 18, 2022

Shehan Karunatilaka Wins Booker Prize for Afterlife Thriller

Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka was named the winner of the 2022 Booker Prize for his second novel 'The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida', described by judges as a whodunit and a race against time, full of ghosts, gags and deep humanity.
Karunatilaka became only the second Sri Lankan born to win the prestigious GBP 50,000 literary prize at a ceremony in London, after Michael Ondaatje who won for 'The English Patient' in 1992.
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida' tells the story of the photographer of its title, who in 1990 wakes up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office. With no idea who killed him, Maali has seven moons to contact the people he loves most and leads them to a hidden cache of photos of civil war atrocities that will rock Sri Lanka.

Oct 17, 2022

Hyderabad Bags 'World Green City Award 2022'

Hyderabad won the overall 'World Green City Award 2022' and another in the category 'Living Green for Economic Recovery and Inclusive Growth' at the International Association of Horticulture Producers (AIPH) 2022 World Green City Awards 2022 held in Jeju, South Korea.
As per report, Hyderabad was the only Indian city selected and it is a matter of pride for Telangana and India that won not only the category award but the overall 'World Green City 2022' award, the best across all 6 categories.

YSR Lifetime Achievement Awards Announced

The State government has announced the YSR Lifetime Achievement and YSR Achievement-2022 Awards, which will be presented on November 1, the State Formation Day.
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has approved the awards, recommended by the High Power Steering Committee, Adviser to Government (Communications).
In selecting the awardees, utmost priority was given to individuals and organisations that influenced the society and left an indelible mark on it with their skills and talents in various fields.
Dr. YSR Lifetime Achievement Award carries a cash prize of Rs. 10 lakh, a bronze figurine of Dr. YSR, a memento and a commendation letter, while Dr. YSR Achievement Award carries a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh, a memento and a commendation letter.
Announcing the winners, Mr. Krishna Mohan said all the awardees were commoners with uncommon contributions in their chosen field ranging from rural development to agriculture, culture, fine arts and traditions.
In all, 30 eminent institutions and personalities who excelled in the fields of education, medical, agriculture, women empowerment, fine arts and culture, literature and media were chosen for the prestigious awards initiated in memory of Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy.
YSR Achievement Awards in Agriculture will be given to Sodem Mukkaiah of Adivasi Cashewnut Farmers' Producer Company, Buttyagudem, Eluru; A. Gopalakrishna of Kusalava Coconut Farmers Producers Company, BR Ambedkar Konaseema district; Jayabba Naidu of Talupala village, Pileru Mandal, Annamaiah district representing Annamayya Mutually Aided Cooperative Society; K.LN. Mouktika, representing the Amrutha Phala Producers Company, Sabbavaram, Anakapalle district; and Kattamanchi Balakrishna Reddy, Kattamanchi Village, Chittoor district.
Veteran film director K. Viswanath, Veteran movie actor and director R. Narayana Murthy have been chosen for the YSR Lifetime Achievement Awards in Fine Arts and Culture.

Prakash Padukone, Badminton Legend Awarded with SJFI Medal

Badminton legend Prakash Padukone was awarded the Sports Journalists' Federation of India (SJFI) medal for 2019 at a warm ceremony at the Karnataka State Cricket Association.
The medal was instituted in 2018, with Vijay Amritraj the first winner. The award function for 2019 was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The attendees included former Indian batting champion V.V.S. Laxman, hockey stars Dhanraj Pillay and Arjun Halappa, international table tennis player Vasanth Bharadwaj, and badminton player Trupti Murgunde.
The SJFI's president, A. Vinod, greeted everyone.

Oct 16, 2022

International Climate Change Bodies Win Humanity Award

A prize worth 1 million euros ($970,000) was awarded to two intergovernmental bodies for their work on climate change.
Organizers of the annual Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity announced that this year's (2022) winners are the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is president of the prize's jury, said that the award would help keep the issue of climate change in the public mind even as Russia's war in Ukraine and its consequences compete for attention.
The IPCC is a U.N. body which since 1998 has encouraged scientific research and supported government efforts to combat climate change.
The prize was created in 2020 by the Lisbon, Portugal-based Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation to recognise important contributions toward mitigating and adapting to climate change.

Oct 14, 2022

IISc Announces Distinguished Alumni Awards

Prof. Bharat Kumar Bhargava, Col (Retd) H. S. Shankar, Dr. Krishna Mohan Vadrevu, Dr. Krishnan Nandabalan and Prof. M. Narasimha Murty were selected for the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Distinguished Alumni Awards for the year 2022.
The annual awards recognise exceptional contributions made by IISc alumni/ae to their profession, society and the Institute.
The nominations received are evaluated by a committee chaired by the Director, IISc.

Oct 12, 2022

Aligarh Muslim University's Prof. Wazahat Husain Wins Top UAE Award for Alternative Medicine

Prof. Wazahat Husain, a leading academic from the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) won an international award for Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Husain, a retired chairman of the Department of Botany at the AMU, received the Second Sheikh Zayed International Award in an event organised by the Zayed Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation.
The Foundation is a UAE-based non-governmental, non-profit organisation that invests in developing human capital to improve the quality of life.
The award aims to give recognition to eminent academics and scientists of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicine (TCAM ) globally, and TCAM physicians from the UAE, for enhancing TCAM knowledge and practices, and contributing to improving the quality of life for humanity.

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