S. K. Sohan Roy 1st Indian to be Honoured with Knighthood of Parte Guelfa
S. K. Sohan Roy from Kerala, CEO, and founder of Aries Group of Companies became the first Indian to be honoured with the Knighthood of Parte Guelfa for his humanitarian and Environmental protection efforts in business and movies. The honorary title of "Knight of Parte Guelfa" has been conferred upon him during the conferring ceremony organized during the Investitures of Parte Guelfa of Annus Domini 2021 and was held at the Basilica of Santa Croce and the Palagio di Parte Guelfa in Florence, Italy.
Order of the Guelph Part or Ordo Parte Guelfae which was initially known as Societas Partis Ecclesiae is an order of pontifical foundation established by Pope Clement IV in 1266. The Guelph part is concerned with environmental protection and the knighthood is recognised as the protector of the World Environment.
Nov 24, 2021
Laadli Awards for Two Reporters of The Hindu
Two articles published by The Hindu, including one from The Metroplus supplement, have won laurels at the 11th edition of the Laadli Media and Advertising Awards for gender sensitivity 2021 (regional).
Soma Basu from the Madurai bureau of The Hindu Metroplus won the award for gender sensitivity in the southern region for article category for her article on the 'A parallel pandemic as domestic abuse victims trapped with their abusers'.
Navamy Sudhish from the Kollam bureau of The Hindu was also awarded the Laadli Media award under print features category for 'Don't set us straight' published in the Sunday Magazine section.
Nov 23, 2021
Tamal Bandopadhyay wins Tata Literature Live! Award
Senior journalist and Business Standard columnist Tamal Bandyopadhyay won the Tata Literature Live! Award for his book Pandemonium: The Great Indian Banking Tragedy.
Published by Roli Books, Pandemonium was selected under the business book of the year category.
Bandopadhyay, who writes the Banker's Trust column, had earlier received an award at Kalinga Literary Festival for Pandemonium — touted as a definitive insider story on the rot in India's banking system.
All India Radio and Doordarshan win Multiple Awards at ABU - UNESCO Peace Media Awards 2021
TV show produced by Doordarshan and radio show by All India Radio received multiple awards at the ABU - UNESCO Peace Media Awards-2021 at Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. All India Radio's programme 'Living on the edge - The coastal lives' won an award in the category of 'Ethical and Sustainable Relationship with Nature'. Doordarshan's programme 'DEAFinitely Leading the Way won an award under 'Living Well with Super Diversity' category.
The award presentation ceremony was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 17th of November. The awards were given by UNESCO in collaboration with Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union under 'Together for Peace' initiative.
All India Radio series 'Living on the edge - The coastal lives' explores life for fishing communities living on the edge in Visakhapatnam. This programme was devised and produced by Monika Gulati, Programme Executive of All India Radio in Delhi.
Nov 22, 2021
Beryl Thanga Receives Manipur State Award for His Novel
Novelist Beryl Thanga received the 12th Manipur State Award for Literature 2020 for his book – 'Ei Amadi Adungeigi Ithat' (I and the then island). Manipur Governor La. Ganesan conferred the award on the writer for his novel published in 2015. The award carries a plaque, citation, Rs. 3 lakh (in cheque) and a shawl.
The awardee (Beryl Thanga) was selected for the year 2020 by a Board of Eminent persons set up by the Government. The Governor said that the Manipuri language is one of the 22 scheduled languages under the Constitution of India. It is regarded as the most advanced of the Tibeto-Burmese languages spoken in India.
Nov 21, 2021
NGO Pratham Gets Indira Gandhi Prize
Pratham, the NGO working to expand the scope for education in India, was awarded the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2021.
The 2021 price is awarded to Pratham for its pioneering work over more than a quarter century in seeking to ensure that every child has access to quality education, for its innovative use of digital technology to deliver education, for its regular evaluation of the quality of education, and for its timely response in enabling children to learn during the Covid-19-related school closures.
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