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AWARDS AND HONOURS - August 2021

Aug 2021

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.

Nov 20, 2021

Jason Mott Wins US Literary Prize for 'Masterful' Novel 'Hell of a Book'

The North Carolina writer Jason Mott won the National Book Foundation's 2021 prize for fiction, for his novel Hell of a Book.
The US foundation's 72nd annual awards were presented online only due to Covid-19.
Mott is best known for his 2013 bestselling debut novel The Returned, about the reappearance of dead residents in a Missouri town, which was later adapted into the US TV series Resurrection.

Nov 19, 2021

Hema Malini, Prasoon Joshi Awarded Film Personalities of the Year at IFFI

Actor and BJP leader Hema Malini, and lyricist and former CBFC chief Prasoon Joshi were facilitated with the Indian Film Personality of the Year award at the International Film Festival of India 2021.
Their contributions to the field of Indian cinema spread over decades and their body of work has enthralled audiences across generations. They are Indian cinematic icons who are admired and respected the world over.

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