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AWARDS AND HONOURS - June 2024

Jun 2024

Jun 29, 2024

Sanjana Thakur Wins 2024 Commonwealth Short Story Prize

Sanjana Thakur, writer from Mumbai, beat competition from over 7,359 entrants worldwide and was named the winner of the GBP 5,000 Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2024 in London. Sanjana's story entitled Aishwarya Rai takes its name from the famed Bollywood actress to reimagine and reverse the traditional adoption story.
Her story revolves around a young woman, Avni, who chooses between possible mothers housed in a local shelter.
The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is an annual award for unpublished short fiction administered and funded by the Commonwealth Foundation. The prize covers the Commonwealth regions of Africa, Asia Canada and Europe, Caribbean and Pacific.

Dr. Usha Thakur Awarded 12th Vishwa Hindi Samman in Hindi Samvad Event

Dr. Usha Thakur was awarded the 12th Vishwa Hindi Samman (World Hindi Conference) at a Hindi Samvad event organised by the Embassy of India in Nepal.
The award recognised her contributions to the development of Hindi literature.
Dr. Thakur has translated over 40 works into Hindi and Nepali, strengthening the Hindi language.
The award is given by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
The 12th World Hindi Conference was held in Fiji in 2023.
Dr. Thakur could not attend the conference in Fiji, so she received the award at an event held at Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu, Nepal.
The World Hindi Conference is a global event, which celebrates the Modern Standard Hindi register of the Hindustani language. It gathers Hindi scholars, writers, and laureates from various parts of the world. Participants contribute to the promotion and development of the Hindi language.

Jun 28, 2024

GRSE Wins Sustainable Governance Champion Award

Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) Ltd. was honoured with the 'Sustainable Governance Champion Award' at the Outlook Planet Sustainability Summit & Awards 2024. This recognition highlights GRSE's unwavering commitment to sustainable practices and governance excellence.
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd, abbreviated as GRSE, is one of India's leading shipyards, located in Kolkata. It builds and repairs commercial and naval vessels. Founded in 1884 as a small privately-owned company on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, it was renamed as Garden Reach Workshop in 1916. GRSE was nationalised by the Government of India in 1960.
The Sustainable Governance Champion Award is a testament to GRSE's efforts in integrating sustainability into its core operations, driving innovation, and promoting environmental stewardship within the maritime and defence sectors.

Jun 27, 2024

Arundhati Roy Wins PEN Pinter Prize 2024

Arundhati Roy was awarded the PEN Pinter Prize 2024, an annual award set up in 2009 by English PEN in memory of Nobel laureate playwright Harold Pinter.
The prize is awarded annually to a writer of outstanding literary merit resident in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland or the Commonwealth, who in the words of Harold Pinter's Nobel Prize in Literature speech, casts an 'unflinching, unswerving' gaze upon the world and shows a 'fierce intellectual determination to define the real truth of our lives and our societies'.
The PEN Pinter Prize is one of the many PEN literary awards sponsored by PEN International affiliates in "more than 100" PEN International Centres located around the world.

Jun 24, 2024

Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank Gets National Award for APY Implementation

Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB), a regional rural bank sponsored by Canara Bank, was honoured with a national award by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) for significant enrolment under the Atal Pension Yojana (APY).
Shreekant M. Bhandiwad, Chairman of KVGB, received the award from Vivek Joshi, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Government of India, and Deepak Mohanty, Chairman of PFRDA, in New Delhi.
APY provides a safety net for workers in the informal sector, ensuring a pre-defined pension after 60 years.

Jun 21, 2024

Honouring Visionaries: Leaders Transforming their Fields

In an era where leadership transcends mere profit-making and extends to impactful change, BizPulse Media unveiled its prestigious "BizStory Top Impactful People" list. This list honour's ten dynamic individuals who are leading significant changes in their niche.
The ten dynamic individuals are - Hirenkumar Mistry: Bridging the Digital Divide; Chirag Mavani: Fortifying Cybersecurity; Alekya Jonnala: Revolutionising Voice Assistants; Shailesh Gour: Empowering Financial Literacy; Vaibhav Maloo: Innovating Digital Networking; Aditi Avasthi: Enhancing education with AI-based solutions; Shubham Maheshwari: Promoting culinary innovation and youth inspiration; Sahil Kothari: Transforming lives through holistic personal development training; Gourva Gola: Providing accessible PR & Marketing Services in India and Nihal Kumar Dokania: Aiding personal and professional growth through transformative workshops.

Khalasi Wins the Cannes Lions Bronze

Khalasi, last year's (2023) Coke Studio hit by Gujarati folk singers Aditya Gadhvi and Achint Thakkar, won a bronze at the 71st Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity for diversity and inclusion in the music category. Creative agency VML picked up the award for Coke's 'Sing to Remember' Campaign. It was part of Coke Studio's attempt at "using the power of music to awaken forgotten languages". In this case it was Gujarati, a language that's not forgotten in India but one that's not in focus in the mainstream music space.
Written by lyricist Saumya Joshi, the track took social media by storm last year (2023), becoming a favourite in the Navratri season and winning appreciation from even PM Modi. The Gujarati pop track, which tells the story of a sailor, sounds folksy though it isn't traditional folk.

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