The Hindu’s Chhattisgarh correspondent, Aman Sethi, has won the International Committee of the Red Cross award for the best Indian print media article on humanitarian issues. His article on three Chhatisgarh villages ruthlessly torched by police commandos in March 2011 was selected as the best of nearly 80 entries from across the country.
Shahida Shabnam from Kupwara in Kashmir who published her first collection of stories in 2003, journalist Rana Ayyub, Bangalore-based Abhishek Hazra, musician Murad Ali and social activist and IIM graduate Vinayak Lohani will be presented the Sanskriti Awards in New Delhi on November 18 by former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
The awards are given every year to young talents in the field of journalism, art, literature, performing arts and social achievement.
Four employees of Hindustan Zinc received the Prime Minister’s Shram Award for the year 2009 in the workmen category for their exemplary performance record and high order of devotion to duty. The Prime Minister’s Shram Bhushan Award carries a ‘Sanad’ and a cash award of Rs. 1 lakh and the Prime Minister’s Shram veer Award carries a cash award of Rs. 60,000.
The recipients are fitter Bhura Lal Nagda, assistant foremen Jagdish Chandra Jat, Dal Chand Lohar and Mahendra Kumar Soni, who is also an assistant foreman in ore dressing.
Environmentalist, lawyer and former Union Minister, Mohan Dharia, has been selected as the winner of the 26th Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration for the year 2010, which carries a citation and cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh. Award committee was chaired by Sonia Gandhi and the award is given on October 31, the anniversary of Indira Gandhi’s death. The 86-year-old Padma Vibhushan awardee, currently runs the Vanrai NGO in Pune.
‘Modern Family’ stole the show with four wins at the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. It earned Best Supporting Actor and Actress in a Comedy honours for stars Ty Burrelll and Julie Bowen, and Best Direction and Best Writing of a Comedy. Mad Men won the best drama Emmy for the fourth consecutive year. Kate Winslet is judged best Actress for ‘Mildred Pierce.’
The “Raza Samman” award, sponsored by Jawaharlal Darda Foundation, is meant to encourage young artists and carries a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh. This year’s first recipient is 39-year old B. Manjunath Kamath, whose art varies form the conventional to the contemporaneous mode. Eighty nine-year-old Sayed Haider Raza is one of the foremost pioneers of modern Indian art who overcame poverty and low self worth to achieve incredible success.
Hibuddy has bagged the prestigious mBillionth 2011 award that facilitates mobile innovations, applications and contents service delivery in South Asia.
mBillionth Award, which honours excellence across 11 categories, lauded Hibuddy’s innovative value added services in the m-entertainment category. Also, India’s first mobile coupon based deals and discount service has been selected as one of the finalists at the mBillionth award in m-business category.
Dr Sam Pitroda was chosen for the International Telecom Union (ITU)’s 2011 World Telecom and Information Society Award. ITU chose him to recognize his dedication in promoting the use of technology. Dr. Pitroda is the first Indian to be chosen for this award.
Cannes Film Festival 2011 in France was concluded on May 22, 2011. “The Tree of life” an ambitious coming of age film that took years for enigmatic U.S. Director Terrence Malick to bring to the screen.
Dirsten Dunst was adjudged best actress whereas France’s Jean Dujardin is chosen as the best actor.
Palme d’Or (Golden Palm): The Tree of Life by Terrence Malick (United State)
Best Director: Nicolas Winding Refin, for the Film ‘Drive’ (Denmark)
Noted Hindu writer Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari has been selected of the prestigious Vyas Samman for 2010 for his collection of poems, Phir bhi Kuch Rah Jayega published in 2008.
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