Girish Karnad Current Affairs, GK & News
Author Amish Tripathi appointed director of London’s Nehru Centre
Renowned Author Amish Tripathi has been named as the new director of London’s Nehru Centre, under Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). About Amish Tripathi He is the author of best-selling books such as ‘Secret of the Nagas’ and ‘Sita – Warrior of Mithila’. He will take over the director’s post from diplomat Srinivas Gotru, ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Category: Persons in News
Topics: Amish Tripathi • Girish Karnad • Gopalkrishna Gandhi • Iccr • Indian Council for Cultural Relations • London's Nehru Centre • London's Nehru Centre Diretor • Secret of the Nagas • Sita - Warrior of Mithila’ • Srinivas Gotru
Fact Box: Girish Karnad
The renowned playwright, actor and Jnanpith awardee Girish Karnad died at the age of 81 at his residence in Bengaluru, Karnataka. He succumbed to multiple-organ failure. To honour the well-known writer who brought 7th Jnanpith to Kannada, Karnataka Government declared a holiday for schools and colleges and a 3-day State mourning as a tribute. About ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Category: Persons in News
Topics: Girish Karnad • Jnanpith Award • Karnataka Government • Padma Bhushan • Padma Shri • Samskara • Yayat
Girish Karnad, well-known writer, playwright, actor and public intellectual passes away
Girish Karnad (81), well-known writer, playwright, actor and public intellectual, has passed away on June 10 in Bengaluru. Born in May 1938, he was one of the most prominent theatre personalities of the 60s and 70s, a period regarded as the Renaissance of Indian theatre. He worked with mythology and history and gave them a ..
Topics: Cinema of India • Films • Girish Karnad • Hindi theatre • Indian culture • Indian films • Karnad • Konkani people • Tiger • Tiger Zinda Hai • Tughlaq • Turning Point
Book “Age of Anger: A History of Present” wins Book of Year Award 2017
At the 8th edition of the Tata Literature festival-2017, the book “Age of Anger: A History of the Present” has won the Book of the Year Award 2017 in the Non–Fiction category. The book was authored by Pankaj Mishra. Apart from this, the fiction top honour was bagged by Easterine Kire’s ‘Son of the Thundercloud’. ..
Topics: Amartya Sen • Easterine Kire • Girish • Girish Karnad • Indian Literature • Indian people • Nabaneeta Dev Sen • Pankaj Mishra • Writers
Girish Karnad conferred with 2017 Tata Literature Live Lifetime Achievement Award
Actor-playwright Girish Karnad (79) was conferred with 2017 Tata Literature Live Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contribution in field of theatre at the eighth edition of the Tata Literature festival held in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Other category winners Big Little Book Awards: Nabaneeta Dev Sen. Book of the year, non-fiction: ‘Age of Anger: A History ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Awards • Girish Karnad • Persons in News • Tata Literature Live Lifetime Achievement Award
Girish karnad to be honoured by Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award 2017
Veteran actor and playwright Girish Karnad will be honoured by Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award 2017 at the literature festival’s annual awards ceremony which will be held on November 19 at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Nariman Point, Mumbai. The festival runs from November 16-19. Karnad is also a recipient of ..
Topics: Actors • Girish Karnad • Hindi theatre • Indian culture • Indian people • Kannada literature • Karnad • Konkani people • National Centre for the Performing Arts • Taledanda • Tughlaq