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The birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore celebrated
The birth anniversary of Asia’s first Nobel laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore has celebrated on May 7, 2018. Rabindra Jayanti is popularly called Poncheeshe Boishakh and being celebrated ceremoniously and jauntiness all across West Bengal and Bangladesh. A revered poet, mercurial ..
Ashok Mitra, noted scholar passes away
Ashok Mitra (90), the noted scholar and the first Finance Minister in the Left Front government in West Bengal, has passed away in Kolkata on May 1, 2018. Besides serving the State Government, he also worked with the Central Government ..
C H Hanumantha Rao writes book “My Journey from Marxism-Leninism to Nehruvian Socialism”
The book “My Journey from Marxism-Leninism to Nehruvian Socialism” has been authored by C H Hanumantha Rao, who is former Planning Commission and Finance Commission member. Mr Rao is presently one of the most creative thinkers, social activist, and distinguished ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Sitanshu Yashaschandra chosen for 2017 Saraswati Samman
Sitanshu Yashaschandra, the Gujarati poet, playwright and academic, has been selected for the 2017 Saraswati Samman for his collection of verses titled ‘Vakhar’. The award is presented by the KK Birla Foundation, a literary and cultural organisation that also gives ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Tribal Panchsheel
It was born out of the idea that the uplift of tribal people had to take place through a slow process of their ―modernisation, even while their culture had to be preserved. Nehru gave his five fundamental principles for tribal ..
Balram Bhargava appointed as new Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
Balram Bhargava has been appointed the new Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Secretary of the Department of Health Research. He, at present Professor/Senior Consultant Cardiologist at AIIMS, has been appointed to the post for ..