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Namvar Singh, renowned Hindi literary critic and author passes away

Prof. Namvar Singh (92), renowned Hindi literary critic and author, has passed away in New Delhi on Feb 19. Born on 28th July 1926 in a village in...

February 20, 2019

Ram Sutar Vanji wins Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony for year 2016

The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind will present the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony to Rajkumar Singhajit Singh; Chhayanaut (a cultural organization of Bangladesh); and Ram Sutar...

February 15, 2019

Father Francois Laborde wins France’s highest civilian honour

Father Francois Laborde, a 92-year-old Bengal priest, has been conferred the Légion d’Honneur (Legion of Honour), the highest civilian award of France, in recognition of his work for...

February 9, 2019

India wins Award of Excellence for ‘Best in Show’ at New York Times Travel Show 2019

India received the Award of Excellence for ‘Best in Show’ at the recently concluded New York Times Travel Show (NYTTS-2019). It is the largest travel show in North...

January 30, 2019

Pranab Mukherjee, Nanaji Deshmukh awarded Bharat Ratna

On 26th January 2019, President Ramnath Kovind conferred the Bharat Ratna, the nation’s highest civilian honour, on former President Pranab Mukherjee, along with social activist Nanaji Deshmukh (posthumous),...

January 26, 2019

Krishna Sobti authors of novel ‘Zindaginama’

Krishna Sobti (94), the famous Hindi fiction writer and essayist, has passed away in New Delhi on January 25, 2019. She had won the Sahitya Akademi Award in...

January 25, 2019

The first-ever UN’s International Day of Education

The first-ever UN’s International Day of Education is observed on January 24 to highlight the role of education for peace and development. Education is a human right, a...

January 25, 2019

Sitanshu Yashashchandra bestowed with 2017 Saraswati Samman

Noted Gujarati poet Sitanshu Yashashchandra has been awarded the 27th edition of the Saraswati Samman 2017 for his poetry collection in Gujarati named “Vakhar”. He received the award...

January 24, 2019

Varanasi hosts Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (YPBD-2019)

The Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (YPBD-2019) has started at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh on January 21. The theme for this year PBD is “Role of Indian Diaspora in...

January 21, 2019

Dell launches India’s first PolicyHack for Teachers

India’s first PolicyHack for Teachers has been launched by Dell in partnership with the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) and Ignus....

January 19, 2019

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