Karnataka Ratna Current Affairs, GK & News
Sheikh Saud International Prize for Materials Research awarded to C N R Rao
The first Sheikh Saud International Prize for Materials Research has been awarded to C N R Rao. The award will be presented to Rao by Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi ruler of Ras Al Khaimah emirate during the International Workshop on Advanced Materials at Ras Al Khaimah on February 25. C N R Rao Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao ..
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Bharat Ratna • C. N. R. Rao • Karnataka Ratna • material research • Padma Shri • Padma Vibhushan • Royal Society of Chemistry • Sheikh Saud International Prize for Materials Research
Shivakumara Swami, spiritual leader Shaivism, passed away
Shivakumara Swami (111), a revered seer of the Lingayat-Veerashaiva faith, has passed away in Tumkur, Karnataka on January 21, 2019. He was affectionately referred to as Nadedaduva Devaru (Walking God) in the State. He was also the head of 5-centuries-old Sree Siddaganga Matha, which educated and hosted lakhs of students from economically deprived backgrounds. In ..
Topics: Basava Puraskara • Indian society • Karnataka • Karnataka Ratna • Lingayatism • Matha • Shivakumara Swami • Siddaganga Matha • States and union territories of India • Tumkur