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US: First Coin featuring Black Woman
Maya Angelou becomes the first black woman to appear on US coin. The coin was rolled out by US Mint as a part of the American Women Quarters Programme. About Maya Angelou Maya was raped by her mother’s boyfriend at the age of seven. The latter was beaten to death by her uncles. Maya became ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Persons in News
Topics: American Women Quarters Programme • Autobiography • George Washington • Literature • Maya Angelou • President Clinton • President Obama • Sexual Harassment • US Mint • Women Empowerment • women power
Thiruvalluvar
The state of Tamil Nadu celebrates Thiruvalluvar Day during Pongal celebrations. Every year, the Thiruvalluvar Day is celebrated on the second day of Tamil month “thai”. Thiruvalluvar Thiruvalluvar is a Tamil poet and is best known as the author of Thirukkural. Thirukkural is a collection of couplets on political and economic matters, ethics and love. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs • Awards, Persons & Places in News • Persons in News
Topics: History of Tamil Nadu • Literature • Persons in News • Tamil Nadu • thirukkural • Thiruvalluvar • Thiruvalluvar Statue
Nobel Prize in Literature, 2020
The Nobel Prize, 2020 was awarded to Louise Gluck for her poetry. She is the first female poet to win the prize since Wislawa Szymborska in 1996. Though Olga Tokarczuk and several other women have received the prize in literature category they were all writers and not a poet. Thus, Louis Gluck is the second ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Alfred Nobel • Literature • Nobel Prize • Nobel Prize in Literature
Asia’s Nobel Prize-Ramon Magsaysay Awards cancelled
A Manila, Philippines based foundation that gives out Ramon Magsaysay Award announced that the awards are being cancelled due to COVID-19. Highlights The Ramon Magsaysay Award has been cancelled thrice in 6 decades. The awards were cancelled for the first time in 1970 due to financial crisis. It was cancelled again in 1990 due to ..
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Government services • Journalism Award • Literature • Nobel Prize • Philippines • Public Service • Ramon Magsaysay Award
Former Rajya Sabha member and veteran journalist Patil Puttappa passes away
On March 17, 2020, the veteran journalist and Rajya Sabha member Patil Puttappa passed away at the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS). He died due to age related ailments. About Patil Puttappa Puttappa represented the state of Karnataka for two terms. He was a hardcore Kannada activist, popular writer and a journalist. He was ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Freedom Fighter • Freedom Struggle • Journalism • Kannada • Literature • Rajya Sabha • World Heritage site
Sahitya Akademi awards announced
On December 18, 2019, Sahitya Akademi announced its awardees for this year. It announced seven books of poetry, six short stories, four novels, three non-fiction books and three essays. Highlights Sashi Tharoor, the former external affairs minister has won the award for his book “An Era of Darkness”. The other awardees include Chinmoy Guha, a ..
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: 2019 sahitya akademi • Culture • Literature • Sahitya Akademi • Sahitya Akademi Award