Moortidevi Award Current Affairs, GK & News
Joy Goswami chosen for 31st Moortidevi Award – 2017
Eminent Bengali poet Joy Goswami has been chosen for the 31st Moortidevi Award for the year 2017 for his poetry collection titled “Du Dondo Phowara Matro”. It is an autobiographical account of the poet’s life featuring his close ones including a pet cat. The work also echoes secret trysts, chance loves and more of the ..
Topics: Deities • Goswami • Indian culture • Joy Goswami • Lakh • Languages of India • Moortidevi Award • Saraswati
Jnanpith award to Chandrashekar Kambar
Poet-writer Chandrashekar Kambar has been conferred with the Jnanpith Award. The award was given to him in recognition to his contributions to Kannada literature. The award: The Jnanpith Award is a literary award. It is one of the two most prestigious literary honours in the country, the other one is Sahitya Akademi Fellowship. The award ..
Topics: Bharatiya Jnanpith • Indian culture • Indian literature • Jnanpith Award • Moortidevi Award • Sahitya Akademi • Sahu Jain family • Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
Current Affairs Awards (November 1-8 ) 2009
November 3, 2009: Lifetime Achievement Award by the Haryana Government: Usha SharmaDirector of Haryana Kala Parishad Usha Sharma has been awarded Lifetime Achievement Award by the Haryana government for promoting Haryanvi dance and culture in the state and abroad. The award was conferred on her by the Haryana Governor on the occasion of 44th Haryana ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2009
Topics: Asia Pacific Screen Awards • Asian film awards • Awards • Bollywood • Current Affairs 2009 • FIAPF Award • Jnanpith Award • Moortidevi Award • Yash • Yash Chopra