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Saraswati Samman 2012 Saraswati Samman 2012 Saraswati Samman 2012 Saraswati Samman 2012 Saraswati Samman 2012
Sugathakumari Sugathakumari Sugathakumari Sugathakumari Sugathakumari, the Malayalam
poetess in the third week of March
2013 was chosen for the Saraswati
Samman 2012 for the poetry
collectionManalezhuthu Manalezhuthu Manalezhuthu Manalezhuthu Manalezhuthu, which
means The Writing on the Sand The Writing on the Sand The Writing on the Sand The Writing on the Sand The Writing on the Sand i n
English. The Saraswati Samman is
constituted by K. K. Birla
Foundation. 79-year-old Sugatha
kumari was selected for Saraswati
Samman by the 13-member jury. The
head of this jury was former Chief
Justice of India R. C. Lahoti. The jury
considered works of the artists
published in 22 different languages
from 2002 to 2011. Saraswati
Samman is awarded annually for
outstanding literary work in any
Indian language in past 10 years.
Award & Prizes
The Bihari Puraskar is selected
annually by a panel, which at
present is headed by Nand Kishore
Acharya.
About the Bihari Puraskar About the Bihari Puraskar About the Bihari Puraskar About the Bihari Puraskar About the Bihari Puraskar
Bihari Puraskar was instituted
by K K Birla Foundation in
1991.
It is given on a yearly basis to
the Rajasthani writers for their
literary works in Rajasthani or
Hindi published in last 10
years.
The award includes a citation
along with a cash prize of 1
lakh Rupees.
85th Academy Awards 85th Academy Awards 85th Academy Awards 85th Academy Awards 85th Academy Awards
(Oscars 2013) (Oscars 2013) (Oscars 2013) (Oscars 2013) (Oscars 2013)
The Oscars 2013 or the 85th
About Saraswati Samman About Saraswati Samman About Saraswati Samman About Saraswati Samman About Saraswati Samman
Saraswati Samman is
constituted by K. K. Birla
Foundation.
The award carries cash prize
of 10 lakh Rupees, a plaque as
well as a citation.
This award is given every year
to the literary work in any
Indian language which is the
part of Eighth Schedule of the
Constitution.
Apart from this award, K. K.
Birla Foundation also
constituted other two awards
which include Bihari Puraskar
for Hindi and Rajasthani
writers and Vyas Samman for
Hindi.
Bihari Puraskar For 2012 Bihari Puraskar For 2012 Bihari Puraskar For 2012 Bihari Puraskar For 2012 Bihari Puraskar For 2012
Rajasthani author Hariram
Meena was selected for the Bihari
Puraskar for 2012 for Hindi novel
Dhooni Tape Teer. The novel was
published in 2008.
Dhooni Tape Teer is a novel
based on the deaths of tribal people
in Banswara in Rajasthan on 17
November 1913.
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Academy Awards ceremony took
place on 24 February 2013. The
annual Academy Awards were
presented by the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
(AMPAS) in order to honour the best
films of the previous years, i.e., 2012.
The Oscars 2013 ceremony was held
at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood,
California.
The awards were hosted by
Seth MacFarlane. This is said to be
the most viewed ceremony since
Academy Awards 2004. The main
winners of the Oscars 2013
were Li fe of Pi , wi th four
a w a r d s ; A r g o w i t h t h r e e
awards; Les Miserables with three
awards andDjango Unchained,
Lincoln, Skyfall with two awards
each. The list of the awardees of
85th Academy Awards is as follows:
List of the awardees of 85th List of the awardees of 85th List of the awardees of 85th List of the awardees of 85th List of the awardees of 85th
Academy Awards: Academy Awards: Academy Awards: Academy Awards: Academy Awards:
Best Picture: Best Picture: Best Picture: Best Picture: Best Picture: Argo
Best Actor i n a Leadi ng Best Actor i n a Leadi ng Best Actor i n a Leadi ng Best Actor i n a Leadi ng Best Actor i n a Leadi ng
Rol e: Rol e: Rol e: Rol e: Rol e: Daniel Day-Lewis for
Lincoln
Best Actress in a Leading Best Actress in a Leading Best Actress in a Leading Best Actress in a Leading Best Actress in a Leading
Role: Role: Role: Role: Role: Jennifer Lawrence for
Silver Linings Playbook
Best Actor in a Supporting Best Actor in a Supporting Best Actor in a Supporting Best Actor in a Supporting Best Actor in a Supporting
Role: Role: Role: Role: Role: Christoph Waltz for
Django Unchained
Best Actress in a Supporting Best Actress in a Supporting Best Actress in a Supporting Best Actress in a Supporting Best Actress in a Supporting
Role: Role: Role: Role: Role: Anne Hathaway for Les
Misrables
Best Ani mated Feature Best Ani mated Feature Best Ani mated Feature Best Ani mated Feature Best Ani mated Feature
Film: Film: Film: Film: Film: Brave
Best Ci nemato- Best Ci nemato- Best Ci nemato- Best Ci nemato- Best Ci nemato-
graphy: graphy: graphy: graphy: graphy: Claudio Miranda for
Life of Pi
Best Costume Design: Best Costume Design: Best Costume Design: Best Costume Design: Best Costume Design: Anna
Karenina
Best Directing: Best Directing: Best Directing: Best Directing: Best Directing: Ang Lee for
Life of Pi
Best Film Editing: Best Film Editing: Best Film Editing: Best Film Editing: Best Film Editing: Wi l l i am
Goldenberg for Argo
Best Forei gn Language Best Forei gn Language Best Forei gn Language Best Forei gn Language Best Forei gn Language
Film: Film: Film: Film: Film: Amour (Austria)
Best Musi c-Ori gi nal Best Musi c-Ori gi nal Best Musi c-Ori gi nal Best Musi c-Ori gi nal Best Musi c-Ori gi nal
Score: Score: Score: Score: Score: Mychael Danna for Life
of Pi
Best Musi c-Ori gi nal Best Musi c-Ori gi nal Best Musi c-Ori gi nal Best Musi c-Ori gi nal Best Musi c-Ori gi nal
Song: Song: Song: Song: Song: Skyfall from Skyfall
(Music and Lyric by Adele
Adkins and Paul Epworth)
Best Wri ti ng-Ori gi nal Best Wri ti ng-Ori gi nal Best Wri ti ng-Ori gi nal Best Wri ti ng-Ori gi nal Best Wri ti ng-Ori gi nal
S c r e e n p l a y : S c r e e n p l a y : S c r e e n p l a y : S c r e e n p l a y : S c r e e n p l a y : Q u e n t i n
Tarantino for Django
Unchained
60th National Film Awards 60th National Film Awards 60th National Film Awards 60th National Film Awards 60th National Film Awards
The 60th National Film
Awards were announced on 18
March 2013. Films such
asKahaani a n d Paan Singh
Tomarwere given some of the big
awards at National Film Awards
which are said to be the most
popular film honours in Indian
Cinema. The artists who gave
benchmark performances in acting
and film making in the year 2012
were rewarded in the National Film
Awards 2013.
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the jury in National Film Awards the jury in National Film Awards the jury in National Film Awards the jury in National Film Awards the jury in National Film Awards
2013 is as follows: 2013 is as follows: 2013 is as follows: 2013 is as follows: 2013 is as follows:
Best actor: Best actor: Best actor: Best actor: Best actor: Irrfan Khan for
Paan Singh Tomar and Vikram
Gokhale for Marathi film
Anumati
Best fi l m - whol esome Best fi l m - whol esome Best fi l m - whol esome Best fi l m - whol esome Best fi l m - whol esome
entertainment: entertainment: entertainment: entertainment: entertainment: Vicky Donor
Best film on social issues: Best film on social issues: Best film on social issues: Best film on social issues: Best film on social issues:
Spirit (Malayalam)
Best Supporti ng Actress: Best Supporti ng Actress: Best Supporti ng Actress: Best Supporti ng Actress: Best Supporti ng Actress:
Dolly Ahluwalia for Vicky
Donor
Best supporting actor: Best supporting actor: Best supporting actor: Best supporting actor: Best supporting actor: Annu
Kapoor
Best ori gi nal screenpl ay: Best ori gi nal screenpl ay: Best ori gi nal screenpl ay: Best ori gi nal screenpl ay: Best ori gi nal screenpl ay:
Sujoy Ghosh for Kahaani
Best actress: Best actress: Best actress: Best actress: Best actress: Usha Jadhav for
Marathi film Dhaag
Best actor: Best actor: Best actor: Best actor: Best actor: Irrfan Khan for
Paan Singh Tomar
Best Playback Singer - Male: Best Playback Singer - Male: Best Playback Singer - Male: Best Playback Singer - Male: Best Playback Singer - Male:
Shankar Mahadevan for Bolo
Na from the film Chittagong
Best Pl ayback Si nger - Best Pl ayback Si nger - Best Pl ayback Si nger - Best Pl ayback Si nger - Best Pl ayback Si nger -
Female: Female: Female: Female: Female: Aarti Anklekar Tikekar
for Marathi film Samhita
Best Choreography: Best Choreography: Best Choreography: Best Choreography: Best Choreography: Pandit
Birju Maharaj for
Vishwaroopam (Tamil)
About National Film Awards About National Film Awards About National Film Awards About National Film Awards About National Film Awards
The National Film Awards are
most prominent awards given away
to the film fraternity.
These awards were
established in 1954. Annually, the
national panel is appointed by
Government of India which selects
the winner. The awards are
presented by the President of India
in the official ceremony.
Women of Courage Award Women of Courage Award Women of Courage Award Women of Courage Award Women of Courage Award
The US State Department
awarded one of the 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013
International Women of Courage International Women of Courage International Women of Courage International Women of Courage International Women of Courage
Awards Awards Awards Awards Awards to 23-year-old paramedical
student who was gangraped in a
moving bus in New Delhi on 16
December 2012. She died after just
two weeks in Singapore after being
raped in the capital. The award
would be given away posthumously
on 8 March 2013.
Popularly the paramedical
student is also called Nirbhaya. The
Secretary of State John Kerry will
give away the US awards. The
ceremony will also be attended by
the First Lady Michelle Obama.
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The other women who will The other women who will The other women who will The other women who will The other women who will
also receive the award are: also receive the award are: also receive the award are: also receive the award are: also receive the award are:
Tsering Woeser, the Tibetan
blogger and activist
Elena Milashina and Razan
Zeitunah, the Russian
journalist and rights activists
National National National National National
Bioscience Award for 2012 Bioscience Award for 2012 Bioscience Award for 2012 Bioscience Award for 2012 Bioscience Award for 2012
S. Venkata Mohan a scientist of
the Indian Institute of Chemical
Technology, on 19 March 2013 won
the National Bioscience Award for
2012 in Hyderabad. S. Venkata
Mohan who is from the
Bioengineering and environmental
centre of the Institute won the prize
for his contributions towards
developing technologies for
production of clean bio-fuels from
waste.
About About About About About
National Bioscience Award National Bioscience Award National Bioscience Award National Bioscience Award National Bioscience Award
The National Bio-science
Award which is also called by N-
BIOS Prize is an honour of high
importance conferred by the
Federal Government of India to the
select young Indian bio-scientists of
less than 45 years of age. The award
is given every year for distinctive
contributions made towards the
development of state of art in basic
and applied areas of biological
sciences through demonstrated
activity in the form of publication in
reputed journals and or patents. The
award recognizes research and
development work carried out in
India during the last 5 years of the
career. The award is considered
almost equivalent to the Shanti
Swarup Bhatnagar Prize given by the
Council of Scientific and Industrial
Research of India.
Man Asian Literary Prize 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize 2012
Tan Twan Eng Tan Twan Eng Tan Twan Eng Tan Twan Eng Tan Twan Eng on 14 March
2013 was announced as a winner of
the 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize.
With this, he became the first
Malaysian author to win the most
prestigious literary prize of Asia. Tan
Twan Eng won the 2012 Man Asian
Literary Prize for his novel The The The The The
Garden of Evening Mists Garden of Evening Mists Garden of Evening Mists Garden of Evening Mists Garden of Evening Mists. This is
only a second time that the prize has
been given to the novel written
originally in English. The previous
winners had won the award as
English translations. The Garden of The Garden of The Garden of The Garden of The Garden of
Evening Mists Evening Mists Evening Mists Evening Mists Evening Mists set during aftermath
of the Japanese occupation of
Malaya won 30000 US Dollars from
the shortlist of five novels which
spanned over the Asian continent.
Previous Years Winners Previous Years Winners Previous Years Winners Previous Years Winners Previous Years Winners
The previous years winners
are as follows:
South Korean writer Kyung-
sook Shin- 2011
Bi Feiyu- 2010
Su Tong-2009
Miguel Syjuco-2008
Jiang Rong-2007
About Man Asian Literary Prize About Man Asian Literary Prize About Man Asian Literary Prize About Man Asian Literary Prize About Man Asian Literary Prize
The Man Asian Literary Prize
laid its foundation in 2007. The
literary award is given annually to
best novel by an Asian writer. The
novel can be written in English or
translated into English. It should
have been published in previous
year. For selecting the winner, the
judges select the longlist of 10 to 15
titles announced in December,
which is then followed by the
shortlist of 5 to 6 titles. The winner
of the award is declared in March
every year. The winner is given
30000 US Dollars. The translator, if
exists, is given 5000 US Dollars. The
submissions for the best novels are
invited by the jury through
publishers in any country.
5th CIDC Vishwakarma Award 5th CIDC Vishwakarma Award 5th CIDC Vishwakarma Award 5th CIDC Vishwakarma Award 5th CIDC Vishwakarma Award
2013 2013 2013 2013 2013
At the 5th CIDC Vishwakarma
Award 2013, Tapas Kumar Lahiry-
the chairman-cum-managing
director (CMD) of Northern
Coalfields Limited (NCL) and Bharat
Cooking Coal Limited (BCCL) won
the Achievement award for Public
Officer on 7 March 2013 in New
Delhi. At the function organised by
Construction Industry Development
Council (CIDC), Lahiry received this
award. Lahiry is a mining engineer
as well as administrator with
leadership qualities. BCCLs
turnover is 6952 crore Rupees with
a profitability of 1093.69 crore
Rupees in 2010-11. Lahiry has also
remained associated with mining
industry of America, China and
Australia. CIDC Vishwakarma
Awards are held annually for
recognising the achievements as
well as work of the organisations
and individuals.
SAARC Literature Award 2013 SAARC Literature Award 2013 SAARC Literature Award 2013 SAARC Literature Award 2013 SAARC Literature Award 2013
SAARC Literature Award SAARC Literature Award SAARC Literature Award SAARC Literature Award SAARC Literature Award was
presented to five writers at Agra
during the two days SAARC Festival
of Literature on 10 March 2013. A
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poet-diplomat from India Abhay K
was among the five writers to be
honoured with the prestigious
Literature Award. Other writers to
be honoured with this award were
Farheen Chaudhary (Pakistan),
Abdul Khaliq Rashid (Afghanistan),
Suman Pokhrel (Nepal) and novelist
Daya Dissanayake (Sri Lanka).
The award is annually
presented to the eminent writers of
the South Asian region for their
contribution in the promotion of
literature through their writings as
well as literary initiatives. The
SAARC Literature Festival 2013
focused on environment, literature
and cultural connectivity. The First-
Ever SAARC Writers Conference
was organized in April 2000.
Life Time Achievement Award Life Time Achievement Award Life Time Achievement Award Life Time Achievement Award Life Time Achievement Award
2012 by Ernst & Young 2012 by Ernst & Young 2012 by Ernst & Young 2012 by Ernst & Young 2012 by Ernst & Young
Ratan Tata, the former head of
Tata Group was awarded the life
time achievement award 2012 by
Ernst & Young on 21 February 2013.
He was given away the award for
displaying great role for the Indian
businessmen on global business
level. The entrepreneur of the year
(2012) award was given away to Adi
Godrej, Godrej Group Chairman. It
is important to note that
entrepreneur of the year award is an
only business award which is based
on self-nomination. Also, Ernst &
Young announced names of
successful entrepreneurs in various
categories and these awards were
given away to TT Jagannathan,
Chairman, TTK Group; Francisco
DSouza, Chief Executive Officer,
Cognizant Technology Solutions;
Cyrus S Poonawalla, Managing
Director, Serum Institute of India
and Onkar S Kanwar, Chairman and
Managing Director, Apollo Tyres.
Liberation War Honour Award Liberation War Honour Award Liberation War Honour Award Liberation War Honour Award Liberation War Honour Award
The President of India, Pranab
Mukherjee was on 4 March 2013
conferred with the Liberation War Liberation War Liberation War Liberation War Liberation War
Honour Award Honour Award Honour Award Honour Award Honour Award by the President of
Bangladesh, Zillur Rahman. The
award was conferred upon him for
his contribution to 1971 war. The
award was given away to Pranab
Mukherjee for contributions to the
Liberation War. Earlier, the top most
honour of Bangladesh, the
Bangladesh Freedom Honour was
conferred upon former Indian Prime
Minister Indira Gandhi
posthumously in 2011 for
contributing towards creation of
Bangladesh. Liberation War
Honour Awards is the second
highest honour of Bangladesh.
Ponds Femina Miss India 2013 Ponds Femina Miss India 2013 Ponds Femina Miss India 2013 Ponds Femina Miss India 2013 Ponds Femina Miss India 2013
Navneet Kaur Dhillon Navneet Kaur Dhillon Navneet Kaur Dhillon Navneet Kaur Dhillon Navneet Kaur Dhillon was
crowned Ponds Femina Miss India Ponds Femina Miss India Ponds Femina Miss India Ponds Femina Miss India Ponds Femina Miss India
2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 on 24 March 2013 in the grand
finale of 50th edition of the beauty
pageant in Mumbai. 20-year-old
Navneet Kaur belongs to Punjab and
is a media student at present.
Navneet Kaur was also given the title
Miss Glowing Skin. Sobhita
Dhulipala and Zoya Afroz were the
first and second runners-up
respectively. The trio of Navneet
Kaur, Sobhita Dhulipala and Zoya
Afroz were selected from a total of
23 finalists. The winner of Femina
Miss India will now go for
international contest Miss Universe.
The first and second runners-up will
compete in Miss World and Miss
Asia Pacific respectively.
11th Golden City Gate Awards 11th Golden City Gate Awards 11th Golden City Gate Awards 11th Golden City Gate Awards 11th Golden City Gate Awards
India Tourism Film, Find What
You Seek claimed First Prize at 11th
Golden City Gate Awards. Ministry
of Tourisms new film Find What You
Seek received first prize at the 11th
Golden City Gate Tourism Media
Awards Ceremony held in Berlin on
8 March 2013.
About Golden city Gate Awards About Golden city Gate Awards About Golden city Gate Awards About Golden city Gate Awards About Golden city Gate Awards
The Golden City Gate is an
international film, print and
media contest for the tourism
industry.
The Awards ceremony is held
every year at ITB Berlin, the
worlds leading travel trade
show.
The competition provides all
tourism advertisers to
participate in the contest for
presenting their new
creatives.
All entries are assessed by 45
independent international
expert jurors with strong
industry background.
About the campaign Find What About the campaign Find What About the campaign Find What About the campaign Find What About the campaign Find What
You Seek You Seek You Seek You Seek You Seek
Union Minister for Tourism K
Chiranjeevi had launched the
new campaignFind What You Find What You Find What You Find What You Find What You
Seek Seek Seek Seek Seek, the second phase of
Incredible India Campaign at
WTM 2012 in November 2012
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along with the new Domestic
Campaign Go Beyond.
By launching new campaign,
the Ministry of Tourism has
made a paradigm shift by
shifting the focus from
destinations and products to
consumers (travellers).
The new campaign
emphasizes that there is
something for every traveller
in India and every traveller can
find what he or she is seeking
while travelling in our
incredible country.
Domestic campaign Go
Beyond urges travellers to
travel beyond the obvious, the
known destinations to the
lesser known destinations.
Healthcare Healthcare Healthcare Healthcare Healthcare
Businessman of the Year Businessman of the Year Businessman of the Year Businessman of the Year Businessman of the Year
Kartar Lalvani Kartar Lalvani Kartar Lalvani Kartar Lalvani Kartar Lalvani, the NRI
entrepreneur was conferred with
theHealthcare Businessman of the Healthcare Businessman of the Healthcare Businessman of the Healthcare Businessman of the Healthcare Businessman of the
Year Award 2013 Year Award 2013 Year Award 2013 Year Award 2013 Year Award 2013 at the Asi an
Business Awards ceremony in
Central London on 23 March
2013. The honour was given by UKs
Home Secretary Theresa May. On
behalf of Kartar Lalvani, founder-
chairman of Vitabiotics received this
Rich List highlights
achievements of the
entrepreneurs over last one
year.
Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace,
Disarmament and Development Disarmament and Development Disarmament and Development Disarmament and Development Disarmament and Development
Award 2011 Award 2011 Award 2011 Award 2011 Award 2011
The President of India Pranab
Mukherjee on 18 February 2013
conferred 2011 Indira Gandhi Prize
for Peace, Disarmament and
Development Award to Ela Ramesh
Bhatt, a renowned Women social
worker. The award was given away
at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.
Ela Bhatt was given away the award
for life time achievements in women
empowerment, promotion of
grassroot level entrepreneurship as
well as contribution towards
promotion of equitable
development and peace. Ela Bhatt
has her organisation SEWA (Self-
Employed Womens Association).
President Pranab Mukherjee while
giving away the award announced
that SEWA was a vehicle of self
employment and self reliance for the
Indian women, while at the same
time being synonymous with the
rural inclusiveness.
Ela Bhatt Ela Bhatt Ela Bhatt Ela Bhatt Ela Bhatt
Ela Bhatt is the founder of
more than 1 million SEWAs in
India.
Since years, Ela Bhatt has been
working for women
empowerment and bringing
women out of poverty through
promotion of Self Help
Groups.
honour. Vitabiotics is the largest
supplier of vitamin supplements as
well as minerals in UK. In the same
event, Amit Bhatia Amit Bhatia Amit Bhatia Amit Bhatia Amit Bhatia, son-in-law of
Lakshmi Mittal, was declared as
t he Young Entrepreneur of the Young Entrepreneur of the Young Entrepreneur of the Young Entrepreneur of the Young Entrepreneur of the
Year 2013 Year 2013 Year 2013 Year 2013 Year 2013. The Lifetime Lifetime Lifetime Lifetime Lifetime
Achievement Award 2013 Achievement Award 2013 Achievement Award 2013 Achievement Award 2013 Achievement Award 2013 was
given to Sudhir Choudhrie Sudhir Choudhrie Sudhir Choudhrie Sudhir Choudhrie Sudhir Choudhrie, the
Indian origin entrepreneur.
About Asian Business Awards About Asian Business Awards About Asian Business Awards About Asian Business Awards About Asian Business Awards
Asian Business Awards 2013
were the 16th edition of Asian
Business Awards.
The event celebrates the
acumen, achievement and
excellence of the Asian
business.
The event encapsulates
diversity as well as range of
Asian businesses in UK.
The Asian Business Awards
also launched 2013 Asian Rich
List which is said to be the
definitive index of Asian
wealth in UK. This 2013 Asian
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SEWA has empowered
women with freedom as well
as financial self- reliance.
Nagpur is the Nagpur is the Nagpur is the Nagpur is the Nagpur is the
Most Liveable Indian City Most Liveable Indian City Most Liveable Indian City Most Liveable Indian City Most Liveable Indian City
At the ABP News-IPSOS Best
City Survey and Awards 2013 event
in New Delhi on 6 March 2013,
Nagpur won the award for most
liveable Indian city. Delhi was
declared as the best city for primary
education and roads. Nagpur won
the award for most liveable Indian
city for top health care services,
green cover as well as best public
transport. Rajkot was declared as
the city with the best law and order.
This city also ranked at the top most
position in terms of cleanliness and
sanitation as well as women
safety. The city with best traffic
management was Pune. Madurai
was adjudged the city with most
affordable housing. Nashik became
the best tourist-friendly city while
Mumbai was adjudged as the city
with best power availability.
Indias 20 most Liveable Cities Indias 20 most Liveable Cities Indias 20 most Liveable Cities Indias 20 most Liveable Cities Indias 20 most Liveable Cities
In the list, the most liveable
cities were Nagpur, Bhopal,
Varanasi, Rajkot, Agra, Madurai,
Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai,
Delhi, Surat, Pune, Patna, Nashik,
Amritsar, Jaipur, Kanpur,
Ahmedabad, Chennai and Kolkata.
About The ABP News-IPSOS Best About The ABP News-IPSOS Best About The ABP News-IPSOS Best About The ABP News-IPSOS Best About The ABP News-IPSOS Best
City Survey and Awards City Survey and Awards City Survey and Awards City Survey and Awards City Survey and Awards
The awards were given for the
first time. These awards were based
on the surveys which evaluated as
well as identified cities that have a
population of more than 10 lakh.
These cities were adjudged on 13
main parameters which are as
follows:
Affordable Housing
Public Transport
Roads
Power Availability
Efficient Traffic Management
Health Care Services
Cleanliness & Sanitation
Law & Order
Green City
Primary Education
Women Safety
Tourist Friendly City
Overall Best City to live in
The Awards given were as The Awards given were as The Awards given were as The Awards given were as The Awards given were as
follows: follows: follows: follows: follows:
Name of the Name of the Name of the Name of the Name of the
Indian City Indian City Indian City Indian City Indian City Award Award Award Award Award
Nagpur Most Liveable Indian City
Delhi Best City For
Primary Education And Roads
Rajkot City With The Best Law And Order
Pune City With Best Traffic Management
Madurai City With
Most Affordable Housing
Nashik Best Tourist-Friendly City
Mumbai City With Best Power Availability
Nagpur The Greenest City
Rajkot Best City for Women Safety
Pritzker Architecture Prize 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize 2013
Toyo Ito, the Japanese
architect was declared as the winner
of 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize
on 18 March 2013. The Pritzker
Architecture Prize is said to be the
most prestigious and richest award
of architecture. Often, this prize is
also referred as the Nobel Prize of
Architecture. 71-year-old Toyo Ito
is the sixth Japanese architect to win
this prize. Others who won the prize
include late Kenzo Tange, the
designer of the Hiroshima Peace
Memorial (in 1987), Fumihiko Maki
(in 1993), Tadao Ando, the designer
of Church of the Light (in 1995) and
team of Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue
Nishizawa (in 2010). He will win
100000 US Dollars as well as a
bronze medal at the official Pritzker
ceremony will take place on 29 May
2013 at John F Kennedy Presidential
Library and Museum in Boston.
About the About the About the About the About the
Pritzker Architecture Prize Pritzker Architecture Prize Pritzker Architecture Prize Pritzker Architecture Prize Pritzker Architecture Prize
Pritzker Architecture Prize is
awarded annually in the
month of May.
Pritzker Architecture Prize
was established back in 1979
in order to honour the best
living architect who
contributed towards the art of
architecture.
Late Philip Johnson won the
first Pritzker Laureate in 1979.
The prize is sponsored by
Hyatt Foundation.
This prize was established by
late entrepreneur Jay A
Pritzker along with his wife
Cindy. The business interests
of the Pritzker family were
headquartered in Chicago.
The winner receives an
amount of 100000 US Dollars
as well as a bronze medallion.
The bronze medallion is based
on the designs of Louis
Sullivan.
Allan Border Medal 2013 Allan Border Medal 2013 Allan Border Medal 2013 Allan Border Medal 2013 Allan Border Medal 2013
Michael Clarke, the Australian
cricket captain won the fourth Allan
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Border Medal in Melbourne on 4
February 2013. 31-year old Clarke
had won the medal earlier in 2005,
2009 and 2012. Apart from Clarke,
the only other player to win this
medal four times is Captain Ricky
Ponting. Michael Clarke also won
the Test cricketer of the year award
for the second consecutive time
after he scored 1080 runs in nine
tests from 25 February 2012 to
January 28 2013.
List of Awardees of Allan List of Awardees of Allan List of Awardees of Allan List of Awardees of Allan List of Awardees of Allan
Border Medal Border Medal Border Medal Border Medal Border Medal in different in different in different in different in different
categories: categories: categories: categories: categories:
Domestic Player of the Year Domestic Player of the Year Domestic Player of the Year Domestic Player of the Year Domestic Player of the Year:
Phil Hughes
Bradman Young Cricketer of Bradman Young Cricketer of Bradman Young Cricketer of Bradman Young Cricketer of Bradman Young Cricketer of
the Year the Year the Year the Year the Year: Joe Burns
T20 Player of the Year T20 Player of the Year T20 Player of the Year T20 Player of the Year T20 Player of the Year: Shane
Watson
ODI Player of the Yea ODI Player of the Yea ODI Player of the Yea ODI Player of the Yea ODI Player of the Year: Clint
McKay
Test Player of the Year Test Player of the Year Test Player of the Year Test Player of the Year Test Player of the Year:
Michael Clarke
Womens International Player Womens International Player Womens International Player Womens International Player Womens International Player
of the Year of the Year of the Year of the Year of the Year: Jessica Cameron
Allan Border Medal Allan Border Medal Allan Border Medal Allan Border Medal Allan Border Medal :
Michael Clarke
About Allan Border Medal About Allan Border Medal About Allan Border Medal About Allan Border Medal About Allan Border Medal
Allan Border Medal is a
prestigious award given away in the
Australian cricket. It was first
awarded in 2000. The Allan Border
Medal is named after the former
captain of Australia, Allan Border.
Laureus Laureus Laureus Laureus Laureus
World Sports Awards 2013 World Sports Awards 2013 World Sports Awards 2013 World Sports Awards 2013 World Sports Awards 2013
Laureus World Sports Awards
2013 were organised in Rio de
Janeiro on 11 March 2013.
Prestigious awards were claimed by
sports stars- Jessica Ennis, Andy
Murray and Sebastian Coe.
Jessica Ennis who won
heptathlon gold in London 2012
Olympics was awarded the Laureus
World Sportswoman of the Year
award at the Theatro Municipal.
Andy Murray won the Laureus World
Breakthrough of the Year award.
Andy Murray had won Olympic gold
in the singles as well as silver in
mixed doubles before winning
grand slam title at the US Open in
2012. Sebastian Coe, the Chairman
of the London 2012 organising
committee acclaimed Laureus
Lifetime Achievement Award. Usain
Bolt, the Jamaican sprinter won the
World Sportsman of the Year award
for third time. Feliz Sanchez, the
Dominican athlete won the World
Comeback of the Year Award.
Daniel Dias, the multiple Paralympic
champion swimmer of Brazil was
awarded with the title of World
Sportsperson of the Year with a
Disability. This was the second time
he won the award. Felix
Baumgartner, the Austrian skydiver
was named as the World Action
Sportsperson of the Year Award.
Michael Phelps, the American
swimmer won the Laureus Academy
Exceptional Achievement
Award. The Laureus World Team of
the Year title was acclaimed by the
European Ryder Cup Team which
featured 7 UK golfers.
The list of the awardees is as The list of the awardees is as The list of the awardees is as The list of the awardees is as The list of the awardees is as
follows: follows: follows: follows: follows:
Laureus World Sportsman of
the Year- Usain Bolt
Laureus World Sportswoman
of the Year- Jessica Ennis
Laureus World Team of the
Year- European Ryder Cup
Team
Laureus World Breakthrough
of the Year- Andy Murray
Laureus World Comeback of
the Year- Feliz Sanchez
Laureus World Action
Sportsperson of the Year-
Felix Baumgartner
Laureus World Sportsperson
of the Year with a Disability-
Daniel Dias
About the About the About the About the About the
Laureus World Sports Awards Laureus World Sports Awards Laureus World Sports Awards Laureus World Sports Awards Laureus World Sports Awards
Laureus World Sports Awards
are the global sports awards
which honour the sportsmen
and sportswomen for all kinds
of sports every year.
The Laureus Media Selection
Panel gives away the awards
in six different categories:
Laureus World Sportsman of
the Year, Laureus World
Sportswoman of the Year,
Laureus World Team of the
Year, Laureus World
Breakthrough of the Year,
Laureus World Comeback of
the Year and Laureus World
Action Sportsperson of the
Year.
The Laureus Specialist Panel
gives the award in the
categories: Laureus World
Sportsperson of the Year with
a Disability. This award is
overseen by Executive
Committee of the International
Paralympic Committee.
Laureus is basically the Latin
word for laurel, which means
universal symbol for victory in
sport.
The winner of the Laureus
World Sports Awards receives
Laureus statuette, which is 30
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cms high as well as 2.5 kg in
weight. Every Laureus
statuette consists of 670g of
solid silver as well as 650g of
gold finish base.
Golden Bear Prize Golden Bear Prize Golden Bear Prize Golden Bear Prize Golden Bear Prize
The Romanian film Childs Pose
on 16 February 2013 bagged the
covetedGolden Bear prize for best
film at the 63rd Berlin film festival.
The Romanian drama is about a
dominating mother using her social
position to try to save her son from
jail.
The awards ceremony brought
to a close the 11-day cinema
showcase, where hundreds of
movies were screened across Berlin.
US independent director David
Gordon Green won the Silver Bear
best director award for his movie
Prince Avalanche.
The movie, the only comedy
movie among the 19 contenders at
the festival, features Paul Rudd and
Emile Hirsch in the lead roles as
highway maintenance workers in
Texas at a crossroads in their lives.
The Silver Bear for best actress was
won by Chiles Paulina Garcia for her
role in Gloria.
The movie is a feel-good movie
about a middle-aged divorcee who
refuses to give up her search for
happiness. Best screenplay was
picked up by Closed Curtain. It was
directed by Iranian dissident
director Jafar Panahi and his
longtime collaborator Kambuzia
Partovi, a film made in defiance of a
ban by authorities in Tehran.
Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding
Parliamentarian Award Parliamentarian Award Parliamentarian Award Parliamentarian Award Parliamentarian Award
The Parliamentary Award
Committee selected BJP leader
Arun Jaitley, Congress MP Karan
Singh and JD(U) MP Sharad Yadav
for Outstanding Parliamentarian
Award for 2010, 2011 and 2012
respectively. Arun Jaitley and
Karan Singh are the members of
Rajya Sabha from Gujarat and Delhi
respectively. Sharad Yadav, on the
other hand is a member of Lok
Sabha from Madhepura, Bihar. The
Award Committee which was
headed by the Speaker of Lok
Sabha, Meira Kumar, recommended
these names, which were accepted
by executive committee of the
Indian Parliamentary Group on 6
March 2013.
Outstanding Parliamentarian
Award was instituted by the
Indian Parliamentary Group in
1994.
This award is conferred every
year on the outstanding
parliamentarian, who is
recommended by award
committee as well as
approved by executive
committee of the Indian
Parliamentary Group.
Inaugural Inaugural Inaugural Inaugural Inaugural
Physics Journalism Prize Physics Journalism Prize Physics Journalism Prize Physics Journalism Prize Physics Journalism Prize
The London based Indian
origin writer, Anil Ananthaswamy
won inaugural Physics Journalism
Prize for the article Hip Hip Array
on 28 February 2013 in central
London. The Physics Journalism
Prize is co-sponsored by the
Science and Technology Facilities
Council (STFC) and the Institute of
Physics (IOP). The article written
by Anil Ananthaswamy, Hip Hip
Array lays emphasis on Square
Kilometre Array which is an
international project for building
and designing largest radio
telescope.
About Physics Journalism Prize About Physics Journalism Prize About Physics Journalism Prize About Physics Journalism Prize About Physics Journalism Prize
Physics Journalism Prize is the
inaugural prize which is
sponsored by the Science and
Technology Facilities Council
(STFC) and the Institute of
Physics (IOP).
On winning the prize, the
winner is offered an expenses-
paid trip to Japan for visiting
the world-leading facilities in
order to perform research in
arena of Physics.
The purpose of the prize is to
inspire physicists by
encouraging the journalists for
tackling the complex topics.
Lifetime Lifetime Lifetime Lifetime Lifetime
Achievement Grammy Award Achievement Grammy Award Achievement Grammy Award Achievement Grammy Award Achievement Grammy Award
Pandit Ravi Shankar, the sitar
legend was honoured with the
posthumous Lifetime Achievement
Grammy award. His daughter sitarist
Anoushka Shankar accepted the
award on his behalf on 9 February
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2013 ahead of the Grammys show
that took place in Los Angeles on 10
February 2013. Anoushka Shankar
and Norah Jones attended the pre-
Grammy ceremony at the Wilshire
Ebell Theatre for accepting the
honour which was given to their
deceased father. Pandit Ravi
Shankar died on 11 December 2012
at 92 years of age. Pandit Ravi
Shankar was in the list of seven other
artistes named for Lifetime
Achievement Award honourees and
this also included Carole King and
the Temptations. The Indian sitar
legend also won best world music
album Grammy for The Living Room
Sessions Part 1. Pandit Ravi
Shankars daughter Anoushka
Shankar was also nominated in this
category for album Traveller.
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