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Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students’ Finalized
Sep 10th
The process of selection of candidates for the ‘Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students’ has been finalized for the year 2009-10. Under it out of 756 scholarships, candidates for 755 have been selected. ‘Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students’ is a scheme launched by the Ministry of Minority Affairs during last Financial Year
Ramanaidu gets Dada Saheb Phalke Award
Sep 10th
The Legendary and veteran film producer from Andhra Pradesh, Dr. D. Ramanaidu has been conferred the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2009. The award is conferred by the Government of India for outstanding contribution in the field of Indian Cinema. The award consists of a Swarn Kamal, a cash prize of Rs.10 lakhs
Discussion on Libraries and the City
Sep 9th
Imagine Paradise, like Jorge Luis Borges did, as some kind of library. And this sprawling Paradise of great big wooden shelves sky high that you have to manoeuvre like a silverfish trapped in bookspines. The Library Space is a realm of imagined realities, the space of lore and learning and shared knowledge, where you can
India and Poland Signed Cultural Cooperation Programme
Sep 8th
India and Poland have signed a cooperation programme in the field of culture for the years 2010-2013. The signing ceremony was held in New Delhi yesterday after the delegation level talks between the two countries led by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Prime Minister of Poland Shri Donald Tusk. The programme envisages among other
Committee under Amit Mitra will be critical for TRP – Ambika Soni
Sep 7th
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Ambika Soni has said that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is in the process of examining a proposal regarding launching of a multi-media campaign involving all stakeholders against the menace of piracy. For the proposed campaign, the Govt. and the private sector would work in tandem to make
Poland Gifts India Sculptural Bust of Musician Fryderyk Chopin
Sep 7th
Malgorzata Tusk, wife of Prime Minister of Poland handed over the sculptural Bust of “Fryderyk Chopin” to National Gallery of Modern Art as a gift from Poland to India. The bust was received by Director, National Gallery of Modern Art, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India Shri Rajiv Lochan at a function in New Delhi.
Harsh Mander’s ‘Unsuni’ on 8th Sept
Sep 7th
Asmita theatre group will present ‘UNSUNI’ based on Harsh Mander’s book ‘Unheard Voices’ on 8th Sept on 11.30 AM. The script is written by Mallika Sarabhai & it is directed by Arvind Gaur. The place will be Kalyan Kendra 9, Paschimi Marg, Vasant Vihar in New Delhi. ‘Unsuni’ – Unsuni is a socially relevant and
DIT to create eco-system for FOSS
Aug 12th
Major initiative has been taken by the Department of Information Technology to create an eco-system for all round promotion of Free & Open Source Software (FOSS), bridging the digital divide and strengthening the Indian software industry. The National Resource Centre for Free/Open Source Software (NRCFOSS) has been set up at C-DAC and AU-KBC Research Centre,
National Film Awards revamped
Aug 12th
National Film Awards re-structuring is going to happen. The entire scheme of National Film Awards is going to be revamped and the selections for National Film Awards for 2009 will be implemented under this new system. These changes have been done after the recommendations by an Expert Committee headed by eminent filmmaker Shri Shyam Benegal
Japan and Chinas economic development depends upon literacy – Prof Sen
Aug 5th
Amartya Sen said that Japan and Chinas rapid economic development draws greatly on the rapid expansion of literacy in these countries. In his address on Centrality of Literacy Sen pointed out that maoist violence was causing problem in school education. He also pointed out the East Asian countries achievements also to a large extent have
