Mathematician Doctor Amalendu Krishna won the Ramanujan Prize for year 2015. He was bestowed with this award for his outstanding contributions in the area of algebraic cycles, algebraic K-theory and the theory of motives.
Hindi litterateur Kashinath Singh chosen for Bharat Bharti literary award 2014
Hindi litterateur Kashinath Singh was chosen for the Uttar Pradesh’s highest literary award Bharat Bharti for the year 2014.
Tamil Nadu government instituted youth award in name of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
The state government of Tamil Nadu instituted a youth award in the name of former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.
Ramon Magsaysay Awardees for the year 2015 announced; Two Indians among the awardees
The names of the awardees for the Ramon Magsaysay Award (popularly known as ‘Asia’s Nobel Prize’) for the year 2015 has been announced. Among the five awardees, there are two Indians, namely Sanjiv Chaturvedi and Anshu Gupta.
Ramachandra Guha chosen for Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize 2015
Historian Ramachandra Guha was on 24 July 2015 chosen for the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize 2015 in the Academic Category. Guha is best known for his book ‘India After Gandhi’.
Helena Ndume, Jorge Sampaio awarded with first-ever Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize
Helena Ndume of Namibia and Jorge Sampaio of Portugal were on 24 July 2015 awarded with the first-ever Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize by the United Nations (UN) at the UN Headquarters in New York.
Three Indians won inaugural Queen’s Young Leaders Award in UK
Three Indians on 22 June 2015 won the inaugural Queen’s Young Leaders Award in the UK for taking the lead in transforming the lives of others and making a lasting difference in their communities.
These winners are Ashwini Angadi, Devika Malik and Akshay Jadhav.
Anand Kumar, Founder of ‘Super 30’, honoured in Canada
Super 30 founder and mathematician Anand Kumar was honoured by Legislature of British Columbia in Canada at Toronto University for his pioneering work in the field of education. The 42-year-old Kumar was honoured for his rare achievements for the students from India’s underprivileged sections.
Forbes released the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women 2015 list
Forbes released the list of World’s 100 Most Powerful Women of 2015 showing women who impacted businesses, media, philanthropy, politics and more. The world’s most powerful woman in the list is German Chancellor Angela Merkel who fetched the first spot.
Margarita, with a Straw won Best Feature Film Award at Washington Film festival
‘MargaritaMargarita, with a Straw’ directed by Shonali Bose of India in the fourth week of April 2015 won the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the Washington DC International Film festival.