In the News-8: "Sahitya Akademi Awards for 21 Literateurs"

Seven Novelists, six poets, five short story writers and three critics have been chosen for the National Sahitya Akademi awards for this year. The coveted award carries a cash prize of Rs.50,000/- and an engraved copper plaque, will be given away on February 17, 2009.

The awardees are: K.A.Appan (a well-known critic for his collection of essays in Malayalam), Govind Mishra (for his Hindi novel, 'Kohre Mein Kaid Rang'), Rita Choudhury (Assamese novelist), Vidya Sagar Narzary (Bodo), Srinivas B.Vaidya (Kannada), Ashok Kamat (Konkani), Shyam Manohar (Marathi), Mitetr Sain Meet (Punjabi), Sarat Kumar Mukhopadhyay (Bengali), Champa Sharma (Dogri), A.O.Memchoubi (Manipuri), Pramod Kumar Mohanty (Oriya), Om Prakash Pande(Sanskrit), Jayant Parmer(Urdu), Suman Shah(Gujarati), Shri 'Kirat' (Nepali), Dinesh Panchal(Rajasthani), Badal Hemba(Santhali), Melaanmai Ponnusamy (Tamil), Nabi Aatash(Kashmiri), Hiro Shewkani(Sindhi).

Awards for Telugu and Maithili to be announced.

Source: The Hindu, Madurai (Date not available).

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In the News-7: "Oldest Man dies"

George Francis, 112, of the U.S. who lived through both world wars, man's first walk on the moon and the election of Obama as President, has died.

Courtesy: The Hindu, Madurai, December 30, 2008 (Newscape).

Detailed Wikipedia article on "OLDEST PEOPLE":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldest_man

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In the News-6: "Honouring Darwin"

A stamp on naturalist Charles Darwin issued by the Britain's Royal Mail to celebrate British achievements will go on sale in the New Year.

Courtesy: The Hindu, Madurai, December 30, 2008 (Newscape).

Detailed Wikipedia article on "CHARLES DARWIN":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_darwin

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Achievers-4: "Person of the Year"

U.S.President-elect Barack Obama has been named 'Person of the Year' for 2008 by TIME magazine.

Courtesy: The Hindu, Madurai, December 18, 2008.

Detailed Wikipedia article on "PERSON OF THE YEAR":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_of_the_year

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