Awards

National Book Critics Circle 2020 Awards were presented during a virtual ceremony on 25 March 2021. National Book Critics Circle 2020 Award Winners: In Fiction Category– Maggie O’Farrell – for the ‘Hamnet’ In Nonfiction Category– Tom Zoellner – for the ‘Island on Fire: The Revolt That Ended Slavery in the British Empire’ In Poetry Category– […]

The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held in Los Angeles on March 14, 2021. The ceremony was hosted by South African comedian Trevor Noah. Some important winners at 63rd Annual Grammy Awards 2021 Record of the Year: ‘Everything I Wanted’, by Billie Eilish Album of the Year: ‘Folklore’, by Taylor Swift Song of the

7th Rajasthan International Film Festival 2021 7th Rajasthan International Film Festival was held from 20th March to 24th March, 2021 in hybrid format. RIFF Opening Ceremony was held at Miraj Cinemas, Jaipur, on 20th March 2021, & Closing Ceremony & Award Night was held at Jodhpur, on 24 March 2021. Theme: The theme of Rajasthan

The 25th edition of “International Film Festival of Kerala” 2021 was organised by Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, on behalf of Department of Cultural Affairs, Govt of Kerala. Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the 25th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) on 10 February 2021. IFFK was conducted in four different

Two day visit to Bangladesh as Guest of Honour Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi visited to Bangladesh on the invitation of Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina to participate in the neighbouring country’s National Day celebrations on March 26, 2021. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, during his two-day visit to Bangladesh attended as Guest of

66th Vimal Elaichi Filmfare Awards 2021 Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards 2021 were announced in Mumbai on Saturday (night) i.e. 27th March 2021. Complete winners list of 66th Vimal Elaichi Filmfare Awards 2021 are given below: FILMFARE AWARDS 2021: BEST FILM: Movie- THAPPAD BEST DIRECTOR: OM RAUT (Movie- TANHAJI: THE UNSUNG WARRIOR) BEST FILM

National Science Day 2021 National Science Day is celebrated in India every year on February 28, to mark the discovery of the Raman Effect by Indian physicist Sir CV Raman, back in 1928. Theme: The theme for National Science Day 2021 celebration was “Future of STI (Science Technology Innovations): Impacts on Education, Skills and Work”.

67th National Film Awards for the Year 2019 The Directorate of Film Festivals announced winners for the 67th edition of the National Film Awards for the year 2019 in New Delhi, on 22 March 2021. A complete list of the 67th National Film Awards for 2019 is given below: # Sikkim wins Award for Most

Union Minister awarded the top-performing States and Districts under the PM-KISAN Scheme. Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Rural Development, Panchayat Raj and Food Processing Industries, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar awarded the top performing States and Districts for their exemplary work with respect to the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme.

Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar- 2020 Sahitya Akademi announced its annual Yuva Puraskar for the year 2020 in 18 languages, on 12 March 2021. In the list of winners of Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2020 Ten books of poetry, Three of short stories, Two of Essays, One of Memoir, One of Criticism and One travelogue are