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** ONV award handed over to M Leelavathy
Literary critic M Leelavathi was conferred with the fourth ONV literary award at her home in Kalamassery here on Sunday.
Kerala
** Nellore ‘padman’ breaking taboos around menstrual hygiene
Mavuluri Suresh Babu (58), hailing from Railway Feeders Road from Nellore city, has been working as a school assistant (Telugu) in a government high school located at Venduru in Gudur mandal of Nellore district.
He has observed the difficulties of girls to attend school during the menstruation which made them skip school for three to five days.
Andhra Pradesh
** ‘Azim Premji: The Man Beyond the Billions’ review: The making of an entrepreneur and a philanthropist
How Azim Premji expanded his business from vegetable oils to info-tech and put his money where his heart is
** Prime Minister flags off 8 trains to boost connectivity to Statue of Unity
These trains will connect Kevadia to Varanasi, Dadar, Ahmedabad, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Rewa, Chennai and Pratapna
Gujarat
** Man on a mission: preserving Thirukkural on palm leaves
“I am a native of Hoshiyarpur in Punjab, but I grew up in Chennai.
I did my schooling from a Hindi-medium school and realised the potency of Tamil much later in life.
I started learning various literature, and 10 years ago, started reading Thirukkural. It is the only text applicable to all religions and races. It is app
** Kudumbashree to market bottled water
The Kudumbashree has been entrusted with distribution of Hilly Aqua, the State government’s bottled water brand.
** ‘Net bowler’ T Natarajan becomes 1st Indian to make international debut in 3 formats on same tour
** Delhi government launches first-of-its-kind fellowship scheme for artists
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday launched “Street Theatre and Performing Arts Fellowship” scheme to give artists an opportunity to showcase their craft, thereby developing a taste for art and culture among the people of the city.
** Class 10 student on cloud nine after Kerala FinMin quotes his poem in budget speech
Heyz S Jackson of St Joseph’s HSS, Thiruvananthapuram, was over the moon when he came to know that his poem was quoted by Finance Minister Thomas Isaac in his budget speech.
A class X student, Heyz penned the poem in August last when the world was grappling with Covid-19.