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India’s First Recipient of the ‘ Jnanapith Award ‘. 1965 .

G. Shankara Kurup was the first winner of the Jnanapith Award in 1965. He won the prize for his collection of poems in Malayalam ‘Odakkuzhal’ (The Bamboo flute, 1950).

Born June 03rd, 1901 in Nayathode, Kingdom of Cochin(now in Ernakulam district, Kerala). Shankara Kurup is better known as Mahakavi G (The great poet).

The Jnanapith Award is a literary award in India. Alongwith the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship it is one of the 2 most prestigious literary honours in the country. The Jnanapith award was instituted in 1961.

The name of the award is taken from the Sanskrit words ‘jnana’ and ‘pitha’ (knowledge-seat). It carries a cheque for Rupees 11 lakhs, a citation plaque and a bronze replica of Saraswati, the Indian Goddess of knowledge, music and the arts.

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First edition of ‘ Premia India Runaway Week ‘ (PIRW) 2013 . September 2013 .

The first edition of  ‘Premia Runaway Week ‘ (PIRW) was launched at a grand opening at the Mapple Exotica, Chattarpuri, New Delhi.

The Premia Runaway Week is a gateway and a new platform that showcased young designers of the future, to-day. The event which showcased 24 designers was hosted by Tarun Shienh and the Main Title Sponsors are Premia Group, represented by Tarun Shienh, CMD .

An initiative of ‘The Indian Federation for Fashion Development’ (IFFD) to discover new talent to present themselves to the Industry at large. Present were both the Founders Avinash Pathanian and Kiran Kheva.

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Vodafone India launches its First All Women ‘ Vodafone Angel Store ‘ in Haryana . September 2013 .

Vodafone India, in a unique initiative for women empowerment, launched the First ‘ Vodafone Angel Store ‘ at Yamuna Nagar in Haryana on Wednesday -September 03rd, 2013.

Vodafone Angel Stores are Vodafone retail outlets managed and run entirely by women employees.

Vodafone also launched three Vodafone Mini Angel Stores in Ambala Cant, Jagadhvi, Ambala city, providing more employment opportunities for Women.

India’s First ‘ National Media Centre ‘ inaugrated in New Delhi . August 2013 .

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi jointly inaugrated the Information & Broadcasting Ministry’s new ‘ National Media Centre ‘ on Saturday – August 24th, 2013.

Set up at a cost of Rs. 60 crore, the National Media Centre is located on Raisina Road in New Delhi.

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