A statue of star cricketer Virat Kohli will be installed in the Wax Museum at Nahargarh Fort in Jaipur. This decision was taken after India's victory in the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup and Virat Kohli completing 50 centuries in one-day cricket.
The Maharashtra government has selected veteran playback singer and National Award winner Suresh Ishwar Wadkar for its prestigious 'Gansamragini Lata Mangeshkar Award' for 2023, Cultural Affairs Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar announced here on Saturday. A Sangeet Natak Akademi laureate (2018), Wadkar, 68, will be presented with a cash prize, a commendation and a memento as part of the award at a ceremony later, an official said.
Mrinalini S Wadhwa, Suhaas Bhat, Nayantara K Arora and Aishani Aatresh are among 32 scholars who were selected via in-person interviews for the first time since Covid pandemic, and will begin their graduate studies in October 2024.
Filmmaker Sreemoyee Singh's documentary 'And, Towards Happy Alleys' screened to a full house during the ongoing Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF), one of India's finest festivals, goes beyond the young filmmaker's fascination with Iranian cinema and poet Forugh Farrokhzad, and takes a deep dive into contemporary the Iranian society much divorced from the western gaze at the country.
DARPAN Xpert Talk presents Simran Walia, an IT Professional, an Entrepreneur & Founder of Big Data Solutions Inc. She is very active with social issues in the community & also ran as the Councillor for City of Delta.
Darpan Chat Central presents Piara Bhullar, an athlete/runner breaking records at the age of 77. He has bagged 9 medals provincially to nationally. He is also preparing for the games coming up in Sweden 2024. Piara Bhullar broke the M75 4x400m world record with a time of 5:24.52!
