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Friday, 20 September 2013

September 20, 2013 (Current Affairs)



Jumpha Lahiri shortlisted for U.S. National award 2013

Jumpha Lahiri’s tale of two brother’s from Kolkata named as “The Lowland” has been shortlisted for U.S. National Award along with nine other works . Winners will be declared on November 20. Lahiri, 46, born in London and lives in New York is family of immigrants from West Bengal. Her collection of stories “Interpreters of Maladies" won Pulitzer Award and PEN/ Hamingway’s award. Her other books are “The Namesake” and “Unaccustomed Earth”.


Agha Khan Academy launced formally at Hydrabad

The non-profit academy which has come up on 100 acres of land donated by Andhra Pradesh government near the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, was formally launched by Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). On the occasion, Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy and union Human Resource Development Minister M.M. Pallam Raju were also present. The academy follows International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum. AKDN works in 30 countries.
 


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