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Kolkata: John Andrew Bagul to be felicitated with Derozio Award for Education and Human Enrichment 2022′

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Kolkata-situated South City International School’ founding principal John Andrew Bagul has been chosen for ‘Derozio Award for Education and Human Enrichment 2022’. 

This prestigious honour would be conferred on him on the 9th of November at the annual ASISC conference in Thiruvananthapuram.

I am deeply humbled and grateful to the Almighty for this recognition by the CISCE . I appreciate the effort of the society at large for their support and cooperation

—John Andrew Bagul to the EBNW Story

Kolkata: John Andrew Bagul to be felicitated with Derozio Award for Education and Human Enrichment 2022'
John Andrew Bagul

Every year, the Government of India recognises the meritorious services of extraordinary teachers through the scheme of National Awards. From the year 2000, the Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India has allotted five such awards to teachers of schools affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi.

The Derozio Awards are awarded for the portrayal of exemplary service to school education and human enrichment. This honours the recipient’s work and motivates others to serve the nation in a manner that clearly defines leadership in an identified sphere.

The objective of the Derozio Award is to:

• Identify people who make a difference in their sphere of work.

• Promote a sense of achievement, recognition and support for a cause.

• Recognise the work of people for the greater good of humanity.

• Establish a role for people to contribute to the nation.

• Enable professionals to reach out.

• Generate concern for the social, physical or cultural ecology of the nation.

• Enhance global goodwill and understanding.

Green crackers: Know what are they and how they check pollution

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As many states in India have issued the guideline on using green crackers this Diwali, there are questions being raised that what is the difference between green crackers and other crackers. The EBNW Story here explains the difference…

As per the the CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR NEERI), green crackers as fireworks/ firecrackers are made with a reduced shell size, without use of ash, low usage of raw materials and/or additives such as dust suppressants to reduce emissions with specific reference to particulate matter (PM)

However experts say that both green crackers and traditional crackers cause pollution and people should refrain from using either. However, the only difference is that green crackers cause 30 per cent less air pollution as compared to traditional ones. 

“They reduce emissions substantially and absorb dust and don’t contain hazardous elements like barium nitrate. Toxic metals in traditional crackers are replaced with less hazardous compounds.”

Who will be the next PM of Britain? Indian-origin Rishi Sunak leads the race…

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Who will be the next PM of Britain; This has become a million dollar question as Liz Truss has finally resigned as prime minister. However  she would remain in office until the next party leader is elected.

Now the question arises, who will become the new leader after Liz? In media reports, Rishi Sunak of Indian origin is being told as the most capable contender for this post. On Wednesday, several leaders reminded him of Sunak’s statement in August. Then Rishi had said – Liz is making an election promise of tax cuts, it will destroy the economy. Rishi’s words proved to be true.

On Wednesday itself, ‘The Guardian’ had said in a report – the thinking of the people of Britain and many MPs of the Conservative Party is that Sunak was to be made prime minister in September. Liz got the wrong pick.

Now the question is, will Rishi Sunak join this race again? The main reason for this is that there was turmoil in the politics of the party and the country since 15 days and Sunak was calm. 

Former minister Mordent can also join the race. Anyway, Sunak got the most votes in the voting done by the MPs before Liz was elected.

But, when two candidates, Liz and Sunak, were left, the members of the Conservative Party took the decision. Liz won it. Sunak was already warning that the election promises Liz was making would destroy the UK economy.

A question that is constantly being asked in the British media is why Sunak is silent despite this political turmoil? In 15 days neither he came in front of the media nor did he issue any written statement. Why this silence is there, only Sunak can tell.

Rishi Sunak, who lost in the voting of the members of the Conservative Party in the election for the post of PM, is currently adopting the policy of wait and watch. Sunak has refused to attend the annual meeting of the Conservative Party to be held in October. He has shied away from public statements. The last tweet was on 8 September.

It is believed that Sunak is engaged in a strategy with the supporters. Because, Sunak has more MPs’ support than Truss. In the final voting of MPs, Sunak got 137 votes of Conservative Party while Truss got 113 votes of MPs.

Diwali in these five cities of Rajasthan is different, in fact, it is just beautiful…

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The festival of lights, Diwali, is celebrated with great pomp and enthusiasm across the country as houses and markets buzz with attractive lights. However, Rajasthan basks under the beauty on this day as a few cities of the desert state lit up with lamps, illuminating the beautiful surroundings with mesmerising lights.

Jodhpur

Jodhpur district of Rajasthan is known as Surya Nagri where historical buildings have been luring avid tourists from across the world. Every year a large number of domestic and foreign tourists visit Jodhpur. But if you are planning to visit Jodhpur, then the occasion of Diwali can be the best opportunity as the historical heritage properties here are decorated with attractive lights. Even the fireworks that happen here are also very special. There are many special events scheduled on Diwali in Mehrangarh, Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jaswant Thada, Mandore Garden, Machiya Safari Park, Ghantaghar, Kaylana Lake and Osiya Mataji Ka Mandir.

Udaipur

Udaipur district of Rajasthan is world famous for its lakes. But if you want to see the real beauty of this city, then you should visit here once on Diwali. The buildings are adorned with colorful lights and their appearance in the lakes simply fascinates the people. On Diwali, you will see scenes that you remember for your life. This city of princely states will also give you a chance to enjoy the cultural colors and Rajasthani cuisine here.

Pushkar

Pushkar, one of the famous tourist destination of Rajasthan, is famous for the only Brahma temple in the world. Many specialties of Rajasthan can be seen in this city. But if you are thinking of visiting this city on the occasion of Diwali, then you have chosen the right time. The city of Pushkar gets decorated with beautiful lights on the occasion of Diwali. On the occasion of Diwali, innumerable diyas are lit near the lake which looks like twinkling of fireflies in the lake. Attractive decorations and lighting of diyas make every corner of the city blossom and the eyes of the onlookers stop. A five-day grand festival and a camel fair are also organized here on the occasion of Diwali.

Jaipur

The Pink City of Rajasthan dazzles like gold on Diwali. Along with the historic Hawa Mahal, the whole of Jaipur is seen beautified with lights. During this time, a large number of tourists come here.

Jaisalmer

Jaisalmer city of Rajasthan is also famous for its Diwali celebration Jaisalmer Fort gets illuminated on this occasion. Jaisalmer is decorated with attractive earthen lamps, colorful lights and flowers. The cultural programs that take place here double the fun of the festival. So the traditional look and traditional food of Rajasthani people add to the charm.

Shehan Karunatilaka: Know about this Sri Lankan writer who wins 2022 Booker Prize

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Shehan Karunatilaka, the Sri Lankan writer, has received the 2022 Booker Prize for his novel “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida”. 

The novel has been recognized for its scope and the humorous narrative tactics that bring to fore the fact that concepts of corruption, race-baiting, and cronyism will never work.

It is the story of a war photographer who has woken up dead in a celestial visa office. He has “seven moons” to try and solve his death’s mystery and help unveil photos which will rattle war-torn Sri Lanka.

With this, Karunatilaka became the second Sri Lankan to receive this prestigious literary award.

The first Sri Lankan to receive this award is Michael Ondaatje, who won the award in 1992 for his work “The English Patient”.

Mallikarjun Kharge: The new Congress national president lost his mom to fire when he was 5. Know the story…

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Do you know that the newly elected Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge lost his mother when he was five year old?

It was the August month of the year 1947 when Nizams ruled once. 

In Varavatti village of Mysore State (now Karnataka), Hindu Muslims riots were reported when India was divided and Pakistan was created, The Nizam’s army attacked Varvatti village. Along with this, there also came looters who set the whole village on fire. It was here in a house that a 5-year-old child saw his mother burning alive.

The father saved him and took him away from the village and stayed in the forest for 3 months.. Instead of putting the child to work, he educated him. 

The child named Mallikarjuna grew up to become a lawyer first, then union leader, MLA, minister in his state Karnataka, MP, minister in the central government and now the national president of Congress. Yes, this is the story of Mallikarjun Kharge.

Kharge’s life has always been difficult, but the quality of leadership in him since childhood made him stand different. He was the head boy in the school. When he went to college, he became a student leader. Gulbarga became the first Dalit barrister of the district, became an MLA for the first time and was elected 9 times, was also an MP twice, but went on to become the Chief Minister of Karnataka thrice.

Kharge has been close to the Gandhi family since the time of Indira Gandhi. This is the reason why Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi had the consent of all three on his name for the post of president.

Rajasthan: Cowdung made diyas to illuminate houses this Diwali

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This Diwali shall be different as the lamps which were used to illuminate houses will be made of cowdung. 

The process of making cowdung diyas is in full swing at the Hingonia Cow Rehabilitation Center in Jaipur. About two thousand lamps are being made every day.

In the organic farm of Hingonia Cow Rehabilitation Center in Jaipur, devotees of Hare Krishna Movement have taken an innovative initiative to make lamps from cow dung. Due to their eco-friendly nature, there is huge demand coming in from other cities of the state as well as from other states. 

Dried cow dung is first collected to make the lamp. After that, 50 grams of wood powder and 50 grams of ‘gum guar ‘are mixed in about one kg of cow dung, after which it is kneaded by hand. The cow dung is then given a beautiful shape of a lamp. Five to six diyas get ready in a minute. They are dried in the sun for two days. The special thing is that after use, the remains of these lamps can be used as manure.

President of Hingonia Gaushala Raghupati Das said that according to the scriptures, cow dung is used in religious works. That’s why we aim to make 25000 diyas so that people know the importance of cow dung. Along with this, fragrant incense and eco-friendly gaukasht is also being made to be used in Havan and Yagya, he added.

Big Boss 16th season: Salman is back to host these 16 stars

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So Salman Khan is back as the host of the 16th season of ‘Bigg Boss’. The superstar introduced the celebrities during a grand event — Bigg Boss 16 Premiere.

Let’s see who have entered the Big Boss house…

1. Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia

A television actress and model best known for her dual roles as Meher Kaur Dhillon Gill and Seher Kaur Gill Babbar in Choti Sarrdaarni. She is a lawyer, a theatre artist and social activist when she’s not on screen.

2. Abdu Rozik 

Born in Tajikistan to a family of gardeners, he is known for his Tajik rap song called ‘Ohi Dili Zor’ and gained popularity with his music videos all over social media. He is known to be the shortest singer in the world.

3. Ankit Gupta 

An actor and is best known for his leading role as Fateh Singh Virk in Udaariyaan opposite Priyanka Chahar Choudhary.

4. Priyanka Chahar Choudhary 

Known for her leading role Tejo Kaur Sandhu Virk in Colors TV’s soap drama Udaariyaan opposite Ankit Gupta and Isha Malviya. 

5. MC Stan 

With a real name Altaf Tadavi aka Altaf Shaikh, he is a Pune-based rapper. While he started as a qawwali singer at the age of 12 and was later drawn toward rapping soon. Now based in Mumbai, he has released two albums, Insaan and Tadipaar. He is also known for his diss track about Emiway Bantai and a collaboration video with Raftaar. 

6. Archana Gautam 

Actress, model and politician, she joined Indian National Congress in November 2021 and contested unsuccessfully on a Congress ticket in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections from the Hastinapur constituency in Meerut district. She was named Miss Bikini India 2018 and has also worked in Bollywood and her first movie was ‘Great Grand Masti’.

7. Gautam Singh Vig 

His leading role as Surya Seth in Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 2 where he shared screen space with Sneha Jain and Harsh Nagar brought him fame.

8. Shalin Bhanot 

Known for his negative role in ‘Naagin’, he has also acted in ‘Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar’, ‘Kulvaddhu’, and done a cameo on the show ‘Kaajjal’. He participated in the dance reality show ‘Nach Baliye 4’.

9. Soundarya Sharma 

An actress, model & dentist. Soundarya is known for her role in the film “Ranchi Diaries”. She has also worked in popular web series Raktanchal 2.

10. Shiv Thakare 

A reality TV star and the winner of Bigg Boss Marathi (season 2), he is known for participating in MTV Roadies Rising.

11. Sumbul Touqeer Khan 

Television actress Sumbul Touqeer is known for her role Imlie Chaturvedi Rathore in the show Imlie. Sumbul also appeared in Chandragupta Maurya & Article 15.

12. Manya Singh 

Model and Femina Miss India 2020 runner-up. Manya comes from a very modest background in Mumbai. Her father Omprakash Singh is an auto driver and her mother Manorama Singh is a hair designer in a beauty parlour in Bandra Area.

13. Gori Nagori 

A born-Rajasthani dancer is best known for her performance on different Bhojpuri songs.

14. Tina Datta 

A popular face of television, she is best known for her dual roles as Ichcha and Meethi in popular show Uttaran. Dutta has also been a contestant in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7.

15. Sreejita De 

Sreejita De was seen with Tina in the show Uttaran. She is best known for her role Mukta in popular daily soap.

16. Sajid Khan

Director, filmmaker, comedian and television presenter and the brother of Farah Khan has entered Salman Khan’s show. He directed films like Heyy Babyy, Housefull, Housefull 2 & has been the writer of Housefull 4. 

DefExpo 2022 themed Path to Pride marks many firsts. Read the story here…

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The 12th edition of the biennial DefExpo being organised from October 18 to 22 in Gujarat is special in many ways.

Its theme ‘Path to Pride’, which is in line with the Indian Government’s vision towards Atmanirbhar Bharat speaks volumes as it is for the first time that only Indian exhibitioners are allowed in this event. However, foreign companies are invited to conduct seminars and meetings during the show, including the one in which they will be invited to invest in Indian startups and companies.

The event is being held in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, involving live demonstrations showcasing the equipment and skills of the Armed Forces, Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), and private entities.

It will mark the celebration of one year of the formation of 7 new defence companies that have been carved out of the erstwhile Ordinance Factory Board (OFB). These companies will be taking part in the DefExpo for the first time.

The Indian Pavilion – a marque pavilion of the Defence Production Department – will demonstrate the development of indigenous defence products, startups, latest technologies, including AI in defence.

At the pavilion, around 50 Indian startups will demonstrate their products.

For the first time, states and union territories will be setting up pavilions during the event.

As part of the event, Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and the DRDO will conduct live demonstration of the land, naval, and air procedures and systems at the Sabarmati River Front. The joint live demonstration will include combat freefall, Sarang helo aerobatics, high-speed boat runs, neutralizing adversary posts, and slithering from helo into a boat.

The event will also include the hosting of the 2nd edition of the India-Africa Defence Dialogue, which will witness the participation of defence ministers of various African countries.

The focus of DefExpo 2022 is to promote defence export to countries in Africa and IOR.

AWWA’ 3-day Abhivyakti Season 2 coming Jaipur for the first time

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Abhivyakti’ Season 2, a three-day literary festival, organised by the Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA) is coming to Jaipur at Jawahar Kala Kendra from November 12-14.

Writers, storytellers, artists, entreprenuers, stand up comedians and poets from all over India will gather under one roof and exchange their thoughts and ideas on books, literature and entrepuership, said Ravneet Bhinder, Regional President, AWWA.

AWWA’ 3-day Abhivyakti Season 2 coming Jaipur for the first time

The Abhivyakti Season 2 aims at creating a platform for women talent who shall share their stories, showcase their flair for entrepreneurship and display their writing skills while meeting other established authors and scribes and talents from diverse fields.

The first season of the event was organised in Delhi a year back in offline and online mode. However, post pandemic, this event is being organised in the physical form for the first time, she said adding,

It needs to be mentioned here that Jaipur, in fact, is known across the world for its love for literature.

Workshops to be organised on the occasion shall discuss trending topics like social influencing, kavad art, creative writing, entrepreneurship, publishing your work, eco parenting, life coaching and many more. Celebrity entertainers including Neeti Palta and Harpriya Bains shall also be present their talent on the occasion.

Also, there will be poetry sessions, stand-up comedy, cultural performances, musical symphony, other attractions like counselling session, open sessions, food stalls and entrepreneurs stall. 

Abhivyakti Season 2 will be a pan-India event, which can described as ‘by the women, of the women and for the women. It will witness book launches which include Kab Tak by Meenu Tripathi, Amaltas by Nidhi Khyali Dhyani,  Yeh Na Thi Hamari Kismat by Lily Swarna and The birth of My Nation by Sutapa Basu, among others.

In the changing world, women need to get newer opportunities and newer platforms and hence we have organised this event to showcase the creative perspective of Army personnel’s wives and war widows who shall be organising workshops on different topics, present interesting entrepreneurship sessions, participate in book launching, dance shows etc. 

The celebrities to be present on the occasion include MP Diya Kumari, Femina Miss India 2022 First Runner up Rubal Shekhawat, actor Kumud Mishra and VJ Rannvijay Singh.

It needs to be mentioned here that the Army Wives Welfare Association is one of the largest registered NGOs of India which has chartered a course of fulfilling societal obligation, social empowerment and skill building since its inception in

1966. AWWA now is in the process of creating a new paradigm  in scope and conduct of its activities. In keeping with the transitioning society, the socio economic demands , the objective and purpose of AWWA is now to empower and prepare the Army wife to confront newer challenges

To spread awareness among society about AWWA endeavours, various social platforms like Instagram, Facebook and twitter are being used.

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