Indian Cultural Centre inaugurated in Gulshan
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Shared cultural heritage is the strength of friendship between Bangladesh and India, said Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today after inaugurating the Indian Cultural Centre in the capital s Gulshan. Our shared cultural heritage is the strength of our partnership. It is the primary driver of our people-to-people connectivity, he said after inaugurating the new Indian Cultural Centre, according to a press release.
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswami was also present.
He said he was proud to inaugurate the centre in the month of Bangladesh s independence and a few days after the International Mother Language Day on February 21.
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The 102 Padma Shri awardees include Col Quazi Sajjad Ali Zahir, a veteran of the Bangladesh liberation war, artist Gulfam Ahmed from Uttar Pradesh, basketball player P Anitha from Tamil Nadu and litterateur Sujit Chattopadhyay from West Bengal.
Among the other awardees are table tennis player Mouma Das, physician from Punjab Rattan Lal Mittal, academician from Jammu and Kashmir Chaman Lal Sapru (posthumous) and social worker from Assam Birubala Rabha.
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The Padma awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc.
Sanjida Khatun, Sajjad Ali Zahir nominated for âPadma Shri Award-2021â
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NEW DELHI, Jan 25, 2021 (BSS) â Eminent Rabindra Sangeet exponent and writer Sanjida Khatun and veteran freedom fighter Col Quazi Sajjad Ali Zahir, Bir Protik (Rtd) have been honoured with Padma Shri, Indiaâs one of the highest civilian Awards, this year.
The two Bangladeshi distinguished personalities have been nominated for the awards for their outstanding contributions to the fields of art and public affairs, according to an Indian home ministry release issued here this evening.
Every year India confers the prestigious Padma award in three categories, namely- Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.
Ram Vilas, Tarun Gogoi, Keshubhai Patel conferred with Padma Bhushan posthumously
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Ram Vilas, Tarun Gogoi, Keshubhai Patel conferred with Padma Bhushan posthumously. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Jan 25 : The government on Monday conferred the Padma Bhushan award posthumously on former Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and former Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel .
One of the tallest Dalit leaders from Bihar and the founder of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Paswan passed away on October 8 last year, just ahead of the crucial Bihar assembly polls. He had undergone heart surgery days before his death.
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Lt Col Quazi Sajjad Ali Zahir
, Bir Protik, Swadhinata Padak, is a war veteran from Bangladesh. In 1971, he was posted in Sialkot, when he defected from the Pakistani Army, crossing over to India in J&K to join the Liberation War. In this interview, he talks about the impact of the war on India and Bangladesh.
The independence of Bangladesh was an epochal event in South Asian history. What was the impact of the liberation on the geopolitical dynamics of South Asia?
There have been many changes. Pakistan was not considered a respectable nation after the war, while India gained the respect of the international community. India sheltered around one crore refugees and because of this, its citizens earned respect worldwide. India has almost become a global superpower; it’s already a regional superpower. The credit for this goes to the 1971 victory. In 1948, India couldn’t win the war, losing control of a part of Kashmir