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Ramankutty Nair


Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair (25 May 1925 – 11 March 2013) was a performer of Kathakali, who practiced the Kerala art form for more than seven decades. His guru was Pattikkamthodi Ravunni Menon, his only teacher in his entire career. Both hail from Vellinezhi, which is still known for producing many Kathakali artistes, in Palakkad district. Ramankutty Nair had served in his alma mater, Kerala Kalamandalam, and went on to become its principal. Born in 1925, Ramankutty Nair hailed from a family with no Kathakali pedigree. But
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Narakasuravadham', Duryodhana in 'Uttaraswayamvaram', Sisupala in 'Rajasooyam', Hanuman in 'Kalyanasaugandhikam', 'Thoranayudham' and 'Lavanasuravadham',Keechaka in 'Keechakavadham', Dharmaputra in 'Kirmeeravadham' and Arjuna in 'Kalakeyavadham'. Another famous role is that of Parasurama in 'Seethaswayamvaram', the costume of which was of his own design. The generally reticent Ramankutty Nair, who has penned an autobiography named Thiranottam, was a winner of the coveted Padma Bhushan award of the Government of India. Renowned filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan has
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had Ramankutty Nair as their guru for advanced training. (He retired as principal of Kalamandalam in 1985). In his later years, Ramankutty Nair was the chairman of Gandhi Seva Sadan, or Sadanam Kathakali Akademi as it is better known. Active as an artiste till the age of 85, he performed across Kerala, and graced stages in the rest of India and several countries of the world. He was well known for his roles of Ravana in plays such as 'Thoranayudham' and 'Ravanolbhavam', Narakasura in '
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Ravunni Menon, a resident tutor at the renowned (a mansion of the upper-caste Nambudiris) was an overarching presence in the cultural scene of the village, and soon little Ramankutty too fell under his spell. At Kerala Kalamandalam, where he subsequently mastered the art, Ramankutty Nair later sculpted out several disciples, the most prominent among them being Kalamandalam Gopi besides Kalamandalam Vasu Pisharody, M.P.S. Namboodiri, Balasubramanian and the late K. Gopalakrishnan. Many of the younger generation Kathakali artistes from Kalamandalam, like Soman and Shanmughan, too have
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Kalyanaraman (2002 film)


Kalyanaraman is a 2002 Malayalam romantic comedy film directed by Shafi starring Dileep and Navya Nair in the lead roles. The film was remade in Telugu as "Kalyana Ramudu" (2003) starring Venu, Suman, Prabhudeva and Nikita Thukral. Thekkedathu Ramankutty (Dileep) is a marriage organizer. He meets Gauri (Navya Nair) while arranging the marriage for her sister Radhika (Jyothirmayi), daughter of a family friend Ambattu Thampi (Lalu Alex). Radhika's fiancée does not turn up for the marriage. Ramankutty suggests that
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Pattikkamthodi Ravunni Menon


, Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair, Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair and Kalamandalam Padmanabhan Nair (who was also his son). He was also teacher to reputed artistes like Mampuzha Madhava Panikkar, Kavungal Sankarankutty Panikkar, Kariyattil Kumaran, Kunhunni Nair, Guru Gopinath, Madhavan, Guru Kelu Nair, Sivaraman, Sivasankaran, Krishnan, Kattissery Raman, Balakrishnan and Krishnankutty Varrier. Menon, known for his temperamental behaviour stemming from innocence, was a purist of sorts. He was a pedagogue to the core—unkind while punishing pupils in the classroom even while exhibiting
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Kavalappara Narayanan Nair


trained under his guru Puthenveettil Sekhara Menon at the local Kaliyogam (Kathakali school) run by the Kavalappara palace. He had been an instructor with leading performing arts institutes like Kerala Kalamandalam, PSV Natyasangham in Kottakkal and Kadathanattu Kaliyogam. Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair was a flag-bearing disciple of Kavalappara, having worked on his guru's portrayal of Hanuman roles. His other prominent disciples include Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair, Guru Gopinath, Kottakkal Krishnankutty Nair, Ananda Sivaram and Kelu Nair. Kudamaloor Karunakaran Nair too had his northern-style classes under Naraynan
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her village. At age twelve, she joined the Kerala Kalamandalam as its first woman student to learn Thullal in 1960. Her "arangettam" was a performance of "Paatracharitham" in 1961. Her guru was Malabar Kannan Nair. Her training involved dance as well as Sanskrit, "abhinaya" and "sahitya". In particular, she concentrated on "mudras", which are not as explicit in Ottan Thullal as in Kathakali. She trained in Kathakali under Ramankutty Nair. She married Kalamandalam Narayanan Nair, a "maddalam
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Vasu Pisharody


his primary Kathakali lessons under Balakrishnan Nair at Kerala Kalalayam in Ottapalam. He subsequently joined PSV Natyasangham in Kottakkal, was a student there for 3 years, and later in Kerala Kalamandalam, where he undertook further studies for seven years—both under Kunchu Nair. Vasu Pisharody also had his higher studies under Padma Bhushan Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair and the late Kalamandalam Padmanabhan Nair. After an initial brief stint at Kerala Kalamandalam, Vasu Pisharody worked at a kalari (Kathakali classroom) run by the Guruvayur Kathakali Club. He rejoined Kalamandalam in 1979
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like the late Thekkinkattil Ramunni Nair, Padma Bhushan Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair, the late Kalamandalam Padmanabhan Nair and Kottakkal Krishnankutty Nair, besides late masters like Kadathanattu Govindan Nambisan, Kalamandalam Neelakantan Nambisan, Kalamandalam Unnikrishna Kurup, Kalamandalam Krishnankutty Poduval, Kalamandalam Chandra Mannadiyar, Tirur Nambissan and Kalamandalam Appukutty Poduval. Currently, Kumaran's son and versatile artiste Sadanam K. Harikumaran is the principal of Sadanam. Kathakali master Narippatta Narayanan Namboodiri is its director. Kalanilayam Balakrishnan, Paara Narayanan Namboodiri and Kalamandalam Satheesan are among the senior instructors. to find out kathakali events
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Krishnankutty Poduval


Poduval has been credited with lending audio support on the chenda to emotional scenes on the Kathakali stage. His art, in tandem with the late maddalam maestro Kalamandalam Appukutty Poduval, won wide appreciation from audiences. Together, they used to prop up the performance of the renowned master, Padma Bhushan Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair. Krishnankutty Poduval, a winner of the Central Sangeet Natak Akademi award, groomed several disciples at Kerala Kalamandalam from where he retired as professor in the late 1980s. They include Ayamkudi Kuttappa Marrar, Kalamandalam Krishnadas, and the
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Hari Uppal


in Sculpture. Receiving a scholarship, Uppal joined Shantiniketan in 1943, from where he learnt Kathakali and Manipuri dance. The next move was to Kerala Kalamandalam and studied under the tutelage of the renowned Kathakali exponent, Guru Kunchu Kurup and Asan Ramankutty Nair. This was followed by a training stint on "Raas Maharas" and "Basant Raas" styles of Manipuri dance under the guidance of Guru Ojha Amubi Singh, in 1949. He has also had a three months training on European Folk dances in Czechoslovakia and Russia, on a
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Sankaran Embranthiri


with his ability to anchor the show as the lead musician ("ponnani bhagavatar"), won the trust of masters like Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair, Kalamandalam Gopi, Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair and Kottakkal Sivaraman. Embranthiri's novel rendition style inspired several of his contemporary singers, chiefly Kalamandalam Hyderali and Venmani Kalamandalam Haridas. In Haridas, he found a perfect cueist singer ("sinkiti"), taking him under his wings soon after Haridas made a comeback to Kathakali after a decade-old break from the art form. In August 1990
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Appeal of Conscience Foundation


Award Sep 22, 2009 Address by Muhtar Kent Muhtar Kent, Chairman & CEO, The Coca-Cola Company received the 2009 Appeal of Conscience Award Sep 22, 2009 Address by Bernard J. Arnault Bernard J. Arnault, Chairman & CEO, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton received the 2009 Appeal of Conscience Award Sep 23, 2008 Address by Jeffrey R. Immelt, President & CEO, GE Jeffrey Immelt received the 2008 Appeal of Conscience Award Sep 23, 2008 Address by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Mayor Bloomberg delivers speech accepting the 2008 Appeal of
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Navin Ramankutty


Navin Ramankutty (1970) is an agricultural geographer. As of 2015 he is a professor of Global Food Security and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia Ramankutty studies changes in land use and agricultural practices, and the effect on global food production. Ramankutty earned a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering at the PSG College of Technology in India in 1991. He received a Master of Science in atmospheric science from the University of Illinois in 1994, with the thesis "An Empirical Estimate of Climate Sensitivity". He then earned a Ph.D.
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S. Guptan Nair


Kuttikunju Thankachiyude Kruthikal" in 1979. The Kerala Sahitya Akademi instituted an annual award for literary criticism in 1966. the award for the second year was awarded to Guptan Nair, for his work, "Isangalkkappuram". Nair received the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award in 1983 and the Lalithambika Antharjanam Award in 1995. Kerala Sahitya Akademi honoured him with the distinguished fellowship in 1996 and two years later, he received the Vayalar Award. The Vallathol Award reached him in 1999 and the Government of Kerala awarded him their highest literary honour of the
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S. Guptan Nair


Ezhuthachan Puraskaram in 2005. He was also a recipient of G. Sankara Kurup Award, C. Achutha Menon Award, R. Sankaranarayanan Thampi Award, CV Raman Pillai Award and P. N. Panicker Award. A foundation in Nair's name, Prof. Guptan Nair Foundation, instituted an annual award, "Guptan Nair Award" in 2007 in his honour. The award carries 25,000 cash prize, a citation and a plaque and M. Leelavathi received the inaugural award. Ambalapuzha Rama Varma (2008), Sukumar Azhikode (2009), Hridayakumari (2010
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Njan Salperu Ramankutty


Njan Salperu Ramankutty () is a Malayalam language film. It was released in 2004. Ramankutty (Jayaram), a teacher in the village school is known as "salperu" (i.e. good reputation). Ramankutty's uncles- Narayanan, Madhavan, Velayudhan and Shankaran are in a competition to get Ramankutty to marry their respective daughters. Ramankutty agrees to marry his uncle Velayudhan's daughter. Madhavan's daughter Sangeetha arrives from Mumbai and seeing her, Ramankutty changes his mind. On the eve of the marriage Ramankutty's reputation is shattered
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, and for establishing the provincial Rental Housing Tribunals. Nair was married to Elsie Nair and they have one daughter, Saro Nair, who lives in England. Nair received the "Moses Kotane Award" for his outstanding contribution to the SACP while still in prison. He was also awarded a Doctorate of Social Science posthumously for the advancement of human rights and democracy in 2009 by the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He was awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs in 2007. The Gandhi Development Trust and
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Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri


was fortunate to learn the art from the masters such as Painkulam Raman Chakyar, Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair (Kathakali thespian), and Kalamandalam Krishnankutty Poduval (Chenda exponent). After the initial study of 6 years, Sivan enrolled for the post graduate course of 2 years at Kalamandalam. This was followed by an advanced course in New Delhi, with the help of a scholarship from the Department of Culture, Government of India. In 1975, he joined Kerala Kalamandalam as an instructor in the Faculty of Koodiyattam and, at present,
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Kalamandalam Haridas


career is the importance he has given to the characterization in kathakali, the emotional quality and depth to the ´vaccikam´, as it is observed, to achieve this will be the most challenging for any future kathakali singer.And he played a role in Shaji N Karun movie Vanaprastham as kathakali singer for Mohanlal's Kunjukuttan. In his heyday, Haridas was one of the favourite vocal accompanists of masters like Kalamandalam Gopi, Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair, Kottakkal Sivaraman and Kalamandalam Vasu Pisharody. Haridas has acted in two Malayalam feature films,
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Anandabhadram


has been an inspiration for major Indian films like director Shaji Karun's "Vanaprastham" (1999) and director Adoor Gopalakrishnan's "Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair" (2005). Kalarippayattu: The film also used Kalarippayattu, the traditional martial art of South India, for the fight sequences between Digambaran and Chemban choreographed by action director Arash. Use of Kalari in the film followed the footsteps of Kalari-based movies like "Palattu Koman" (1962), "Thacholi Othenan" (1964), "Kannappanunni" (1977)
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Together they acted, with Sivaraman as Damayanti and Gopi as Nalan, as Kunti-Karnan, as Mohini-Rukmangadan. Sivaraman's portrayal of Sairandhri (Draupadi in disguise as a maid) in Keechakavadham opposite Padma Bhushan Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair (as Keechaka) also earned him lots of stages and fame. Sivaraman was one among the rare leading Kathakali artistes of modern times to have not taught in any leading performing-art institutions. In the evening of his life, Sivaraman also carved a cast in male roles, where the magic
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Ashitha (writer)


Indian state of Kerala to K. B. Nair, a defence accounts officer and Thekkekarupath Thankamani Amma. She completed her schooling from Delhi and Bombay and obtained her graduate and master's degrees in English literature from Maharaja's College, Ernakulam. Ashitha was married to K. V. Ramankutty, an academic, and the couple had a daughter, Uma Praseedha. She was diagnosed with cancer in 2013 and was undergoing treatment following a relapse at a private hospital in Thrissur (Trichur) when she died on 27 March 2019, at the age of
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Riya Sen


song-and-dance sequence showing Digambaran turning Bhama into a medium for demonic rituals, the choreographer Aparna Sindoor made abundant use Kathakali movements. The use of Kathakali has been a high point in the resurgence of the classical dance form in other major Indian films as well, including Shaji Karun's "Vanaprastham" (1999) and Adoor Gopalakrishnan's "Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair" (2005). She made her Telugu Debut with "Nenu Meeku Telusa...?", in which she was paired opposite Manoj Manchu. In 2012
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followed by FOKANA Kerala Ganam Award, the next year. Ulloor Smaraka Samithi awarded him the Ulloor Award in 1999 and he received the Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, the highest literary award of the Government of Kerala in 2000. A year later, he was selected for the 2001 Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram and he received the Mathrubhumi Literary Award in 2004. A recipients of other honours such as "Puthezhan Award" and "Mooloor Award", Nair was honoured by Kerala Sahitya Akademi with their distinguished fellowship in 2006. Mahatma Gandhi University has instituted
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Gandhi Seva Sadan


prominent among today's Kathakali exponents from Sadanam have all had tutelage under Padma Shri Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair. Located in a green, silent locality on the banks of the river Bharatapuzha, Sadanam has groomed several artistes who have gained acclaim in the field as actor-dancers, musicians, percussionists, make-up men and greenroom assistants. Among them are Sadanam Krishnankutty, Balakrishnan, Ramankutty, Narippatta Narayanan Namboodiri, Pariyanampatta Divakaran, Sadanam K. Harikumaran, Bhasi, Manikantan, Sreenathan, Rahul and Kiran (all actor-dancers),
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R K Damodaran


. Since 2012 RK is an executive member of Bharat Bhavan which is under the Department of Culture, Government of Kerala. He is also an executive member of Samastha Kerala Sahithya Parishad since 2016. RK Damodaran was born to Manjapra Kothanath Chirayil Kalathil Ramankutty Nair and Palakkad Pallatheri Kappadathu Puthanveettil Kalyani Kutti Amma on 1 August 1953 in Kochi. It is heard that his family shifted from Palakkad to Kochi and RK is deeply influenced by the fertile cultural landscape of his family place. RK was married to Rajalakshmy (native of North Paravoor)
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V. Madhusoodanan Nair


been used in films such as "Daivathinte Vikrithikal", "Punyam", "Punarjani" and "Veettilekkulla Vazhi". He also wrote lyrics for Tharangini and Manorama Music. Madhusoodanan Nair received the Kunju Pillai Award for Poetry in 1986, followed by the K. Balakrishnan Award in 1990. Kerala Sahitya Akademi selected his debut anthology, "Naranathu Bhranthan", for their annual award for poetry in 1993. A decade later, he was awarded the 2003 Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram, the same year as he received two more awards
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Kalyanaraman (2002 film)


Thekkedathu family are fated to die young. He referred to the family's history. Ramankutty's grandfather's wife died from her first pregnancy. Ramankutty's mum died shortly after giving birth to ramankutty. Ramankutty's older brother's wife died one month after their marriage, she died due to a snake bite. And now thampi's daughter died as she was also married into thekkedathu house. Thampi, scared for his only remaining daughter's life, requests Ramankutty to back out of the marriage. Saddened and yet wanting to do
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G. Madhavan Nair


, "Mohamed Abdu Rahiman Sahib National Award", "AV Rama Rao Technology Award", "Chanakya Award" etc., He has also received Gold Medal from the Prime Minister at the 94th Indian Science Congress at Chidambaram in 2007. He received M M Chugani award for 2006, conferred by Indian Physics Association at IIT Mumbai during March 2008. He was also conferred with "Raja Rammohan Puraskar" award on the 236th birth anniversary of Raja Rammohan Roy at Kolkata during May 2008. The Government of India awarded Nair the
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Pala Narayanan Nair


Besides his poems, he wrote the lyrics for "Avar Unarunnu", a Malayalam movie directed by N. Sankaran Nair and released in 1956. Besides the nine songs featured in the film, he also wrote other songs. When Kerala Sahitya Akademi was constituted in 1957, he was elected as the founder secretary of the academy, a post he held for two years. The Kerala Sahitya Akademi awarded Nair their annual award for poetry in 1976 for his anthology, "Vilakku Koluthoo". He received the inaugural Vallathol Award in 1991
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V. Ramankutty


Indian Journal of Medical Ethics , 2015, 12,3:149–57 8. PR Sreelakshmi,Sanjeev Nair, Biju Soman,Rani Alex, K Vijayakumar, Maternal and neonatal outcomes of gestational diabetes: a retrospective cohort study from Southern India, Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care , 2015, 4,3:395–8 9. Bhandari TR, Sarma PS, Utilization of maternal health care services in post conflict Nepal, International Journal of Womena??s Health , 2015, 7:783–90 10. James T T, Kutty V R. Assessment of internalised stigma among patients with mental disorders in
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M. Subhadra Nair


M. Subhadra Nair is an Indian gynaecologist, medical teacher and social worker, reportedly credited to have assisted over 50,000 child births. The Government of India honoured her, in 2014, with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for her services to the field of medicine, the first gynaecologist to receive the Padma award. Subhadra Nair was born on 21 February 1929 at Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, in the south Indian state of Kerala to Krishnan Kutty Menon and Madhavi Amma, one of the pioneer lady doctors in India,
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Kalyanaraman (2002 film)


the right thing, Ramankutty calls off the wedding on the pretense of not being comfortable with Gauri's close relations with her cousin Unni (Kunchako Boban). Devastated by this allegation, Gauri backs out of the marriage, only to find the truth later. She runs out in search of Ramankutty and gets involved in a road accident on the way. She is rushed to the hospital and while still battling for life, she wishes that Ramankutty tie the wedding knot before her operation. Ramankutty ties the knot, fearing the worst
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P. Kunhiraman Nair


Panayanthitta Kunhiraman Nair (4 October 1905 – 27 May 1978), also known as Mahakavi P, was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature. He was known for his romantic poems which detailed the natural beauty of his home state of Kerala in southern India as well as the realities of his life and times. He received the inaugural Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry in 1959. He was also a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award. P. Kunhiraman Nair was born on January 5, 1906 at Bellikoth near Kanhangad, in Kasaragod
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Thulasidas


Dr Thulasidas is an Indian film and serial director who works in South Indian film industry. Dr.Thulasidas started his film career as assistant director and associate director to P.K Joseph , Williams , Baby and Rajasenan His directional debut was the film Onninu Purakea Mattonnu (1989) Biography Born in Venjaramoodu Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Thulasidas did his schooling at Venjaramoodu high school and Attingal sree narayana college. He is married to Shiny Thulasidas (Sep 13 1995) the couple have two children, Soorya T S Nair, Anushka T S Nair. Film
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Syed Ata Hasnain


. His unique and innovative approach defined as "Playing Friend Not God" has been widely appreciated as the new HR management mantra across domains in and outside the military. On 7 Sep 2013, Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain was awarded his first civilian honor by the Capital Foundation Society of Delhi. He received the award from the Vice President of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari. The award was for Military leadership of an exceptional order. On 9 Sep 2013, the General Officer spoke at the Global Town Hall organized by the US
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Appeal of Conscience Foundation


Conscience Foundation Public Service Award Sep 23, 2008 Remarks by Deputy Secretary John D. Negroponte Deputy Secretary highlights honorees at the 2008 ACF Annual Awards Dinner Sep 23, 2008 Address by Nicolas Sarkozy President of the French Republic is recipient of the 2008 Appeal of Conscience World Statesman Award Sep 23, 2008 Address by Henry A. Kissinger Henry Kissinger gives address on behalf of Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the French Republic, at the ACF 2008 Annual Awards Dinner Sep 21, 2005 Foreign Minister Alexander Downer Acceptance of the World Statesman Award on behalf of
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P. Kunhiraman Nair


. "Thamarathoni", written during his days in Kollengode, "Kaliyachan', "Vayalkarayil", "Ratholsavam" and "Pookkalam" are a few of his known poems. The Raja of Nileshwaram honured Nair with the title "Bhakthakavi" and presented him with a "veerashrungala" (golden bracelet) in 1949 and he received the title of "Sahitya Nipunan" in 1963 from the Raja of Kochi. Kerala Sahitya Akademi selected "Kaliyachan" of Kunhiraman Nair for their inaugural Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry in 1959
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P. Gopinathan Nair


, Thiruvananthapuram He is married to L. Saraswathi Amma, a retired State Women’s Welfare officer, and the couple lives in Neyyattinkara. Nair received the Social Service Award of the Stallions International in 2003 and he was selected for the Jamnalal Bajaj Award in 2005, for his constructive social service. The University of Calicut honored him for his services to Gandhian studies in 2005 and the University of Kerala felicitated him on 24 April 2012, when he was elected as the national president of Gandhi Smarak Nidhi. The Government of India awarded him
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M. Krishnan Nair (doctor)


M. Krishnan Nair is a leading oncologist working in India. He is the founding director of the Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, a director of the S.U.T. Institute of Oncology, and Trivandrum Cancer Center(TCC), part of SUT ROYAL HOSPITAL in Thiruvananthapuram(Trivandrum) and a professor at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research in Kochi. He received the "Padma Shri" award from the President of India. Nair earned his MBBS degree from University of Kerala, India in 1963, then went on to earn a MD (Radiotherapy and
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N. Chandrasekharan Nair


N. Chandrasekharan Nair is a noted Hindi scholar. He founded Kerala Hindi Sahitya Academy and was former head of department of Hindi at Mahatma Gandhi University. He received the Ministry of Human Resource Development’s award for Hindi writers in non-Hindi speaking areas for 2004-05 and the 2008 Maharashtra Hindi Sahitya Academy award. He has campaigned to have Hindi declared India's official language. He was an adviser to fifteen ministries from 1982 to 2009. He was awarded a research fellowship by U.G.C and Emeritus Professor of U.G.C. He writes in
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N. Chandrasekharan Nair


Hindi and Malayalam. He is a poet, novelist, dramatist, story writer, research scholar, painter and critic in art and literary fields. He received seven national awards along with fifty-nine other awards. Honored and awarded in the third world Hindi conference at New Delhi along with Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai and other well-known writers of the Hindi world. Nair wrote more than fifty introductions to the works of other writers. He has written more than 800 periodical articles. He published fifty six books. More than a
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Mira Nair


Mira Nair (born 15 October 1957) is an Indian-American filmmaker based in New York City. Her production company, Mirabai Films, specializes in films for international audiences on Indian society, whether in the economic, social or cultural spheres. Among her best known films are "Mississippi Masala", "", "The Namesake", the Golden Lion winning "Monsoon Wedding", and "Salaam Bombay!", which received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the BAFTA Award for Best
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C. N. Sreekantan Nair


. Theerangal, a film by Rajeevnath in 1978 was based on his story and he wrote the dialogues for the movie and collaborated with the director on the screenplay. His play, "Kanchana Sita" was adapted into a film with same name by G. Aravindan and the film fetched the National Film Award for Best Direction for its director. Sreekantan Nair received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Drama in 1962 for the play, "Kanchana Sita". He was also a recipient of the M. P. Paul Prize, his play,
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Prashant Nair


-budget "Delhi In A Day" which Nair has said he made as "a sort of film school." The film went on to have a limited theatrical release in India in 2012 and was well received by critics, voted one of the top ten independent films of the year by Times of India. His 2015 film, "Umrika" became the only Indian film to ever win an award at the Sundance Film Festival, taking home the "World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award". It's European premiere took place
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Adiyozhukkukal


Adiyozhukkukal (Malayalam: അടിയൊഴുക്കുകള്‍ (Undercurrents)) is a 1984 Malayalam drama film directed by I. V. Sasi and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair; starring Mammootty, Mohanlal, Seema, Balan K. Nair, Vincent and Rahman in the main roles. The film was produced by Kochumon under the banner of Casino and was distributed by Century Films. Mammootty received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performance as Karunan, and Jayanan Vincent won the award for Best Cinematography. The film was critically and economically a success.
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N. P. Chellappan Nair


N. P. Chellappan Nair (1903 - 1972) was a playwright and short story writer from Kerala, India. He concentrated on social comedy of manners. Of his 200 stories, thirty-one have been published in a separate volume. He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Drama in 1961 for the play "Iblisukalude Naattil". N. P. lived in Mavelikkara. N. P. Chellappan Nair wrote the screenplay and starred in K. Subrahmaniam's film "Prahlada" (1941). He also scripted the films, "Chandrika"
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Vinay Nair


and Chairman of 55ip, a fintech firm providing wealth managers a platform to build brandable, science-based, algorithmic investment strategies, with offices in New York City, Boston and Mumbai, India. Nair is also a visiting professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Vinay Nair grew up in India and completed his undergraduate studies at the Indian Institute of Technology, where he was awarded the Governor’s Gold Medal. He received his PhD in financial economics from New York University
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Nair Lady Adorning Her Hair (Varma)


Nair lady Adorning Her Hair is an 1873 painting by Raja Ravi Varma. The painting depicts a domestic scene in which a Nair woman adorning her hair with a garland of flowers in front of a mirror. The painting was notable for being the first major award-winning work that Ravi Varma had completed. Receiving praise at the international and national level, the painting had brought the young Ravi Varma into the attention of the global artistic community, as well as leading him on to later become one of the most well known modern
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N. Balakrishnan Nair


eight science journals as a member of their editorial boards while serving as the chief editor of "Aquatic Biology" journal from 1980 to 1986. A life member of the Marine Biological Association of India, he participated in several conferences to deliver keynote addresses. Nair was awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, one of the highest Indian science awards, by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research in 1971. In 1979, he was selected as a National Professor by the University Grants Commission and he received the All India Congress of Zoology
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V. Unnikrishnan Nair


" into Malayalam which were compiled as the first volume of the series, "Tagorinte Natakangal". Besides, he translated three more Bengali works, "Vinodini" of Tagore and "Rajani" and "Kapalakundala" of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. He presided over the Kerala Kala Parishad during 1954–56 and sat in the executive councils of the Sahitya Akademi, Kerala Sahitya Akademi and Kerala Sahitya Parishad. The Government of Madras honoured Nair with their annual award in 1952 and he received the Puthelan Award in 1977. In 1989, he was
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V. Ramankutty


V. Ramankutty is an Indian academic, artist, health economist, and epidemiologist; he is currently a professor at the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology. He is the son of former chief minister of Kerala, C. Achutha Menon. Immediately after his MD in pediatrics, Ramankutty started his career as Consultant Pediatrician in Archana Hospital, Thodupuzha in 1983 and later joined department of Pediatrics in Government Medical College, Thrissur as Tutor.In 1985 he took a break from his professional work, and obtained a Master of Philosophy
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K. Padmanabhan Nair


K. Padmanabhan Nair was an Indian film director, scriptwriter in Malayalam movies. He did dialogue, story and script for almost 20 movies and directed 5 Malayalam movies during the 1960s. He died in 1990. He was born to Kaithari Raman Nambiar and Kutty Amma at Payyanur in 1919. He worked at All India Radio since 1944. He received Kerala State Awards for the stories, Thacholi Othenan and Kunjalimarakkar. He was married to Santha P. Nair. They have a daughter Latha Raju. Playback singer J. M. Raju is his son
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M. V. Devan


2000, followed by the Mathrubhumi Literary Award in 2003. The book would also receive Malayattoor Award later. In between, he received the "Raja Ravi Varma Puraskaram" of the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi in 2002. He also received the fellowship of the academy as well as the fellowship of the Chennai Lalit Kala Akademi. The other honours received by Devan include the Critics Award and the M. K. K. Nair Award. On the occasion of his first death anniversary, an event was organized in Kochi, "Remembering Devan", which
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Nayakan (2010 film)


that his dad could not earn anything from his art, decides to go to Bangalore after he gets a job. His father insists that Varadan should come with them to Mumbai for a Kathakali performance but Varadan defies his father and goes to Bangalore to take up his new job. In Mumbai, Ramankutty and his daughter happen to witness the murder of a popular politician at the hands of a famous magician turned underworld don Shankar Das(alias JS).The wicked Sankar Das kills Ramankutty and his daughter to eliminate all proof of the murder. But Ramankutty
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C. P. Krishnan Nair


award in 1999. Eventually he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, by Government of India in 2010. He was also awarded the "Hotelier of The Century" Award by International Hotels and Restaurant Association, based in Geneva, Switzerland, in 2009. He stepped down as the chairman of Hotel Leela on 7 February 2013 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Vivek Nair. Krishnan Nair died at 3:30 AM IST on 17 May 2014 at the Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai, following a brief illness. Nair married Leela (after whom
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Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair


N. Sreedharan Nair (11 September 1922 – 19 October 1986), popularly known as Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair or just Kottarakkara, was an Indian film actor in Malayalam movies. He hailed from Kottarakkara in Kollam district of Kerala. Sreedharan Nair won two Kerala state film awards. In 1970, he won the best actor award and in 1969 the second best actor award. He is best remembered for his role as "Chempankunju" in the national award winning film "Chemmeen" directed by Ramu Kariat. Other impressive performances were in the
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Karthika Nair


in her third Tamil Political crime drama film "Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai", directed by National Film Award winner S. P. Jananathan, alongside Arya, Vijay Sethupathi and Shaam. Her performance as Kuyili, a mastermind behind a prison break plan received positive response. The film received commercial success and critical acclaim. Her portrayal of Kuyili is cited as complete deprival from regular commercial heroine characterisations. Her much delayed film "Vaa Deal", starring Arun Vijay is yet to be released. In the year 2017, Nair made her Television debut
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Mira Nair


and casting some of Nair's acquaintances and relatives, the film grossed over $30 million worldwide. The film was awarded the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival, making Nair the first female recipient of the award. Nair then directed the Golden Globe winning "Hysterical Blindness" (2002). After making William Makepeace Thackeray’s epic "Vanity Fair" (2004), she directed a film based on Jhumpa Lahiri’s best-selling novel "The Namesake" (2006). This was followed by the Amelia
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P. K. Parameswaran Nair


K Parameswaran Nair Smaraka Trust was formed in 1991 in his memory. TheTrust has gone from strength to strength over its last Twenty Eight years of inception giving P K Parameswaran Nair Smaraka award to best biographer in Malayalam literature and Professor Guptan Nair Smaraka award to best critique in Malayalam literature on 25 November every year. It is a matter of pride that the memory of P K Paramewaran Nair lives through generations. This is largely due to simplicity and selfless attitude personified by the great man and the P K Parameswaran Nair Smaraka trust which
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P. K. Nair


died on March 4, 2016 at Sahyadri Nursing Home in Pune. He is survived by a daughter who lives in Thiruvananthapuram and two sons who live in Pune and Canada. Nair was awarded the Satyajit Ray Memorial Award in 2008. Shivendra Singh Dungarpur"," a film archivist who considered Nair his "guru", produced "Celluloid Man", a documentary chronicling the life of Nair. The documentary premiered at the Il Cinema Ritrovato in Bologna, Italy in June 2012. Later it won two National Awards at the 60th
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Mihail Roco


industry, and academia worldwide”. On Sep. 7th, 2011, he received the ChinaNANO Award, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), Beijing, China. He was named “Eminent American Society of Mechanical Engineers FED engineer” for lifelong outstanding contributions to fluid engineering, July 10, 2016, Washington, D.C. Dr. Roco received the inaugural award of the International Union of Materials Research Societies "Global Leadership and Service Award" at the European Union Parliament in February 25, 2015 for "vision and dedicated leadership ...that has
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Kottakkal Chandrasekharan


(Ramayana Mela), China, Korea, Hong Kong and Switzerland. He has won the Central Sangeet Natak Akademi award. He has received many other awards, consolation prize from Eranakulam Kathakali Club in 1963, Vazhenkata Kunchu Nair Award (Kollam), V.S. Sarma Endowment (Kerala Kalamandalam), Thulaseevanam Award of 1990 (Thiruvananthapuram), Alappuzha District Kathakali Club Award, S.B.T. Arya Circle Award (Kottakkal), etc. and also received the Honourship of 'Natyathilakam' and Veerasrunkhala in 1994 from Rajarajeswari Temple, Thaliparambu. Chandrasekharan
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Appeal of Conscience Foundation


France, Ambassador Francois Delattre presented Rabbi Arthur Schneier with the Legion of Honor in recognition of his tireless efforts to promote and support religious freedom, human rights and interfaith tolerance all over the world Sep 23, 2010 Address by Bill Burns, US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs in absence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India, recipient of the 2010 World Statesman Award. Sep 22, 2009 Address by Ivan Lewis on behalf of PM Gordon Brown The Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom received the 2009 World Statesman
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Rukmini Bhaya Nair


Penguin, 1992, 1999, 2004). In 1990, Nair received the first prize in the All India Poetry Society/ British Council competition. Her work has since appeared in "Penguin New Writing in India" (1992), in the anthology "Mosaic", featuring award-winning writers from the U.K and India (1999), in "Reasons for Belonging: Fourteen Contemporary Indian Poets" (2002) and special issues of "Poetry International" (2004) and "Fulcrum" (2006). It has
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P. P. Ramachandran


P. P. Ramachandran is a Malayalam poet. His poems are collected in two books, "Kanekkane" (Thrissur: Current Books) and "Rantay Murichathu" (Cut into Two) (Thrissur: Current Books). His collection "Kanekkane" won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry in the year 2003. "Katte Kadale" won the P. Kunhiraman Nair Poetry Award in 2013. He received the Cherusseri Award in 2014. He has also received awards established in memory of V. D. Kumaran, Cherukad, Kunjupillai, Changampuzha
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Radhika Nair (researcher)


Biochemistry at the Institute of Science, Mumbai in 1998, Nair received a PhD from the National Institute of Immunology, India at Delhi in 2003. Her PhD work focused on germ cell death. In 2005, she was awarded a post-doctoral Career Development Fellowship in the MRC Cancer Unit at the University of Cambridge, focusing on microbial and eukaryotic genetics. The UK fellowship was followed by several years as a research scientist at Garvan, working with Alexander Swarbrick, head of the cancer center at the institute. After losing a
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S. Guptan Nair


respiratory illnesses, at the age of 86. Guptan Nair was considered by many as one of great critics of modern Malayalam literature. He dealt with complex literary topics in a simple style, found in books such as "Isangalkkappuram", a literary study which received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism. "Asthiyude Pookkal, Changampuzha Kaviyum Kavithayum", a study on the life and literature of Changampuzha Krishna Pillai is another of his notable works. Books such as "Krantha Darsikal", "Navamalika" and Gadyam Pinnitta
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Edasseri Govindan Nair


of Malayalam poetry to realism. His narrative style, as shown in his poems such as "Poothapattu", "Panimudakkam", "Kalyana Pudava", "Karutha Chettichikal" and "Kavile Pattu", was reported to reflect strong humanism. Govindan Nair - Janaki Amma couple had eleven children, though only eight survived infancy. He died on October 16, 1974, at the age of 67. Edasseri received two awards from the Government of Tamil Nadu (the known as Government of Madras), the first one for
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S. Guptan Nair


S. Guptan Nair (22 August 1919 – 6 February 2006) was an Indian scholar, academic, critic and writer of Malayalam literature. Known for his literary works as well as for his oratorical skills, Nair was a prolific writer with over 35 books to his credit. He was a distinguished fellow of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi and a recipient of several honours including Kendra Sahitya Academy Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award, Vayalar Award, Vallathol Award and Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, the last one being the highest literary award of the Government of
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ENI award


laboratory and Canada research chair in isotopes of the earth and environment. Silvia Comba received an Eni award for "debut in research" for her work on iron as "the solution to the problem of the pollution of aquifers." At present, Silvia holds a Research Grant in the group “Chemical Reaction Engineering for Energy and Environment” at the Department of Applied Science and Technology of the Politecnico di Torino. Jijeesh Ravi Nair received an Eni award for "debut in research" for his work on "electricity storage from renewable
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SEP-IRA


deducted from the net profit. The result is then multiplied by 20% to arrive at the maximum SEP deduction, $9,293. SEP contributions and earnings are held in SEP-IRAs and can be withdrawn at any time, subject to the general limitations imposed on Traditional IRA. A withdrawal is taxable in the year received. If a participant makes a withdrawal before age 59½, generally a 10% additional tax applies. SEP contributions and earnings may be rolled over tax-free to other Individual retirement account and retirement plans.
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Raju Nair


of Maveli in English) is one of the most popular cartoons all over the state. Earmarking the 125th anniversary of the "Deepika", a special exhibition of Cartoons by Raju Nair was held at Thiruvananthapuram. Apart from these, Nair has also contributed to various special editions of Deepika Annuals, Kunju Kurup, a humorous monthly from Toms Publications. He is also the founder treasurer of Cartoon Akkademi (Cartoon Academy) established in 1982 and become secretary in 1990. Nair has won many state awards. He won the Media Awards
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K. A. Beena


books including travelogues, short story collections, novels for children, collection of essays, memoirs and media-related books. In 2014, Beena received the regional and national Laadli Media Award. Along with her written works, Beena regularly contributes columns in leading publications. She was born in Vazhayila, Trivandrum district of Kerala, as the daughter of M. Karunakaran Nair and Ambika Nair. She has a master's degree in journalism and English literature from University of Kerala. Her husband, Baiju Chandran, is the deputy director of Doordarshan
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N. Balakrishnan Nair


and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, in 1971, for his contributions to biological sciences. He received the fourth highest Indian civilian honor of the Padma Shri in 1984. Balakrishnan Nair was born on 6 July 1927 in Perumbavoor in Ernakulam District in the South Indian state of Kerala. After obtaining a doctoral degree (PhD) from the University of Madras in 1955, he continued his researches there to secure the degree of Doctor of Science in 1965 and started his career by joining the University of Kerala as a
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Kallichellamma


Kallichellamma is a 1969 Indian Malayalam film, directed by P. Bhaskaran and produced by Sobhana Parameswaran Nair. The film stars Prem Nazir, Madhu, Sheela and Adoor Bhasi in the lead roles. The film had musical score by K. Raghavan. Sheela received the Kerala state film award for best actress for the year 1969 for her role in this movie. The movie was produced by renowned film producer Sobhana Parameswaran Nair. Chellamma (Sheela) is an orphan living in a small house situated in the compound of a landlord in the village
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Mira Nair


clients. The film reveals the evident prejudice in African-American and Indian communities. Like "Salaam Bombay!", the film was well received by critics, earned a standing ovation at the Sundance Film Festival in 1992, and won three awards at the Venice Film Festival. Nair went on to direct four more films before she produced one of her most notable films, "Monsoon Wedding". Released in 2001, the film told the story of a Punjabi Indian wedding, written by Sabrina Dhawan. Employing a small crew
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SEP-IRA


A Simplified Employee Pension Individual Retirement Arrangement (SEP IRA) is a variation of the Individual Retirement Account used in the United States. SEP IRAs are adopted by business owners to provide retirement benefits for themselves and their employees. There are no significant administration costs for a self-employed person with no employees. If the self-employed person does have employees, all employees must receive the same benefits under a SEP plan. Since SEP IRAs are a type of IRA, funds can be invested the same way as most other IRAs
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List of San Diego International Film Festival award winners


The following is a list of San Diego International Film Festival award winners by year. Oct 15-20, 2019 Oct 10-14, 2018 | Jury Awards: Audience Choice Awards: "Oct 4-8, 2017" | Jury Awards: Audience Choice Awards: "Sept 28-Oct 2, 2016" | Jury Awards: Audience Choice Awards: "Sep 30-Oct 4, 2015" | Jury Awards: Audience Choice: "Sep 24-28, 201"4 | Jury Awards: Audience Choice: Oct 2-6,
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List of awards and nominations received by Aamir Khan


it one of only three Indian films to receive an Oscar nomination, along with Mehboob Khan's "Mother India" (1957) and Mira Nair's "Salaam Bombay!" (1988). This also makes Aamir Khan one of the few Indian filmmakers to ever receive an Oscar nomination. Two more of his films were India's submissions to the Oscars, "Taare Zameen Par" and "Peepli Live" (2010), while "Dhobi Ghat" (2011) was longlisted for the BAFTA Award for Best Film
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V. K. Govindan Nair


V. K. Govindan Nair (4 February 1903 – 15 October 1977) was a Malayalam poet from Kerala, India. He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1965 for the collection "Avil Pothi". He was born 1903 in Thrikkadiri near Ottappalam, a part of the present day Palghat district. After completing higher education from Trichur and Tiruchirappalli, he worked in the Madras Government Press as a clerk. He published his first work "Avil Pothi" at the age of 60, in 1964. A collection of poems based
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Parvatii Nair


"Overtake" was her next Malayalam film in which she performed stunts without a double. The movie opened to good reviews at the Kerala box office and the concept was fresh to Malayalam cinema . She paired up with Mohanlal for the movie "Neerali", directed by AJoy Varma which opened to positive reviews. She later appeared in Amazon Prime’s first exclusive series in Tamil named "Vella Raja". Nair received the Indian Affairs "Most Promising Actress 2017" award at the 8th Annual India Leadership Conclave in Mumbai on 4
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Nair Lady Adorning Her Hair (Varma)


profession, he had gone on to do some portraits and other small tasks for important local people. After returning to Trivandrum, Varma had been commissioned to do oil paintings for the Travancore Royal Court. After receiving an award for this task, he had gone on to paint "The Nair Lady Adorning Her Hair", which was to be his first point of recognition in the national and international level. Although Ravi Varma was trained in the European styles of painting——employing the techniques for illusionism and oil painting——Ravi Varma
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Aadum Koothu


Aadum Koothu is a 2005 Tamil film directed by T. V. Chandran and starring Navya Nair, Cheran, Prakash Raj, Aari, Seeman, and Manorama. The film premiered at various film festivals in 2005 but had a limited release across theatres in 2008. Later, Zee Tamizh telecasted this film. The film received critical praise and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. The film unfolds from the life of college student Manimekhala (Navya Nair), a village girl who can see what others don't.
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Appeal of Conscience Foundation


the Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard, at the 40th anniversary dinner of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation Sep 21, 2005 Jorma Ollila, Chairman and CEO, Nokia Acceptance of the Appeal of Conscience Award Jorma Ollila, Chairman and CEO, Nokia Appeal of Conscience Foundation 40th Annual Awards Dinner New York September 21, 2005 Sep 21, 2005 Peter G. Peterson, Chairman, Blackstone Group Honorable Peter G. Peterson, Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations, at the Appeal of Conscience Foundation 40th Anniversary Dinner September 21, 2005 Sep 20
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M. K. K. Nair


in Eloor, the place where he spent the later days of his career, "MKK Nair Memorial Community Hall" has been named after him. "M. K. K. Nair Foundation", an eponymous organization in his name, has instituted an annual award, "M. K. K. Nair Award", for recognising excellence in performing arts. In 1974, cases were registered against him by the Central Bureau of Investigation alleging abuse of power and corruption. The trial court exonerated him in 1983 and the appeal court acquitted him in 1987
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Edasseri Govindan Nair


Edasseri Govindan Nair (; 23 December 1906 – 16 October 1974) was an Indian poet and playwright of Malayalam literature. Known as one of the major poets of Malayalam, Edasseri was a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry. He was also a recipient of Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram, which was awarded posthumously. Edasseri Govindan Nair was born on December 23, 1906 at Kuttippuram, in Malapuram district in the south Indian state of Kerala to P. Krishna Kurup and Edasseri Kunjukutti Amma in a family
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C. P. Krishnan Nair


British Raj. Nair was one of eight children. His father worked as a government bill collector earning a monthly income of 9. His mother was a paddy farmer. During a visit by the Maharaja of Chirakkal to his school, Nair wrote and recited a poem in the Maharaja's honour. The poem impressed the Maharaja and he awarded Nair a lifetime scholarship. During his teenage years Nair met Communist leaders such as P. Krishna Pillai and A.K. Gopalan. Nair joined the Indian independence movement at the age of 13. He traveled
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Bollywood Movie Awards


"Man of Conscience" award, and Sharon Stone an award connected to her work with AIDS. During the 2007 ceremonies, Danny Glover received an award for "Outstanding Contribution to Global Entertainment" and Mira Nair for "Pride of India Award". Phylicia Rashad and Donald Trump also made appearances. These awards are given to those well deserving due to their excellent skills of acting and those who know the craft. They are applaudedon several occasions including those of IIFA and Filmfare awards. Fans of Bollywood films nominated their favorite stars
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Vanity Fair (2004 film)


Vanity Fair is a 2004 historical drama film directed by Mira Nair and adapted from William Makepeace Thackeray's novel of the same name. The novel has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations. Nair's version made notable changes in the development of main character Becky Sharp, played by Reese Witherspoon. The film received several awards and nominations, including being nominated for the Golden Lion at the 2004 Venice Film Festival. In 1802 England, Becky Sharp, the orphaned daughter of an impoverished painter, has just finished her studies
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2008–09 Segona Divisió


Segona Divisió 2008–09 was the 10th season of football of Segona Divisió, in Andorra. [Sep 20] Jenlai 3–5 Atlètic [Sep 21] Lusitans B 4–1 Principat B Encamp 0–0 Benfica Extremenya bye [Sep 27] Extremenya 4–0 Jenlai [Sep 28] Benfica 2–3 Lusitans B [Sep 29] Atlètic awd Principat B [awarded 3–0, originally 3–4] Encamp bye [Oct 4] Jenlai 2–5 Benfica [Oct 5] Extremenya 1–3 Encamp [Oct 6] Lusitans B 1–2 Atlètic Principat B bye [Oct 11] Encamp 5–0
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Sunakali


(TNFF), 28 March Award: Audience Choice Award, with received USD 1,000 5-Pakistan International Mountain Film Festival (PIMFF), 13–14 June 2015 Award: 'Best Documentary Award' 6-Cinerockom International Film Festival, USA, 1-6 Sep, 2015 Award: 'Best Documentary diamond award' 7-Berg Film Festival Tegernsee-Germany-21 Oct-25 Oct, 2015 First Prize(€1,000) in the category of ‘Mountain Life' 8- 33rd "Sport Movies & TV - Milano International FICTS Fest", Italy-2015 GUIRLANDE D’HONNEUR, in the category of “
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SEP-IRA


net profit. In the above example, where an employee earns $40,000 and the employer contributes 25% of that, $10,000, the employee has received $50,000 total, of which 20% goes to the SEP-IRA. When a business is a sole proprietorship, the employee/owner both pays themselves wages and may also make a SEP contribution, which is limited to 25% of "wages", namely, profits minus SEP contribution. For a particular contribution rate "CR", the reduced rate is
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Edasseri Award


Edasseri Award is an Indian literary award given to outstanding literary works produced in Malayalam language. The award was instituted in 1982 by Edasseri Smaraka Samithi in memory of Malayalam poet Edasseri Govindan Nair. Each year a separate branch of literature, like poetry, novel, short-story etc., is considered for the award. A short-list is prepared after a preliminary scrutiny of the manuscripts and/or printed books received for consideration, and a three-member jury decides the work for award out of this short-listed selection.
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Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair


-mater. He later worked with several Kathakali schools like PSV Natyasangham, Kottakkal; Kalasadanam, Chunangad and Varanakkottu Kaliyogam, Payyannur; but his longest stints were in Gandhi Seva Sadan (Sadanam Kathakali and Classical Arts Academy) at Peroor in Palakkad district and the International Centre for Kathakali in New Delhi. Kumaran Nair is a recipient of the Padma Shri award (2004), the Central Sangeet Natak Akademi award, the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship and the Kalamandalam award, among others. Kumaran Nair retired from stage three years before
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G. Madhavan Nair


Nair was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour, on 26 January 2009. Nair was born in Kulasekharam, Travancore State, (now in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu), India. He graduated with a B.Sc. in Engineering (1966) from College of Engineering, Trivandrum, of the University of Kerala with specialization in Electronics & Communication Engineering. After his graduation, Nair attended a training program at the Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) Training School, Mumbai. Nair is a leading technologist in
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Mira Nair


and was also honored with the Pride of India award at the Bollywood Movie Awards. In 2012 Nair directed "The Reluctant Fundamentalist", a thriller based on the best-selling novel by Mohsin Hamid. It opened the 2012 Venice Film Festival to critical acclaim and was released worldwide in early 2013. For the academic reception of Nair's adaptation of "The Reluctant Fundamentalist", see Lau and Mendes (2018), who question "how the ambivalence and provocativeness of the 'source' text translates into the film adaptation,
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Natasha Rastogi


Natasha Rastogi (born Natasha Khanna; 14 May 1962) is an Indian actress and director. She started her acting career by debuting in "Monsoon Wedding" as Sona Verma, directed by Mira Nair, that won the Golden Lion award and received a Golden Globe Award nomination. She has played many roles on screen and on stage. She was awarded the Best Actress Award in Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards 2007 for "Nati Binodini", directed by Amal Allana. She appeared in "Do Dooni Chaar" as Salma in
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