Padma Vibhushan Pandit Shivkumar Sharma Passes Away

10 May 2022
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Padma Vibhushan Pandit Shivkumar Sharma Passes Away

Indian music composer and santoor player, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma passed away at the age of 84. He had been suffering from kidney-related issues for the last six months and was on dialysis. He passed away due to cardiac arrest. He gave the santoor, once a little known instrument from Jammu and Kashmir, a classical status and exalted it along with other, more traditional and famous instruments such as the sitar and sarod. Pandit Shivkumar Sharma received the prestigious Padma Shri in 1991, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2001.

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The career of Pandit Shivkumar Sharma:

• Shivkumar Sharma was born in Jammu in 1938, he began learning santoor at the age of thirteen. His first public performance was in Mumbai in 1955. He has been credited with popularising the santoor.
• Also, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma composed the background music for one of the scenes in the 1956 film Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje. Four years later, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma recorded his first solo album.
• With Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma composed music for several Hindi films, including Silsila, Chandni as well as Darr.

Anurag Thakur launches mascot, logo and jersey of Khelo India Youth Games

10 May 2022
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Anurag Thakur launches mascot, logo and jersey of Khelo India Youth Games

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has launched the mascot ‘Dhakad’ along with the official logo and official jersey of the Fourth Khelo India Youth Games at Panchkula and lauded the effort of Haryana to host the games. The competition is being organized by the Sports Authority of India and the state government of Haryana. In this edition of the Khelo India Youth Games, over 8,500 athletes will be participating.

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Haryana will set an example by hosting the fourth edition of the Khelo India Youth Games from June 4 to June 13 at Panchkula, Chandigarh, Shahabad, Ambala and Delhi. This was supposed to be held in the year 2021 but got delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Where were the earlier editions of the youth games held?

• 2018- Delhi
• 2019- Pune, Maharashtra
• 2020- Guwahati, Assam

Pre-Eminent crossing in Ayodhya to be named after Lata Mangeshkar

10 May 2022
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Pre-Eminent crossing in Ayodhya to be named after Lata Mangeshkar

In Ayodhya, a significant crossing will be developed and named for legendary vocalist Bharat Ratna late Lata Mangeshkar. The Ayodhya administration has been instructed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to pick a significant crossing in the temple town and submit a proposal to the state government in the next 15 days to rename it after Lata Mangeshkar.

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Key Points:

• Songs devoted to Lord Ram and Lord Hanuman sung by Lata Mangeshkar would also be played in Ayodhya.
• The Ayodhya Municipal Corporation has begun to identify key crossings throughout the city.
• The key crossing in Ayodhya on the way to Ram Janmabhoomi was most likely chosen for this project.