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Book on film journalism bags Bhartendu Harishchandra prize for promotion of Hindi
NEW DELHI: Shyam Mathur will receive the first prize in the “Journalism and Mass Communication” category for his manuscript “Film Patrakarita Ke Vividh Aayam” in the Bhartendu Harishchandra awards for 2006.
Harshdev has bagged the second prize for his book “Samayik Media Shabdkosh” and the third prize has gone to Sita Ram Khodawal for his manuscript “Hindi Jansanchar Aur Premchand Ka Jaagran Manch”.
Twelve books/manuscripts have been selected by the Jury for the awards which will be given away by Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Anand Sharma on 6 January in the capital.
Murli Manohar Manjul for his book “Akashvani ki Antarkatha”, Narendra Singh Yadav for “Graphic Design”, Dr Smita Mishra and Dr Amar Nath ‘Amar‘ for their jointly written book “Electronic Media: Badalte Aayam”, Prabhu Jhingran “Sachitra Media Shabdawali” and Dhananjai Chopra for his book “Sirf Samachar” have been chosen for consolation prizes.
The first prize is of Rs 35000, second prize is Rs 25000, third prize is Rs. 20000 and consolation prizes are of Rs 5000 each in this category.
In the ‘Women Issues‘ category, the first prize has been given to Anamika for her book “Man Manjhne Ki Zaroorat” and the second prize goes to Lata Sharma for her book “Aurat Apne Liye”.
In ‘Children‘s Literature‘, the first prize goes to Rama Shankar for his book “Antariksh Ka Swapnil Lok” and the second prize to Harish Kumar ‘Amit‘ for his manuscript “Imandari Ka Swad”. For these two categories, the first prize consists of Rs 15000 and the second prize is of Rs 10000 each.
Interestingly, no book or manuscript has been recommended by the jury in the ‘National Integration‘ category.
Bhartendu Harishchandra Awards were instituted in 1983. Since then, these Awards are given by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting every year to promote original writings in Hindi in the field of Journalism and Mass Communication. Awards for National Integration, Women Issues & Children‘s Literature were introduced in 1992.
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Rashmika Mandanna, Shanaya Kapoor and Naila Grrewal climb IMDb’s Indian celebrity rankings
Upcoming films and returning shows are driving fan interest across Bollywood and streaming
MUMBAI: Bollywood’s popularity contest has a new weekly scorecard, and the numbers are telling. IMDb’s Popular Indian Celebrities list for this week places Shanaya Kapoor at number six, buoyed by buzz around her film Tu Yaa Main. Naila Grrewal slots in at seven on the back of the returning comedy series Maamla Legal Hai, while Rashmika Mandanna climbs to eighth, riding mounting anticipation for Cocktail 2.
The list, available exclusively on the IMDb app for Android and iOS, tracks trending Indian entertainers and filmmakers each week, drawing on data from more than 200m monthly visits to the platform worldwide.
Further down the rankings, Raaka is keeping two of its biggest names in the spotlight. Deepika Padukone holds 11th position, with Allu Arjun close behind at 13th, as the film continues to find traction with audiences.
The list offers fans a weekly pulse on who is breaking through, who is holding steady, and who is fading. It is a barometer as unsparing as the box office itself.
