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“Family Life” got The Folio Prize 2015
“Family Life” got The Folio Prize 2015
Indian-American novelist Akhil Sharma’s novel Family Life
has won the prestigious Folio Prize 2015.
His novel was among the eight shortlisted books from 80
fictional works and was chosen as the best fiction novel published in the
United Kingdom in 2014.
How Much Time taken to Complete?......
Family Life is Sharma’s second novel and took him 13 years
to write.
Tell Something about him…..
- Sharma was born in Delhi and later in 1979 immigrated to US along with his family.
- His first novel was An Obedient Father published in 2000. It has won the prestigious PEN/Hemingway Foundation Award in 2001.
- His stories also have been published in The New Yorker and in Atlantic Monthly. These stories have been included in The Best American Short Stories and also in O. Henry Prize Collections.
- In 2007, he was named as one of Granta magazine’s Best of Young American Novelists.
Tell Something about “The Folio Prize”
Established- 2014
Sponsored by the London-based The Folio Society.
Awarded to an author from any country for his
English-language book of fiction published in the UK.
First recipient of the prize was American writer George
Saunders for his short stories collection Tenth of December
2.To create records age won’t matter……….
Cherukuri Dolly Shivani a two-year-old girl belongs to Vijaywada,
Andhra Pradesh has created new record in Archery, and her name was entered into
the India Book of Records.
How is it Possible.........?
- She became the youngest Indian to score 200 points over five and seven-metre distances. At a show, she shot 36 arrows each from five metres and seven metres to score 388 points in the presence of senior sports personalities from Sports Authority of India (SAI) and India Book of Records officials.
- After achieving this stunning feat, Shivani was presented
with a trophy, medal and a certificate from the chief editor India Book of
Records Biswaroop Roy Choudary.
Any Back ground to her…….? Yes……. She had……….
Shivani is the kid sister of late Indian coach and
international archer Cherukuri Lenin who had died in a road accident soon after
2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. At a young age she is undergoing training at the
Volga Archery Institute run by her father Cherukuri Satyanarayana.
3.Nobel man as President to Royal Society:
Nobel Laureate Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has
been confirmed as President Elect of the Royal Society. His appointment was
confirmed by the society’s council met on 19 March 2015 and will assume the
charge on 1 December 2015.
He will succeed eminent geneticist Sir Paul Nurse who had
taken on the role in 2010 and will step down after the customary 5-year term.
Tell Something about him……….?
- Famously known as Venki. He was born in Chidambaram in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu.
- He holds B.Sc. degree in physics from Baroda University and Ph.D. from Ohio University, United States.
- In 2003, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
- Ramakrishnan was knighted for services to Molecular Biology in 2012.
- Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine (2007) and Padma Vibhushan
(2010).
I don’t know anything about Royal Society……?
- It is a self-governing fellowship society of the world’s most distinguished scientists drawn from all areas of science, medicine and engineering.
- Established: 1660.
- Purpose: To support excellence in science, and to encourage its use for the benefit of humanity.
- The position President of the Royal Society is most
important in British science and existed since 1660. The President of society
is a key advocate for science in the UK and the world.
