tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post5537289618081824192..comments2024-03-20T13:10:11.477+05:30Comments on nanopolitan: Republic Day AwardsAbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-32188356212053551652008-01-28T02:38:00.000+05:302008-01-28T02:38:00.000+05:30Dr. Varadhan is awarded the Padma Bhushan while Sa...Dr. Varadhan is awarded the Padma Bhushan while Sachin Tendulkar is recognised with a <B>Padma Vibhushan</B>? Does anybody know what is enormity of Dr.Varadhan's life and work? What has Sachin Tendulkar achieved that Dr.Vasant Gowarikar, Ustad Fahimuddin Dagar, Dr.Kaushik Basu, and a host of others have not? And what no Bharat Ratna for Baba Amte? What a great disappointment! What message do we send our kids. Sachin Tendulkar a very wealthy man, many times over, wouldn't pay the customs duty on his free Ferrari, shamelessly seeking a special dispensation from the Government (with Pramod Mahajan gleefully promising to 'look into the matter'). And what has Dominique Lapierre done that Vidyakar of Udavum Karangal not done?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-76987093743584652862008-01-26T10:14:00.000+05:302008-01-26T10:14:00.000+05:30heh, no problem. i went through a funny few minute...heh, no problem. i went through a funny few minutes because i know someone you'd listed, so i emailed them effusively, and got a bewildered response since they themselves hadn't heard. so i tried checking the link, and that didn't work!Tabula Rasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358094860426062297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-1989531808325252482008-01-26T06:08:00.000+05:302008-01-26T06:08:00.000+05:30Meanwhile, there is a list here:http://www.outlook...Meanwhile, there is a list here:<BR/>http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20080126&fname=awards&sid=1<BR/>The award for S.R.S.Varadhan, Kaushik Basu Padma Desai is in 'Literature and Education'.gaddeswaruphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16509075029154476375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-55164279284600502592008-01-25T21:45:00.000+05:302008-01-25T21:45:00.000+05:30Thanks, TR, for the alert. When I posted it, the l...Thanks, TR, for the alert. When I posted it, the link worked; but within a couple of hours the Press Information Bureau's CMS changed the link to the press release! I have changed it, and let's hope this one will stay. Tomorrow, I will post a link to a somewhat more permanent URL (perhaps the Hindu).Abihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-68499743459113025022008-01-25T20:27:00.000+05:302008-01-25T20:27:00.000+05:30abi, the press release link doesn't seem to work.abi, the press release link doesn't seem to work.Tabula Rasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358094860426062297noreply@blogger.com