Ex-CJI Khehar, dancer Shobana Chandrakumar among 68 personalities conferred with Padma awards
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Time of India
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- Time of India
‘Corbett Award' for wildlife conservation announced on legendary hunter's 150th birth anniversary
Nainital: State forest minister Subodh Uniyal on Friday announced the institution of an annual "Edward James Corbett Award" to recognise individuals, NGOs, and forest staff for exemplary contributions to wildlife conservation. He made the announcement during an event held in Nainital's Ramnagar on the 150th birth anniversary of the legendary hunter-turned conservationist, popularly known as Jim Corbett. Uniyal also released a Special Day Cover in Corbett's honour and unveiled a scientific poster on Uttarakhand's bear species, along with several publications from Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR). The event at the Nagar Palika auditorium and spanning multiple entry ranges across CTR saw participation from forest officials, conservationists, students, local leaders, and members of the public. It included an exhibition on regional biodiversity and Corbett's role in wildlife conservation, cultural programmes by local artists and a presentation by CTR director Saket Badola on Corbett's transition from hunter of man-eaters to conservationist. Uttarakhand's Chief Wildlife Warden also highlighted Corbett's global impact on tiger protection. A theatrical production titled Gora Sadhu, staged by the Bhor Society, depicted Corbett's work in Kumaon. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Use an AI Writing Tool That Actually Understands Your Voice Grammarly Install Now Undo Padma Shri awardee photographer Anup Shah also addressed the gathering, calling Corbett a pioneer in global conservation. A panel discussion titled Corbett: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow featured experts, NGOs, forest staff, and student representatives, focusing on evolving conservation challenges. Students from the Bagh Rakshak Yojana urged public participation in safeguarding tiger reserves. The Corbett Gram Vikas Samiti of Chhoti Haldwani, the village near Nainital which Jim Corbett set up, and also lived in, till 1947, and members of the Corbett Eco-Tourism Committee were recognised for community-based conservation work. Local colleges also participated in discussions on youth involvement in conservation. The event concluded with a public pledge to continue Corbett's legacy of protecting India's forests and wildlife.
Hans India
23-07-2025
- Hans India
Founder of Acclaimed Devnar School for the Blind, Padma Shri Dr. A. Saibaba Goud, to Deliver Triveni Foundation's Endowment Lecture
The Triveni Foundation, a cornerstone of India's cultural and literary landscape for nearly a century, announced today that Padma Shri Dr. A. Saibaba Goud will deliver this year's prestigious Prof. I. V. Chalapati Rao Endowment Lecture. Padmashri Dr. Saibaba is the founder of the renowned Devnar School for the Blind and a recipient of the Dr. B.C. Roy National Award for his outstanding service in social medical relief. The event will be held at 5:00 PM on Saturday, 26th July 2025, at the Vivekananda Institute of Human Excellence, Ramakrishna Math (Opposite Indira Park) in Hyderabad. A leading ophthalmologist, Dr. Saibaba founded the Devnar School in 1991 with just four students. In the years since, the institution has become acclaimed as the best in India for the visually challenged, now empowering over 500 students to reach lofty heights of achievement. Drawing directly from this profound experience, Dr. Saibaba's lecture is titled, "The Challenged Children Need Empathy & Support: From Village Schools to IIMs in India – A Case Study". A special exhibition showcasing the remarkable achievements of Devnar's current students will accompany the lecture, offering a living testament to the themes of the talk and celebrating the unconquerable spirit that allows ability to outshine disability. 'There is a perfect synergy between Dr. Saibaba's life's work and Triveni's core mission of propagating idealism in public life,' said S.T.L.S. Ravi Chandra, Secretary of the Triveni Foundation. 'His journey with Devnar is a powerful story of cultural and social renaissance in action. We are honoured to provide a platform for a message that is so critical to our nation's future.'
Hans India
20-07-2025
- Hans India
Becoming a successful human being
Everyone desires success, and somewhere, many people believe aggression will lead to success. Aggression may sometimes lead to success but not always – and you could get killed with your aggression! What leads to success is your intelligence, clarity of vision and competence. So, instead of trying to bulldoze your way through the world, it is better to work on your competence because success does not come just because you desire it. Success comes because you make yourself competent. Let us say you want to run a hundred-meter race. You have to work on your legs, lungs and muscle. If you are seeking success, the foremost thing is that as a human being, you should function at the fullest. If that has to happen, you need to enhance your physical and mental capabilities. But the most important task is that there are other dimensions that one needs to explore – the science and technology for inner wellbeing. Unfortunately, although this science has been the mainstay of Indian culture for thousands of years, we are largely losing it today. We have to bring this science back into our lives. The very way this culture was structured was such that it is all about the human being. This is the only culture that spoke of how you can actually evolve to another dimension of existence. Even an illiterate person in this land is aware of this. If I go into a village and talk to an illiterate person, he will not ask me, 'Give me a golden horse.' He will say, 'Mukti venum ayya.' He wants mukti – Ultimate liberation. Nowhere else on the planet will you find this intention in such a large segment of the population to break their present dimension of existence. This was bred into this culture so deep. We should not lose it. This was not just an idea or philosophy – there are technologies to take a person towards Ultimate liberation. If you became free from the process of your body and mind, if what is you and what is your body and mind are clearly separate in your perception, you would work with them in the best possible way. You would be able to use this body and mind to the fullest only when you clearly see that they are not 'myself.' The body and mind are powerful instruments and they can be employed the way you want only when you have 'outside access' to them. You are a phenomenal supercomputer. The problem right now is that you do not know where the keyboard is. When people think hard about something, they scratch their head. It does not work like that! There are proper technologies that one can make use of to access the keyboard. These technologies can be offered to those who are willing. So instead of seeking success, seek competence. See how to enhance your body, mind and energy to a higher level. If human beings are phenomenally competent, wherever you put them, they will anyway succeed. (Sadhguru is a Yogi, mystic, and Padma Vibhushan awardee, also known for his New York Times bestselling books. He founded Conscious Planet–Save Soil, the world's largest people's movement, impacting over 4 billion people)
