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To Avoid Awards Being Returned, House Panel Suggests Taking Recipient's Consent
A parliamentary panel has suggested that whenever any award is given by Sahitya Akademi or other cultural academies, the consent of the recipient must be taken so that he or she does not return it for "political reasons".
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Noted Historian Shekhar Pathak to Return Padma Shri Over 'Intolerance'
Noted historian from Uttarakhand Shekhar Pathak today announced his decision to return Padma Shri in protest against what they call the "atmosphere of growing intolerance" in the country.
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Shah Rukh Khan: Intolerance is Increasing, But Won't Return Awards
National Award-winning artists like Dibakar Banerjee are returning their government awards and honours to protest impediments to freedom of speech and expression. But Shah Rukh said: "The country is becoming increasingly intolerant. Respect those who returned government awards, but (I) won't return mine"
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Shabana Azmi: Returning Awards is a Symbolic Gesture
A group of 10 filmmakers, including Dibakar Banerjee and Anand Patwardhan, announced on October 29 that they would return their national awards to protest against the "threat to diversity and freedom of speech."
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Can't Call Me a Congress Appeaser, Says Scientist Returning Award
Among the awards lining every wall of Dr Pushpa Mittra Bhargava's office in Hyderabad is the two decade-old Padma Bhushan that he now intends to give up.
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10 Filmmakers Return National Awards, Say 'Disenchanted With What's Happening in Country'
"We are disenchanted with what is happening in the country," said Anand Patwardhan after announcing that he along with 9 other filmmakers would return their national awards to protest against the "threat to diversity and freedom of speech." Director Dibakar Banerjee has also returned his National Award
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Marathi Writers Visit Mantralaya to Return Literary Awards
A group of Marathi writers on Friday went to Mantralaya, the state secretariat in Mumbai, to return their literary awards to protest the 'culture of intolerance' in the country.
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To Avoid Awards Being Returned, House Panel Suggests Taking Recipient's Consent
A parliamentary panel has suggested that whenever any award is given by Sahitya Akademi or other cultural academies, the consent of the recipient must be taken so that he or she does not return it for "political reasons".
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Noted Historian Shekhar Pathak to Return Padma Shri Over 'Intolerance'
Noted historian from Uttarakhand Shekhar Pathak today announced his decision to return Padma Shri in protest against what they call the "atmosphere of growing intolerance" in the country.
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Shah Rukh Khan: Intolerance is Increasing, But Won't Return Awards
National Award-winning artists like Dibakar Banerjee are returning their government awards and honours to protest impediments to freedom of speech and expression. But Shah Rukh said: "The country is becoming increasingly intolerant. Respect those who returned government awards, but (I) won't return mine"
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Shabana Azmi: Returning Awards is a Symbolic Gesture
A group of 10 filmmakers, including Dibakar Banerjee and Anand Patwardhan, announced on October 29 that they would return their national awards to protest against the "threat to diversity and freedom of speech."
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Can't Call Me a Congress Appeaser, Says Scientist Returning Award
Among the awards lining every wall of Dr Pushpa Mittra Bhargava's office in Hyderabad is the two decade-old Padma Bhushan that he now intends to give up.
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10 Filmmakers Return National Awards, Say 'Disenchanted With What's Happening in Country'
"We are disenchanted with what is happening in the country," said Anand Patwardhan after announcing that he along with 9 other filmmakers would return their national awards to protest against the "threat to diversity and freedom of speech." Director Dibakar Banerjee has also returned his National Award
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Marathi Writers Visit Mantralaya to Return Literary Awards
A group of Marathi writers on Friday went to Mantralaya, the state secretariat in Mumbai, to return their literary awards to protest the 'culture of intolerance' in the country.
