Important Days
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDR) 2023 – October 13
- The day is observed to create awareness about disasters, their impact on living beings, and preventive measures.
- 2023 Theme: Fighting inequality for a resilient future.
World Egg Day 2023 – October 12, 2023
- The day is celebrated on the second Friday of October each year.
- 2023 theme: ‘Eggs for a healthy future’
- It is celebrated by the International Egg Commission.
- It was first established in 1996.
Awards and Honour
Saraswati Samman Award
- Tamil writer Sivasankari was presented with the ‘Saraswati Samman’ 2022 for her book of memoirs Surya Vamsam.
- The award was instituted by the K.K. Birla Foundation.
- It carries a citation, a plaque, and prize money of ₹15 lakh.
- Surya Vamsam is a book of memoirs published in two volumes.
About Sivasankari
- Authored 36 novels, 48 novelettes, 150 short stories, five travelogues, seven collection of
essays and three biographies.
About Saraswati Samman Award
- Annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any of the 22 languages of India listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India.
- First recipient – Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1991)
Other Literary awards instituted by KK Birla Foundation
- Bihari Puraskar
- Vyas Samman
