Chief of Army Staff (COAS)
- General Dheeraj Seth assumed office as the 31st Chief of Army Staff, succeeding General Upendra Dwivedi, who retired after rendering distinguished service to the nation for over four decades.
Current Facts
Puviyarasu: Sahitya Akademi Awards
- In 2007, he won the Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize for Puratchikkaran, a translation of Kazi Nazrul Islam’s work The Revolutionary.
- In 2010, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil for his poetry collection Kaiyoppam.
Thirukkural (Couplet 879) – Chapter: Assessing the Strength of Foes
Destroy the thorn, while tender point can work thee no offence;
Matured by time, ’twill pierce the hand that plucks it thence
- Explanation:A thorny tree should be felled while young, (for) when it is grown it will destroy the hand of the feller.
