Important Days
National Mathematics Day (NMD)
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- The day is annually celebrated on December 22 to mark the birth anniversary of renowned Indian Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan
- The day is marked to recognise and celebrate the works of Srinivasa Ramanujan and highlight the importance of Mathematics.
- 22nd December 2022 marks the 135th birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan.
- It was on February 26, 2012, the government announced that December 22 will be observed as NMD
- The year 2012 was declared as National Mathematics Year.
About Srinivasa Ramanujan
- Born – 22nd December 1887 in Erode.
- He studied mathematics at Cambridge University and was chosen as a fellow at the prestigious Royal Society of London, United Kingdom (UK) in 1918.
- Second Indian to receive Royal Society Fellowship after Ardaseer Cursetjee in 1841.
- First Indian to be elected as a Fellow of Trinity College.
- His biography “The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan” was authored by Robert Kanigel and published in 1991.
- The biopic “The Man Who Knew Infinity” (2015) is based on his life.
- He passed away on April 26, 1920 in Madras at the age of 32.
National Farmers’ Day, or Kisan Diwas
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- The day is celebrated on 23 December every year to celebrate the life and achievements of the farmers and to highlight their efforts and importance to the country.
- The day also marks the birth anniversary of Chaudhary Charan Singh.
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- He was the fifth Prime Minister of India (July 28, 1979 to January 14, 1980) and is known for his contributions to empowering Indian farmers.
- He was famously called as ‘Champion of Indian Peasants’
Awards & Honours
Sahitya Akademi Awards 2022
- Sahitya Akademi, announced its annual Sahitya Akademi Awards in 23 languages.
- 7 books of poetry, 6 of novels, 2 of short stories, 3 Play/Dramas, 2 Literary Criticism, one each of Autobiographical Essays, Collection of Articles and Literary History have won the Sahitya Akademi Awards 2022.
- Award in Bengali language will be announced on a later date.
SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD 2022
| Language | Title and Genre | Name of the Author |
| Assamese | Bhool Satya (Short Stories) | Manoj Kumar Goswami |
| Bodo | Sansrini Modira (Poetry) | Rashmi Choudhury |
| Dogri | Chhe Roopak (Drama) | Veena Gupta |
| English | All The Lives We Never Lived (Novel) | Anuradha Roy |
| Gujarati | Gher Jatan (Autobiographical Essays). | Gulam Mohammad Shaikh |
| Hindi | Tumadi Ke Shabd (Poetry) | Badri Narayan |
| Kannada | Bahutvada Bhaarata mattu Bouddha Taatvikate (Collection of Articles) | Mudnakudu Chinnaswamy |
| Kashmiri | Zael Dab (Literary Criticism) | Farooq Fayaz |
| Konkani | Amrutvel (Novel) | Maya Anil Kharangate |
| Maithili | Pen-Drive Me Prithvi (Poetry) | Ajit Azad |
| Malayalam | Ashaante Seethayanam (Literary Criticism) | M. Thomas Mathew |
| Manipuri | Leironnung (Poetry) | Kojam Shantibala |
| Marathi | Ujavya Sondechya Bahulya (Novel) | Praveen Dashrath Bandekar |
| Nepali | Saino (Drama) | KB Nepali |
| Odia | Dayanadi (Poetry) | Gayatribala Panda |
| Punjabi | Main Aynghosh Nahi (Short Stories) | Sukhit |
| Rajasthani | Alekhun Amba (Play) | Kamal Ranga |
| Sanskrit | Deepmanikyam (Poetry) | Janardan Prasad Pandey ‘Mani |
| Santali | Sabaraka Balire Sanan’ Panjay (Poetry) | Kajli Soren (Jagannath Soren) |
| Sindhi | Sindhi Sahit Jo Mukhtasar Itihas
(Literary History) |
Kanhaiyalal Lekhwani |
| Tamil | Kaala Paani (Novel) | M. Rajendran |
| Telugu | Manodharmaparagam (Novel) | Madhuranthakam Narendra |
| Urdu | Khwab Saraab (Novel) | Anis Ashfaq |
Sahitya Akademi Translation Awards 2022
- It is a literary honour in India, presented by Sahitya Akademi given to outstanding translations of creative and critical works in 24 major Indian languages.
| Language | Title of the Translation | Translator | Name of the original book, Genre, Language & Author |
| English | Poonachi or The Story of a Black Goat | N. Kalyan Raman | Poonachi (Novel), Tamil,
Perumal Murugan |
| Tamil | Yaad Vashem | K. Nallathambi | Yaad Vashem (Novel), Kannada, Nemichandra |
About Kala Pani (Black Water)
- It is a historical novel written by former IAS officer M. Rajendrana.
- The novel depicts the defeat and exile of 72 people, including Vengai Periya Udayanna Devar, the ruler of Sivaganga, and Duraisamy, son of Chinna Marudu, after the Kalayarkoil war (June .
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- Deporting people to an unknown island was called Kala Pani, also referred to as Theevanthira Thandanai
- The novel was published by Agani Publishers in 2020
- The novel begins with the exile of the 72 people in a ship on February 11, 1802. They reached Penang after 62 days.
About Sahitya Akademi Awards
- The Sahitya Akademi award is the second-highest literary honour by the Government of India, after the Jnanpith award.
- The award was established on March 12, 1954
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- Akademi gives 24 awards annually to literary works in the languages it has recognized
- It has recognised 24 languages (22 languages enumerated in the Constitution of India, English and Rajasthani)
- Also known as India’s National Academy of Letters
- Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar is given to an author based on his/her total contribution to children literature.
- Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar relates to books published by an author of the age of 35 and below.
Appointments – Who is who?
New Commander of Air Force Station Tambaram
- Air Commodore Ratish Kumar took over the command of Air Force Station Tambaram.
Note
- Air Commodore Ratish Kumar is an alumnus of National Defence Academy with vast flying experience of over 5000 hours on Sukhoi-30, Mig-21, Kiran and HPT aircrafts.
- He is a Category `A’ Qualified Flying Instructor.
- He had earlier commanded a premier Su-30MK\Squadron.
- The officer was serving as Commanding Officer of Flying Instructors School, Tambaram before assuming the current appointment.
