The Dubai-based writer’s latest novel 355 Days was launched and awarded in the Significant League’s award ceremony. Her second book, Charcoal Blush, a collection of poems (2016) was a finalist at the Book Excellence Awards in Canada.
The Dubai-based writer’s latest novel 355 Days was launched and awarded in the Significant League’s award ceremony. Her second book, Charcoal Blush, a collection of poems (2016) was a finalist at the Book Excellence Awards in Canada.
Published on 14, Apr 2022
Just 13, and already a record holder. Bengaluru-based Yathaarth Murthy's passion for singing knows no geographic barriers. The teenager not only memorised the national anthems of 215 countries in those countries’ respective languages but also recited English translations of the national anthems out of his impeccable memory. This aspiring anthemologist aims to bring to the mass the cultural richness of the lesser-known countries.
The 18-year-old Sangu from Hyderabad won a gold medal at the Online Fragrance of Art Buds International Youth and Child Art Exhibition 2018. The artist has created 800-plus paintings and has been practicing for seven years.
Srishti Biyani, flutist A young musician, who fell in love with the sound of flute at the age of 12, Srishti Biyani fuses eclectic music styles and draws influences from genres spanning classical, Indian folk, experimental, hip-hop, and avant-garde. Known by her stage name Lasya, Srishti has worked with internationally-acclaimed award-winning artists such as Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadevan, Vijay Prakash, Nona Hendryx and Howard Shore.
12-year-old Sahasrad Sathish from Illinois, USA, won the US National Championship of the South Asian Spelling Bee contest, taking home the grand prize of $3000.
Zakir Hussain (tabla maestro), Soumik Datta (sarod player), Asin Khan Langa and Dilshad Khan (Sarangi players) are the four Indian winners out of fifteen from across the world to be awarded by the Geneva based AKDN Foundation this year.