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Volume 16 . Issue 72
Indian Parsi conductor of western classical music and the Music Director for Life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta was on Wednesday conferred the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony, 2013 here.
A high-level jury under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh and comprising the Chief Justice of India, Justice Altamas Kabir; Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj and Gopalkrishna Gandhi after detailed discussions on July 4 unanimously decided to select Zubin Mehta to be the second recipient of the Tagore Award, 2013 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to cultural harmony.
The annual award was instituted by the Indian government during the commemoration of the 150th Birth Anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
The first Tagore Award was conferred on Pt. Ravi Shankar, the Indian Sitar Maestro in 2012.
The award carries an amount of Rs. 1 crore, a citation in a scroll, a plaque as well as an exquisite traditional handicraft/handloom item.
The award is open to all persons regardless of nationality, race, language, caste, creed or sex.
Indian Parsi conductor of western classical music and the Music Director for Life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta was on Wednesday conferred the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony, 2013 here. A high-level jury under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh and...
Indian Parsi conductor of western classical music and the Music Director for Life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta was on Wednesday conferred the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony, 2013 here.
A high-level jury under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh and comprising the Chief Justice of India, Justice Altamas Kabir; Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj and Gopalkrishna Gandhi after detailed discussions on July 4 unanimously decided to select Zubin Mehta to be the second recipient of the Tagore Award, 2013 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to cultural harmony.
The annual award was instituted by the Indian government during the commemoration of the 150th Birth Anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
The first Tagore Award was conferred on Pt. Ravi Shankar, the Indian Sitar Maestro in 2012.
The award carries an amount of Rs. 1 crore, a citation in a scroll, a plaque as well as an exquisite traditional handicraft/handloom item.
The award is open to all persons regardless of nationality, race, language, caste, creed or sex.
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