Current Affairs 15 Mar 2015

Noted Gandhian Narayan Desai passes away

Noted Gandhian Narayan Desai on 15 March 2015 passed away in Surat, Gujarat. He was 90.He is son of Mahatma Gandhi’s personal secretary and biographer Mahadev Desai.

About Narayan Desai

He was born on 24 December 1924 at Valsad in Gujarat and was brought up at Gandhiji’s Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad.Desai was also associated with Vinoba Bhave’s Bhoodan (or land gift) Movement and Jayprakash Narayan’s Total revolution or JP’s Movement. He was famous for reciting Gandhi-Katha i.e. narratives on Mahatma Gandhi’s life across the world which was started by him in 2004.

Desai was Chancellor of Gujarat Vidyapith from 2007 to 2014.

Awards-

Narayan Desai was accorded with many awards. It includes

Sahitya Akademi Award (1993) for his book on biography of his father Mahadev Desai in Gujarati.

UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize (1998).

Jamnalal Bajaj Award (1999).

Ranjitram Suwarna Chandrak (2001), highest award for Gujarati literature.

Moortidevi Award (2004)

Kidambi Srikanth wins Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold 2015

India’s ace shuttler Kidambi Srikanth on 15 March 2015 won  badminton’s prestigious $120,000 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold title in Men’s singles category.

In the final match he defeated Denmark’s defending champion Viktor Axelsen by score of 21-15, 12-21 and 21-14. With this victory, Kidambi Srikanth became first Indian to win this prestigious title in Men’s singles category.

Other winners in Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold 2015

Women’s singles title- China’s Sun Yu defeated Thailand’s Busanan Ongbumrungpan by score of 21–16, 21–12.

Men’s doubles title- China’s Cai Yun and Lu Kai pair defeated Malaysia’s Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong pair by score of 21–19, 14–21 and 21–17.

Women’s doubles title- China’s Bao Yixin and Tang Yuanting pair defeated Japan’s Ayane Kurihara and Naru Shinoya by score of 21–6, 17–21, 21–17.

Mixed doubles title- China’s Lu Kai and Huang Yaqiong pair defeated China’s Liu Cheng and Bao Yixin pair by score of 17–21, 22–20, 21–13.

Lia Van Leer "Queen  of  Israeli Cinema" passed away

Lia Van Leer  (90),  founder  of the  Jerusalem  Cinematheque and  a  pioneering  figure in  the Israeli  film  industry  passed away. She  was  fondly  called  as "Queen  of  Israeli Cinema".

March 15 : World Consumer Right Day

The Haryana Govt is  going  to introduce  teaching  of Bhagavad  Gita  in  schools across  the  state  from  coming academic session

World Cup

Pakistan beat Ireland and West Indies defeat UAE in the last pool games.

WorldCup2015‬ Quarter Final Fixtures:

SL Vs SA 18th March
IND Vs BAN 19th March
AUS Vs PAK 20th March

NZ Vs WI 21st March