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Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Lauds Prabha Khaitan’s Legacy at ‘Ek Mulakat’ in Kolkata

3Oct

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Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Lauds Prabha Khaitan’s Legacy at ‘Ek Mulakat’ in Kolkata

Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat with cultural icons and Sundeep Bhutoria at an Ek Mulakat session in Kolkata celebrating Prabha Khaitan’s legacyKolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 3: In a city that wears its culture like a second skin, a packed gathering of Bengal’s finest artists, writers and thinkers came together for an evening of warm, candid conversation — and a powerful tribute to a woman who turned social consciousness into a movement.Addressing a session of Ek Mulakat in Kolkata, Union Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mr Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, lauded the enduring contribution of Late Prabha Khaitan in awakening social awareness, and praised the multifarious socio-cultural work of the Prabha Khaitan Foundation — calling it “an importan...

The 4.5 Kg Question: Why Are India’s Children Bending Under the Weight of Their School Bags? Asks Social Activist Sundeep Bhutoria

5Sep

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Education

The 4.5 Kg Question: Why Are India’s Children Bending Under the Weight of Their School Bags? Asks Social Activist Sundeep Bhutoria

A file picture of Kolkata-based social and cultural activist Sundeep Bhutoria with Shri Jayant Chaudhary, Union Minister of State for Education.Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 4: Imagine six-year-old children, barely out of kindergarten, bent forward under a bag weighing nearly a quarter of their own body weight. This isn’t a hypothetical scenario. It is a crisis in plain sight, a reality for millions of Indian schoolchildren — and a health concern that Kolkata-based social and cultural activist Sundeep Bhutoria has now thrust into the national spotlight.This is not the first time Mr Bhutoria has pursued a matter of everyday hardship with a Union Ministry. In 2017, he first wrote to the then Minister of External Affairs, the late Sushma Swaraj, drawing attention to the hea...

Prabha Khaitan Foundation and WWF-India to present Machhli and Vanya Prani Mitra Awards in Jaipur

21Mar

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Prabha Khaitan Foundation and WWF-India to present Machhli and Vanya Prani Mitra Awards in Jaipur

PKF managing trustee, Sundeep Bhutoria (inset). PKF and World WWF-India will jointly present the 6th ‘Machhli & Vanya Prani Mitra Awards’ in Jaipur.Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], March 21: The Sixth edition of the ‘Machhli & Vanya Prani Mitra Awards’ will be held on Monday, 23 March, at ITC Rajputana Hotel of Jaipur. Jointly organised by the Prabha Khaitan Foundation (PKF) and WWF-India, this annual initiative recognises individuals who have made remarkable contributions in the field of wildlife conservation and the management of human–wildlife conflict.Speaking about the initiative, Managing Trustee of Prabha Khaitan Foundation, Sundeep Bhutoria said, “True conservation lies not just in policies, but in the sustained efforts of individuals who selflessly work to prote...