AWARDS MAY 2009
- Air India Cargo has won the Cargo Airline of the Year award at the 26th Cargo Airline of the year Award instituted by the Air Cargo News, UK group.
- Yudhvir Memorial Award was presented to the noted film maker Shyam Benagal for his outstanding contribution to the films.
- Jaishankar Raman, Associate Professor of economics, has been named recipient of Valparaiso University’s prestigious Caterpillar Award for Excellence in Teaching.
- Alice Munro has won the Man Booker International Prize . Munro is one of Canada's most celebrated writers. She is known for her short stories. Her famous stories are Lives of Girls, Woman. Her latest collection is Too Much Happiness.
- Cannes Film Festival Awards
Sharmila Tagore served as one of the judges during the presentation of awards.
Awards presented were..
Best Film (Golden Palm award) - The White Ribbon (Austria)
Best Director - Brillante Mendoza (Phillipines)
Best Actor - Christoph Waltz (Austria)
Best Actress - Charlotte Gainsbourg (British)
Best Screenplay - Feng Mei (China)
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