A press release said here on Saturday that the award carrying a purse of ₹50,000, citation, and a sculpture would be presented to the actor at an event to be held at the Kozhikode Town Hall on July 25.
Actor Bhavana has been chosen for the Chintha Raveendran Award 2026, instituted in the memory of the film-maker, art critic, and travelogue writer.A press release said here on Saturday that the award carrying a purse of ₹50,000, citation, and a sculpture would be presented to the actor at an event to be held at the Kozhikode Town Hall on July 25. The award jury consisting of poet K. Satchidanandan and journalists K.C. Narayanan and M.P. Surendran said Ms. Bhavana was chosen for the honour considering her battles for protecting the independent existence of women in Kerala’s social life.Writer N.S. Madhavan would preside over the award ceremony in which senior journalist Shashi Kumar and writer Paul Zacharia would also speak. N. Ram, former Editor-in-Chief, The Hindu, and Director, The Hindu Group Publishing Private Ltd., would deliver a lecture on ‘Unmaking the republic: How Hindutva authoritarianism is dismantling the basic structure of Indian Constitution’.This is the seventh award being given in memory of Ravindran, who passed away in 2011. As part of the commemoration event, an exhibition would also be held at the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi Art Gallery, Kozhikode, from July 20. Titled ‘Echoes of an unfinished dream’, it would be curated by artist Sunil Ashokapuram. Sculptor Valsan Koorma Kolleri would open it. The exhibition is part of ‘The Names of Gaza’ events held across the State by the foundation where names of 18,000 children killed in the Israeli attack on the Palestinian town were read out. Published - July 18, 2026 02:44 pm IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers a speech during his visit at the parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 7, 2026. | PM in Indonesia LIVE on July 7, 2026Mr. Modi was on Tuesday (July 7, 2026) conferred with Indonesia's highest honour, the 'Bintang Adipurna of the Republic of Indonesia' medal for his role in strengthening the ties between the countries. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto presented the medal to Mr. Modi.Responding to a post which highlighted that Mr. Modi is the second Indian leader after Nehru to receive Indonesia's highest honour, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on X, "And Nehru got it posthumously without having to wrangle it."Earlier, Mr. Modi said, "This morning, I have also been conferred with Indonesia's highest honour with immense affection. This honour belongs to the crores of Indians... it belongs to the sentiments of the people of Indonesia, to the historic and intimate ties between India and Indonesia.""I express my heartfelt gratitude to President Prabowo Ji, the Government of Indonesia, and the people here," Mr. Modi was quoted as saying by the Prime Minister's Office in a post on X.Instituted in 1959, the Bintang Adipurna of the Republic of Indonesia is the highest honour in the Republic of Indonesia.This award is given to individuals who have rendered exceptional service to the unity, continuity and prosperity of the Republic of Indonesia. Published - July 07, 2026 05:47 pm IST
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