Peenaz Masani thrilled to be among 8 Nobel Laureates at IIIT-A

October 9th, 2009 Common misconceptions about the Nobel Peace PrizeAn award that generates as much interest as the Nobel Peace Prize is bound to be surrounded by myths. Geir Lundestad, secretary of the secretive committee that awards the prize, outlines for The Associated Press some of the most common misunderstandings: — Myth: The awards committee announces a shortlist of candidates.

October 9th, 2009 Timetable for remaining Nobel Prize announcementsDate and time for announcement of the remaining 2009 Nobel Prize: — Monday, Oct. 12: Economics, no earlier than 7 a.m.

October 9th, 2009 Some facts about the Nobel Peace Prize— The committee does not release the names of any candidates and keeps records sealed for 50 years. — Campaigns in favor of a particular candidate could be counterproductive, as the fiercely independent committee does not want to appear influenced by public pressure.

October 5th, 2009 A look at women who have won Nobel PrizesOnly 37 women have received Nobel Prizes since they were first handed out in 1901. The latest — Elizabeth H.

August 18th, 2009 Some memorable quotes from Kim Dae-jungSome memorable quotes from former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung: __ "Democracy and the market economy are two sides of a coin or two wheels of a cart. Every nation that has embraced both democracy and a market economy has been successful." — Inauguration speech, February 1998.

May 3rd, 2009 Padmasri Hema Malini and her talented-troupe's scintillating performance thrilled all the Nobel Laureates and their spouses attending the Nobel Laureates' Science Conclave at the IIIT-Allahabad. Hema who flew into Allahabad on Tuesday morning with a troupe of over 40 performers got a grand welcome and a standing ovation for her terrific performance that held the entire audience spell-bound for almost two hours.

May 3rd, 2009 Dec 17, Allahabad (Sampurn Media): The 8 Nobel Laureates who have reached the IIIT-Allahabad for the Nobel Laureates' Science Conclave are very bullish on India. Most of them have come in with their spouses and are looking forward to spending time in India and also visiting other Indian cities.

May 3rd, 2009 Mumbai, December 8th 2008: For the first time in Asia, the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad (IIIT-A) will host the biggest Asian gathering of international Nobel Laureates at the Nobel Laureates Conclave, IIIT, Allahabad from December 15 to 21st, 2008. With the Nobel Laureates' Conclave, the IIIT-A will lay-down an important milestone in the history of Science and Technology in India.

May 3rd, 2009 Mera Bharat Mahan – these three words mean a lot to all of us, but I really understood the meaning of the words when His Excellency, the Governor of Haryana, Dr A R Kidwai while inaugurating the Nobel Laureates Science Conclave at the IIIT-Allahabad informed the august gathering of scientists, Nobel Laureates and students that 36 per cent of all the senior scientists at NASA (the National Aeronautics & Space Administration, USA) are of Indian origin. Technically speaking this means that Indian brains and minds run the US space research program.

May 3rd, 2009 Daksha Sheth and her troupe's contemporary dance performances electrified the students, faculty and the 6 Nobel Laureates present at the venue of the Science Conclave on Thursday (18th December 2008).   Daksha Sheth whose work has imbibed Kathak from North-India, Kallaripayattu from the south, Chahau from East India, Mallakhamb from the Western side of the country as well as Yoga and varied Akhada traditions, kept the 1000-strong audience glued to their seats in spite of the biting cold, for almost two hours.

May 3rd, 2009 1990 Nobel Laureate Jerome Isaac Friedman while interacting with journalists and students at the Nobel Laureates' Science Conclave at IIIT-Allahabad, said that time travel is not possible - at least not in the near future.   Responding to a question by this journalist, he said that going back in time is also not possible.

April 1st, 2009 TORONTO - The Dalai Lama, who is an honorary citizen of Canada, will lead Nobel Peace Prize laureates at a global peace summit in Vancouver in September. According to the organisers of the summit, the Dalai Lama will lead a so-called 'dream spiritual team' at the 'Vancouver Peace Summit: Nobel Laureates in Dialogue' from Sep 26 to 29.

March 25th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - The organisers of a peace conference in South Africa Tuesday postponed the event indefinitely after the government refused to issue the Dalai Lama a visa to attend, causing other Nobel peace laureates to pull out. The conference, which was due to be held Friday, had planned to promote peace through football in advance of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa next year.

March 23rd, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's popular archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu has threatened to boycott a peace conference planned for next week in Johannesburg after the South African government reportedly denied the Dalai Lama a visa, a newspaper said Sunday. South Africa's Sunday Independent quoted an angry Tutu as saying: 'If His Holiness's visa is refused, then I won't take part in the upcoming 2010 World Cup-related peace conference.' The Nobel Peace Prize winner accused South Africa, which has close ties with China, of 'shamelessly succumbing to Chinese pressure' and said he was 'ashamed'.

February 28th, 2009 OSLO - A record number of nominations, in all 205, have been made for the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Institute said Friday. The tally includes 172 individuals and 33 organisations, besting the 2005 number of 199 nominations.