A NEPALIAN DANCER APPEARS IN BADSHAH'S LATEST WORK!

17th March 2023, Mumbai: Badshah, India's global hip-hop star and hit machine, is back on the charts with "Sanak" from his latest EP 3:00 AM Sessions (The self-care playlist). With this, Badshah has once again demonstrated his willingness to give a chance to a talented creator by gratifying them in a music video.

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Sanak's hook-step that's been currently trending on short-video platforms was done by a dancer from Nepal named Paras, who has been recognised and applauded for his choreography on catchy dance steps that went viral over social media for songs like "Tum Tum" and "Naino Wale". His reel on Sanak went viral, catching Badshah's attention and earning him an invitation to appear in the music video. "I can't believe my hookstep got me this far. "Thank you, Badshah, for giving me this opportunity to appear in your video and for taking this step with me," Paras's communiqué.

Badshah has a history of promoting promising young talent. The rapper is addicted to Instagram and attributes his success to his ability to read vibes. He believes that every aspiring artist brings something unique to the table through their music and is happy to give them a space on his videos to make their own. Badshah gave the young boy from "Bachpan Ka Pyaar" a chance in 2021. The global artist gave the young man who drew Badshah's attention with his popular song the biggest stage possible to showcase his talent.

While Badshah's lyrics are deeply introspective, the song's funky hook-step is quickly becoming a craze. Among those who have joined the trend are choreographer Terence Lewis, actor Dino Morea, cricketer Shikhar Dhawan, and Sumbul Touqeer Khan, a former Big Brother contestant.

Since its release, the song has already become a masterpiece and has garnered millions of views.

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‘Financial Assistance to Veteran Artists’ scheme

Ministry of Culture administers ‘Financial Assistance to Veteran Artists’ scheme to provide financial assistance to veteran artists of the country of the age of 60 years and above.

The Ministry of Culture administers a Scheme by the name of ‘Financial Assistance for Veteran Artists’ (erstwhile ‘Scheme for Pension and Medical Aid to Artistes’) to provide financial assistance to veteran artists of the country of the age of 60 years and above in the form of monthly artists pension. It has been the endeavor of the Government to make continuous efforts to ensure that pension to the beneficiaries is disbursed in a timely manner. However, the disbursement of financial assistance to the recommended artists is subject to submission of requisite documents by the beneficiaries selected under the Scheme such as Digital Life Certificate, Income Certificates etc. Non-submission of requisite documents from the selected beneficiaries in time, results in delay in disbursal of pension to them.

Once all requisite documents are received from the beneficiaries, all efforts are made to process the disbursement of pension expeditiously. As release of artist pension is an ongoing process, action is being taken continuously to release the pending payments as and when requisite documents are received from the beneficiaries.

Ministry of Culture has entrusted the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) vide an MoU in 2009 for disbursing the monthly artists pension to selected beneficiaries prior to the year 2017.

The performance of LIC is reviewed from time to time and advisories are issued to them for timely disbursal of artists beneficiaries upon receipt of requisite documents from them and to submit a quarterly report in this regard. To cut down the delay in disbursal of pension to the old artists, release of artists pension to the selected beneficiaries is made by the Ministry itself upon receipt of requisite documents from them from the year 2017-18.

This reply was given by Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of North-Eastern Region Shri G Kishan Reddy in Lok Sabha yesterday.

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France to be Guest of Honour at 31st New Delhi World Book Fair

After serving as the Country of Honour at the Festival du Livre de Paris in France in April 2022, France will now serve as the Guest of Honor at the New Delhi World Book Fair, which will open its doors on February 25, 2023 at Pragati Maidan.

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The reciprocal invitation was decided between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Emmanuel Macron.

The 31st edition of the New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF), held for the past 50 years, is a major calendar event in the publishing world. NDWBF 2023 is scheduled from 25 February to 5 March 2023 in newly constructed Halls 2-5 GF at the centrally located Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The Fair is organized by the National Book Trust, India, an autonomous organization of the Government of India under the Ministry of Education in collaboration with the India Trade Promotion Organization.

India’s participation in the Festival du Livre Paris came alive in April 2022 with a line-up comprising many Indian publishers and some of the most innovative Indian authors available in French translation.

French audiences got the chance to meet star authors like Vikas Swarup, Perumal Murugan, Ajay Chowdhury, and Anuradha Roy.

Classical Indian texts were also given prominence through a special series brought out by French Publisher Les Belles Lettres with the release of a special series of 10 Indian classical texts illustrated by contemporary Indian artists.

This year, France will be present as Guest of Honour at the New Delhi World Book Fair from 25th February to 5th March at Pragati Maidan.

Visitors to the book fair will have a chance to meet a delegation of sixteen authors from France, including the 2022 Nobel Laureate for Literature Annie Ernaux.

At 82 years of age, this will be her first visit to India.

She will give a special lecture at Pragati Maidan on February 25th following the opening, and a conference at the Shri Ram Centre on February 26th.

All translated into English, her books are widely available at their Indian pricing in all major bookshops in Delhi.

The delegation of authors coming from France comprises some of the most popular contemporary writers across literary genres, including adult fiction, non-fiction, young adult fiction, children’s books and graphic novels.

There is a special focus on these two latter genres, which are increasingly popular among Indian readers, as evidenced by the success of the French graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi in India.

In addition, a dozen French publishers will meet their Indian counterparts to learn about the Indian publishing markets and exchange rights between the two countries.

Representatives from the French publishing industry bureau (Bureau international de l’edition francaise and Syndicat national de l’edition), the Institut francais en Inde, and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs will also be present.

Speaking ahead of the event, the Ambassador of France to India, Emmanuel Lenain, said: “France and India are two great nations of literature, and we believe in forging closer links between our authors, publishers and readers. France’s participation as the Guest of Honour of the New Delhi World Book Fair will be an opportunity to provide direct access to some of the best and most diverse French literary works. We also want it to be an enjoyable French experience for all participants! That’s why the French Pavilion has been designed by French graphic novelist Simon Lamouret to resemble a French bookstore with a cafe inside. France has one of the densest networks of independent bookstores, and a long tradition of cafes being a meeting point for writers and intellectuals. This is the ambience we wanted to recreate.”

Besides their participation in round-tables and special events at the book fair, the French authors will give lectures and workshops in major universities, bookstores, and other cultural institutions such as the Alliance francaise de Delhi.

After their visit to Delhi, each one of them will visit other Indian cities, with the support of the Alliance francaise network present in 15 cities across the country. A way to discover the rich and diverse literary traditions of India!

NDWBF offers exhibitors a unique opportunity for business in this growing book industry. It is also an ideal venue for promoting titles, co-publication arrangements and trade.

Besides the many literary and publishing conferences and programmes that are organized during the Fair, it also opens up a gateway to the publishing and intellectual world of South Asia.

The Fair attracts participation from major publishing houses across the globe. In 2021, the Fair was organized virtually and the platform had more than 2.8 million hits, visitors from 70 countries across the world, 150 Indian Exhibitors and about 15 Foreign Exhibitors.

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