Debate on censorship
The Indian People8217;s Media Collective has organised a discussion on The Implications of the Government8217;s Cultural Censorship Policy8217; on May 22 between 6 and 8 pm at the Bombay Union of Journalists, Prospect Chambers Annexe, B Wing, 2nd floor, opposite Thomas Cook, D N Road, Fort.
SIES to get back playground
The Bombay High Court has ordered the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to hand over a portion of a playground plot at Sion to the South Indian Educational Society SIES for development and maintenance.
The SIES had earlier appealed to the court to intervene after the BMC refused to hand over the plot, saying allotment was a licence determinable by a notice and that they intended to revoke it. The matter has been adjourned to June 8.
Self-development programme
The Bangalore-based Prasanna Trust has organised a three-day self-development programme titled Life8217; from May 22, to be attended by Swami Sukhabodhananda. For details, contactAtri on 7823072, Gopinath on 7821888 or Kishore on 7821806.
Urologist wins B C Roy award
Dr Ajit Phadke, city-based urologist, has been awarded the B C Roy Award for encouraging development of his faculty. Dr Phadke, head of the urology department at the Bombay hospital, also practises at the Colony Nursing Home, Matunga. He became president of the Urological Society of India in 1992, and is presently heading the Smarth Vyayam Mandir and the Nana Palkar Smruti Samiti.
Minority status for SIES college
The SIES college of management studies at Nerul has been granted minority status by the Bombay High Court. This will allow the institution to admit 50 per cent of its students from the South Indian community.
Mahatma site judged best8217;
The official web site of the Mahatma Gandhi Foundation, dedicated to the life and times of Mahatma Gandhi, has been adjudged the best site on the Internet by a Yahoo Specialist Team this week. The web.mahatma.org.in, hostedfrom India by Mahatma8217;s great grandson Tushar Gandhi, offers over 100,000 printed pages of text and over 5,000 photographs.
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