Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Book Award :
India’s leading strategic thinker and analyst Mr. Brahma Chellaney won the 2012 Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Book Award for his recently published book Water: Asia’s New Battleground. Mr. Chellaney will be honoured and presented with the $20,000 prize on January 23, 2013.
BAFTA 2013 :
The 66th British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards were presented on February 10, 2013 in London The
prominent winners were : Best Film : Argo; Best Director : Ben Affleck (Argo); Best Actor in a Leading Role : Daniel Day-Lewis {Lincoln);Best Actress in a Leading Role : Emmanuelle Riva [Amour); Best Actor in a Supporting Role : Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained); Best Actress in a Supporting Role : Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables); Best Original Screenplay : Django Unchained (Quentin Tarantino); etc., among others