Showing posts with label Lists. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lists. Show all posts
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
United Nations Specialised Agencies
Monday, 13 February 2012
Important Days in India
January 9 : Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
January 12 : National Youth Day
January 15 : Army Day
January 25 : National Tourism Day
January 26 : Republic Day
January 30 : Martyrs’ Day
February 28 : National Science Day
March 3 : National Defence Day
March 4 : National Security Day
March 16 : National Vaccination Day
April 5 : National Maritime Day
April 21 : National Civil Services Day
May 11 : National Technology Day
July 26 : Kargil Victory Day
August 9 : Quit India Day
August 15 : Independence Day
August 20 : Sadbhavna Divas
August 29 : National Sports Day
September 5 : Teachers’ Day; Sanskrit Day
October 2 : Gandhi Jayanthi
October 8 : Indian Air Force Day
October 10 : National Postal Day
November 14 : Children’s Day
November 17 : National Epilepsy Day
November 26 : Law Day
December 4 : Navy Day
December 7 : Armed Forces' Flag Day
December 18 : Minorities Rights Day
December 14 : National Energy Conservation Day
December 23 : Farmers Day
January 12 : National Youth Day
January 15 : Army Day
January 25 : National Tourism Day
January 26 : Republic Day
January 30 : Martyrs’ Day
February 28 : National Science Day
March 3 : National Defence Day
March 4 : National Security Day
March 16 : National Vaccination Day
April 5 : National Maritime Day
April 21 : National Civil Services Day
May 11 : National Technology Day
July 26 : Kargil Victory Day
August 9 : Quit India Day
August 15 : Independence Day
August 20 : Sadbhavna Divas
August 29 : National Sports Day
September 5 : Teachers’ Day; Sanskrit Day
October 2 : Gandhi Jayanthi
October 8 : Indian Air Force Day
October 10 : National Postal Day
November 14 : Children’s Day
November 17 : National Epilepsy Day
November 26 : Law Day
December 4 : Navy Day
December 7 : Armed Forces' Flag Day
December 18 : Minorities Rights Day
December 14 : National Energy Conservation Day
December 23 : Farmers Day
Sunday, 12 February 2012
Important International Days
January 1 Global Family Day
Jan 6 : World Day for War Orphans
Jan 10 : World Laughter Day
Jan 26 : International Customs Day
Jan 27 : International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Jan 30 : World Leprosy Eradication Day
February 2 World Wetland Day
Feb 4 : World Cancer Day
Feb 2nd Sunday : World Marriage Day
Feb 14 : Valentine’s Day
Feb 20 : World Day of Social Justice
Feb 21 : International Mother Language Day
Feb 22 : World Scouts Day
Feb 23 : World Peaces and Understanding Day
March 4 World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation
Mar 8 : International Womens' Day, International Literacy Day
Mar 13 : World Kidney Day, World Rotaract Day
March 2nd Monday Commonwealth Day
Mar 15 : World Disabled Day, World Consumer Rights Day
Mar 21 : World Sleep Day, World Forestry Day, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Mar 22 : World Water Day
Mar 23 : World Meteorological Day
Mar 24 : World TB Day
Mar 27 : World Drama Day
April 2 World Autism Awareness Day
Apr 4 : International Day for Mine Awareness
Apr 7 : World Health Day
Apr 12 : World Aviation & Cosmonautics Day
Apr 17 : World Haemophilia Day
Apr 18 : World Heritage Day
Apr 21 : World Creativity and Innovation Day
Apr 22 : Earth Day
Apr 23 : World Book and Copyright Day
Apr 25 : World Malaria Day
Apr 26 : World Intellectual Property Day
Apr 28 : International Worker’s Memorial Day
Apr 29 : World Dance Day
May 1 : May day- Labour Day
May 3 : Press Freedom Day, World Asthma Day
May 4 : Coal Miners Day
May 5 : World Athletics Day
May 8 : World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
May 9 : World Thalassaemia Day
May 2nd Sunday: World Mother Day
May 12 : International Nurses Day, World Hypertension Day
May 15 : International Day of the Families
May 17 : World Telecommunication Day
May 18 : World Museum Day
May 19 : World Hepatitis Day
May 20 : World Metrology Day
May 21 : World Day for Cultural Diversity
May 22 : International Day for Biological Diversity
May 23 : World Turtle Day
May 24 : Commonwealth Day
May 28 : Anti-Narcotics Day, Engineers Day
May 31 : World Anti Tobacco Day
June 1 : International Children’s Day
Jun 5 : World Environment Day
Jun 8 : World Brain Tumors Day, World Ocean Day
Jun 12 : World Day Against Child Labor
Jun 14 : World Blood Donor Day
June 3rd Sunday : World Father’s Day
Jun 16 : International Integration Day
Jun 20 : World Refugee Day
Jun 21 : World Music Day
Jun 23 : International Olympic Day
Jun 26 : International Day against Drug abuse and Illicit Trafficking
July 1 : International Joke Day, Doctor's Day
July 1st Saturday : International Day of Cooperatives
Jul 11 : World Population Day
Jul 28 : World Nature Conservation Day
August 1-7 : World Breast-feeding Week
August 1st Sunday : Friendship Day
Aug 6 : Anti-Nuclear Day, Hiroshima Day
Aug 9 : Nagasaki Day
Aug 12 : International Youth Day
Aug 15 : International Mourning Day
Aug 18 : International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
Aug 19 : World Humanitarian Day, World Photography Day
September 2 : Coconut Day
Sept 8 : World Literacy Day
Sept 10 : World Anti-Suicide Day
Sept 11 : World First Aid Day
Sept 15 : International Day of Democracy
Sept 16 : World Ozone Day
Sept 21 : World Peace Day, World Alzheimer's Day
Sept 22 : World Rose Day- Welfare of Cancer Patients
Sept 24 : World Heart Day
Sept 26 : Day of the Deaf, European Day of Languages
Sept 27 : World Tourism Day
Sept 28 : Right to Know Day, World Rabies Day
September Last week: World Maritime Week
October 1 : World Hepatitis Day
Oct 2 : International Day of Non-Violence
Oct 3 : World Habitat Day
Oct 4 : World Animal Welfare Day
Oct 5 : World Teachers' Day
October second Saturday: World Palliative Care Day
Oct 8 : World Humanitarian Action Day
Oct 9 : World Postal Day
Oct 10 : World Mental Health Day
Oct 12 : World Sight Day, World Arthritis Day
Oct 13 : International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
Oct 14 : World Standards Day
Oct 15 : World White Cane Day- guiding the Blind
Oct 16 : World Food Day, World Anaesthesiologists Day
Oct 17 : World Trauma Day
Oct 20 : World Osteoporosis Day
Oct 24 : UN Day, World Development Information Day, World Polio Day
Oct 30 : World Thrift Day
November 8 : World Radiographer Day
Nov 9 : World Freedom Day
Nov 14 : World Diabetes Day
Nov 17 : International Students Day
Nov 19 : International Men's Day
Nov 21 : World Fisheries Day, World Television Day
Nov 25 : International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
December 1 World AIDS Day
Dec 2 : World Computer Literacy Day, International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
Dec 3 : International Day of Disabled People, World Conservation Day
Dec 7 : International Civil Aviation Day
Dec 9 : The International Day Against Corruption
Dec 10 : International Day of Broadcasting, Human Rights Day
Dec 11 : International Mountain Day
Dec 14 : World Energy Day
Dec 18 : International Migrants Day
Dec 20 : International Human Solidarity Day
Jan 6 : World Day for War Orphans
Jan 10 : World Laughter Day
Jan 26 : International Customs Day
Jan 27 : International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Jan 30 : World Leprosy Eradication Day
February 2 World Wetland Day
Feb 4 : World Cancer Day
Feb 2nd Sunday : World Marriage Day
Feb 14 : Valentine’s Day
Feb 20 : World Day of Social Justice
Feb 21 : International Mother Language Day
Feb 22 : World Scouts Day
Feb 23 : World Peaces and Understanding Day
March 4 World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation
Mar 8 : International Womens' Day, International Literacy Day
Mar 13 : World Kidney Day, World Rotaract Day
March 2nd Monday Commonwealth Day
Mar 15 : World Disabled Day, World Consumer Rights Day
Mar 21 : World Sleep Day, World Forestry Day, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Mar 22 : World Water Day
Mar 23 : World Meteorological Day
Mar 24 : World TB Day
Mar 27 : World Drama Day
April 2 World Autism Awareness Day
Apr 4 : International Day for Mine Awareness
Apr 7 : World Health Day
Apr 12 : World Aviation & Cosmonautics Day
Apr 17 : World Haemophilia Day
Apr 18 : World Heritage Day
Apr 21 : World Creativity and Innovation Day
Apr 22 : Earth Day
Apr 23 : World Book and Copyright Day
Apr 25 : World Malaria Day
Apr 26 : World Intellectual Property Day
Apr 28 : International Worker’s Memorial Day
Apr 29 : World Dance Day
May 1 : May day- Labour Day
May 3 : Press Freedom Day, World Asthma Day
May 4 : Coal Miners Day
May 5 : World Athletics Day
May 8 : World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
May 9 : World Thalassaemia Day
May 2nd Sunday: World Mother Day
May 12 : International Nurses Day, World Hypertension Day
May 15 : International Day of the Families
May 17 : World Telecommunication Day
May 18 : World Museum Day
May 19 : World Hepatitis Day
May 20 : World Metrology Day
May 21 : World Day for Cultural Diversity
May 22 : International Day for Biological Diversity
May 23 : World Turtle Day
May 24 : Commonwealth Day
May 28 : Anti-Narcotics Day, Engineers Day
May 31 : World Anti Tobacco Day
June 1 : International Children’s Day
Jun 5 : World Environment Day
Jun 8 : World Brain Tumors Day, World Ocean Day
Jun 12 : World Day Against Child Labor
Jun 14 : World Blood Donor Day
June 3rd Sunday : World Father’s Day
Jun 16 : International Integration Day
Jun 20 : World Refugee Day
Jun 21 : World Music Day
Jun 23 : International Olympic Day
Jun 26 : International Day against Drug abuse and Illicit Trafficking
July 1 : International Joke Day, Doctor's Day
July 1st Saturday : International Day of Cooperatives
Jul 11 : World Population Day
Jul 28 : World Nature Conservation Day
August 1-7 : World Breast-feeding Week
August 1st Sunday : Friendship Day
Aug 6 : Anti-Nuclear Day, Hiroshima Day
Aug 9 : Nagasaki Day
Aug 12 : International Youth Day
Aug 15 : International Mourning Day
Aug 18 : International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
Aug 19 : World Humanitarian Day, World Photography Day
September 2 : Coconut Day
Sept 8 : World Literacy Day
Sept 10 : World Anti-Suicide Day
Sept 11 : World First Aid Day
Sept 15 : International Day of Democracy
Sept 16 : World Ozone Day
Sept 21 : World Peace Day, World Alzheimer's Day
Sept 22 : World Rose Day- Welfare of Cancer Patients
Sept 24 : World Heart Day
Sept 26 : Day of the Deaf, European Day of Languages
Sept 27 : World Tourism Day
Sept 28 : Right to Know Day, World Rabies Day
September Last week: World Maritime Week
October 1 : World Hepatitis Day
Oct 2 : International Day of Non-Violence
Oct 3 : World Habitat Day
Oct 4 : World Animal Welfare Day
Oct 5 : World Teachers' Day
October second Saturday: World Palliative Care Day
Oct 8 : World Humanitarian Action Day
Oct 9 : World Postal Day
Oct 10 : World Mental Health Day
Oct 12 : World Sight Day, World Arthritis Day
Oct 13 : International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
Oct 14 : World Standards Day
Oct 15 : World White Cane Day- guiding the Blind
Oct 16 : World Food Day, World Anaesthesiologists Day
Oct 17 : World Trauma Day
Oct 20 : World Osteoporosis Day
Oct 24 : UN Day, World Development Information Day, World Polio Day
Oct 30 : World Thrift Day
November 8 : World Radiographer Day
Nov 9 : World Freedom Day
Nov 14 : World Diabetes Day
Nov 17 : International Students Day
Nov 19 : International Men's Day
Nov 21 : World Fisheries Day, World Television Day
Nov 25 : International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
December 1 World AIDS Day
Dec 2 : World Computer Literacy Day, International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
Dec 3 : International Day of Disabled People, World Conservation Day
Dec 7 : International Civil Aviation Day
Dec 9 : The International Day Against Corruption
Dec 10 : International Day of Broadcasting, Human Rights Day
Dec 11 : International Mountain Day
Dec 14 : World Energy Day
Dec 18 : International Migrants Day
Dec 20 : International Human Solidarity Day
Commonwealth Games Years and Host Cities
The Commonwealth Games is the multisport event held among the member countries of former British Commonwealth. The event was started in the name British Empire Games in 1930. Later it was called British Empire and Commonwealth Games and British Commonwealth Games. It has been known as simply Commonwealth Games since 1978.
As British Empire Games
1930 - Hamilton (Canada)
1934 - London (Britain)
1938 - Sydney, New South Wales (Australia)
1950 - Auckland (New Zealand)
As British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1954 - Vancouver (Canada)
1958 - Cardiff (Wales)
1962 - Perth (Australia)
1966 - Kingston (Jamaica)
As British Commonwealth Games
1970 - Edinburgh (Scotland)
1974 - Christchurch (New Zealand)
As Commonwealth Games
1978 - Edmonton (Canada)
1982 - Brisbane (Australia)
1986 - Edinburgh (Scotland)
1990 - Auckland (New Zealand)
1994 - Victoria (Canada)
1998 - Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
2002 - Manchester (Britain)
2006 - Melbourne (Australia)
2010 - Delhi (India)
2014 - Glasgow (Scotland)
2018 - Gold Coast (Australia)
Year, City and Country
As British Empire Games
1930 - Hamilton (Canada)
1934 - London (Britain)
1938 - Sydney, New South Wales (Australia)
1950 - Auckland (New Zealand)
As British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1954 - Vancouver (Canada)
1958 - Cardiff (Wales)
1962 - Perth (Australia)
1966 - Kingston (Jamaica)
As British Commonwealth Games
1970 - Edinburgh (Scotland)
1974 - Christchurch (New Zealand)
As Commonwealth Games
1978 - Edmonton (Canada)
1982 - Brisbane (Australia)
1986 - Edinburgh (Scotland)
1990 - Auckland (New Zealand)
1994 - Victoria (Canada)
1998 - Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
2002 - Manchester (Britain)
2006 - Melbourne (Australia)
2010 - Delhi (India)
2014 - Glasgow (Scotland)
2018 - Gold Coast (Australia)
Asian Games Years and Host Cities
The Asian Games or Asiad (formerly Asiatic Games) is the largest multisport event for Asian countries. It was founded in 1951. The motto of Asian Games is 'Ever Onwards'.
1954 - Manila (Philippines)
1958 - Tokyo (Japan)
1962 - Jakarta (Indonesia)
1966 - Bangkok (Thailand)
1970 - Bangkok (Thailand)
1974 - Tehran (Iran)
1978 - Bangkok (Thailand)
1982 - New Delhi (India)
1986 - Seoul (South Korea)
1990 - Beijing (China)
1994 - Hiroshima (Japan)
1998 - Bangkok (Thailand)
2002 - Busan (South Korea)
2006 - Doha (Qatar)
2010 - Guangzhou (China)
2014 - Incheon (South Korea)
Year, City and Country
1951 - New Delhi (India)1954 - Manila (Philippines)
1958 - Tokyo (Japan)
1962 - Jakarta (Indonesia)
1966 - Bangkok (Thailand)
1970 - Bangkok (Thailand)
1974 - Tehran (Iran)
1978 - Bangkok (Thailand)
1982 - New Delhi (India)
1986 - Seoul (South Korea)
1990 - Beijing (China)
1994 - Hiroshima (Japan)
1998 - Bangkok (Thailand)
2002 - Busan (South Korea)
2006 - Doha (Qatar)
2010 - Guangzhou (China)
2014 - Incheon (South Korea)
Saturday, 11 February 2012
Winter Olympics Host Cities
The Winter Olympics started for the sporting events that can be practiced only in the respective geographical conditions. The list of host cities of Winter Olympic Games is given below.
1928 - St. Moritz (Switzerland)
1932 - Lake Placid, New York (USA)
1936 - Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany)
1948 - St. Moritz (Switzerland)
1952 - Oslo (Norway)
1956 - Cortina d'Ampezzo (Italy)
1960 - Squaw Valley, California (USA)
1964 - Innsbruck (Austria)
1968 - Grenoble (France)
1972 - Sapporo (Japan)
1976 - Innsbruck (Austria)
1980 - Lake Placid, New York (USA)
1984 - Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
1988 - Calgary, Alberta (Canada)
1992 - Albertville (France)
1994 - Lillehammer (Norway)
1998 - Nagano (Japan)
2002 - Salt Lake City, Utah (USA)
2006 - Turin (Italy)
2010 - Vancouver (Canada)
2014 - Sochi (Russia)
2018 - Pyeongchang (South Korea)
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Summer Olympics Host Cities
Year, City and Country
1924 - Chamonix (France)1928 - St. Moritz (Switzerland)
1932 - Lake Placid, New York (USA)
1936 - Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany)
1948 - St. Moritz (Switzerland)
1952 - Oslo (Norway)
1956 - Cortina d'Ampezzo (Italy)
1960 - Squaw Valley, California (USA)
1964 - Innsbruck (Austria)
1968 - Grenoble (France)
1972 - Sapporo (Japan)
1976 - Innsbruck (Austria)
1980 - Lake Placid, New York (USA)
1984 - Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
1988 - Calgary, Alberta (Canada)
1992 - Albertville (France)
1994 - Lillehammer (Norway)
1998 - Nagano (Japan)
2002 - Salt Lake City, Utah (USA)
2006 - Turin (Italy)
2010 - Vancouver (Canada)
2014 - Sochi (Russia)
2018 - Pyeongchang (South Korea)
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Olympic Games host cities
The Olympics is the world's largest multisports event. Its history traces to the ancient Olympic games started BC 776 in Greece. The modern Olympics was started in 1896. Here is given the list of hosts of the modern Olympic Games till date.
1900 – Paris (France)
1904 – Saint Louis (USA)
1908 – London (Britain)
1912 – Stockholm (Sweden)
1920 – Antwerp (Belgium)
1924 – Paris (France)
1928 – Amsterdam (Netherlands)
1932 – Los Angeles (USA)
1936 – Berlin (Germany)
1948 – London (Britain)
1952 – Helsinki (Finland)
1956 – Melbourne (Australia)
1960 – Rome (Italy)
1964 – Tokyo (Japan)
1968 – Mexico City (Mexico)
1972 – Munich (Germany)
1976 – Montreal (Canada)
1980 – Moscow (USSR)
1984 – Los Angeles (USA)
1988 – Seoul (South Korea)
1992 – Barcelona (Spain)
1996 – Atlanta (USA)
2000 – Sydney (Australia)
2004 – Athens (Greece)
2008 – Beijing (China)
2012 – London (Britain)
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Winter Olympics Host Cities
Year, City and Country
1896 – Athens (Greece)1900 – Paris (France)
1904 – Saint Louis (USA)
1908 – London (Britain)
1912 – Stockholm (Sweden)
1920 – Antwerp (Belgium)
1924 – Paris (France)
1928 – Amsterdam (Netherlands)
1932 – Los Angeles (USA)
1936 – Berlin (Germany)
1948 – London (Britain)
1952 – Helsinki (Finland)
1956 – Melbourne (Australia)
1960 – Rome (Italy)
1964 – Tokyo (Japan)
1968 – Mexico City (Mexico)
1972 – Munich (Germany)
1976 – Montreal (Canada)
1980 – Moscow (USSR)
1984 – Los Angeles (USA)
1988 – Seoul (South Korea)
1992 – Barcelona (Spain)
1996 – Atlanta (USA)
2000 – Sydney (Australia)
2004 – Athens (Greece)
2008 – Beijing (China)
2012 – London (Britain)
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Geographical Sobriquets / Nicknames
Many places are nicknamed owing to something special to that place. Here is the list of sobriquets/nicknames of various places across the globe.
Holy City : Jerusalem
Forbidden City : Lhasa
Dark Continent : Africa
Gift of Nile : Egypt
City of the Golden Temple : Amritsar
City of Palaces : Kolkata
Cockpit of Europe : Belgium
Blue Mountains : Nilgiri Hills
City of Magnificent Distances : Washington
Granite City : Aberdeen
Herring Pond : Atlantic Ocean
Land of the Kangaroo : Australia
Land of Maple Leaf : Canada
Land of Cakes : Scotland
Land of Golden Fleece : Australia
Island of Pearls : Bahrain
White City : Belgrade
Land of Lilies : Canada
Windy City : Chicago
Sugar Bowl of the World : Cuba
Land of Thousand Lakes : Finland
Pillars of Hercules : Gibraltar
Emerald Island : Ireland
Land of the Rising Sun : Japan
Land of the Midnight Sun : Norway
Hermit Kingdom : Korea
Port of Five Seas : Moscow
Land of Canals : Netherlands
Land of Windmills : Netherlands
Empire City : New York
City of Dreaming Spires : Oxford
City of Brotherly Love : Philadelphia
City of Seven Hills : Rome
City of the Golden Gate : San Francisco
Venice of the North : Stockholm
Venice of the East : Alappuzha
Land of Thunderbolt : Bhutan
Pearl of the Antilles : Cuba
Sorrow of Bengal : River Damodar RiverSorrow of China : River Hwang Ho
Gateway of India : Mumbai
Spice Garden of India : Kerala
World’s Bread Basket : Prairies of North America
World’s Loneliest Island : Tristan da Cunha
Land of the White Elephant : Thailand
Land of Thousand Elephants : Laos
Sick Man of Europe : Turkey
Queen of the Adriatic : Venice
Island of Cloves : Zanzibar
Roof of the World : The Pamirs
Rose Pink City : Jaipur
Gate of Tears : Strait of Bab-el Mandeb
Nickname : Place
Holy City : Jerusalem
Forbidden City : Lhasa
Dark Continent : Africa
Gift of Nile : Egypt
City of the Golden Temple : Amritsar
City of Palaces : Kolkata
Cockpit of Europe : Belgium
Blue Mountains : Nilgiri Hills
City of Magnificent Distances : Washington
Granite City : Aberdeen
Herring Pond : Atlantic Ocean
Land of the Kangaroo : Australia
Land of Maple Leaf : Canada
Land of Cakes : Scotland
Land of Golden Fleece : Australia
Island of Pearls : Bahrain
White City : Belgrade
Land of Lilies : Canada
Windy City : Chicago
Sugar Bowl of the World : Cuba
Land of Thousand Lakes : Finland
Pillars of Hercules : Gibraltar
Emerald Island : Ireland
Land of the Rising Sun : Japan
Land of the Midnight Sun : Norway
Hermit Kingdom : Korea
Port of Five Seas : Moscow
Land of Canals : Netherlands
Land of Windmills : Netherlands
Empire City : New York
City of Dreaming Spires : Oxford
City of Brotherly Love : Philadelphia
City of Seven Hills : Rome
City of the Golden Gate : San Francisco
Venice of the North : Stockholm
Venice of the East : Alappuzha
Land of Thunderbolt : Bhutan
Pearl of the Antilles : Cuba
Sorrow of Bengal : River Damodar RiverSorrow of China : River Hwang Ho
Gateway of India : Mumbai
Spice Garden of India : Kerala
World’s Bread Basket : Prairies of North America
World’s Loneliest Island : Tristan da Cunha
Land of the White Elephant : Thailand
Land of Thousand Elephants : Laos
Sick Man of Europe : Turkey
Queen of the Adriatic : Venice
Island of Cloves : Zanzibar
Roof of the World : The Pamirs
Rose Pink City : Jaipur
Gate of Tears : Strait of Bab-el Mandeb
Thursday, 9 February 2012
Man Booker Prize winners
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is awarded to the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the British Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland. It is one of the most prestigious literature honors.
1970 Bernice Rubens The Elected Member UK
1971 V S Naipaul In a Free State UK/Trinidad and Tobago
1972 John Berger G UK
1973 J G Farrell The Siege of Krishnapur UK
1974 Nadine Gordimer The Conservationist South Africa
Stanley Middleton Holiday UK
1975 Ruth Prawer Jhabwala Heat and Dust UK
1976 David Storey Saville UK
1977 Paul Scott Staying On UK
1978 Iris Murdoch The Sea, The Sea Ireland
1979 Penelope Fitzgerald Offshore UK
1980 William Golding Rites of Passage UK
1981 Salman Rushdie Midnight's Children UK
1982 Thomas Keneally Schindler's Ark Australia
1983 J M Coetzee Life & Times of Michael K South Africa
1984 Anita Brookner Hotel du Lac UK
1985 Keri Hulme The Bone People New Zealand
1986 Kingsley Amis The Old Devils UK
1987 Penelope Lively Moon Tiger UK
1988 Peter Carey Oscar and Lucinda Australia
1989 Kazuo Ishiguro The Remains of the Day UK/Japan
1990 A S Byatt Possession UK
1991 Ben Okri The Famished Road Nigeria
1992 Michael Ondaatje The English Patient Canada/Sri Lanka
Barry Unsworth Sacred Hunger UK
1993 Roddy Doyle Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha Ireland
1994 James Kelman How Late It Was, How Late UK
1995 Pat Barker The Ghost Road UK
1996 Graham Swift Last Orders UK
1997 Arundhati Roy The God of Small Things India
1998 Ian McEwan Amsterdam UK
1999 J M Coetzee Disgrace South Africa
2000 Margaret Atwood The Blind Assassin Canada
2001 Peter Carey True History of the Kelly Gang Australia
2002 Yann Martel Life of Pi Canada
2003 DBC Pierre Vernon God Little Australia
2004 Alan Hollinghurst The Line of Beauty UK
2005 John Banville The Sea Ireland
2006 Kiran Desai The Inheritance of Loss India
2007 Anne Enright The Gathering Ireland
2008 Aravind Adiga The White Tiger India
2009 Hilary Mantel Wolf Hall UK
2010 Howard Jacobson The Finkler Question UK
2011 Julian Barnes The Sense of an Ending UK
Year, Person, Work, Country
1969 P H Newby Something to Answer For UK1970 Bernice Rubens The Elected Member UK
1971 V S Naipaul In a Free State UK/Trinidad and Tobago
1972 John Berger G UK
1973 J G Farrell The Siege of Krishnapur UK
1974 Nadine Gordimer The Conservationist South Africa
Stanley Middleton Holiday UK
1975 Ruth Prawer Jhabwala Heat and Dust UK
1976 David Storey Saville UK
1977 Paul Scott Staying On UK
1978 Iris Murdoch The Sea, The Sea Ireland
1979 Penelope Fitzgerald Offshore UK
1980 William Golding Rites of Passage UK
1981 Salman Rushdie Midnight's Children UK
1982 Thomas Keneally Schindler's Ark Australia
1983 J M Coetzee Life & Times of Michael K South Africa
1984 Anita Brookner Hotel du Lac UK
1985 Keri Hulme The Bone People New Zealand
1986 Kingsley Amis The Old Devils UK
1987 Penelope Lively Moon Tiger UK
1988 Peter Carey Oscar and Lucinda Australia
1989 Kazuo Ishiguro The Remains of the Day UK/Japan
1990 A S Byatt Possession UK
1991 Ben Okri The Famished Road Nigeria
1992 Michael Ondaatje The English Patient Canada/Sri Lanka
Barry Unsworth Sacred Hunger UK
1993 Roddy Doyle Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha Ireland
1994 James Kelman How Late It Was, How Late UK
1995 Pat Barker The Ghost Road UK
1996 Graham Swift Last Orders UK
1997 Arundhati Roy The God of Small Things India
1998 Ian McEwan Amsterdam UK
1999 J M Coetzee Disgrace South Africa
2000 Margaret Atwood The Blind Assassin Canada
2001 Peter Carey True History of the Kelly Gang Australia
2002 Yann Martel Life of Pi Canada
2003 DBC Pierre Vernon God Little Australia
2004 Alan Hollinghurst The Line of Beauty UK
2005 John Banville The Sea Ireland
2006 Kiran Desai The Inheritance of Loss India
2007 Anne Enright The Gathering Ireland
2008 Aravind Adiga The White Tiger India
2009 Hilary Mantel Wolf Hall UK
2010 Howard Jacobson The Finkler Question UK
2011 Julian Barnes The Sense of an Ending UK
Oscar Winning Movies
Year Film Director
1928 Wings William A Wellman
1929 The Broadway Melody Harry Beaumont
1930 All Quiet on the Western Front Lewis Milestone
1931 Cimarron Wesley Ruggles
1932 Grand Hotel Edmund Goulding
1933 Cavalcade Frank Lloyd
1934 It Happened One Night Frank Capra
1935 Mutiny on the Bounty Frank Lloyd
1936 The Great Ziegfeld Robert Z Leonard
1937 The Life of Emile Zola William Dieterle
1938 You Can't Take It With You Frank Capra
1939 Gone With The Wind Victor Fleming
1940 Rebecca Alfred Hitchcock
1941 How Green Was My Valley John Ford
1942 Mrs. Miniver William Wyler
1943 Casablanca Michael Curtiz
1944 Going My Way Leo McCarey
1945 The Lost Weekend Billy Wilder
1946 The Best Years of Our Lives William Wyler
1947 Gentleman's Agreement Elia Kazan
1948 Hamlet Laurence Olivier
1949 All the King's Men Robert Rossen
1950 All About Eve Joseph L Mankiewicz
1951 An American In Paris Vincente Minnelli
1952 The Greatest Show on Earth Cecil B DeMille
1953 From Here to Eternity Fred Zinnemann
1954 On The Waterfront Elia Kazan
1955 Marty Delbert Mann
1956 Around the World in 80 Days Michael Anderson
1957 The Bridge On The River Kwai David Lean
1958 Gigi Vincente Minnelli
1959 Ben-Hur William Wyler
1960 The Apartment Billy Wilder
1961 West Side Story Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins
1962 Lawrence of Arabia David Lean
1963 Tom Jones Tony Richardson
1964 My Fair Lady George Cukor
1965 The Sound of Music Robert Wise
1966 A Man for All Seasons Fred Zinnemann
1967 In the Heat of the Night Norman Jewison
1968 Oliver! Carol Reed
1969 Midnight Cowboy John Schlesinger
1970 Patton Franklin J Schaffner
1971 The French Connection William Friedkin
1972 The Godfather Francis Ford Coppola
1973 The Sting George Roy Hill
1974 The Godfather Part II Francis Ford Coppola
1975 One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Milos Forman
1976 Rocky John G Avildsen
1977 Annie Hall Woody Allen
1978 The Deer Hunter Michael Cimino
1979 Kramer vs. Kramer Robert Benton
1980 Ordinary People Robert Redford
1981 Chariots of Fire Hugh Hudson
1982 Gandhi Richard Attenborough
1983 Terms of Endearment James L Brooks
1984 Amadeus Milos Forman
1985 Out of Africa Sydney Pollack
1986 Platoon Oliver Stone
1987 The Last Emperor Bernardo Bertolucci
1988 Rain Man Barry Levinson
1989 Driving Miss Daisy Bruce Beresford
1990 Dances with Wolves Kevin Costner
1991 The Silence of the Lambs Jonathan Demme
1992 Unforgiven Clint Eastwood
1993 Schindler's List Steven Spielberg
1994 Forrest Gump Robert Zemeckis
1995 Braveheart Mel Gibson
1996 The English Patient Anthony Minghella
1997 Titanic James Cameron
1998 Shakespeare in Love John Madden
1999 American Beauty Sam Mendes
2000 Gladiator Ridley Scott
2001 A Beautiful Mind Ron Howard
2002 Chicago Rob Marshall
2003 The Lord of the Rings: TheReturn of the King Peter Jackson
2004 Million Dollar Baby Clint Eastwood
2005 Crash Paul Haggis
2006 The Departed Martin Scorsese
2007 No Country For Old Men Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
2008 Slumdog Millionaire Danny Boyle
2009 The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow
2010 The King's Speech Tom Hooper
