A.R.Rahman Receives WEF Crystal Award
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 Indian music maestro A.R.Rahman has bagged yet another prestigious
honour in the form of Crystal Award for his contribution in the field of
art and music. On Wednesday, the award was conferred at the opening
ceremony of annual meet of the World Economic Forum in Davos,
Switzerland. The event was organized by 2,500 global leaders from the
field of art, culture, business and religion. They came from more than
11 countries.
The meeting has been attended by Commerce and
Industry Minister Anand Sharma, Home Minister P Chidambaram, Planning
Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Heavy Industries
Minister Praful Patel and Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath.
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five day meeting has started on January 26, 2011. The Mozart of Madras
attended the event in an embroidered black kurta. WEF confers this award
every year to outstanding artists, who use their talent for social and
charitable work.
Apart from recognising his music in Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire, the WEF also considered his association and work for the welfare of children.
While
receiving the prestigious award, Rahman said that he gets motivation
from his social work. The heads of government like Russian President
Dmitry Medvedev, academicians and religious leaders attended the award
function.
Sampurn Wire
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