Persons in News - March 2015

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Vice Admiral Sunil

Lanba

He took over as Commanding-in-Chief of Southern Naval Command in kochi

Vice Admiral Cheema

He took over the reins of the Western Naval Command as Flag Officer Commanding-inchief.

Dolly Shivani
Cherukuri

Became the youngest Archer to enter India Book of Records

Renu Khator

Elected as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the American Council on

Education (ACE).

Sarath
He was awarded the honorary title by President Maithripala Sirisena for achieving
Fonseka(Former Army
victory over terrorism.
Chief)
Amitabh Bachchan

MC Mary Kom

Roped in as the brand ambassador for Union Governments campaign against Hepatitis
B, a critical public problem in India.
Union Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) announced to
appoint Olympic Bronze medallist boxer MC Mary Kom as the brand ambassador of the
North-East region.

Patrick Pichette

Google's Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Patrick Pichette announced his retirement

Saif Ali Khan

To promote an India-centric campaign, Bollywood Britain.

Arun Singh

Arun Singh has been appointed as Indias ambassador to the U.S. succeeding Jaishankar,
who was named the Foreign Secretary in January, the External Affairs

Vinod Mehta

Veteran journalist and author Vinod Mehta passed away after prolonged illness

Kumar P Barve

Kumar P Barve, the first Indian- American to be elected to a US state legislature, has
decided to run for the US Congress in the 2016 elections.

Sir Venkatraman
Ramakrishnan

Nobel Laureate Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has been confirmed as President Elect
of the Royal Society.

Satwant Atwal Trivedi

In a first, the countrys largest border guarding force BSF will have a woman IPS
officer.

Meira Kumar

Former Lok Sabha Meira Kumars book entitled Indian Parliamentary Diplomacy
Speakers Perspective was released.
ICC President Mustafa Kamal has ruled out resigning from his post in protest against

Mustafa Kamal

what he had called poor umpiring in his countrys defeat to India in the cricket World
Cup, terming reports of his possible quiting as rumour.

Katherine Viner

Katherine Viner has been appointed as editor-in-chief of The Guardian newspaper.

Shashi Kapoor

chosen for the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award, the highest official recognition for
film personalities in India.

Lee Kuan Yew

Singapores founding father, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, has died, leaving behind the unlikely
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nation that he and his colleagues fostered and built over five decades as his lasting
legacy.
Amitav Ghosh

Amitav Ghosh emerged as the only Indian author among 10 finalists for this years Man
Booker International Prize for his contribution to the English language writing.

Ruth Porat

Morgan Stanley Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat is leaving the bank to join Google
Inc in the same position.

Yukiya Amano

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano visited India and make a tour of the Rajasthan
Atomic Power Plant (RAPS) here.

Jack Ma

Looking to expand its presence in India, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibabas Chairman
Jack Ma met PM Narendra Modi

Muhammadu Buhari

Nigerias opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari earned a massive victory in the key
northern state of Kano

Daniel Vettori

He(New Zealand cricketer) announces retirement from international cricket

Madan Mohan
Malviya

He conferred with bharat ratna posthumously

Adoor
Gopalakrishhan

He honoured with bishwaratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika international Solidarity Award.

Aditi Arya

She Wins Miss India 2015 title

Michael Clarke

Australian Cricketer michael clarke retries from ODI cricket

Thenphunga Sailo

Former CM of Mizoram Brigadier (Retd) Thenphunga Sailo passes away

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

President Pranab Mukherjee conferred countrys highest civilian award Bharat Ratna on
former Prime Minister (PM) Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Ruth Porat

Ruth Porat has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of worlds largest
search engine giant Google.

Akhil Sharma

Indian-American novelist Akhil Sharmas novel Family Life has won the prestigious
Folio Prize 2015.

Cherukuli D0lly
Shivani

Two-year-old toddler Cherukuli Dolly Shivani creates archery record

Gopaldas Neeraj

Hindi poet Gopaldas Neeraj was awarded with first National Kavi Pradeep Samman.

Shashi Kapoor

Veteran actor and film producer Shashi Kapoor has been named for the prestigious Dada
Saheb Phalke Award 2014.

Yusuf Ali Kechery

Renowned Malayalam poet Yusuf Ali Kechery passed away

Krishnarao Ganpatrao Bard and Marathi folk legend Krishnarao Ganpatrao Sable passed away on 20 March
Sable
2015 in Mumbai,
Colin Macdonald

He has been appointed as Managing Director (MD) of Renault Nissan Automotive India
(RNAIPL).

Sohail Aman

He appointed as new Pakistan Air Force chief

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Ashu Suyash

she has been appointed as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
of Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited (CRISIL).

S. Kamal

Veteran singer and music composer Bombay S. Kamal passed away in

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Abid Ali
Neemuchwala

Wipro appoints Ali Neemuchwala as the Group President and Chief Operating Officer

Kidambi Srikanth

Kidambi Srikanth wins Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold 2015

Narayan Desai

Noted Gandhian Narayan Desai on 15 March 2015 passed away in Surat, Gujarat

Aarthi Subramanian

TCS appoints Aarthi Subramanian to board of directors

Sadashivrao Mandlik

Former Maharashtra Minister and Member of Parliament (MP) Sadashivrao Mandlik

passed away in Mumbai.

Vinod Mehta

Senior Journalist Vinod Mehta passes away

Ashwin Mittal

Walmart India has appointed Ashwin Mittal as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

G Karthikeyan

Kerala Assembly speaker G Karthikeyan passes away

Ram Sundar Das

Former Bihar CM Ram Sundar Das passes away

Baldev Sharma

Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has appointed Baldev Sharma
as chairman of National Book Trust (NBT).

Hifikepunye Pohamba,

Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba wins Mo Ibrahim prize for African leadership
2014

Jagmohan Dalmiya

He elected as President of BCCI

Mufti Mohammad
Sayeed

He sworn in as Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir

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