Death
The Affluent Society
Award
Sarvodaya activist Hema Bharali, 88, wins the 2005 National Communal Harmony award. The Ramakrishna Mission won among the organisations.
Record
Five-year-old Budhia Singh enters the record books after running 65 km on the trot in 7.02 hrs. But doctors warn that he could face health risks.
Award
US writer Philip Roth of Portnoy’s Complaint, Human Stain fame wins the PEN/Nabokov award for lifetime achievement. His latest: Everyman.
