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The first Masala bond was issued by the World Bank-backed IFC in November 2014 when it raised ₹10 billion (10,00 crore) in bonds to fund infrastructure projects in India. In August 2015, the IFC, for the first time, issued green masala bonds and raised ₹3.15 billion to be used for private sector investments that address climate change in India.
The first book written by an Indian in English was The Travels of Dean Mahomet, a travel narrative by Sake Dean Mahomed, published in England in 1794. IEL, in its early stages had influence from The Western novel. Early Indian writers used English unadulterated by Indian words to convey an experience which was essentially Indian.
Issuance of Masala Bond [ edit ] KIIFB has become the first sub-sovereign entity in India to tap the offshore Rupee international bond market with the USD 312 million equivalent (₹ 2,150 crore) senior secured fixed-rate bond - Masala Bond . [ 7 ]
Sahitya Akademi Award for English Award for contributions to English literature Awarded for Literary award in India Sponsored by Sahitya Akademi, Government of India Reward(s) ₹ 1 lakh (US$1,200) First awarded 1960 Last awarded 2022 Highlights Total awarded 51 First winner R. K. Narayan Most Recent winner Anuradha Roy Website sahitya-akademi.gov.in Part of a series on Sahitya Akademi Awards ...
South Asian literature has a long history, having some of the oldest recorded pieces of literature, dating back to the later stages of the Bronze Age in India.Transmitted in Sanskrit, Rig veda is an ancient and sacred collection of Hindu texts originally composed between 1500 BCE and 1200 BCE by Indo-Aryan tribes that were migrating from modern Afghanistan to northern India. [3]
Ruskin Bond (born 19, May 1934) is an Indian author. His first novel, The Room on the Roof, published in 1956, received the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. Bond has authored more than 500 short stories, essays, and novels which includes 69 books for children. [1] He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 for Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra.
The history of Meitei literature can be traced back to thousands of years with the flourish of Meitei civilization. Khamba Thoibi Sheireng ( Meitei for 'Epic of Khamba Thoibi '), the third longest Indian epic poem , next to the Mahabharata and the Ramayana , is a Meitei epic poem , based on the classic tale of Khamba and Thoibi , [ 42 ] having ...
Masala (spice), any of the many spice mixes used in the cuisine of the Indian subcontinent Masala chai, a flavored tea beverage; Masala incense, Indian incense using a spice mix; Masala dosa, an Indian dish; Garam masala, a hot Indian spice mix