Current Affairs 15th March 2015

Current Affairs 15th March 2015 - Important Points

• Noted Gandhian passed away who was best known for his rendition of Gandhi Katha - Narayan Desai

• Which Indian bandminton player lifted Swiss Grand Prix Gold Title - Kidambi Srikanth

Current Affairs 15th March 2015 - Details

Noted Gandhian passed away who was best known for his rendition of Gandhi Katha - Narayan Desai

On 15th March 2015, Noted Gandhian Narayan Desai passed away. He was 90 years old. He was best known for his rendition of Gandhi Katha i.e. stories on the Mahatma Gandhi's life.

PM Modi tweeted, “Narayanbhai Desai will be remembered as a scholarly personality who brought Gandhi ji closer to the masses. Sad to hear of his demise. RIP”.

Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati in 1993 and the Jamnalal Bajaj Award in 1999 and the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence in 1998 are the few awards he was honoured with.

Which Indian bandminton player lifted Swiss Grand Prix Gold Title - Kidambi Srikanth

Among the Important Sports Current Affairs March 2015, On 15th day top Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth lifted Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold at St. Jakobshalle, Basel. 

For the very first time some Indian male player has won this title, though Saina Nehwal has already won this title for two times in 2011 and 2012. 

Kidambi Srikanth defeated defending champion Viktor Axelsen by 21-15, 12-21, 21-14. 

By winning this title he won $120,000.