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Gandhi Peace Prize

Gandhi Peace Prize

Award Information

Category International

First awarded 1995

Total awarded 13

Awarded by Government of India

Cash award RS 10 million

First awardee(s) Julius Nyerere

Last awardee(s) Chandi Prasad Bhatt

• The International Gandhi Peace Prize, named after Mahatma Gandhi, is awarded annually by the Government of India.

• As a tribute to the ideals espoused by Gandhi, the Government of India launched the International Gandhi Peace Prize in 1995 on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Mohandas Gandhi.

• This is an annual award given to individuals and institutions for their contributions towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian methods.

• The award carries Rs. 10 million in cash, convertible in any currency in the world. It is open to all persons regardless of nationality, race, creed or sex.

• A jury consisting of the Prime Minister of India, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, the Chief Justice of India and two other eminent persons decides the awardee each year.

RecipientsYear Name Country Description

1995 Julius Nyerere Tanzania First President of Tanzania

1996 A. T. Ariyaratne Sri Lanka Founder of Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement

1997 Gerhard FischerGermany German diplomat, recognised

for his work against leprosy and polio

1998 Ramakrishna Mission India Founded by Swami Vivekananda for promoting social welfare, tolerance, and non-violence among disadvantaged groups

1999 Baba Amte

India

Social worker, known particularly for his work for the rehabilitation and empowerment of poor people suffering from leprosy

2000 Nelson Mandela South Africa Former President of South Africa[

2000 Grameen Bank Bangladesh Founded by Muhammad Yunus

2001 John Hume Northern Ireland Northern Irish Politician

2002 Bharatiya Vidya BhavanIndia Educational trust that

emphasises Indian culture

2003 Václav Havel

Czech Republic Last President of Czechoslovakia and first President of the Czech Republic

2004 Coretta Scott King[United States Activist and civil rights leader.

Wife of Martin Luther King.

2005 Desmond Tutu[South Africa South African cleric and

activist

2013 Chandi Prasad Bhatt IndiaEnvironmentalist, social activist and pioneer of the Chipko movement

Indira Gandhi PrizeGandhi Peace Prize

Award Information

Category International

First awarded 1986

Awarded for Outstanding contributions in peace

Total awarded 27

Awarded by Government of India

Cash award 25 lakh Indian rupees

First awardee(s) Parliamentarians for Global Action

Last awardee(s) Angela Merkel

• The Indira Gandhi Prize or the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize or the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development is the prestigious award accorded annually by India to individuals or organizations in recognition of creative efforts toward promoting international peace, development and a new international economic order; ensuring that scientific discoveries are used for the larger good of humanity, and enlarging the scope of freedom.

• The prize carries a cash award of 25 lakh Indian rupees and a citation. • A written work, in order to be eligible for consideration, should have

been published. • The panel constituted by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust consists of

prominent national and international personalities including previous recipients.

• The recipients are chosen from a pool of national and international nominees.

Year Name Country Description

1986[1] Parliamentarians for Global Action

- International Organisation of Parliamentarians

1987[2] Mikhail Gorbachev Soviet Union Former Soviet Union Leader

1988[3] Gro Harlem Brundtland Norway Former Prime Minister of

Norway

1989[4] UNICEFUnited Nations United Nations Children's

Fund

1990[4] Sam Nujoma Namibia First President of Namibia

1991[5] Rajiv Gandhi IndiaFormer Prime Minister of India(posthumous)

1992[6] Saburo Okita Japan Japanese Economist

1993[7] Václav Havel Czech Republic 1st President of the Czech Republic

1994[8] Trevor Huddleston United Kingdom Anti-Apartheid Activist

1995[9] Olusegun Obasanjo Nigeria 12th President of Nigeria

1996[10] Médecins Sans Frontières France Voluntary Organisation

1997[11] Jimmy Carter United States 39th President of the United States

1998[12] Muhammad Yunus Bangladesh Founder of Grameen Bank

1999[13] M S Swaminathan India Indian Agricultural Scientist

Year Name Country Description

2000[14] Mary Robinson Ireland 7th President of Ireland

2001[15] Sadako Ogata Japan Former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

2002[16] Shridath Ramphal Guyana 2nd Commonwealth Secretary-General

2003[17] Kofi Annan Ghana 7th United Nations Secretary General

2004[18] Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Thailand Princess of Thailand

2005[19] Hamid Karzai Afghanistan 12th President of Afghanistan

2006[20] Wangari Maathai Kenya Environmental and Political activist

2007[21] Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation United States Charitable Foundation

2008[22] Mohamed ElBaradei Egypt 4th Director General of the IAEA

2009[23] Sheikh Hasina Bangladesh Prime Minister of Bangladesh

2010[24] Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Brazil Ex-President of Brazil

2011[25] Ela Bhatt India Founder of SEWA

2012[26] Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Liberia President of Liberia

2013[27] Angela Merkel Germany Chancellor of Germany

Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna

Award Information

Type Civilian

Category National

Description An image of the Sun along with the words "Bharat Ratna", inscribed in Devanagari script, on a peepul leaf

Instituted 1954

Last awarded 2014

Total awarded 43

Awarded by Government of India

Ribbon

First awardee(s) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, C. V. Raman, C. Rajagopalachari

Last awardee(s) Sachin Tendulkar, C. N. R. Rao

Award rank

None ← Bharat Ratna → Padma Vibhushan

• Bharat Ratna (Jewel of India or Gem of India in English) is theRepublic of India's highest civilian award.

• Until 2011, the official criteria for awarding the Bharat Ratna stipulated it was to be conferred "for the highest degrees of national service.

• In December 2011, the Government of India modified the criteria to allow sportspersons to receive the award; since then, the award may be conferred "for performance of highest order in any field of human endeavour."

• Any person without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex is eligible for the award. • The recommendations for an award of the "Bharat Ratna" are made by the Prime Minister of

India to the President of India; • Maximum three awards may be made in a given year.• The holders of the Bharat Ratna rank 7th in the Indian order of precedence • however, the honour does not carry a monetary grant. • The honour does not confer any pre- or post-nominal titles or letters; recipients are

constitutionally prohibited from using the award name as a title or post-nominal. • However, if they desire, recipients may state they are Bharat Ratna awardees in their

curriculum vitae, on letterheads or on business cards

History• The order to establish the award was given by Rajendra Prasad, President of India,

on 2 January 1955.• The original statutes of January 1954 did not make allowance for posthumous

awards (and this perhaps explains why the decoration was never awarded to Mahatma Gandhi), though this provision was added in the January 1966 statute.

• Subsequently, there have been twelve posthumous awards, including the award to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in 1992, which was later withdrawn due to a legal technicality, the only case of an award being withdrawn.

• The award was briefly suspended from 13 July 1977 to 26 January 1980. • There is no formal provision that recipients of the Bharat Ratna should be Indian

citizens.• Bharat Ratna has been one award to a naturalized Indian citizen, Mother

Teresa (1980), and to two non-Indians, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1987) and Nelson Mandela (1990).

• The awarding of this honour has frequently been the subject of litigation questioning the constitutional basis of such.

• Sachin Tendulkar is the youngest person alive at the time of receiving the award (at the age of 40). Dhondo Keshav Karve is the eldest person alive at the time of receiving the award (age 100).

Specifications

• The original specifications for the award called for a circular gold medal, 35 mm in diameter, with the sun and the legend "Bharat Ratna" (in Devanagari) above and a floral wreath below.

• The reverse was to carry the state emblem and motto. It was to be worn around the neck from a white ribbon.

• There is no indication that any specimens of this design were ever produced and one year later the design was altered.

• The decoration is in the form of a peepal leaf, about 5.8 cm long, 4.7 cm wide and 3.1 mm thick. It is of toned bronze.

• On its obverse is embossed a replica of the sun, 1.6 cm in diameter, below which the words Bharat Ratna are embossed in Devanagari script.

• On the reverse are State emblem and the motto, also in Devanagari. The emblem, the sun and the rim are of platinum.

• The inscriptions are in burnished bronze.• The award is attached to a 2-inch-wide (51 mm) white ribbon, and is designed to be worn around the

recipient's neck.

Padma VibhushanPadma Vibhushan

Award Information

Type Civilian

Category National

Instituted 1954

First awarded 1954

Last awarded 2014

Total awarded 294

Awarded by Government of India

Previous name(s) Pahela Varg

Ribbon

Award rank

Bharat Ratna ← Padma Vibhushan → Padma Bhushan

• The Padma Vibhushan is the second highest civilian award in the Republic of India. It consists of a medal and a citation and is awarded by the President of India.

• It was established on 2 January 1954. • It ranks behind the Bharat Ratna and comes before the Padma Bhushan andPadma Shri.• It is awarded to recognize exceptional and distinguished service to the nation in any field,

including government service. • The first recipients of this award were Satyendra Nath Bose, Nand Lal Bose,Zakir Hussain,

Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk, V. K. Krishna Menon in the year 1954.

• HISTORY

• The award was established by Presidential decree on 2 January 1954. • The Padma Vibhushan was originally established as the Pahela Varg(First Class) of a three-

class "Padma Vibhushan" awards. • However the structure was changed in 1955 and there is no record of the award being

presented to recipients in the original structure. • The award was suspended between 1977 and 1980 and between 1992 and 1998.• As of the end of 2012, only 288 people have thus far been awarded this honour.

Medallion details

• First medallion (1954–1955)[edit]• The initial medal was a circular gold medal, 1-3/8 inches in diameter, with an

embossed lotus flower in the center and the legend "Padma Vibhushan" above and a floral wreath below. The obverse side had the Indian state emblem with the legend Desh Seva (National Service) above and a lotus wreath below. No record exists to show whether this design was used to present a medal to the awardees.

• Second medallion (1955–1957)[edit]• In 1955, the badge design was altered to be a "mainly circular" 1-3/16-inch toned

bronze badge with geometrical patterns. The center had a lotus flower with four major petals embossed in white gold. Above and below this flower, the name of the decoration Padma Vibhushan was embossed in silver-gilt.

• Current medallion (1957–current)[edit]• In 1957, the badge design was retained but the material changed from toned

bronze to burnished bronze.

Padma Bhushan

Padma Bhushan

Award InformationType civilianCategory nationalInstituted 1954First awarded 1954Last awarded 2014Total awarded 1229Awarded by President of IndiaRibbon

Award rankPadma Vibhushan ← Padma Bhushan → Padma Shri

• The Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri.

• It is announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year. • It is conferred by the President of India at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan sometime

around March/ April.

• History• The award was established on 2 January 1954 by the President of India. Shivam Shetty Manohar

was the youngest to have received this title. • It is awarded to recognize distinguished service of a high order to the nation, in any field. • As of January 2010, 1111 people have thus far received the award.[1][2] In 2013 the veteran

playback singer Mrs.S. Janaki rejected the award, stating that the honour came to her too late and that the artists of South India were not duly recognised.

Padma Shri

Padma Shri (also Padmashree)

Award Information

Type Civilian

Category National

Instituted 1954

First awarded 1954

Last awarded 2014

Total awarded 2679

Awarded by Government of India

Ribbon

Award rank

Padmabhushan ← Padma Shri (also Padmashree) →

none

• Padma Shri (also Padmashree) is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushanand the Padma Bhushan.

• It is awarded by the Government of India.• History• It is awarded to citizens of India to recognize their distinguished contribution in

various spheres of activity including the Arts, Education,Industry, Literature, Science, Sports, Medicine, Social Service andPublic Affairs.

• However it has also been awarded to some distinguished individuals who were not citizens of India and who did contribute in various ways to India.

• The selection criteria, however, has been heavily criticized as many highly deserving artists have been left out in order to favor certain individuals.[1]

• On its obverse, the words "Padma", meaning lotus in Sanskrit and "Shri", an honorific equivalent to 'Mr.' or 'Ms.' in Devanagari, appear above and below a lotus flower.

• The geometrical pattern on either side is in burnished bronze. • All embossing is in white gold.• As of 2014, 2679 people have received the award

• Awards by decade• Padma Shri Awards (1954–1959)• Padma Shri Awards (1960–1969)• Padma Shri Awards (1970–1979)• Padma Shri Awards (1980–1989)• Padma Shri Awards (1990–1999)• Padma Shri Awards (2000–2009)• Padma Shri Awards (2010–2019)

Stree Shakti Puraskar

Stree Shakti Puraskar

Award Information

Type Civilian

Category Women's activism (individual)

Instituted 1991

Awarded by Govt. of India

Cash award 300,000

• Stree Shakti Puraskar (Women Power Award) is a series of India's national honours conferred on individual women for their exceptional achievement.

• The award is given in six categories, by Ministry of Women and Child Development , Government of India, recognises the spirit of courage of a women in difficult circumstances, who has established this spirit of courage in her personal or professional life.

• The award also recognises pioneering contribution of an individual in empowering women and raising women's issues.

• Instituted in the year 1991, the award is conferred by the President of India on occasion of International Women's Day i.e. 8 March every year at New Delhi. The award carries a cash prize of Rupees Three Lakh (Rs. 300,000) and a citation.[2]

• President of India Pranab Mukherjee bestowing the 2012 Rani Lakshmibai Stree Shakti Puraskar posthumously on Delhi gang rape victim Nirbhaya.[3]

• For the year 2012, the award was posthumously bestowed on the 2012 Delhi gang rape victim Nirbhaya.

President of India Pranab Mukherjee bestowing the 2012 Rani Lakshmibai Stree Shakti Puraskar posthumously on Delhi gang rape victim Nirbhaya.[3]

President of India Pranab Mukherjee bestowing the 2012 Rani Lakshmibai Stree Shakti Puraskar posthumously on Delhi gang rape victim Nirbhaya.[3]

• Awards• The award is named after eminent women in Indian history, and is given in following

categories:[1][5]

• Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award: Named after Ahilya Bai Holkar, 18th-century ruler of Malwa kingdom

• Kannagi Award: After Kannagi, a legendary Tamil women• Mata Jijabai Award: Named after Mata Jijabai, mother of Shivaji, who founded the

Maratha Empire in 17th-century• Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang Award: Named after Rani Gaidinliu, a 20th-century Naga spiritual

and political leader• Rani Lakshmi Bai Award: After Rani Lakshmi Bai, the Queen of Jhansi• Rani Rudramma Devi Award (for both men & women). Named after Rudrama Devi a

13the century ruler of Deccan Plateau

• History• President of India Pranab Mukherjee bestowing the 2013 Rani Lakshmibai Stree Shakti

Puraskar on women's rights activist Manasi Pradhan at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on 8 March 2014.[6]

• To recognise exemplary achievement in individual women, the Government of Indiain 1991 instituted the Stree Shakti Puraskar.

Winners.• STREE SHAKTI PURASHKAR 2008• Rani Lakshmi Bai Award• Dr. Sunita Devi, Haryana• • Kannagi Award• Smt. Maha Jabeen, Andhra Pradesh• • Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang Award• Smt. Jhingubai Shrawan Bolake, Maharashtra• • Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award• Smt. Hina A. Shah, Gujarat• • STREE SHAKTI PURASHKAR 2009• Rani Lakshmi Bai Award• • Dr. M. Vijaya, Karnataka• Kannagi Award• • Smt. Phoolbasan Bai Yadav, Chhattisgarh• Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang Award• • Dr. Ved Kumari Ghai, J&K• Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award• • Smt. Rashmi Singh, Delhi• Rani Rudramma Devi• • Smt. Sugatha Kumari, Kerala

National Bravery Award

National Bravery Award(Rashtriya Veerta Puruskar)

Award Information

Type civilian

Category children between age 6 and age 18

Instituted 1957

Last awarded 2014 (for the year 2013)

Total awarded 871 children (618 boys and 253 girls)[1]

Awarded by Government of India; Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW)

• The National Bravery Awards are a set of awards given annually to about 24 Indian children for "meritorious acts of bravery against all odds." The awards are given by the Government of India and the Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW).[2] The award was instituted in 1957.

• Details of the award• The National Bravery Awards consist of five categories, which are listed below. [3]

• The Bharat Award, since 1987• The Sanjay Chopra Award, since 1978• The Geeta Chopra Award, since 1978• The Bapu Gaidhani Award, since 1988• General National Bravery Awards, since 1957

• The awards are given to children who were between the ages of six to eighteen when they committed their acts of bravery .

• The award includes a medal, a certificate, and a cash prize. • The Bharat Award winner gets a gold medal, while the rest get a silver medal.• Each child is also given financial assistance to complete his or her schooling, as a

part of ICCW's sponsorship program, under the Indira Gandhi scholarship scheme. • In 2009, the Government of India announced it was reserving some seats in

medical, engineering, and polytechnic colleges for the winners of the awards.

History• On October 2, 1957, India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, was watching a performance at

Delhi's Ramlila ground, at the Red Fort.• During the performance, a short circuit caused a fire to break out in a shamiana (decorated tent).• Harish Chandra, a 14-year old scout, promptly took out his knife and ripped open the burning tent,

saving the lives of hundreds of trapped people. • This incident inspired Nehru to ask the authorities to establish an award to honor brave children

from all over the country.• The first official National Bravery Awards were presented to Harish Chandra and one other child

on February 4, 1958, by Prime Minister Nehru,[9][10] and the ICCW( Indian Council for Child Welfare) has continued the tradition ever since.[11]

• The Sanjay Chopra Award and the Geeta Chopra Award were established in 1978, in memory of two Chopra childrenwho lost their lives while confronting their kidnappers.

• The Sanjay and Geeta awards are given to a boy and a girl for acts of bravery.• The Bharat Award was established in 1987, and the Bapu Gaidhani Award was established in 1988.• In 2001, Scholastic published a commemorative book featuring the winners of the 1999 National

Bravery Awards.• The book was entitled Brave Hearts.

Selection process

• Each year, the ICCW receives applications for the National Bravery Award. • These applications come from official agencies such as local and district governments,

school authorities, and councils for child welfare. • The applications must be received by September 30 to be eligible for selection.[4]

• Awardees are selected by a committee constituted by the ICCW. • This committee consists of representatives from leading government and non-government

organizations, such as the secretariats of the president and the vice-president, the Central Social Welfare Board, the Indian Police, All India Radio, Doordarshan, the National Bal Bhavan, SOS Children's Villages of India.

• Ceremony

• The awards are usually announced on 14 November, Children's Day, or in January the following year, and later presented by the prime minister on the eve of the Republic Day, and prior to this the President hosts a reception in their honour, where the children meet the media.[13]

• On 26 January, the awardees take part in the Republic Day Parade at Rajpath, New Delhi

National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement

National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement

Award Information

Type Civilian

Category Age between 4 to 15 year

Instituted 1996

Last awarded 2013

Awarded by Government of India

Cash award Gold Medal with Rs 20,000; Silver Medal with Rs 10,000/-

• The National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement was instituted in 1996 and is awarded by the Department of Women & Child Development,[1] Govt. of India to children between ages 4 to 15 with exceptional abilities

• Ceremony• The awards are generally presented on 14 November, Children's Day, usually by

the President of India in Durbar Hall of theRashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

• Recommending Authorities• The application should be recommended by State/U.T Deptts., any Deptt. of Govt.

of India/District Authority, Local Self Govt. (Panchayat, Zila Parishad, Municipal Corporation etc.), Experts in the field, Member of Parliament, Member of Legislative Assemblies/Legislative Councils and reputed Voluntary Organizations.

• Last Date of Receipt of Recommendation• Particulars of the child recommended for the Award should be furnished in the

prescribed format. Recommendations is to be made on or before 31st July of each year.

• Selection Committee• Selection for this award is made by a National Selection Committee constituted by

the Government of India.

Central

•Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan Award•Ganga Sharan Award•Subramanya Bharathi Award•George Grierson Award•Moturi Satyanarayan Award

Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan Award

• Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan Award is a literary honor in India which Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, (Central Hindi Organization), Ministry of Human Resource Development, annually confers on writers of outstanding works in Hindi Travel Literature It is also called Hindi Sevi Samman or Rahul Sankrityayan National Award and is given to number of Hindi experts for playing their important role in promoting the Hindi language.

• The award was established by Kendriya Hindi Sansthan in 1989 on the name of the Father of Hindi Travel Literature Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan

• Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan Award is awarded for the Development Travelog & Research and analytical works in Hindi every year by the President Of India.

Year Name Presenter

1993 (Late) Dr. Kamala Sankrityayan

1993 Dr. Shyam Singh Rashi

1994 Shankar Dalal Singh

1994 Vishwanath Iyer

1995 Vishnu Prabhakar

1995 Dr. Rajendra Awasthi

1996 Dr. Prabha Khaitan

1996 Dr. Chandrakant Mahadev Bandiwadekar

1997 Dr. Rameshwar Dayal Dubey

1997 Katil Ganapati Sharma

1998 Dr. Rajmal Bora

1998 (Late) Dr. Nagendranath Upadhyaya

1999 (Late) Dr. Shashiprabha Shastri

1999 Dr. Seetesh Alok

2000 (Late) Shailesh Matiyani

2000 Dr. V. Govind Shenay

2001 Dr. Kamal Kishore Goenka

2001 Dr.Viveki Rai

2002 Dr. Ramdaras Mishra

2002 Dr. S Takanmadi Amma

2003 Krishnanath Mishra

2003 Dinneshwar Prasad

2004 Amritlal Veghad

2004 Virendra Kumar Baranwal

2005 Bhagwan Singh

2005 Dr. Ramesh Chandrashah

2006 Dr. Sadhana Saxena

2006 Pro. Shekhar Pathak

2007 Dr. Puran Chandra Joshi Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil

2007 Hariram Meena Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil

Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan Awardमहा�पं�डि�त रा�हुल सां��कृ� त्या�यान पं�रास्कृ�रा

Award Information

Category Travel Literature (2 Individuals)

Description Literary awardin India

Instituted 1989

First awarded 1993

Last awarded 2007

Total awarded 30

Awarded by Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Government of India

First awardee(s) Dr. Kamala SankrityayanDr. Shyam Singh Rashi

Last awardee(s) Dr. Puran Chandra JoshiHariram Meena

Kamala Sankrityayan• Dr. Kamala Sankrityayan was one of the popular Hindi writer, editor

and Nepali scholar of the 20th century and the wife of historian Rahul Sankrityayan.

• Dr. Kamala Sankrityayan was born on 15 August 1920 in Kalimpong in West Bengal. She did Doctorate From Agra University. She was married to historian Rahul Sankrityayan. They had a son Jeta & a daughter Jaya.

• Dr. Kamala Sankrityayan was a well known Nepali writer, Scholar and Translator. She translated Valmiki's Ramayana in Nepali.

• She also remained a member of The National Bibliography of Indian Literature (1901–1953). She also wrote books like The Ramayana Tradition in Asia, Mahamanav Mahapandit, Prabha, Nepali Sahitya etc.

• She was well versed in many languages. She was actively participated in the field of Nepali and Hindi literature since the 1950s and the recipient of numerous Regional and National awards in Hindi and Nepali Literature.

• She was honoured with Bhanu Puraskar in 1982 and Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan Award in 1993, for her creation and compile of essays Bichar Tatha Biwechana.

• She has contributed 13 different Hindi and Nepali books and more than 500 piece of writing on her credits, equally responsible for the creation of Indian Literature Encyclopedia. She was also the head of Hindi Dept., Loreto College, Darjeeling. Her last bookDibya Mani was released last year.

• She died on 25 October 2009. Last tribute was held at her residence Rahul Niwas, Kernel Villa, Darjeeling, amongst her family, well wishers and the citizens of Darjeeling town on 26 October 2009.

Dr. Kamala Sankrityayanकमला� सां��क� त्या�यान

Dr. Kamala Sankrityayan (1920–2009)

Born 15 August 1920Kalimpong, West Bengal, India

Died 25 October 2009 (aged 89)Darjeeling, West Bengal, India

Pen name Dr. Kamala Sankrityayan

Occupation Writer, editor, scholar

Nationality Indian

Hariram Meena

Hariram Meena was born on 1 May 1952 in Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan.

Various publications have been credited to his name and these include one novel, two anthologies and one travelogue.

Hari Ram Meena has written eight books in Hindi including collections of poems, travelogues, novesl, tribal discourses, and one edited book of tribal poems. He did lot of research work on Tribal issues after travelling to various areas including interior tribal pockets. He is the recipient of Rajasthan Sahitya Academy’s highest Meera Award (for Poetry), the Mahapandit Rahul Sankratyayan Award (for Travelogue) by Kendriya Hindi Sansthan and the Bihari Award 2012(for Novel) by K K Birla Foundation, New Delhi.

Ganga Sharan Singh Award

• Ganga Sharan Singh Awardis a literary honour in India which Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, (Central Hindi Organization), Ministry of Human Resource Development, annually confers on writers of outstanding works in Hindi Literature. It is also a Hindi Sevi Samman and is given to number of Hindiexperts for playing their important role in promoting the Hindi language.

Ganga Sharan Singh Awardगं�गं�शराण सिंसां�हा पं�रास्कृ�रा

Award Information

Category Hindi Language Promotion (3-16 Individuals)

Description Literary awardin India

Instituted 1989

First awarded 1989

Last awarded 2012

Total awarded 90

Awarded by Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Government of India

President Pratibha Patil presents Ganga Sharan Singh Award (2009) to Film Director Madhur Bhandarkar during 'Hindi Sevi Samman Yojna' awards function, held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on June 20, 2012. 

President Pratibha Patil presents Ganga Sharan Singh Award (2008) to film-maker Shyam Benegal during 'Hindi Sevi Samman Yojna' awards function, held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi

President Pratibha Patil presents Ganga Sharan Singh Award (2009) to Prof. Chamanlal Sapru during 'Hindi Sevi Samman Yojna' awards function, held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on June 20, 2012

Subramanyam Bharti Award

• Subramanyam Bharati Award (Devnagari: सां�ब्रह्मण्याम भा�रात�पं�रास्कृ�रा) is a literary honor in India which Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, (Central Hindi Organization), Ministry of Human Resource Development, annually confers on writers of outstanding works in Hindi Literature. It is also a Hindi Sevi Samman and is given to number of Hindiexperts for playing their important role in promoting the Hindi language

• The award was established by Kendriya Hindi Sansthan in 1989 on the name of the Great Tamil WriterSubramanya Bharathi. It was first awarded in the year 1989 to Dr. Prabhakar Machwe, Dr. Wrajeshhwar Verma,Dr. Hardev Bahri, Dr. N.A Nagappa, Pro. Ram Singh Tomar, Dr. Bhakt Darshan, Dr. P Gopal Sharma & Shri. Mangalnath Singh

Year Name

1989Dr. Prabhakar Machwe,Dr. Wrajeshhwar Verma,Dr. Hardev Bahari,Dr. N.A NagappaPro. Ram Singh Tomar,Dr. Bhakt Darshan,Dr. P Gopal Sharma,Shri. Mangalnath Singh

1990 Acharya Devendra Nath Sharma,Dr. Ramanath Sahay

1991 Dr. Shivmangal Singh 'Suman‘,Smt. Shivani,Dr. N. V. Rajagapolan

1992 Shri. Vinay Mohan Sharma,Baba Nagarjuna

1993 Shri. Nazir Banarasi,Shri. Rameshwar Shukla 'Achal'

1994 Dr. Kailash Chandra Bhatia,Dr. Amba Shankar Nagar

1995 Pro. Kalyanmal Lodha,Shri. Hanumchchhastri Ayachit

1996 Shri. Nageshwar Sundaram,Pro. G Sundar Reddy

1997 Dr. Nazir Muhammad,Dr. Laxminarayan Dubey

1998 Dr. Ram Vilas Sharma,Late Dr. Vijayendra Snatak

1999 Shri. Arvind Kumar,Dr. Maheep Singh

2000 Smt. Tara Pandey,Dr. Kumar Vimal

2001 Shri. Govind Mishra,Shri. Krishna Ballabh Dwivedi,Dr. Kanahaiya Singh

2002 Shri. Manu Sharma,Shri. Dharampal Maini

2003 Shri. Manager Pandey,Shri. Vishnuchandra Sharma

2004 Shri. Vijendra Narayan Singh,Shri. Hrituraj

2005 Shri. Manzoor Ahtesham,Shri. Krishnadutt Paliwal

2006 Pro. Kamla Prasad,Shri. Surajpal Chauhan

2007 Pro. Nirmala Jain,Pro. Nandkishore Nawal

Subramanyam Bharati Awardसां�ब्रह्मण्याम भा�रात� पं�रास्कृ�रा

Award InformationCategory Hindi Literature Description Literary award

in IndiaInstituted 1989First awarded 1989Last awarded 2007Total awarded 46Awarded by Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Government of IndiaFirst awardee(s) Dr. Prabhakar Machwe

Dr. Wrajeshhwar VermaDr. Hardev BahariDr. N.A NagappaPro. Ram Singh TomarDr. Bhakt DarshanDr. P Gopal SharmaShri. Mangalnath Singh

Last awardee(s) Pro. Nirmala JainPro. Nandkishore Nawal

Shivmangal Singh Suman

• Shivmangal Singh 'Suman' (Hindi: शि वम�गला सिंसां�ह सां�मन; 1915–2002) was a noted Hindi poet and academician.

• Upon his death, the then Prime Minister of India, said, "Dr Shiv Mangal Singh ‘Suman’ was not only a powerful signature in the field of Hindi poetry, but he was also the custodian of the collective consciousness of his time. His creations not only expressed the pain of his own feelings, but were also fearless constructive commentary on the issues of the era.

• Shivmangal Singh 'Suman' was born on August 5, 1915 at Jhagarpur, Unnao district in Uttar Pradesh (India). He was a leading Hindi writer and poet. He earned a M.A. and Ph.D. in Hindi from Benaras Hindu University. The university also honoured him with a D.Litt. in 1950

• Suman worked as the Vice Chancellor of Vikram University (Ujjain) during 1968-78; the Vice-President of Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan, Lucknow; Press & Cultural Attache, Indian Embassy, Kathmandu (Nepal) during 1956-61; and the President, Association of Indian Universities (New Delhi) during 1977-78.

• He was the Executive President, Kalidas Academy, Ujjain, until he died of heart attack on November 27, 2002

Shivmangal Singh Suman

Born August 5, 1915Jhagarpur, Unnao District, Uttar Pradesh, British India

Died November 27, 2002 (aged 87)Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India

Occupation Poet, academician

Nationality Indian

Notable work(s) Mitti Ki Baarat, Hillol, Jeevan Ke Gaan

Notable award(s) 1974: Sahitya Akademi Award1999: Padma Bhushan1974: Padma Shri1958: Deva Puraskar1974: Soviet Land Nehru Award1993: Shikhar Samman1993: Bharat Bharti Award

• Gaura Pant

• Gaura Pant 'Shivani' was born on October 17, 1924, the Vijaya Dasami day in Rajkot, Gujarat, where her father, Ashwini Kumar Pande was a teacher with princely state of Rajkot.He was a Kumaoni Brahmin.

• Her mother was a Sanskrit scholar, and the first student of Lucknow Mahila Vidyalaya. Later her father became the Diwan with the Nawab of Rampur and the member of Viceroy's Bar Council,[6] thereafter the family moved to the princely state of Orchha, where her father held an important position.

• Thus Shivani's childhood had influences of these varied places, and an insight into women of privilege, which reflected in much of her work. At Lucknow, she became the first student of the local, 'Lucknow Mahila Vidyalaya'.

• Gaura Pant 'Shivani' was born on October 17, 1924, the Vijaya Dasami day in Rajkot, Gujarat, where her father, Ashwini Kumar Pande was a teacher with princely state of Rajkot.He was a Kumaoni Brahmin. Her mother was a Sanskrit scholar, and the first student of Lucknow Mahila Vidyalaya.

• Later her father became the Diwan with the Nawab of Rampur and the member of Viceroy's Bar Council,[6] thereafter the family moved to the princely state of Orchha, where her father held an important position.

• Thus Shivani's childhood had influences of these varied places, and an insight into women of privilege, which reflected in much of her work. At Lucknow, she became the first student of the local, 'Lucknow Mahila Vidyalaya'.

Gaura Pant (Shivani)

Gaura Pant (Shivani) (1923–2003)

Born October 17, 1923Rajkot, Gujarat, India

Died March 21, 2003 (aged 79)New Delhi, India

Pen name Shivani

Occupation novelist

Nationality Indian

In 1951, her short story, 'Main Murga Hun' (I am a Chicken) was published in Dharmayug, and she became Shivani, from Gaura Pant.Her first novel, Lal Haveli, established her reputation in the early sixties, and in the next ten years she produced several major works which were serialized in the Hindi magazine, Dharmayug. Proficient in many other languages including Sanskrit, Gujarati, Bengali, Urdu, and English, Shivani received the Padma Shri for her contribution to Hindi literature in 1982.[2]

She was a prolific writer, her oeuvre consists of over 40 novels, many short stories and hundreds of articles and essays. Her most famous works include Chaudah Phere, Krishnakali, Lal Haveli, Smashan Champa, Bharavi, Rati Vilap, Vishkanya, Apradhini (a collection of interviews with women lifers); travelogues: 'Yatriki', based on her London travels and 'Chareivati', based on her travels to Russia.[11]

Dr. George Grierson Award

• The Dr. George Grierson Award is a literary honor in India. It is conferred annually by Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, (Central Hindi Organization), Ministry of Human Resource Developmenton writers of outstanding works in Hindi Literature. It is also a Hindi Sevi Samman and is given to number ofHindi experts for playing their important role in promoting the Hindi language in abroad.

• The award was established by Kendriya Hindi Sansthan in 1989 on the name of the linguist Dr. George Abraham Grierson. It was first awarded in the year 1994 to Dr. Lothar Luts.

• Dr. George Grierson Award is awarded for the promotion the Hindi language in abroad and analytical works in Hindi every year by the President Of India.

Year Name Country

1994 Dr. Lothar Luts

1995 Dr. Maria Ksistof Briski Poland

1996 Dr. Odolen Smékal Czechoslovakia

1997 Dr. Rupart Snail United Kingdom

1998 Shri. Abhimanyu Anat Mauritius

1999 Pro. P.A Bashannikov Russia

2000 Pro. Jin Ding Han China

2001 Shri Naresh BhartiyaDr. Tomiyo Mijokami

IndiaJapan

2002 Dr. Maria Nejyeshi Hungary

2003 Shri. Toshio Tanaka Japan

2004 Dr. Ronald Stuart Maikgregar

2005 Dr. Indra Dasnayak

2006 Pro. Mariola Ofredi Italy

2007 Pro. Danuta Stashik Poland

2012 Pro. Jeong Ho Lee South Korea

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Award Information

Category Promotion of Hindi Language (1-2 Individuals)

Description Literary awardin India

Instituted 1989

First awarded 1994

Last awarded 2007

Total awarded 15

Awarded by Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Government of India

First awardee(s) Dr. Lothar Luts

Last awardee(s) Pro. Danuta Stashik

Padmabhushan Dr. Moturi Satyanarayan Award

• Padmabhushan Dr. Moturi Satyanarayan Award (Devnagari: पंद्मभा$षण��. म&टू$रिरा सांत्या�न�रा�याण पं�रास्कृ�रा) is a literary honor in India which Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, (Central Hindi Organization), Ministry of Human Resource Development, annually confers on writers of outstanding works in Hindi Literature. It is also a Hindi Sevi Samman and is given to number of Hindi experts for playing their important role in promoting the Hindi language.

• The award was established by Kendriya Hindi Sansthan in 1989 on the name of the Great Hindi Activist Moturi Satyanarayana. It was first awarded in the year 2002 to Shri. Harishankar 'Aadesh'.

Padmabhushan Dr. Moturi Satyanarayan Award is awarded for Promotion of Hindi language in abroad every year by the President Of India.

Year Name Country

2002 Harishankar 'Aadesh'[1] Canada

2003 P. Jayaraman[1] America

2004 Pro. Yamuna Kachru[1] America

2005 Krishna Kishore[1] America

2006 Prem Lata Verma[1] Argentina

2007 Usha Priyamwada[1] America

2008 Purnima Varman[2] UAE

2009 Dr. Surendra Gambhir[2] America

2010 Madanlal Madhu Russia

2011 Tejendra Sharma United Kingdom

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Award Information

Category Promotion of Hindi Language (1 Individual)

Description Literary awardin India

Instituted 1989

First awarded 2002

Last awarded 2011

Total awarded 8

Awarded by Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Government of India

First awardee(s) Shri. Harishankar 'Aadesh'

Last awardee(s) Tejendra Sharma

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Sports

•Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award•Arjuna Award•Dronacharya Award (coaching)•Dhyan Chand Award (lifetime achievement)

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

• The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (RGKR) is India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports. The words "Khel Ratna" literally mean "sports gem" in Hindi. The award is named after the late Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India. It carries a medal, a scroll of honour and a substantial cash component. Up to 2004–05, the cash component was Rs. 500,000/- (c.11,500 USD).The money has been increased from Rs. 500,000 to Rs. 750,000.[1]

• The award was instituted in the year 1991–92 to supply the lack of a supreme national accolade in the field of sports.

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna AwardAward Information

Type CivilianCategory Sports (Individual / Team)Description Highest sports honour in IndiaInstituted 1991–1992First awarded 1991–1992Awarded by Government of IndiaCash award 750,000First awardee(s) Viswanathan AnandLast awardee(s) Yogeshwar Dutt, Vijay KumarRecent awardee(s) Ronjan Sodhi

Award rank

AwardeesYear Name Image Birth Sport Discipline

1991–92 Viswanathan Anand[2] b. 1969 Chess

1992–93 Geet Sethi[3] – b. 1961 Billiards

1994–95 Cdr. Homi D. Motivala – b. 1958 Yachting (Team Event)

1994–95 Lt. Cdr. P. K. Garg – b. 1963 Yachting (Team Event)

1995–96 Karnam Malleswari – b. 1975 Weightlifting

1996–97 Nameirakpam Kunjarani – b. 1968 Weightlifting

1996–97 Leander Paes b. 1973 Tennis

1997–98 Sachin Tendulkar[4] b. 1973 Cricket

1998–99 Jyotirmoyee Sikdar – b. 1969 Athletics

1999–2000 Dhanraj Pillay [5] b. 1968 Hockey

2000–01 Pullela Gopichand[6] – b. 1973 Badminton

2001–02 Abhinav Bindra[7] b. 1982 Shooting

2002–03 Anjali Ved Pathak Bhagwat[8] b. 1969 Shooting

2002–03 K. M. Beenamol[8] – b. 1975 Athletics

2003–04 Anju Bobby George[9] – b. 1977 Athletics

2004–05 Lt. Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore[10]

b. 1970 Shooting

2005–06 Pankaj Advani[11] b. 1985 Billiards and Snooker

2006–07 Manavjit Singh Sandhu[12] – b. 1976 Shooting

2007–08 Mahendra Singh Dhoni[13] b. 1981 Cricket

2008–09 Mary Kom [14] b. 1983 Boxing

2008–09 Vijender Singh [14] b. 1985 Boxing

2008–09 Sushil Kumar [14] b. 1983 Wrestling

2009–10 Saina Nehwal[15] b. 1990 Badminton

2010–11 Gagan Narang[16] – b. 1983 Shooting

2011–12 Vijay Kumar[17] – b. 1985 Shooting

2011–12 Yogeshwar Dutt[17] b. 1982 Wrestling

2012–13 Ronjan Sodhi[18] b. 1979 Shooting

Viswanathan Anand

• Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian chess Grandmaster and former World Chess Champion. Anand has won the World Chess Championship five times[3] (2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012), and was the undisputed World Champion from 2007 to 2013. Anand was the FIDE World Rapid Chess Champion in 2003, and is widely considered the strongest rapid player of his generation

• Anand became India's first grandmaster in 1988. He was also the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1991–92, India's highest sporting honour. In 2007, he was awarded India's second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, making him the first sportsperson to receive the award in Indian history. Anand has won the Chess Oscar six times (1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008).

Ronjan Sodhi

• Ronjan Sodhiis an Indian trap shooter. He won two silver medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games. In 2011, he became first Indian to successfully defend a World Cup title. He is also a recipient of the Arjuna Award and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.

• He is currently ranked No. 1 in International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) world rankings

Personal informationNationality IndianBorn 23 October 1979 (age 34)

Ferozepur, Punjab, India

Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Weight 87 kg (192 lb)

SportCountry IndiaSport Sport shootingEvent(s) Double trapClub Ferozpur District Rifle

Association

Turned pro 1998Coached by Morrad A. Khan

Marcello Dradi

Achievements and titlesHighest world ranking 1

Medal recordISSF World Cup Final

Gold 2010 İzmir DoubletrapGold 2011 Al Ain DoubletrapSilver 2012 Maribor Doubletrap

Asian GamesGold 2010 Guangzhou Doubletrap

Bronze 2010 Guangzhou Men's Doubletrap Team

Commonwealth GamesSilver 2010 New Delhi Double trapSilver 2010 New Delhi Men's Double trap pairs

Personal data: Sport associated data:

Gender M Club Feroz Pur District Rifle Association

Year of birth 1979 Start of competing 1998

Place of birth Ferozepur, IND Practising shooter since 1997

Hometown Ferozepur, IND Personal Coach Morrad A. Khan

Residence New Delhi National Coach Marcello Dradi

Height (cm) 175 Handedness right

Weight (kg) 87 Master Eye right

Marital status married Events DT150,TR125

Children 1 Other sport activities  

Higher education MBA Comments

Profession Police    

Hobbies Golf, shooting    

Languages English, Hindi, Punjabi  

Arjuna Award

• The Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. The award carries a cash prize of 500,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll.

• Over the years the scope of the award has been expanded and a large number of sports persons who belonged to the pre-Arjun Award era were also included in the list. Further, the number of disciplines for which the award is given was increased to include indigenous games and the physically handicapped category.

• The Government has recently revised the scheme for the Arjun Award.[1] As per the revised guidelines, to be eligible for the Award, a sportsperson should not only have had good performance consistently for the previous three years at the international level with excellence for the year for which the Award is recommended, but should also have shown qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline.

• From the year 2001, the award is given only in disciplines falling under the following categories:• Olympic Games / Asian Games / Commonwealth Games / World Cup / World Championship Disciplines

and Cricket• Indigenous Games• Sports for the Physically Challenged• In mid-August 2011, 19 athletes were announced as Arjuna recipients; the high number due to the

inclusion of both the 2010 Commonwealth Games and 2010 Asian Games in the Arjuna qualifying year.[2][3]

• In 2012, 25 sportspersons were conferred with the Arjuna awards.

Arjuna AwardAward Information

Type CivilianCategory Sports (Individual)Instituted 1961First awarded 1961

Last awarded 2012

Awarded by Govt. of IndiaCash award 500,000

Award rank

Contents1 Arjun Awardees in Archery2 Arjun Awardees in Athletics3 Arjun Awardees in Badminton4 Arjun Awardees in Ball Badminton5 Arjun Awardees in Basketball6 Arjun Awardees in Billiards & Snooker7 Arjun Awardees in Boxing8 Arjun Awardees in Carrom9 Arjun Awardees in Chess10 Arjun Awardees in Cricket11 Arjun Awardees in Cycling12 Arjun Awardees in Equestrian13 Arjun Awardees in Football14 Arjun Awardees in Golf15 Arjun Awardees in Gymnastics16 Arjun Awardees in Hockey17 Arjun Awardees in Judo18 Arjun Awardees in Kabaddi19 Arjun Awardees in Lawn Tennis20 Arjun Awardees in Power Lifting21 Arjun Awardees in Rowing22 Arjun Awardees in Polo23 Arjun Awardees in Shooting24 Arjun Awardees in Squash25 Arjun Awardees in Swimming26 Arjun Awardees in Table Tennis27 Arjun Awardees in Volleyball28 Arjun Awardees in Weightlifting29 Arjun Awardees in Wrestling30 Arjun Awardees in Wushu31 Arjun Awardees in Yachting

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Dronacharya Award• Dronacharya Award is an award

presented by the government of India for excellence in sports coaching. The award comprises a bronze statuette of Dronacharya, a scroll of honour and a cash component of Rs.500,000. The award was instituted in 1985.[1]

• As the best sportsperson award is named Arjuna Award, it is appropriate that the coaching award is named afterDronacharya, as he was the teacher of Arjuna. B.I. Fernandez is the first foreign coach to be awarded Dronacharya Award.

Dronacharya award

Award Information

Type Civilian

Category Sports Coaching (Individual)

Instituted 1985

First awarded 1985

Last awarded 2013

Total awarded 85

Awarded by Govt. of India

Cash award . 5lakh

O. M. Nambiar• FOR one who used to dream of wearing the India blazer as a

sportsman in his Air Force days, O. M. Nambiar ended up becoming one of India's top coaches, a `Dronacharya' who was recognised for giving P. T. Usha to Indian athletics.

• K. GOPINATHAN O. M. Nambiar with his best pupil, P. T. Usha.

• FOR one who used to dream of wearing the India blazer as a sportsman in his Air Force days, O. M. Nambiar ended up becoming one of India's top coaches, a `Dronacharya' who was recognised for giving P. T. Usha to Indian athletics. At 73 years when one would have expected him to sit back and enjoy retired life, Nambiar still remains active. He has two trainees (school children) from his neighbourhood to keep him busy and he is confident at least one of them will take the Usha route. Known for his candid assessment of all he had seen and involved himself, Nambiar gives a brief on what was, what is and what can be done for Indian athletics to glow at the international stage.

O. M. Nambiar with his best pupil, P. T. Usha.

Prakash Bhardwaj, Indian BoxerOm Prakash Bhardwaj is a famous Indian boxing coach and received the highest honour- the Dronacharya Award, in 1985 from the Government of India for his services.O.P. Bhardwaj or Om Prakash Bhardwaj, as he is also known as, is a Boxing coach from India. He received the highest award for coaching of athletes and sports- the Dronacharya Award, in 1985 from the Government of India.

Career as a Coach for Om Prakash Bhardwaj Om Prakash Bhardwaj remained at the helm of National Boxing from 1968 to 1989. During the time he was at the top of affairs for Indian boxing, the boxers has been placed on the top slot medals tally in the Asian Games (1970-1986), Mini Commonwealth Games ( Brisbane, 1982), Kings Cup (Bangkok, 1982) and SAF Games ( Calcutta, 1987).

He was also instrumental in founding the Boxing Coaching Department at the National Institute of Sports, Patiala, where he trained the pupil and held the position of head coach from 1975 to 1988.

Purnima Mahato• Purnima Mahato (Hindi: पू�र्णि��म� महतो�, Bengali:  পূ�র্ণি��মা� মা�হা�তো� ) is an Indian archer and archery coach

from Jamshedpur, India.[1] She has won the Indian national archery championships and a silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

• She was a coach for the Indian national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics and was selected to coach the team at the2012 Summer Olympics. She was awarded Dronacharya award from President of India for 2013 on 29 August 2013

• As an archer, Mahato earned medals in both national and international archery competitions.

• Mahato has been a coach for Indian national teams at several events[1][1] including the 2005 Senior World Outdoor Archery Championship at Spain, where her team earned a silver medal. [1] She also coached the Indian side at the 2007 Senior Asian Archery Championship in China,[1] where the men's team she coached finished first and the women's team she coached finished third.[1] She was an assistant coach for India at the 2008 Summer Olympics

• She coached the Indian national team at the 2010 Commonwealth games, with her archers earning three gold and two bronze medals.[7] At the Global Sports Summit TURF 2011, she was named the coach of the year

Purnima Mahato

Personal information

Nationality Indian

Born Jamshedpur

Residence Jamshedpur, Jharkhand,India

Sport

Country India

Sport Archery

Club Tata Archery Academy

Team Indian Archery Team Coach

Turned pro 1993

Achievements and titles

Highest world ranking National Champions

Deepika (left) with Purnima Mahato at world cup final, Istanbul.

Purnima Mahato is receiving Donacharya Award from President

K.P Thomas• The famous Athletics coach K.P

Thomas has received the Dronacharya Life time Achievement Award. He is one who coached the Koruthod’s C.K.M.H.S.S school team to hold the record with a 16 – year run, as the state champion’s school. Presently he is the Sports teacher in Vannapuram S.N.M.H.S . This time Five persons got Dronacharya award.

• It is PC Joseph who discovered the talents of Anju Boby George, Joseph Abraham, Shiney Wilson, Jincy Phillipe etc. He have a special talent to find out the kids who have the athletic talent and he gives coaching for them. He is working in the Indian Sports field for the four decades and still he is active.

Dronacharya Award 2013 Shri Raj Singh Secretary General Wrestling Federation of India

Year Men

2002 Ashok Diwan

2003 Charles Cornelius

2003 Dharam Singh Mann

2004 Hardayal Singh

2005 Rajinder Singh

2006 Cdr. Grahnandan Singh (Nandy Singh)

2007 Varinder Singh

2008 Mukhbain Singh

2012 Gundeep Kumar

2013 Syed Ali

Dhyan Chand Award

• Dhyan Chand Award• Given by the Government of India, highest award, for life time achievement in sports and

games, is Dhyan Chand Award.In the year 2002 the award was introduced and named as the most reknowned Indian hockey player Dhyan Chand. The award carries ceremonial dress, a stattuee, a cash prize of INR 5 lakh (500,000 rupees), and a scroll of honour.

President Pranab Mukherjee honours Mary D'souza Sequeira (Athletics) with Dhyan Chand Award 2013 

President Pranab Mukherjee honors Girraj Singh (Para Sports) with Dhyan Chand Award 2013

Mr Shri Satish Pillai (right) accepts his award for his services to Special Olympics Bharat.

TENZING NORGAY NATIONAL ADVENTURE AWARDS :

• The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports had instituted National Adventure Awards (renamed as Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards) in 1993 with a view to giving due recognition to the achievements made by persons in the field of adventure.

President Pratibha Patil presents Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award for the year 2009 to Chandraprabha Aitwal for life time contribution during Arjuna Awards 2010 at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

Nawang Gombu receives the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure award for life time achivement from the then President Dr A.P.J.Abdul

Wing Commander Jai Kishan from the Indian Air force received the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award from the President of India.

The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award-2012 to Shri Basant Singh Roy for Mountaineering, 

Bachinepally Shekhar Babu, 27, a resident of Hyderabad, has become the first person from Andhra Pradesh to climb Mount Everest as an individual.

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