The document provides information on several prestigious Indian awards including the Gandhi Peace Prize, Indira Gandhi Prize, Bharat Ratna, and Padma Vibhushan. The Gandhi Peace Prize is awarded annually by the Government of India and carries a cash prize of 10 million rupees. The Indira Gandhi Prize is awarded for outstanding contributions to peace, development, and humanitarian causes. It carries a cash prize of 25 lakh rupees. The Bharat Ratna is India's highest civilian honor awarded for the highest order of merit in any field. The Padma Vibhushan is the second highest civilian award in India.

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2. 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

3. • 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.

4. Recipients
Year Name Country Description
1995 Julius Nyerere Tanzania First President of Tanzania
1996 A. T. Ariyaratne Sri Lanka Founder of Sarvodaya
Shramadana Movement
1997 Gerhard Fischer
Germany 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 byMuhammad
Yunus
2001 John Hume Northern Ireland Northern Irish Politician

5. 2002 Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
India 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 India
Environmentalist, social
activist and pioneer of
the Chipko movement

6. Indira Gandhi Prize
Gandhi 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

7. • 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.

8. 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] UNICEF
United Nations United Nations Children's
Fund
1990[4] Sam Nujoma Namibia First President of Namibia
1991[5] Rajiv Gandhi India
Former 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. • 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

12. 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).

13. 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.

14. Padma Vibhushan
Padma 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

15. • 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.

16. 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.

17. Padma Bhushan
Padma Bhushan
Award Information
Type civilian
Category national
Instituted 1954
First awarded 1954
Last awarded 2014
Total awarded 1229
Awarded by President of India
Ribbon
Award rank
Padma Vibhushan ← Padma Bhushan → Padma Shri

18. • 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.

19. 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

20. • 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

21. • 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)

22. 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

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

24. • 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.

25. 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

26. 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
[1]
girls)
Awarded by Government of India; Indian
Council for Child Welfare (ICCW)

27. • 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.

28. 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.

29. 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

30. 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/-

31. • 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.

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

33. 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.

34. 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

35. Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan Award
महापंडित राहुल सांकृत्यायन पुरस्कार
Award Information
Category Travel Literature (2 Individuals)
Description Literary award
in 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 Sankrityayan
Dr. Shyam Singh Rashi
Last awardee(s) Dr. Puran Chandra Joshi
Hariram Meena

36. 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 Sankrityayan
कमला सांकृत्यायन
Dr. Kamala Sankrityayan (1920–2009)
Born 15 August 1920
Kalimpong, West Bengal,
India
Died 25 October 2009 (aged 89)
Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Pen name Dr. Kamala Sankrityayan
Occupation Writer, editor, scholar
Nationality Indian

37. 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.

38. 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 Award
गगंाशरण ससहं परुस्कार
Award Information
Category Hindi Language Promotion (3-16
Individuals)
Description Literary award
in India
Instituted 1989
First awarded 1989
Last awarded 2012
Total awarded 90
Awarded by Kendriya Hindi
Sansthan, Government of India

39. 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

40. Subramanyam Bharti Award
• Subramanyam Bharati Award (Devnagari: सुब्रह्मण्यम
भारती पुरस्कार) 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

41. Year Name
1989
Dr. Prabhakar Machwe,Dr. Wrajeshhwar Verma,Dr. Hardev Bahari,Dr. N.A
Nagappa
Pro. 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

42. Subramanyam Bharati Award
सुब्रह्मण्यम भारती पुरस्कार
Award Information
Category Hindi Literature
Description Literary award
in India
Instituted 1989
First awarded 1989
Last awarded 2007
Total awarded 46
Awarded by Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Government of India
First awardee(s) Dr. Prabhakar Machwe
Dr. Wrajeshhwar Verma
Dr. Hardev Bahari
Dr. N.A Nagappa
Pro. Ram Singh Tomar
Dr. Bhakt Darshan
Dr. P Gopal Sharma
Shri. Mangalnath Singh
Last awardee(s) Pro. Nirmala Jain
Pro. Nandkishore Nawal

43. Shivmangal Singh Suman
• Shivmangal Singh 'Suman' (Hindi: शिवमंगल श हं ु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

44. Shivmangal Singh Suman
Born August 5, 1915
Jhagarpur, 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 Award
1999: Padma Bhushan
1974: Padma Shri
1958: Deva Puraskar
1974: Soviet Land Nehru Award
1993: Shikhar Samman
1993: Bharat Bharti Award

45. • 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'.

46. 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]
Gaura Pant (Shivani)
Gaura Pant (Shivani) (1923–2003)
Born October 17, 1923
Rajkot, Gujarat, India
Died March 21, 2003 (aged 79)
New Delhi, India
Pen name Shivani
Occupation novelist
Nationality Indian

47. 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.

48. 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 Bhartiya
Dr. Tomiyo Mijokami
India
Japan
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
Dr. George Grierson Award
िॉ जॉजज ग्रियसजन पुरस्कार
Award Information
Category Promotion
of Hindi Language (1-2
Individuals)
Description Literary award
in 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

49. Padmabhushan Dr. Moturi Satyanarayan
Award
• Padmabhushan Dr. Moturi Satyanarayan
Award (Devnagari: पद्मभूषण िॉ. मोटूरर सत्यानारायण पुरस्कार) 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.

50. 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
Padmabhushan Dr. Moturi Satyanarayan Award
पद्मभूषण िॉ. मोटूरर सत्यानारायण पुरस्कार
Dr Moutri Satyanarayan.jpg
Award Information
Category Promotion of Hindi
Language (1 Individual)
Description Literary award
in 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
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YGfmFILRu0

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

52. 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 Award
Award Information
Type Civilian
Category Sports (Individual / Team)
Description Highest sports honour in India
Instituted 1991–1992
First awarded 1991–1992
Awarded by Government of India
Cash award 750,000
First awardee(s) Viswanathan Anand
Last awardee(s) Yogeshwar Dutt, Vijay Kumar
Recent awardee(s) Ronjan Sodhi
Award rank

53. Awardees
Year 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

54. 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

55. 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).

56. 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 information
Nationality Indian
Born 23 October 1979 (age 34)
Ferozepur, Punjab, India
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Country India
Sport Sport shooting
Event(s) Double trap
Club Ferozpur District Rifle
Association
Turned pro 1998
Coached by Morrad A. Khan
Marcello Dradi
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking 1
Medal record
ISSF World Cup Final
Gold 2010 İzmir Doubletrap
Gold 2011 Al Ain Doubletrap
Silver 2012 Maribor Doubletrap
Asian Games
Gold 2010 Guangzhou Doubletrap
Bronze 2010 Guangzhou Men's Doubletrap Team
Commonwealth Games
Silver 2010 New Delhi Double trap
Silver 2010 New Delhi Men's Double trap pairs

57. 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

58. 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.

59. Arjuna Award
Award Information
Type Civilian
Category Sports (Individual)
Instituted 1961
First awarded 1961
Last awarded 2012
Awarded by Govt. of India
Cash award 500,000
Award rank
Contents
1 Arjun Awardees in Archery
2 Arjun Awardees in Athletics
3 Arjun Awardees in Badminton
4 Arjun Awardees in Ball Badminton
5 Arjun Awardees in Basketball
6 Arjun Awardees in Billiards & Snooker
7 Arjun Awardees in Boxing
8 Arjun Awardees in Carrom
9 Arjun Awardees in Chess
10 Arjun Awardees in Cricket
11 Arjun Awardees in Cycling
12 Arjun Awardees in Equestrian
13 Arjun Awardees in Football
14 Arjun Awardees in Golf
15 Arjun Awardees in Gymnastics
16 Arjun Awardees in Hockey
17 Arjun Awardees in Judo
18 Arjun Awardees in Kabaddi
19 Arjun Awardees in Lawn Tennis
20 Arjun Awardees in Power Lifting
21 Arjun Awardees in Rowing
22 Arjun Awardees in Polo
23 Arjun Awardees in Shooting
24 Arjun Awardees in Squash
25 Arjun Awardees in Swimming
26 Arjun Awardees in Table Tennis
27 Arjun Awardees in Volleyball
28 Arjun Awardees in Weightlifting
29 Arjun Awardees in Wrestling
30 Arjun Awardees in Wushu
31 Arjun Awardees in Yachting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arjuna_Award
http://www.indianetzone.com/5/gurbachan_singh_randhawa.htm

60. 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 Dronach
arya, 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

61. 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.

62. 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.

63. Purnima Mahato
• Purnima Mahato (Hindi: पूर्णिमा महतो, Bengali: পূর্ণিমা মাহাত া ) 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

64. Purnima Mahato
Personal information
Nationality Indian
Born Jamshedpur
Residence Jamshedpur, Jharkhan
d,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

65. 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.

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

67. 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.
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
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.

68. 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.
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.
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.
Bachinepally Shekhar Babu, 27, a resident
of Hyderabad, has become the first person
from Andhra Pradesh to climb Mount
Everest as an individual.
The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Tenzing
Norgay National Adventure Award-2012 to Shri Basant Singh
Roy for Mountaineering,

69. THANK YOU
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