BHARAT RATNA - From 1954.

" It is in the form of a "Peepal Leaf" - 2 inches long, 1 and 1/8 inches width and 1/2 inch thick and toned in Bronze. On the obverse side is embossed a replica of the "Sun" below which the words " Bharat Ratna " are embossed in Hindi. On the reverse are the state emblem and a motto in Hindi. The emblem, The Sun and the rim are made in Platinum."

" In the inaugural year 1954, three persons were awarded this highest award. Of the three Sir C.V. Raman was the first to receive it physically. (the other two were Sir.C.Rajagopalachari and S.Radhakrishnan)."

" Between 13.7.1977 and 26.1.1980 during the period of Janata Government (the first non-Congress government at the Centre) headed by Shri Morarji Desai."

"Smt. Indira Gandhi in January 1980. Mother Teresa was the first to receive after its revival in January 1980."

Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966.

" 1. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan - 1987 - although he was within the undivided Indian territory and fought for freedom, but considered as an outsider for this purpose)
2. Nelson Mandela - 1990 - South African Freedom fighter and President.
3. Mother Teresa -1980 - Although she received the award as an Indian Citizen, she was born in Skopje, the Republic of Macedonia."

Smt. Indira Gandhi in 1971.

M.S.Subbulakshmi - Carnatic Vocalist of Tamilnadu in 1998.

Jawaharlal Nehru 1955 Indira Gandhi 1971 Rajiv Gandhi 1991

M.G.Ramachandra, CM Tamilnadu - in 1988.

" 1. Smt. Indira Gandhi 1971
2. Mother Teresa 1980 (real name is Agnes Bonxes Bojaxiu)
3. Aruna Asaf Ali - 1997
4. M.S.Subbulakshmi 1998
5. Lata Mangeshkar 2001."

26th January - Republic Day.

Satyapal Anand - Challenged the award in 1992 and obtained an interim stay which led to the postponement of the award of 1993 and 1994.

Nethaji Subhas Chandra Bose was considered for the award of the Bharat Ratna in 1992, but could not be awarded due to some legal problem in granting this award to him posthumously as his death was not established. Thus it remains to be the only case of withdrawal of the award.

Aruna Asaf Ali

Lata Mangeshkar and M.S.Subbulakshmi.

Jawaharlal Nehru- Bharat Ratna & Vijayalakshmi Pandit - Padma Vibushan..

Sl.No.	YEAR	NAME
1	1954	Sir C.V.Raman, Scientist and Nobel Prize Winner
2		C.Rajagopalachari, Freedom Fighter, Governor General
3		S.Radhakrishnan, Academician, Vice President
4	1955	Bhagawandas, Freedom Fighter
5		M.Visweswarayya, Engineer and Industrialist
6		Jawaharlal Nehru, Freedom Fighter, Prime Minister
7	1957	Govind Vallabh Pant, Freedom Fighter
8	1958	Dhond Keshav Karve, Social Worker
9	1961	Dr.B.C.Roy, Physician
10	1961	Purushottam Das Tandon, Freedom Fighter
11	1962	Dr.Rajendra Prasad, First President
12	1963	Dr.Zakir Hussain, 3rd President
13	1963	Dr.Pandurang Varman Kane, Scholar
14	1966	Lal Bahadur Shastri, IInd Prime Minister
15	1971	Smt. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister
16	1975	V.V.Giri, President
17	1976	K.Kamaraj, Chief Minister, Tamilnadu
18	1980	Mother Teresa, Social worker
19	1983	Acharya Vinobha Bhave, Freedom Fighter
20	1987	Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Freedom Fighter
21	1988	Dr.M.G.Ramachandran, Cine Actor, CM of Tamilnadu
22	1990	Dr.B.R.Ambedkar, Father of Indian Constitution
23		Nelson Mandela, South African President
24	1991	Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister
25		Sardar Vallabhai Patel, Freedom Fighter, Home Minister
26		Morarji Desai, Prime Minister
27	1992	Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Freedom Fighter
28		J.R.D.Tata, Industrialist
29		Satyajit Ray, Cinema Director
30	1997	APJ Abdul Kalam, Scientist and President
31		Gulzarilal Nanda, Twice Acting Prime Minister
32		Aruna Asaf Ali, Freedom Fighter
33	1998	Dr.M.S.Subbulakshmi, Carnatic Musician
34		C.Subramanian, Former CM & Finance Minister
35	1999	Jaya Prakash Narayan, Social Reformer
36		Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar Musician
37		Dr.Amartya Sen, Economist & Nobel Laureate
38		Gopinath Bordoloi, Freedom Fighter
39	2001	Lata Mangeshkar, Singer.
40		Ustad Bismillah Khan, Shenai Musician
41	2009	Bhimsen Joshi, Musician
42	2014	Sachin Tendulkar, Cricketer
43		C.N.R.Rao, Scientist
44	2015	Madan Mohan Malaviya, Scholar & Founder of Banaras
45		Hindu University Atal Behari Vajpayee, Parliamentarian & Prime Minister.
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PADMA VIBHUSHAN: First of the three "Padma" awards and second highest civilian award of our country. A circular burnished bronze medal with a lotus flower at the centre and Padma Vibhushan inscribed in Devnagari script, attached to a medium pink ribbon. As of 2016, 294 persons have been honoured with this award.
PADMA BHUSHAN: Second in the "Padma" Awards and 3rd in line of the civilian awards. Similar to the Padma Vibhushan medal, with Padma Bhushan inscribed in Devnagari script attached to a medium pink ribbon with a vertical grey dividing line at the centre. So far up to 2011, 1111 persons have been awarded with this honour.
PADMA SHRI : Comes third in the "Padma" awards and 4th in line of the civilian awards. Similar medal, with Padma Shri inscriptions in Devnagari script, attached to a medium pink ribbon with vertical white stripes at both ends.So far up to 2016, 2680 persons have been honoured with this. All the three awards were instituted from January 1954.

" 1. Satyendranath Bose Science & Engineering West Bengal
2. Zakir Hussain Public Affairs Andhra
3. Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher Public Affairs Maharashtra
4. Jigme Dorji Wangchuk Public Affairs Bhutan
5. Nand Lal Bose Arts West Bengal"

"2012: PADMA VIBHUSHAN: 5 Awardees:
1.K.G.Subramanyan...Art... Painting and Sculpture... West Bengal
2.Late Mario De Miranda... Art...Cartoonist...Goa
3.Late Dr.Bhupen Hazarika...Art...Vocal Music...Assam
4.Dr.Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti ...Medicine ...Orthopaedics ...Maharashtra
5.T.V.Rajeshwar...Civil Service...Delhi."
PADMA BHUSHAN : 27 Awardees.
"Arts:
1. Smt. Shabana Azmi...Cinema...Maharashtra
2.Khaled Chaudharay...Theatre... West Bengal
3.Jatin Das... Painting...Delhi
4.Pt.Buddhadev Dasgupta... Instrumental ... Sarod ... W.Bengal
5.Dharmendra Singh... Cinema - Maharashtra
6.T.V.Gopalakrishnan - Classical Vocal & Instrumental -Tamilnadu
7.Ms.Mira Nair... Cinema... Delhi
8.M.S.Gopalakrishnan... Instrumental Violin... Tamilnadu
9.Anish Kapoor... Sculpture... UK"
"SOCIAL WORK
10.Satya Narayan Goenka., Maharashtra." "PUBLIC AFFAIRS
11.Dr.Judge Patibandla Chandrasekar Rao...Germany
12.George Yong Boon Yeo...Singapore "
"SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
13.Shashikumar Chitre...Maharashtra
14.Dr.M.S.Raghunathan...Maharashtra" "TRADE & INDUSTRY
15.Subbaiah Murugappa Vellayan...Tamilnadu
16.Balasubramanian Muthuraman...Maharashtra" "MEDICINE
17.Dr.Suresh H.Advani...Oncology...Maharashtra
18.Dr. Noshir H Wadia...Neurology...Maharashtra
19.Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty...Cardiology...Karnataka" "LITERATURE & EDUCATION
20.Dr.Shantaram Balwant Majumdar...Maharashtra
21.Dr.Vidya Dehejia...USA
22.Dr.Arvind Panagariya...USA
23.Dr.Jose Pereira...USA
24.Homi K. Bhabha "
"CIVIL SERVICE
25.N. Vittal... Kerala
26.Mata Prasad...Uttar Pradesh
27.Ronen Sen...West Bengal."
"PADMA SHRI: 77 Awardees "
"2013: PADMA VIBHUSHAN -- 4 Awardees.
1. Raghunath Mohapatra...Arts
2. Roddam Narasimha...Science & Engineering
3. Yash Pal...Science & Engineering
4. S. H. Raza...Arts"
"PADMA BHUSHAN : 24 Awardees. 1. Rahul Dravid...Sports - Cricket
2. Mary Kom ... Sports - Boxing
3. Ramanaidu Daggubati...Art - Cinema
4. Rajesh Khanna...Art - Cinema
5. Sharmila Tagore...Art - Cinema
6. Kanak Rele...Art - Dancer
7. Saroja Vaidyanathan...Art - Dancer
8. Sreeramamurthy Janaki... (declined the award) Art - Singer
9. Abdul Rashid Khan...Art - Singer
10. Jaspal Singh Bhatti...Art - Comedian
11. Shivajirao Girdhar Patil...Public Affairs
12. Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai...Science
13. Vijay Kumar Saraswat...Science - Defence Research
14. Ashoke Sen...Science - Physics
15. B. N. Suresh...Science - Aerospace
16. Satya N. Atluri...Science - Aerospace
17. Jogesh Chandra Pati...Science - Physics
18. Ramamurthy Thyagarajan...Trade - Industry
19. Adi Burjor Godrej...Trade - Industry
20. Nandkishore Shamrao Laud...Medicine
21. Mangesh Padgaonkar...Literature & Education
22. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak...Literature & Education
23. Hemendra Singh Panwar...Civil Service
24. Maharaj Kishan Bhan...Civil Service"
"2014: 2 Awardees
PADMA VIBHUSHAN
1. B. K. S. Iyengar... Yoga
2. Raghunath Anant Mashelkar...Science & Engineering "
"PADMA BHUSHAN: 25 Awardees.
1. Ghulam Mohammed Sheikh...Art-Painting
2. Begum Parveen Sultana...Art-Classical Singing
3. Thetakudi Harihara Vinayakram...Art-Ghatam Artist
4. Kamal Haasan...Art-Cinema
5. Justice Dalveer Bhandari...Public Affairs
6. Padmanabhan Balaram...Science and Engineering
7. Jyeshtharaj Joshi...Science and Engineering
8. Madappa Mahadevappa...Science and Engineering
9. Thirumalachari Ramasami...Science and Engineering
10. Vinod Prakash Sharma...Science and Engineering
11. Radhakrishnan Koppillil...Science and Engineering
12. Mrityunjay Athreya...Literature and Education
13. Anita Desai...Literature and Education
14. Dhirubhai Thaker...Literature and Education
15. Vairamuthu...Literature and Education
16. Ruskin Bond...Literature and Education
17. Pullela Gopichand...Sports-Badminton
18. Leander Paes...Sports-Tennis
19. Vijayendra Nath Kaul...Civil Service
20. Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma...Public Affairs
21. Anumolu Ramakrishna...Science and Engineering
22. Anisuzzaman...Literature and Education
23. Lloyd Rudolph...Literature and Education
24. Susanne Hoeber Rudolph...Literature and Education
25. Neelam Kler...Medicine- Neonatology "
PADMA SHRI : 100 Awardees
. "2015: PADMA VIBHUSHAN: 9 Awardees.
1. L. K. Advani...Public Affairs
2. Amitabh Bachchan...Arts
3. Parkash Singh Badal...Public Affairs
4. Veerendra Heggade...Social Work
5. Dilip Kumar...Arts
6. Rambhadracharya...Others
7. M. R. Srinivasan...Science & Engineering
8. Kottayan Katankot Venugopal...Public Affairs
9. Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan...Trade and Industry "
"PADMA BHUSHAN: 20 Awardees.
1. Jahnu Baruah...Art
2. Vijay Bhatkar...Science and Engineering
3. Swapan Dasgupta...Literature and Education
4. Satyamitranand Giri...Others
5. N. Gopalaswami...Civil Service
6. Subhash C. Kashyap...Public Affairs
7. Gokulotsavji Maharaj...Art
8. Ambrish Mithal...Medicine
9. Sudha Ragunathan...Art
10. Harish Salve...Public Affairs
11. Ashok Seth...Medicine
12. Rajat Sharma...Literature and Education
13. Aveg Ashish...Sports
14. Shivakumara Swami...Others
15. Kharag Singh Valdiya...Science and Engineering
16. Manjul Bhargava...Science and Engineering
17. David Frawley (Vamadeva)...Others
18. Bill Gates...Social Work
19. Melinda Gates...Social Work
20. Saichiro Misumi...Others "
PADMA SHRI : 74 Awardees.
"2016: PADMA VIBHUSHAN:
1. Rajini Kanth, Cinema, Tamilnadu
2. Girija Devi, Classical Vocal, West Bengal
3. Ramoji Rao, Literature & Education, Andhra Pradesh
4. Dr.V. Shanta, Oncologist, Tamilnadu
5. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Spiritualism, Karnataka
6. Jagmohan, Public Affairs, Delhi
7. Dr. Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre, Science & Engineering, Karnataka
8. Avinash Dixit, Literature & Education, US.
9. Late Dhirubhai Ambani, Trade & Industry, Maharashtra. "
"PADMA BHUSHAN:(19 Awards)
1. Anupam Kher, Arts-Cinema, Maharashtra
2. Udit Narayan Jha, Play Back Singing, Maharashtra
3. Ram V. Sutar, Art Sculpture, Uttar Pradesh
4. Heisnam Kanhailal, Art Theatre, Manipur
5. Vinod Rai, Civil Service, Kerala
6. Dr.Yarlagadda L. Prasad, Literature & Education, Andhra Pradesh
7. Prof. N.S.Ramanuja Tatacharya, Education, Maharashtra
8. Dr.Barjinder Singh Hamdard, Literature & Education, Punjab
9. Prof. D.Nageshwar Rreddy, Gastroenterology, Telengana
10. Prof. Tejomayananda, Spiritualism, Maharashtra
11. Hafeez Contractor, Architecture, Maharashtra
12. Ravindra C.Bhargava, Public Affairs, Uttar Pradesh
13. Dr.Venkata Rama Rao Alla, Science & Engineering, Andhra Pradesh
14. Saina Nehwal, Sports-Badminton, Telengana
15. Sania Mirza, Sports-Tennis, Telengana
16. Indu Jain, Trade & Industry, New Delhi
17. Late Swami Dayanand Saraswati, Spiritualism, Uttarakhand
18. Robert Blackwill, Public Affairs, US
19. Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry, NRI/PIO, Trade & Industry, Ireland. "
"PADMA SHRI: 83 Awardees "

" An award to children below the age of 16 to recognize the act of bravery exhibited by them.
24 Children from all over India are selected."

" Commenced from 1957. It is announced on 14th November (Children's Day) and awarded on
26th January (Republic Day) every year."

" 1. ""National Bravery Award"" instituted in 1957.
2. "Sanjay and Geetha Chopra" award for 2 children. It is named so from 1978.
3. "Bharat" award - highest among the bravery award for children-Commenced from 1987.
4. "Bapu Gaidhani" Award from 1988. "

Harish Chandra.

" Established in 1961, originally as "Jeevan Raksha Padhak" and later renamed as "Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak" - awarded for life saving acts of any nature. It carries a circular gold medal with on the obverse, a hand on "Abhai Mudra" and inscriptions of "Ma Bhai" and "Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha" and on the reverse the National Emblem. Ruksana Kauser of Kashmir was the receipient of this award in 2010. "

" Pravasi Bharatiya Samman: An award constituted by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs to honour outstanding non-resident Indians in different countries in their own fields. The award was constituted in 2004 and awarded on the 9th January every year. The award is presented by the President of India."

It is the date on which in 1915 Gandhiji arrived in India in 1915.

"(a) Efforts of spreading awareness about India;
(b) Support to India's causes and concerns in a tangible way;
(c) Building closer links between India - the overseas Indian Community and the country of their residence.
(d) Social and humanitarian service for Indians in India and abroad.
(e) Welfare of the local Indian Community - the country of living.
(f) Philanthropic and Charitable services in India and abroad.
(g) Excellence in the field of work which enhances India's prestige abroad."

1. Mohinder Singh Bhullar - Brunei Darussalam
2. Yankatesh Permal Reddy - Fiji
3. Ryuko Hira - Japan
4. Dr. Ruby Umesh Pawankar - Japan
5. Suresh Kumar Viramani - Oman
6. Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan - South Africa
7. Dr.Tholisiah Perumal Naidoo - South Africa
8. Dr. Rajni Kanabar - Tanzania
9. Deepak Mittal - Thailand
10. Dr. Lenny Krishendath Saith - Trinidad & Tobago
11. Dr. Azad Moopen - U A E
12. Dr. Mani Lal Bhaumik - USA
13. Ashokkumar Mago - USA
14. Upendra J. Chivukula - USA.

" 1. Prof. Veena Harbhagwan Sahajwalla, Australia (Science)
2. Ms. Lata Pada, Canada (Arts)
3. Shri Harindrapal Singh Banga, Hong Kong (Business)
4. Shri Hohammad Munir Nazir Hassan Ansari, Israel (Community Service)
5. Shri Upjit Singh Sachdeva, Liberia (Community Service)
6. Tan Sri Dato' Ajit Singh, Malaysia (Public Affairs)
7. Sir Anand Satyanand, New Zealand (Public Affairs)
8. Shri Saleh Wahid, Netherlands (Community Service)
9. Indian Community Benevolent Forum, Qatar (Community Service)
10. Dr. Mohiaddin Syed Karimuddin, Saudi Arabia (Community Service)
11. Shri Mano Selvanathan, Sri Lanka (Business)
12. Shri Mohan Jashanmal, U.A.E. (Community Service)
13. Baroness (Dr.) Sandip Verma, U.K. (Public Affairs) "

" 1. Radhakrishna Plavalil Kizhakkethil Vasudevan Pillai, Bahrain.
2. Sachchidanand Sahai, Cambodia
3. Indo‐Canada Chamber of Commerce, Canada
4. Deepak Naraindas Shivdasani, Cote d'Ivoire
5. Victor Shahid Smetacek, Germany
6. Prakash Lohia, Indonesia
7. Jose Parayanken, Mozambique
8. Kiran Navinchandra Asher, Oman
9. Hassan Abdulkarim Chougule, Qatar
10. S. R. Nathan - The former President of Singapore
11. Ms. Khorshed Noshir Ginwala, South Africa
12. Hon. Kamla Persad‐Bissessar - The Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
13. Rajesh Kumar Saraiya, Ukraine
14. Prof. Surendra Kumar Kaushik, USA
15. Ms. Kalpalatha Kummamuri Guntupalli, USA "

" 1. H E Mr. Rajkeswur Purryag - The President of the Republic of Mauritius.
2. Narendra R Kumar - a doctor specialising in otolaryngology (head and neck surgery)
3. Mohammed Rabeeh Karuvanthodi - He runs polyclinics in the Middle East.
4. Bava Haji Pandalingal - United Arab Emirates.
5. Patricia Maria Rozario - Her contributions in the field of music, is the Only Women who won this Award.
6. Professor Gurusharan Singh Chatwal, Germany (Science).
7. Ashok S. Vaswani, Guinea (community service).
8. Tan Sri Ravindran Menon, Malaysia (Community service).
9. Dr. Rasik V.Joshi, Mexico (Literature).
10. Dr. Satendra K. Singh, New Zealand (Community service).
11. Gilbert. C. Moutien, Reunion Island (Business).
12. Ismail E. Ebrahim, South Africa (Public service).
13. Subhash Razdan, US, (Public service). "

" 1. Ms. Senator Lisa Maria Singh - First member of South Asian descent in Australian Parliament
2. Kurian Varghese - Leading overseas Indian businessman in Bahrain
3. Vasdev Chanchlani - Entrepreneur and philanthropist based in Canada
4. Ramakrishna Mission - Fiji
5. Bikas Chandra Sanyal - Renowned educationist in France
6. Satnarainsing Rabin Baldewsingh - Significant contribution to promoting better understanding of India in The Netherlands
7. Sasindran Muthuvel - First Member of Parliament of Indian origin in Papua New Guinea
8. Shihabudeen Vava Kunju - Contributor to welfare of Indian community in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
9. Ms. Ela Gandhi - Contributions in promoting ties between India and South Africa, and the cause of freedom in South Africa
10. Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil Parambath - Contribution in field of healthcare business and for promoting better understanding of India in UAE
11. Shailesh Lakhman Vara - First Indian origin Govt. minister for Conservative Party in UK
12. Dr. Parthasarathy Chiramel Pillai - Contributions in field of science, and fostering closer relations between India and USAv 13. Dr. Renu Khator - One of the first persons of Indian origin to head a higher system and a research university in the United States. Chancellor of the University of Houston System and President of the University of Houston.
14. Dr. Namita Roy-Chowdhury - First Indian woman to become a full professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York. Discoverer of the genetic bases of inherited jaundice (Crigler-Najjar syndrome and Gilbert Syndrome). "

" 1. Mala Mehta --- for her contribution to Hindi language. She is founder of Indo - Australian Bal Bharatiya Vidyalaya in Thornleigh suburb in Sydney. Since its establishment, she has been pursuing the growth of Hindi in Australia.
2. Donald Rabindernauth Ramaotar - President of Guyana and awarded for his work for the Indian diaspora in Guyana.
3. Dr Rajaram Sanjaya --- an India born Mexico scientist, is winner of the '2014 World Food Prize' for developing 480 wheat varieties that have been released in 51 countries.
4. Kanwal Singh Bakhshi --- He is Member of Parliament (MP) from New Zealand. He is also known for work he had done for the Indian diaspora in New Zealand.
5. Rajmal Parakh 6. Duraikannu Karunakaran --- Justice of the Supreme Court, Republic of Seychelles
7. Essop Goolam Pahad --- He is a South African politician. He was Minister in the Presidency from 1999 to September 2008 in South Africa.
8. Shah Bharatkumar Jayantilal
9. Ashraf Palarkunnummal --- Malayalee Social activist, UAE
10. Mahendra Nanji Mehta, a Uganda-based businessman of Indian roots
11. Professor Nathu Ram Puri --- of Purico Group. He is founder of Purico Group are also chosen for his contribution to Indian diaspora.
12. Satya Nadella --- CEO, Microsoft Corporation
13. Dr. Nandini Tandon --- She has been given this award for her work in life sciences and Healthcare and IT in USA and India along with other emerging markets.
14. Dr. Kamlesh Lulla --- He is chief scientist for Earth observation in the Human Exploration Science Office at the Johnson Space Centre at NASA. He has been named for the award for his exceptional service to the space science.
15. Raj Loomba (Baron Loomba) --- is a philanthropist and founder of clothing company Rinku Group. He is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords, United Kingdom. "

" Gandhi Peace Prize: Constituted from 2nd October 1995 (125th birthday of Gandhiji). It carries a cash prize of Rs.10 million (1 Crore convertible to any Foreign currency), a plaque and a cittion. It is awarded to individuals as well as to organizations. The award is decided by a Committee headed by PM."

" 1. 1995 -- Julius Nyerere - First President of Tanzania.
2. 1996 -- A.T.Ariyaratne - Founder of Sarvodaya Shramdaha Movement
3. 1997 -- Gerhard Fischer - German Diplomat for his work towards Eradication of leprosy
4. 1998 -- Ramakrishna Mission
5. 1999 -- Baba Amte - Social Worker
6. 2000 -- Nelson Mandela & Grameen Bank, Bangladesh
7. 2001 -- John Hume - Irish Politician and Diplomat
8. 2002 -- Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
9. 2003 -- Vaclav Havel - President of Czech Republic
10. 2004 -- Coretta Scott King (wife of Martin Luther King, USA)
11. 2005 -- Desmond Tutu, South African Clergy
12. 2013 -- Chandi Prasad Bhatt -- Environmentalist, social activist and pioneer of the Chipko movement.
13. 2014 -- ISRO, India. Space agency of the Indian Government. "

"An Award instituted in 1992 by the All India Congress Committee in memory of the late PM Rajiv Gandhi (20th August) and is awarded for outstanding contributions for Communal Harmony, National Integration, and Peace. The award carries a citation and Rs.5 Lakhs as cash prize and is awarded on the 20th August of every year. "

Mother Teresa.

" SPIC MACAY – Society for the promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth – founded by Dr. Kiran Seth in 1977 at Delhi."

" 1. 1995 -- Jagan Nath Kaul - Social Activist
2. 1996 -- Lata Mangeshkar - Singer
3. 1998 -- Sunil Dutt -Cine Actor, Politician
4. 2000 -- Kapila Vatsyayan - Scholar
5. 2003 -- S.N. Subbarao - Peace Activist.
6. 2004 -- Swami Agnivesh - Social Activist
7. 2006 -- Nirmala Deshpande - Social Activist
8. 2007 -- Hem Datta - Social Activist
9. 2008 -- N. Radhakrishnan - Social Activist
10. 2009 -- Gautam Bhai -Social Activist
11. 2010 -- Wahiuddin Khan - Islamic Scholar
12. 2011 -- SPIC MACAY - Cultural Organization
13. 2012 -- D.R. Mehta - Social Activist
14. 2013 -- Amjad Ali Khan - Musician
15. 2014 -- Muzzafar Ali - Film Maker. "

" An award instituted in 1985 by Indian National Congress and awarded on the 31st October of every year ( Indira Gandhi's death day), in recognition of service towards promoting and preserving national integration. The award carries a citation and a cash prize of Rs.5 Lakhs."

Swami Ranganathananda, Aruna Asaf Ali and the Bharat Scouts and Guides - 1987.

Mohan Dharia.

" 1. 1990 -- P.N.Haksar and M.S.Subbulakshmi 2. 1993 -- Rajiv Gandhi (Posthumous), Paramdham Ashram & Acharya Tulsi 3. 1996 -- Bishambar Nath Pande 4. 2002 -- Achaarya Mahaprajna 5. 2003 -- Shyam Benegal 6. 2004 -- Mahashweta Devi 7. 2005 -- Javed Aktar 8. 2006 -- Dr. J.S.Bhandukwala and Ram Puniyani 9. 2009 -- Balraj Puri 10. 2010 -- A.R.Rahman and Ramakrishna Mission Ashram 11. 2011 -- Mohan Dharia 12. 2012 -- Gulzaar 13. 2013 -- M.S.Swaminathan 14. 2014 -- P.V.Rajagopal "

" It was instituted in 1965 and is managed by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and is awarded to those who have contributed for international peace and understanding, promoting good will and friendship among people of the world."

" 1. 1965 -- U Thant - Secretary General of UN
2. 1966 -- Dr. Martin Luther King, USA - (Posthumous)
3. 1967 -- Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan - Frontier Gandhi
4. 1968 -- Yehudi Menuhin - Violinist
5. 1969 -- Mother Teresa - Social Activist
6. 1970 -- Kenneth David Kaunda - President of Zambia
7. 1971 -- Marshal Josip Broz Tito - President of Yugoslavia
8. 1972 -- Andre Malraux - French Statesman
9. 1973 -- Julius Nyere - President of Tanzania
10. 1974 -- Paul Prebisch - Argentine Economist
11. 1975 -- Jonas Salk - Inventor of Polio Vaccine
12. 1976 -- Giuseppe Tucci - Italian Scholar and Indologist
13. 1977 -- Tulsi Mehrji Shreshtha, Nepal
14. 1978 -- Nichidats Fijji - Japanese Buddhist Monk
15. 1980 -- Nelson R. Mandela - South African President
16. 1981 -- Mrs. Barbara Ward - British Economist
17. 1982 -- Gunnar Myrdal and Alva Myrdal - Swedish Economist
18. 1983 -- Dr.Leopold Sedar Senghor - President, Senegal
19. 1984 -- Dr.Bruno Kreisky - Austrian Politician
20. 1985 -- Smt.Indira Gandhi - PM India - (Posthumous)
21. 1986 -- Olof Palme - Swedish PM ( Posthumous)
22. 1987 -- Perez de Ceullar - Secretary General, UN
23. 1988 -- Yasser Arafat - PLO Leader
24. 1989 -- Robert Mugabe - President of Zambia
25. 1990 -- Helmut Kohl - Chancellor of Germany
26. 1991 -- Aruna Asaf Ali - Social Worker
27. 1992 -- Maurice F Strong, Environmentalist, Canada
28. 1993 -- Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar
29. 1994 -- Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohammad, PM, Malaysia
30. 1995 -- Md.Hosni Mubarak, President Egypt
31. 2003 -- Goh Chok Tong, PM Singapore
32. 2004 -- Sultan Qaboos Bin Said al Said
33. 2005 -- Wangari M. Mathai , Environmentalist, Kenya
34. 2006 -- Luiz Nacio Lula Da Silva, President, Brazil
35. 2007 -- Dr.Olafur Ragnar Grimson, President, Iceland
36. 2009 -- Angelo MerkeL, Chancellor, Germany "

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award - instituted in 1991-1992.

Rs.7.5 Lakhs in cash, a medal and a scroll of honour.

" "

SL	YEAR	NAME/DISCIPLINE
1.	1991-1992	Viswanathan Anand - Chess
2.	1992-1993	Geet Sethi - Billiards
3.	1994-1995	Col.Homi D. Motiwala & Lt.Cdr. P.K.Garg - Yachting
4.	1995-1996	Karnam Malleswari - Weight Lifting
5.	1996-1997	Leander Paes - Tennis
6.	1996-1997	Kunjarani -Weight Lifting
7.	1997-1998	Sachin Tendulkar - Cricket
8.	1998-1999	Jyotirmoy Sikdar - Athletics
9.	1999-2000	Dhanraj Pillay - Hockey
10.	2000-2001	Pullela Gopichand -Badminton
.	2001-2002	Abhinav Bindra -Shooting
12.	2002-2003	Anjali Ved Pathak -Shooting
13.	2002-2003	K.M.Beenamol - Athletics
14.	2004-2005	Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore - Shooting
15.	2005-2006	Pankaj Advani - Billiards
16.	2006-2007	Manavjit Singh Sandhu - Shooting
17.	2007-2008	Mahendra Singh Dhoni - Cricket
18.	2008-2009	Mary Kom -Boxing
19.	2008-2009	Vijender Singh - Boxing
20.	2008-2009	Sushil Kumar - Wrestling
21.	2009-2010	Saina Nehwal -Badminton
22.	2010-2011	Gagan Narang -Shooting
23.	2011-2012	Vijay Kumar (Shooting) & Yogeshwar Dutt (Wrestling)
24.	2012-2013	Ronjan Sodhi (Shooting)
25.	2014-2015	Sania Mirza (Tennis)
26.	2015-2016	Dipa Karmarkar (Gymnastics)
27.	2015-2016	Jitu Rai   (Shooting)
28.	2015-2016	Sakshi Malik  (Wrestling)
29.	2015-2016	P.V.Sindhu  (Badminton)

" Arjuna Award. The second in line of the Sporting Awards in our country, instituted from 1961. It carries a prize money of Rs.5 Lakhs and a Bronze Statue of Arjuna and a Scroll of Honour and given for various disciplines, In the same year."

"

SL	NAME /DISCIPLINE
1.	Gurbachan Singh Randhawa - Athletics
2.	Nandu Natekar - Badminton
3.	Sarbjit Singh - Basket Ball
4.	L. Buddy D'Souza - Boxing
5.	Manuel Aaron - Chess
6.	Saleem Durrani - Cricket
7.	P.K.Banerjee - Football
8.	Shyam Lal - Gymnastics
9.	Prithipal Singh - Hockey
10.	Ramanathan Krishnan - Tennis
11.	Karni Singh - Shooting
12.	Jam.Bajrangi Prasad - Swimming
13.	J.C.Vohra - Table Tennis
14.	A Palanisamy - Volley Ball
15.	A.N.Ghosh - Weight Lifting
16.	Hav. Udey Chand - Wrestling. "

1. Rahul Banerjee - Archery
2. Preeja Sreedharan - Athletics
3. Jwala Gutta - Badminton
4. Suranjoy Singh - Boxing
5. Zaheer Khan - Cricket
6. Sunil Chetri - Football
7. Ashish Kumar - Gymnastics
8. Rajpal Singh - Hockey
9. Rakesh Kumar - Kabaddi
10. Somdev Varman - Tennis
11. Tejaswini Sawant - Shooting
12. Virdhawal Khade - Swimming
13. Sanjay Kumar - Volley Ball
14. Katulu Ravi Kumar - Weight Lifting
15. Ravinder Singh - Wrestling.

"2 1. Deepika Kumari --- Archery
2. Laishram Bombyala Devi --- Archery
3. Sudha Singh --- Athletics
4. Kavita Ramdas Raut --- Athletics
5. Deepa Mallick --- Athletics
6. Ram Karan Singh --- Athletics
7. Ashwini Ponnappa --- Badminton
8. Parupalli Kashyap --- Badminton
9. Aditya S. Mehta --- Billiards
10. Vikas Krishan --- Boxing
11. Yuvaraj Singh --- Cricket
12. Sardar Singh --- Cricket
13. Yashpal Solanki --- Judo
14. Samir Suhag --- Polo
15. Annu Raj Singh --- Shooting
16. Omkar Singh --- Shooting
17. Joydeep Karmakar --- Shooting
18. Deepika Pallikkal --- Squash
19. Sandeep Sejwal --- Swimming
20. Ngangbam Soniya Chanu --- Weight Lifting
21. Narasingh Yadav --- Wrestling
22. Rajinder Kumar --- Wrestling
23. Geeta Phogat --- Wrestling
24. Bimoljit Singh --- Wushu (Martial Arts) "

" 1. Chekrovolu Swuro --- Archery
2. Amit Kumar Saroha --- Athletics
3. P.V.Sindhu --- Badminton
4. Rupesh Shah --- Billiards
5. Kavita Chahal --- Boxing
6. Abhijeet Gupta --- Chess
7. Virat Kohli --- Cricket
8. Gagan Jeet Bhullar --- Golf
9. Saba Anjum Karim --- Hockey
10. Raj Kumari Rathore --- Shooting
11. Joshna Chinnappa --- Squash
12. Mouma Das --- Table Tennis
13. Neha Rathi --- Wrestling
14. Dharmendra Dalal --- Wrestling. "

" 1. Abhishek Verma --- Archery
2. Tintu Luka --- Athletics
3. V.Diju --- Badminton
4. Geetu Anna Jose --- Basket Ball
5. Manoj Kumar --- Boxing
6. Ravichandran Ashwin --- Cricket
7. Anirbhan Lahiri --- Golf
8. Mamatha Poojary --- Kabaddi
9. Saji Thomas --- Rowing
10. Heena Sidhu --- Shooting
11. Anaka Alankamony --- Squash
12. Tom Joseph --- Volley Ball
13. Renubala Chanu --- Weight Lifting
14. Sunil Kumar Rana --- Wrestling. "

" 1. Sandeep Kumar --- Archery
2. M.R.Poovamma --- Athletics
3. K.Srikanth --- Badminton
4. Mandeep Jhangra --- Boxing
5. Rohit Sharma --- Cricket
6. Dipa Karmakar --- Gymnastics
7. Sreejesh Ravindran --- Hockey
8. Manjeet Chillar --- Kabaddi
9. Abhilasha Mhatre --- Kabaddi
10. Anup Kumar Yama --- Roller Skating
11. Swarna Singh Virk --- Rowing
12. Jitu Rai --- Shooting
13. Sharath Gayakwad --- Swimming
14. Satish Sivalingam --- Weight Lifting
15. Bajrang Poonia --- Wrestling
16. Babita Kumar --- Wrestling
17. Yumnam Santhoi Devi --- Wushu (Martial Arts) "  
2016 AWARDEES:
1.    Rajat Chauhan                       --  Archery 
2.    Lalita Babar                            --  Athletics 
3.    Sourav Kothari                       --  Cue Sports 
4.    Shiva Thapa                           --  Boxing 
5.    Ajinkya Rahane                     --  Cricket 
6.    Subrata Paul                          --  Football 
7.    Rani Rampal                         --  Hockey 
8.    V.R.Raghunath                     --  Hockey 
9.    Apoorvi Chandela                --  Shooting 
10.  Gurpreet Singh                     --  Shooting 
11.  Soumyajit Ghosh                  --  Table Tennis
12. Amit Kumar                            --   Wrestling 
13. Vinesh Phogat                      --   Wrestling 
14.  Sandeep Singh Maan        --   Para Athletics 
15.  Virender Singh                    --   Para Athletics 

"Dronacharya Award : Instituted in 1985, it carries a cash prize of Rupees , 5 Lakhs, a bronze statue of Dronacharya (Guru of Arujuna in Mahabharata), and a scroll of honour. As of 2011, 72 people have been honoured with this , award. " 
2016 AWARDEES: 
1.    Nagapuri Ramesh       --  Athletics 
2.    Sagar Mal Dhayal       --  Boxing 
3.    Raj Kumar Sharma     --  Cricket 
4.    Bisweshwar Nandi     --   Gymnastics 
5.    S.Pradeep Kumar      --   Swimming -- Life Time 
6.    Mahabir Phogat         --    Wrestling  -- Life Time 

" 1. O.M.Nambiar - Athletics - Coach of P.T.Usha
2. Om Prakash Bharadwaj - Boxing Coach
3. Balachandra Baskar Bharadwaj - Wrestling Coach "

SL	YEAR	NAME/DISCIPLINE
1.	1985	O.M.Nambiar - Athletics, Om Prakash Bharadwaj � Boxing, Balachandra Bhaskar Bhagwat - Wrestling
2.	1986	Raghunathan Vasant Gokhale - Chess, Desh Prem Azad � Cricket
3.	1987	Gurcharan Singh -Cricket, Guru Hanuman � Wrestling
4.	1990	Ramakant Achrekar - Cricket , Sayeed Naeemudding -Football, A.Ramana Rao - Volley Ball
5.	1994	Ilyas Babar - Athletics
6.	1995	Karan Singh - Athletics, Shyam Sundar Rao -Volley Ball]
7.	1996	Pal Singh Sandhu - Weight Lifting]
8.	1997	Joginder Singh Saini - Athletics
9.	1998	Bahadur Singh - Athletics, Hargobind Singh Sandhu - Athletics , G.S.Sandhu - Boxing
10.	1999	Kenneth Owen Bosen - Athletics, Capt.Hawa Singh - Boxing, Ajay Kumar Sirohi - Weight Lifting]
11.	2000	S.M.Arif - Badminton, Gurdial Singh Bhangu - Hockey, Phadke Gopal Purshottam - Khokho, Bhupender Dhawan - Weight Lifting, Hansa Sharma - Weight Lifting
12.	2001	Prof.Sunny Thomas - Shooting, Michael Joseph Ferreira - Billiards/Snooker]
13.	2002	Renu Kohli - Athletics, Jaswant Singh - Athletics, M.K.Kaushik - Hockey, E.Prasad Rao - Kabaddi, Cdr.H.D.Motiwala - Yachting
14.	2003	Robert Bobby Geroge - Athletics , Anup Kumar - Boxing, Rajinder Singh - Hockey, Sukhchain Singh Cheema -Wrestling
15.	2004	Arvind Savur - Billiards/Snooker, Sunita Sharma -Cricket , Cyrus Poncha - Squash, Gurcharan Singh - Boxing
16.	2005	Hon.Capt.M.Venu - Boxing, Balwan Singh - Kabaddi, Maha Singh Rao - Wrestling, Ismail Baig - Rowing
17.	2006	R.D.Singh -Athletics, Damodaran Chandra Lal - Boxing, Koneru Ashok -Chess
18.	2007	Sanjeev Kumar Singh - Archery, Jagdish Singh - Boxing, G.E.Sridharan - Volley Ball, Jagminder Singh - Wrestling
19.	2009	J.Uday Kumar - Kabaddi, Baldev Singh - Hockey , Jaidev Bisht -Boxing
20.	2010	A.K.Kutty - Athletics, Capt.Chandrup - Wrestling, Ajay Kumar Bansal - Hockey, Llbomcha Singh - Boxing
21.	2011	Inukurthi Venkateswara Rao - Boxing, Devender Kumar Rathore - Gymnastics, Ramphal - Athletics , Kuntal Roy - Athletics, Rajinder Singh - Hockey.
22.	2012	Virendra Poonia - Athletics; Sunil Dabaas - Kabaddi; Yashvir Singh - Wrestling; Harendra Singh - Hockey; Satyapal Singh - Para Sports; J.S.Bhatia - Athletics; Bhavani Mukherjee -Table Tennis; B.I. Fernandez -Cuba - Boxing;
23.	2013	Poornima Mahata o - Archery; Narinder Singh Saini - Hockey; K.P.Thomas - Athletics; Raj Singh - Wrestling;
24.	2014	Mahabir Prasad- Wrestling; Jose Jacob - Rowing; N.Lingappa- Athletics; G.Manoharan- Boxing; Gurcharan Singh Gogi - Judo;
25.	2015	Anoop Singh -Wrestling; Naval Singh - Para Athletics; Harbans Singh - Athletics; Swatantra Raj Singh - Boxing; Nihar Ameen -Swimming;
26.	2016	Nagapuri Ramesh -- Athletics;  Sagar Mal Dhayal - Boxing;  Raj Kumar Sharma - Cricket;  Bisweshwar Nandi - Gymnastics;  S. Pradeep Kumar - Swimming Life Time;  Mahabir Phogat - Wrestling Life Time.

" Dhyan Chand Award: Instituted in 2002, the award carries a prize money of Rs.5 Lakhs, a Statuette, a Ceremonial Dress and a Scroll of Honour. Each year a minimum of three awards are given for lifetime achievements in various disciplines of sports."

SL	YEAR	NAME/DISCIPLINE
1.	2002	Aparna Ghosh - Basket Ball, Ashok Diwan - Hockey , Shahuraj Birajdar - Boxing
2.	2003	Charles Cornelius - Hockey, Dharm Singh Maan - Hockey, Om Prakash - Volley Ball, Ram Kumar - Basket Ball , Smita Yadav - Rowing
3.	2004	Hardayal Singh - Hockey, Labh Singh - Athletics, Mehendale Parsuram - Athletics
4.	2005	Manoj Kothari -Billiards/Snooker, Maruti Mane - Wrestling, Rajinder Singh - Hockey
5.	2006	Harishchandra Birajdar - Wrestling, Nandy Singh -Hockey, Uday Prabhu - Athletics
6.	2007	Rajendra Singh - Wrestling, Samsher Singh - Kabaddi, Varinder Singh - Hockey
7.	2008	Gian Singh - Wrestling, Hakam Singh - Athletics, Mukhbain Singh - Hockey
8.	2009	Ishar Singh Deol - Athletics, Satbir Singh Dahya - Wrestling
9.	2010	Satish Pillai - Athletics, Anita Chanu - Weight Lifting, Kuldeep Singh - Wrestling
10.	2011	Shabbir Ali -Football, Sushil Kohli - Swimming , Raj Kumar - Wrestling
11.	2012	Jagraj Singh Mann - Athletics; Gundeep Kumar - Hockey; Vinod Kumar - Wrestling; Sukhbir Singh Tokas - Para Sports;
12.	2013	Mary D'Souza Sequeira - Athletics; Syed Ali - Hockey; Anil Mann - Wrestling; Girraj Singh - Para Sports;
13.	2014	Gurmail Singh - Hockey; K.P.Thakkar - Swimming, Diving; Zeeshan Ali - Tennis;
14.	2015	Romeo James - Hockey; Shiv Prakash Mishra - Tennis; T.P.P.Nair - Volley Ball.
15.	2016	Satti Geetha - Athletics;  Sylvanus Dung Dung - Hockey;  Rajendra Prahlad Shelke -- Rowing.

" 29th August - Birth day of Dhyan Chand, the Indian Hockey legend. The date is observed as National Sports Day. It is awarded at the Rashtrapati Bhavan by the President."

"PARAM VIR CHAKRA Awarded from 15.8.1947 itself but it was officialised only from 26th January 1950. It is awarded by the President."

" Savithri Khanolankar - born as Eva Yuonne Linda Madayda Maros - to a Hungarian father and a Russian mother. She was married to an Indian Army Officer - Vikram Khanolankar."

"The award is a circular bronze medal with 1.375 inches/3.49cm dia. In the center on a raised circle, the state emblem is embossed. Surrounding this, four replicas four replicas of "Indra Vajra" (the all powerful mythic weapon on the ancient vedic God of War). The decoration is suspended from a straight swiveling suspension bar. It is named on the edges. On the rear, around a plain center, two legends separated by Lotus Flowers. The words "Param Vir Chakra" are written in English and Hindi. The ribbon which holds the PVC is of 32mm in length and Purple in colour. The medal was designed to symbolize "Rishi Dadichi" who donated his thigh bones to Gods, for making Vajra. The medal also contains an image of Shivaji's sword "Bhawani" on the other side. Receipients of this award, can use "PVC" as a post nominal abbreviation."

Major Somnath Sharma - for his role in I Pak War of 1947. (Posthumous)

Twenty One - of this, 20 are from Indian Army and one from Indian Air Force.

SL	YEAR	NAME/REGIMENT
1.	1947	Major Somnath Sharma** -Kumaon
2.	1948	Lance Naik Karam Singh -Sikh
3.	1948	II Lt. Rama Ragoba Rane -Corps of Engrs.,
4.	1948	Naik Jadu Nath Singh** -Rajput
5.	1948	Hav.Mjr.Piru Singh Shekhawat** -Rajputana Rifles
6.	1961	Capt.Gurbachan Singh Solaria** -Gorkha Rifles
7.	1962	Maj.Dhan Singh Thapa -8th Gorkha Rifles
8.	1962	Subedar Joginder Singh** -Sikh
9.	1962	Maj.Shaitan Singh** -Kumaon
10.	1965	Hav.Abdul Hamid** -The Grenadiers
11.	1965	Lt.Col.Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore** -Poona Horse
12.	1971	Lance Naik Albert Ekka** -Brigade of Guards
13.	1971	Fly.Offr.Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon** -Air Force,
14.	1971	II Lt.Arun Khetarpal** -Poona Horse
15.	1971	Maj.Hoshiar Singh -The Grenadiers
16.	1987	Naib Subedar Bana Singh -J&K Light Infantry
17.	1987	Maj.Ramasamy Parameshwaran** -Mahar Regiment
18.	1999	Capt.Manoj Kumar Pandey** -Gorkha Rifles
19.	1999	Yogendra Singh -The Grenadiers
20.	1999	Rifleman Sanjay Kumar -J&K Rifles
21.	1999	Capt.Vikram Batra** -J&K Rifles., ,(-** Awarded Posthumously).

" 1. Major Somnath Sharma, the first receipient of PVC for his bravery in the Indo Pak War of 1947, was the son-in-law of the designer (Savithri Khanalonkar of this medal.
2. Major Somnath Sharma and Captain Vikram Batra (1999 receipient) belong to the same village - PALANPUR in Himachal Pradesh."

Maj. Somnath Sharma.

Lance Naik Karam Singh of Sikh Regiment.

Fourteen out of twenty one.

Ardeshir Tarapore in the rank of Lt. Col in 1965.

Grenadiers Regiment and Gorkha Rifles - each three times.

1. Major Dhan Singh Thapa was awarded PVC posthumously in 1962, later it was discovered that he was a POW (prisoners of War) in China. Upon release, he resumed his duties.
2.Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav was awarded PVC posthumously in 1999 while he was actually recuperating in a hospital for his wounds. The mistake was due to the death of a same named and ranked personnel in the same regiment.

Purple.

Maha Vir hakra: A silver medal in a circular shape. On the obverse side, a five pointed heraldic star with a center circular piece with state emblem embossed. On the reverse, the words "Maha Vir Chakra" are embossed in Devnagari and English, with lotus flowers embossed. The decoration is to be worn on the left breast with a half white and half Organge riband about 3.2 cm in width, with the orange being near the shoulder. The receipients can use MVC as a post nominal abbreviation. About 155 personnel have so far been honoured with this.

" Indian Air Force personnel received as many as 11 awards in a single occasion after the Indo Pakistan Bangladesh War of 1971."

" Vir Chakra: A silver medal in 1-3/8 inches circle with a five pointed star, with the "Chakra"in the center with the state emblem. The decoration is named on the rim and suspended from a swiveling straight bar suspender. The decoration is mostly named and dated on the edge. On the reverse side around a plain center, two legends separated by lotus Flower with Vir Chakra embossed in English and Hindi. The ribbon is of 32mm width, half dark blue and half saffron."

" Ashok Chakra: Instituted in January 1952 as Ashok Chakra Class I, II and III. Later in 1967, the class system was removed and was renamed as Ashok Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra. The medal is a 1-3/8 inches dia with gold gilt. In the center, the Chakra (wheel of Ashok Pillar) surrounded by a lotus wreath and with an ornate edge, suspended by a straight bar suspender. The medal is named on the edge. On the reverse, it is blank in the center, with Ashok Chakra in Hindi along the upper edge on the medal and in English along the lower rim. On either side there is a lotus design. The ribbon 32mm in breadth in Dark Green Color, divided in the center by a 2mm thick saffron stripe. "

First: Naik Nar Bahadur Thapa in 1952 Latest: Maj.Laishram Jyotin Singh in 2011.

" Kirti Chakra: Before 1967, it was known as Ashok Chakra Class II. It is a circular silver with 1-3/8 inches dia - surrounded by a lotus wreath, and with an ornate edge. Suspended by a straight bar suspender. The medal is named on the edge. On the reverse, it is blank in the center with Ashok Chakra in Hindi along the Upper edge, and in English along the lower rim. The ribbon is in dark green, 30mm wide with 2mm saffron stripes, thus forming an alternating colour pattern and dark colour equally distributed."

"Shaurya Chakra: A circular bronze 1-3/8 inches in dia. In the Centre, the chakra (wheel of (Ashoka) surrounded by a lotus wreath and with an ornate edge. Suspended by a straight bar suspender. The medal is named on the edge. The ribbon holding the medal is 30mm in width in dark green, with 2mm Orange stripes - thus the dark green divided into 4 equal parts of 6mm width by the three orange stripes."

"[War Time: Param Vir Chakra (PVC), Maha Vir Chakra (MVC), Vir Chakra (VrC)], [Peace Time: Ashoka Chakra (AC), Kirti Chakra (KC), Shaurya Chakra (SC)]"

"Col. N.J.Nair of 16 MLI is the only soldier to have received both these honours, and considered as the most decorated soldier (for bravery) in our country."

" All the following three medals are established from 1960.
Sena Medal: Awarded to Army personnel. A circular silver medal with a bayonet pointed upwards on one side and a standing soliders with the legend in Hindi "Sena Medal" above on the other side. The medal is suspended by a straight bar suspender and is named on the edge. The ribbon is 32mm width equally divided by a 2mm white stripe in the middle.
Nao Sena Medal: 35mm circular silver medal with the naval crest on the Obverse. On the reverse, crossed anchors, partially surrounded by a chain cable, with "Nao Sena Medal" inscriptions. The ribbon holding the ribbon is of 32 mm width, with a 2mm white stripe at the center.
Vayu Sena Medal: Awarded to Air Force personnel in two categories: Gallantry and 2.Devotion to duty. More than 1000 personnel have been awarded with this medal. On one side of the medal, a Himalayan Eagle with wings spread and a legend above and below in Hindi "Vayu Sena Medal" and "Air Force Medal" in English inscribed. On the other side, a four armed silver star with the points shaped like lotus blooms. In the center the national emblem is embossed. "

" Instituted in 1973, it is awarded to all uniformed personnel who get injured in action. It is a 35mm dia circular silver medal on a white ribbon."

" Param Vishist Seva Medal (PVSM), Ati Vishist Seva Medal (AVSM) and Vishist Seva Medal (VSM) - 35mm circular bronze medals, with a 5 pointed Star on one side and the national emblem with the category of medal written in Hindi abobove. The ribbon will be in yellow, categorized by the number of divisions, divided by dark blue stripes - 2,3 and 4 divisions respectively. "

Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Prize.

Indian Scientist and founder and first Director of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research CSIR.

Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Medicine and Physics.

" A citation, a plaque and a cash prize of Rs. 5 Lakhs. In addition each awardee is given monthly assistance of Rs.15000/- per month till 65 years of age."

The Prize is awarded for scientists upto the age of 45 years only.

"Padma Bhushan Sir Kariamanickam Srinivasan Krishnan from Tamilnadu, in 1958 in Physical Science. Earlier to this, he was knighted by the British in 1946 and was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1954. Incidentally, he was also the co-inventor and played a key role, along with Sir.C.V.Raman in the discovery of "Raman Effect". "

" CHEMICAL SCIENCE - First Name in 1960-T.R.Govindachari,
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE - First Name in 1960-Toppur Seethapathy
ENGINEERING SCIENCE - First Name in 1960 - H.N.Sethna
MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE - First Name in 1959 Komaravolu
MEDICAL SCIENCE - First Name in 1961 R.B.Arora
PHYSICAL SCIENCE - First Name in 1958 K.S.Krishnan
EARTH, ATMOSPHERE OCEAN & PLANETARY SCIENCE- First Name in 1972 K. Naha"

SHANTI SWAROOP BHATNAGAR PRIZE SCIENCE AWARDEES FROM 2011:
PHYSICAL : Shiraz Miuwalla
MEDICAL : K.N.Balaji
MATHEMTICAL: Palash Sarkar & M.J.Mahan
ENGINEERING: U.Ramamoorthy & Shirsendu De
EARTH: Shankar Doraisamy
CHEMICAL: G.N.Sastry & Balasubramanian Sundaram
BIOLOGICAL: Rajan Sankaranarayanan & Anil Prakash Sharma
SHANTI SWAROOP BHATNAGAR PRIZE SCIENCE AWARDEES FROM 2012:
PHYSICAL : Krishendu Sengupta & Arindam Ghosh
MEDICAL : Sandip Basu
MATHEMTICAL: Debashish Goswami & Sivaramachandran Athreya
ENGINEERING: Y. Shanti Pavan & R. Narayanan
CHEMICAL: Gangadhar J. Sanjayan & Govindasamy Mugesh
BIOLOGICAL : Suman Kumar Dhar & Shantanu Chowdhury
SHANTI SWAROOP BHATNAGAR PRIZE SCIENCE AWARDEES FROM 2013:
PHYSICAL : Vijay Balakrishna Shenoy & Amol Dighe
MEDICAL : Pushkar Sharma
MATHEMTICAL: Eknath Prabhakar Ghate
ENGINEERING: Suman Chakrabarty & Bikramjit Basu
CHEMICAL: Yamuna Krishnan
BIOLOGICAL: Sathees Chukkumbal Raghavan
SHANTI SWAROOP BHATNAGAR PRIZE SCIENCE AWARDEES FROM 2014:
PHYSICAL : Sadiq Ali Abbas Rangwala & Pratap Raya Chaudhari
MEDICAL : Anurag Agarwal
MATHEMTICAL: Kaushal Kumar Verma
ENGINEERING: Souman Chakrabarti & S.Venkata Mohan
EARTH: Sachchidanand Tripathi
CHEMICAL: Souvik Maiti & K. Ramakrishna Prasad
BIOLOGICAL: Roop Mallik
SHANTI SWAROOP BHATNAGAR PRIZE SCIENCE AWARDEES FROM 2015:
PHYSICAL : Mandar Madhukar Deshmukh & Bedangadas Mohanty.
MEDICAL : Vidita Ashok Vaidya
MATHEMTICAL: Ritabrata Munshi & K. Sandeep
ENGINEERING: Yogesh Moreshwar Joshi
EARTH: Jyotiranjan Srichandan Ray
CHEMICAL: D.Srinivasa Reddy & Pradyut Ghosh
BIOLOGICAL: Rajeev Kumar Varshney & Balasubramanian Gopal

" 1. CSIR Technology Awards
2. CSIR Young Scientists Award
3. CSIR Award for S & T Innovations for Rural Development
4. CSIR Diamond Jubilee Invention Award for School Children."

"It is an award instituted in 1990 to foster and encourage in house multidisciplinary team efforts and external interaction for technology Development, transfer, marketing and commercialization. Each awardee gets Rs. 2 Lakhs, a plaque and a citation."

Introduced in 2009 - the award carries a citation, shield and a cash prize of Rs.10 Lakhs.

First Prize - Rs.50000/- and II Prize Rs.25000/-. Instituted in 2002.

"Instituted from 1987, it is an award for young scientists below the age of 35 years. The award carries a plaque and Rs. 50000/- in cash, a research grant of Rs.5 Lakhs and a honorarium of Rs. 7500/- per month upto the age of 45 years. Till 2010, 140 awards have been awarded."

" An annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in Indian Languages. Named after the Indian Goddess of Learning, the award carries a prize money of 7.5 lakhs sponsored by K.K.Birla Foundation. The award is given for outstanding literary work on any of the languages included in the VIII schedule of the Indian Constitution and published in the last ten years. "

SL	YEAR	NAME/LITERARY CONTRIBUTION
1.	1990	Ismat Chugtai -for Urdu Literature
2.	1991	Harivanshrai Bachhan - autobiography
3.	1992	Ramakant Rath
4.	1993	Vijay Tendulkar
5.	1994	Harbhajan Singh
6.	1995	Balamani Amma -collection of poetries "Nivedyam"
7.	1996	Shamsur Rahman Faruqui for "Sher-e-Shor-Angez"
8.	1997	Manubhai Pancholi
9.	1998	Shankha Ghosh - anthology "Gandharba Kabitaguccha"
10.	1999	Indira Parthasarathy
11.	2000	Manoj Das for "Amrita Phala" = (Nectar Fruit)
12.	2001	Dalip Kaur Tiwana for "Katha Kaho Urvashi"
13.	2002	Mahesh Elkunchwar for his play " Yugant"
14.	2003	Govind Chandra Pande - for Sanskrit poem collection "Bhagirathi"
15.	2004	Sunil Gangopadhyay for his novel "Pratham Alo".
16.	2005	K. Ayyappa Panicker - poel collection " Ayyappa Panikarude Kritikal"
17.	2006	Jagannath Prasad Das - poems - "Parikrama " (Oriya)
18.	2007	Naiyer Masud - short stories - "Taoos Chaman Ki Myna"
19.	2008	Lakshmi Nandan Bora - novel "Kayakalpa"
20.	2009	Surjit Paatar - for "Lafzan di Dargah"
21.	2010	S.L. Byrappa for "Mandra".
22.	2011	A.A. Manavalan - for ""Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalum""
23.	2012	Vivek Ambastha - for ""Bang Boom"".
24.	2013	Govind Mishra - for ""Dhool Paudho Par""
25.	2014	Veerappa Moily - for ""Ramayana Mahanveshanam""

" A literary honour conferred by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Akademi of letters established on 12.3.1954. It is an annual award."

" It consists of a plaque and cash prize of Rs. 1 Lakh each for 24 Indian languages. The languages are - Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu."

The award was instituted in March 1954 and actual awarding commenced only in 1955.

YEAR	NAME/CONTRIBUTION/LANGUAGE
1955	Jatindranath Dowera h-"Bana Phul" - Assamese
1955	Mahadev Desai - "Mahadev Bhaini Diary" - Gujarati
1955	Makhanlal Chaturvedi - "Him Tarangini" - Hindi
1955	Kuvempu - "Sri Ramayana Darshanam"
1955	Narayana Panikkar - "Basha Sahitya Charitram" - Malayalam
1955	Lakshman Shastri Joshi - "Vaidik Sankruticha Vikas" - Marathi
1955	R.P. Sethu Pillai - " Tamil Inbam "- Tamil
1955	Suravaram Pratap Reddy -"Andhrula Sanghike - Charitamu" - Telugu
1955	Zafar Hussain Khan - "Maal aur Mashiyat" - Urdu.
1956	Jibanananda Das - "Shrestha Kavitha" - Bengali
1956	P.V.Kane -"History of Dharma Shashtra" - Sanskrit
1960	R.K.Narayan - " The Guide" - English - Kannada
1970	Narendra Khajuria - "Nila Ambar Kale Badal" - Dogri
1973	Pacha Meetei - "Imphal Amasung Magi Nungshiki Phibam Ishing"- Manipuri
1974	Vijaydhan Detha - "Batan Ri Phulwari" - Rajasthani
1977	Ravendra Kelekar - "Himalayant" - Konkani
1977	Indra Baharadu Rai - "Nepali Upanyas ka Aadharkaru" - Nepali

SL	NAME/LANGUAGE
1.	Kula Saikia - Assamese
2.	B.K. Brahma - Bodo
3.	Dhian Singh - Dogri
4.	Cyrus Mistry - English
5.	Rasik Shah - Gujarati
6.	Ramdarsh Mishra - Hindi
7.	K.V.Thirumalesh - Kannada
8.	Bashir Badarwahi - Kashmiri
9.	Uday Bhembre - Konkani
10.	Man Mohan Jha - Maithili
11.	K.R.Meera - Malayalam
12.	Kshetri Rajen - Manipuri
13.	Arun Khopkar - Marathi
14.	Gupta Pradhan - Nepali
15.	Bhibhuti Pattanaik - Odia
16.	Jaswinder Singh - Punjabi
17.	Ashwadi - Rajasthani
18.	R.S.Awasthi - Sanskrit
19.	Maya Rahi - Sindhi
20.	Rabilal Tudu - Santhali
21.	A. Madhavan - Tamil
22.	Volga - Telugu
23.	Shamim Tariq - Urdu.
	2016 SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARDEES
1.	Assamese --  Jnan Pujari -- "Maghmalar Bhraman "
2.	Bodo -- Anjali Narzary -- "Aung Maboroi Dong Dasang"
3.	Gujarati -- Kamal Vora -- "Anekanek"
4.	Kannada -- B.Mohammad Kunhi -- " Swatantrayada Ota"
5.	Konkani -- Edwin J.F.D'Souza -- "Kallem Bhangar"
6.	Nepali -- Gita Upadhyay -- " Janmabhumi Mero Swadesh"
7.	Odia -- Pramila Satpathy  -- "Prapti"
8.	Punjabi -- Dr.Swarabjit Singh -- " Maseya Di Raat"
9.	Tamil -- Vannadasan -- " Oru siru Isai"
10.	Urudu -- Nizam Siddiqui -- " Mabad-e-Jadidiat Se Naye Ahed Ki Takhliquiyat Tak"

"Indian Literature" in English. "Samkaleen Bharatiya Sahitya" in Hindi. They are two bimonthly literary journals published by Sahitya Akademi.

A literary award sponsored by "Chaitanya" a cultural organization based in Thrissur (Trichur) Kerala. Two awards are given by this organization Cash Prize of Rs.50000/- Gold Medal and a Citation for Best Cover Design.

"Sangeet Natak Akademi - Established from 31st May 1952 - inaugurated by Dr.Rajendra Prasad, President of India, with Dr. P.V.Rajamannar as its firs chairman. India's National Akademic of Music, Dance and Drama."

Shekar Sen

" Sangeet Natak Akademic Award - a citation, shawl and a cash prize of Rs.1,00,000/-. The award is given from 1952 onwards."

" Mushtaq Hussain Khan-Vocal, Alauddin Khan-Sarod, Ariyakkudi Ramanujam Iyengar-Vocal, Karaikkudi Sambasiva Iyer-Veena"

" Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Rashtriya Puraskar - instituted in 2006 in Memory of Ustad Bismillah Khan."

" Bharatanatyam-Tamil,
Odissi-Odiya (Oriya),
Gaudiya Nritya-Bengali,
Kuchipudi-Telugu,
Mohini Aattam-Malayalam,
Sattriya-Assamese,
Kathakali-Malayalam,
Kathak-North India,
Manipuri-Manipuri,
Koodiyaattam-Malayalam,
Yakshagana-Kannada."

" An award instituted in 1955 - India's National Akademy of Art - awarded for fine arts. The award carries a prize money of Rs.25000/- a citation and a plaque. Jamini Roy, West Bengal painter was the first to receive this prize in 1955. The latest to receive this prize is Jeram Patel in 2007. "

Nobel Prize for Literature.

Rabindranath Tagore - 1913 - for his work "Gitanjali".

" 1. Jnanpith Award
2. Saraswati Samman Award
3. Sahitya Akademi Award"

" Jnanpith Award - 1961/1965 - sponsored by the Sahu Jain family of the Times of India Group. The award carries a prize money of Rs. 11 Lakhs, a citation and a bronze replica of Goddess Saraswati (Vagdevi Saraswati)."

A. G. Sankara Kurup for his work Odakkuzhal (Flute).

"1. 2011 Pratibha Ray -- Yajnaseni -- Oriya 2. 2012 Ravuri Bharadhwaja Paakudurallu -- Telugu 3. 2013 Kedarnath Singh -- Akaal Mein Saras -- Hindi 4. 2014 Bhalchandra Nemade -- Hindu: Jagnyachi Samrudhha Adgal -- Marathi 5. 2015 Raghuveer Chaudhari -- For his contributions to Gujarati literature -- Gujarati"

" Dadasaheb Phalke Award: Instituted from 1969 on the birth centenary year of Dada Saheb ( real name - Dhundiraj Gobind Phalke) and given for "Life Time Achievement Award" for Indian cinema, by the Government of India. It consists of a "Swarna Kamal" (Golden Lotus) medallion, a shawl and cash prize of Rs.10 Lakhs. "

Devika Rani Roerich.

Prithvi Raj Kapoor - 1971 - he is also the only one to be awarded so.

SL	YEAR	NAME
1.	1969	Devikarani Roerich Acress
2.	1970	B.N.Sircar Producer
3.	1971	Prithviraj Kapoor (posthumous) Actor
4.	1972	Pankaj Mullick Music Director
5.	1973	Ruby Myers (Sulochana) Actress
6.	1974	Bommi Reddy Narasimha Reddy Director
7.	1975	Dhirendranath Ganguly Actor/Director
8.	1976	Kanan Devi Actress
9.	1977	Nitin Bose Cinematographer
10.	1978	Raichand Boral Music Director
11.	1979	Sohrab Modi Actor/Director
12.	1980	Paidi Jairaj Actor/Director
13.	1981	Naushad Ali Music Director
14.	1982	L V Prasad Actor/Director
15.	1983	Durga Khote Actress
16.	1984	Satyajit Ray Director
17.	1985	V.Shantaram Actor/Director
18.	1986	Bommi Reddy Nagi Reddy Producer
19.	1987	Raj Kapoor Actor/Director
20.	1988	Ashok Kumar Actor
21.	1989	Lata Mangeshkar Play Back Singer
22.	1990	Akkineni Nageswara Rao Actor
23.	1991	Bhalji Pendharkar Director/Producer
24.	1992	Bhupen Hazarika Director
25.	1993	Majrooh Sultanpuri Lyricist
26.	1994	Dilip Kumar Actor
27.	1995	Rajkumar Actor/Singer.
28.	1996	Sivaji Ganesan Actor
29.	1997	Pradeep Lyricist
30.	1998	B.R.Chopra Director/Producer
31.	1999	Hrishikesh Mukherjee Director
32.	2000	Asha Bhonsle Play Back Singer
33.	2001	Yash Chopra Director/Producer
34.	2002	Dev Anand Actor/Director
35.	2003	Mrinal Sen Director
36.	2004	Adoor Gopalakrishnan Director
37.	2005	Shyam Benegal Director
38.	2006	Tapan Sinha Director
39.	2007	Manna Dey Play Back Singer
40.	2008	V.K.Murthy Cinematograher
41.	2009	D.Rama Naidu Producer
42.	2010	K.Balachandar Director.
43.	2011	Soumitra Chatterjee, Actor, Bengali
44.	2012	Pran, Hindi Actor.
45.	2013	Gulzaar
46.	2014	Sashi Kapoor.

" Instituted in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals (Ministry of Information & Broadcasting) since 1973. Annually, a national panel appointed by the government selects the winning entry, and the award ceremony is held in New Delhi, where the President of India presents the awards. It is considered the Indian equivalent of the American Academy Awards. A film should be certified by the Central Board of Film Certification between 1 January and 31 December to be eligible for consideration. The Awards are categorised in three sections; Feature Films, Non-Feature Films and Best Writing on Cinema. In addition, a lifetime achievement award, named after the father of Indian cinema Dadasaheb Phalke, is awarded to a film personality for the outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian Cinema. All the award winners are awarded with a Medallion, cash prize and a certificate of merit. Six categories from Feature Films section, two from Non-Feature Films and Best Writing on Cinema sections each have been made eligible for Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus Award) + Rs.2,50,000 and rest of the categories for Rajat Kamal + Rs.1,50,000 (Silver Lotus Award). The first film to receive the Swarna Kamal was ""Shyamchi Aai"" - Marathi - 1954. Name of Award Name of Film(s) Language Awardee(s) Cash Prize
62nd NATIONAL FILM AWARDS 2015:
Best Feature Film -- ""Court"" . Marathi . Hindi . English. Gujarati -- Producer: Vivek Gomber - director: Chaitanya Tamhane -- 2,50,000/- Each Best Debut Film of A Director -- ""Asha Jaoar Majhe"" - Bengali Producer: For Films Director: Aditya Vikram Sengupta -- 1,25,000/- Each Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment -- ""Mary Kom"" Hindi Producer: Viacom 18 Motion Pictures - Director: Omung Kumar -- 2,00,000/- Each Best Children's Film -- ""Kaaka Muttai"" Tamil -- Producer: Grass Root Film Company Director: M. Manikandan -- 1,50,000/- Each Elizabeth Ekadashi Marathi Producer: Essel Vision Productions Director: Paresh Mokashi Best Direction -- Chotushkone Bengali Srijit Mukherji -- 2,50,000/- Best Non-Feature Film -- Tender is the Sight -- English Producer: Films Division Director: Torsha Banerjee -- 1,00,000/- Each Best Non-Feature Film -- Direction ""Aaranyak"" -- Marathi -- English Renu Savant -- 1,50,000/-"

1954

" 1. DADA SAHEB PHALKE AWARD: Golden Lotus (Swarna Kamal), a shawl and cash prize of Rs.10,00,000.
2. SWARNA KAMAL: Gold Medallion, Certificate of Merit and cash Prize of Rs.2,50,000.
3. RAJAT KAMAL : Silver Medallion, Certificate of Merit and Cash Prize of Rs.1,50,000."

Shyamchi Aai -- Marathi -- 1954.

ALFRED BERNHARD NOBEL - of Sweden. He was the inventor of Dynamite.

1901

" 10th December of every year. It is the death anniversary of Alfred Nobel. The Award ceremony is held in Stockholm in Sweden."

" At the first stage it was awarded for five subjects viz:
1.Physics; 2.Chemistry; 3. Peace; 4. Literature and 5. Physiology or Medicine. Later in 1968 Economics was added as the 6th subject."

The Sveriges Riksbank, Sweden.

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Norwegian Nobel Committee appointed by the Norwegian Parliament.

A committed appointed by the Karolinska Insitute (a medical university) Stockholm.

" A Gold Medal, A Diploma, Extention of Swedish Citizenship and 1.45 million USD= 15 million Euro = 10 million Swedish Krona."

" Physics: Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen - Germany - Discovery of X-ray.
Chemistry: Jacobus Henricus Van't Holf - The Netherlands - for his Discovery of Laws of Chemical dynamics and Osmotic Pressure.
Literature: Sully Prudhomme - France - Poetic Compositions.
Peace: Two awards. 1. Jean Henri Duoant - Switzerland - Founder of the Red Cross and for initiating the Geneva Convention. Frederic Passy - France - Founder President of Company of Arbitration between nations.
Physiology/Medicine: Emil Adolf Von Behring - Germany for his serum therapy to treat Diptheria."

" Shared by two economists.
1. Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch - Norway.
2. Jan Tin Bergen - The Netherlands."

" 1. Rabindranath Tagore - 1913 - Literature - for his work "Gitanjali"
2. Sir Chandraseakar Venkataraman - Sir C.V.Raman - 1930 Physics for his "Raman Effect".
3. Har Gobind Khorana - 1968 - Indian born American Citizen - helped to show how the nucleotides in nucleic acids, which carry the genetic code of the cell, control the cell's synthesis of proteins.,
4. Subramanian Chandrasekar: 1983 - nephew of Sir C.V.Raman - for his works on Astronomy.
5. Amartya Sen: 1999 - for Economics
6. V.S.Naipaul - (Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul 2001 - Literature. He is from Trinidad based UK Citizen having his ancestoral origin to India,
7. Venkataraman Ramakrishnan: - 2009 - Chemistry.
8. Kailash Satyarthi - 2014 - for working for the upliftment of poor children. (Along with him Youzafsai Malala of Pakistan also shared this award for fighting for education of girl children in Pakistan) ( Indian Born Ronald Ross of UK for Medicine in 1902 and Rudyard Kipling -1907 for Literature and Indian Citizen Mother Teresa - 1979 can be added to the list)"

" 1. PHYSICS:
Francois Englert; Belgium Peter W. Higgs; UK
2. CHEMISTRY:
Martin Karplus; Austrian/American Michael Levitt; USA Arieh Warshel; Israel/American
3. PHYSIOLOGY/MEDICINE:
James E. Rothman; USA Randy W. Schekman; USA Thomas C. Sudhof; German/American
4. LITERATURE:
Alice Munro; Canada
5. PEACE:
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Hague, Netherlands
6. ECONOMICS:
Eugene F. Fama; USA Lars Peter Hansen; USA Robert J. Shiller; USA "

" 1. PHYSICS:
Isamu Akasaki; Japan Hiroshi Amano; Japan Shuji Nakamura; Japan
2. CHEMISTRY:
Eric Betzig; USA Stefan Hell; Romania/German William Moerner; USA
3. PHYSIOLOGY/MEDICINE:
John O'Keefe; American/British May-Britt Moser; Norway Edvard Moser; Norway
4. LITERATURE:
Patrick Modiano; France
5. PEACE:
Kailash Satyarthi; India Malala Yousafzai; Pakistan
6. ECONOMICS:
Jean Tirole; France. "

" 1. PHYSICS:
Takaaki Kajita; Japan Arthur B. McDonald; Canada
2. CHEMISTRY:
Tomas Lindahl; Sweden/British Paul L. Modrich; America Aziz Sancar; Turkey/America
3. PHYSIOLOGY/MEDICINE:
William C. Campbell; Ireland/America Satoshi ?mura; Japan Tu Youyou; China
4. LITERATURE:
Svetlana Alexievich; Ukraine, Russia
5. PEACE:
Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet; Tunisia
6. ECONOMICS:
Angus Deaton; British/American."   

LIST OF NOBEL AWARDEES -- 2016:
PHYSICS:              1. David J. Thouless -- UK;      2. Duncan Haldane -- UK;    3.  John M Kosterlitz -- Scotland.
CHEMISTRY:        1. Jean Pierre Savage -- France;    2. Fraser Stoddart --  UK;   3. Ben Feringa -- Netherlands.
PHYSIOLOGY:      1. Yoshinori Ohsumi -- Japan
LITERATURE :      1. Bob Dylan , USA
PEACE:                   1. Juan Manuel Santos, Vice President, Colombia
ECONOMICS :        1.  Oliver Hart,  UK;     2. Bengt R. Holmstrom -- Finland. 

" 1. Marie Skadowska Curie : Polish French Scientist - Physics in 1903 for her Discovery of radio activity and then 1911 for Chemistry for her work on isolation of radium
2. Linus Pauling: USA - Bio and Quantum Chemist - 1954 - Chemistry - Hybridized Orbital Theory 1962 - Peace - Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Activism
3. John Bardeen: USA - Electrical Engineer and Physicist. 1956 - Physics - for invention of Transistor 1972 - Physics - for theory of Super Conductivity
4. Frederick Sanger : UK 1958 - Chemistry - Insulin Molecule Structure 1980 - Chemistry - Virus Nucleotide Sequencing."

International Committee of the Red Cross received Nobel Peace Prize in 1917, 1944 and 1963.

" The Curie Family.
1. Pierrie Curie - 1903 - Physics
2. Maria Skadowska Curie - 1903 for Physics and
3.1911 for Chemistry.
4. Irene Joliot Curie - 1935 - Chemistry - Daughter of Maria Curie."

"Sir William Henry Bragg (Father) and Willian Lawrence Bragg (son) - from Australia - 1915 - for Physics."

He is the youngest to receive the Nobel Prize at the age of 25 years.

United States - 357 followed by United Kingdom - 118 and Germany - 102. (this figure is as of 2015).

" The list below is of countries which have won 10 or more Nobel Prizes. (As of 2015)
1. United States of America - 333
2. United Kingdom - 118
3. Germany - 102
4. France - 67
5. Sweden - 31
6. Russia - 27
7. Switzerland - 26
8. Italy - 20
9. Canada - 24
10. The Netherlands - 19
11. Japan - 24
12.Austria- 21
13.Denmark -13
14.Norway - 13
15.Poland - 16
16.Australia - 13
17.Israel - 12
18.Belgium - 11.
19.China - 12
20.Hungary - 13.
21.India - 13 (includes Indian born/citizen foreigners)
22.Ireland - 11
23.South Africa- 11"

Forty Eight (as of 2015).

" "There was not suitable living candidate to honour" . It relates to Gandhiji Who, but for his death, would have received the honour."

George Bernard Shaw - 1925 for his literary piece "Pygmallion" and for its screen play writing.

"Ralph Bunche -(1904-1971) -American political scientist and diplomat -he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950 for his mediation work in Palestine during 1940s."

Marie Curie - 1903 for Physics.

Doris Lessing - UK at the age of 88 years. She was honoured with this award in 2007.

Selma Legerof - Sweden - 1909

" MALE:
1. Youngest Male : William Lawrence Bragg - 25 years - UK - 1915.
2. Paul A.M. Dirac - 31 years - UK - 1933.
FEMALE:
1. Malala Yousafzai - Pakistan - 17 Yrs - Peace Prize - 2014. "

Jody Williams - USA .

Marie Curie - Poland/France - 1903 Maria Goeppert - USA - 1963.

" Male: Martin Luther King - USA - 1964 at the age of 35 years.
Female: Malala Yousafzai - Pakistan - 2014 ."

It has three naked men with their hands on each others' shoulders.

" 1. Dag Hammarskjold - former UN Secretary General - he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1961 - however he died in a plane accident before the award ceremony.
2. Eric Axel Karlfeldt - Swedish Poet - he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1931 - however he died in April 1931."

Nobel Peace Prize medal.

Wole Soyinka(Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka) - Nigeria - 1986.

"Abdus Salam - He shared the Nobel Physics Prize in 1979 with two others. Incidentally, he was also the first Muslim scientist to win the Nobel."

Toni Morrison - USA - she received the Nobel Literature in 1993.

Photo Electric Law.

Schmuel Yosef Agnon - Ukraine - 1966.

Five times - 1937, 1938, 1939, 1947 and 1948.

Chidambaram, Tamilnadu.

Three.

"Richard Kuhn - Austrian-German bio-chemist. He was awarded the Chemistry Nobel Prize in 1938 but could not receive it until the end of WWII. He was awarded the Nobel Chemistry for his work on "caretonoids and Vitamins". He is also credited with the discovery of the deadly nerve agent "Soman". He was prevented from receiving it by Adolf Hitler. Similarly, Adolf Butenandt was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1939 but received it only in 1949. Gerhard Domagk was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology in 1939 but received it only in 1947. Both were from Germany and the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler prevented them from receiving it in the respective years."

"Jan Timbergen - 1969 - Economics. Nikolas Timbergen - 1973 - Physiology/Medicine. They are from the Netherlands."

" It is this day on which Nobel signed his last will and testament giving the largest share of his fortune for the prizes that bear his name excepting Economics."

" Because, according to the Nobel Foundation, the awarding of the Nobel Prize is not a competition or lottery and therefore there are no winners or losers."

" The International Committee of the Red Cross has received it thrice in 1917, 1944 and 1963.
The following are the other lists of organizations that have received the Nobel Peace Prize:
1904 Institute of International Law
1910 Permanent International Peace Bureau
1917 International Committee for the Red Cross
1938 Nansen International Office for Refugees
1944 International Committee of the Red Cross
1947 Friends Service Council, UK American Friends Service Committee
1954 UN High Commission for Refugees.
1963 International Committee of the Red Cross
1965 UN's International Children's Educational Fund.
1969 International Labour Organization .
1977 Amnesty International .
1981 UN's High Commissioner for Refugees.
1985 International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War.
1988 UN Peace Keeping Force.
1995 Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs.
1997 International Campaign to Ban Landmines .
1999 Medicins Sans Frontiers .2001 United Nations.
2005 International Atomic Energy Agency.
2006 Grameen Bank, Bangladesh.
2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - Al Gore.
2012 European Union
2013 Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
2015 Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet. "

" 1.Erik Lindberg of Sweden designed the medals for Physics, Physiology and Literature.
2. Gustav Vigeland of Norway designed the Nobel Peace Prize Medal."

10 million Swedish Krona=15 million Euro=1.45 million USD.

Peace - Oslo City Hall, Oslo, Norway. Others - Stockholm Concert Hall, Norway.

Theodore Roosevelt - 1906. (the latest is Barrack Obama in 2009).

Lee Duc Tho, a diplomat and politician of North Vietnam.

For development of serum for Diptheria.

" Boris Pasternak of Russia was awarded the Nobel Literature in 1958. But he refused it in fear of harassment of the regime then in Russia. However, his son received it as late as 1989."

Abdul Salam - for Physics - 1979.

" Established in 1957, by the Trustees of the Rockfeller Brothers Fund, New York. Awarded for the following fields: a) Government Service b) Public Service c) Community Leadership d) Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts e) Emergent Leadership f) Peace and International Understanding. Also called as "Asia's Nobel Prize"."

Late Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay.

Vinobha Bhave in 1958.

"[The award receipients are categorized under the following field of recognition:
GS - Government Service PS - Public Service
CL - Community Leadership
JLCCA - Journalism, Literature and Creative communication Arts,
PIU - Peace and International Understanding
EL - Emergent Leadership]
1958: Vinobha Bhave - Bhoodan Movement - CL
1959: C.D.Deshmukh - RBI Governor - GS,
1961: Amitabha Chowdhary - Author -JLCCA,
1962: Mother Teresa - Social Service -PIU,
1963: Dr. Varghese Kurien - CL Dara Khurodi - CL Tribhuvan Das Patel - CL
1965: Jaya Prakash Narayan - Social Activist - PS
1966: Kamala Devi Chattapodhyay - Social Reformer - CL
1967: Satyajit Ray - Cinema Director - JLCCA
1971: M.S.Swaminathan - Agri-Scientist - CL
1974: M.S.Subbulakshmi - Musician - PS
1975: Boobli George Varghese - JLCCA
1976 - Sombhu Mitra, Cinema Personality - JLCCA
1977: Ela Bhatt - Women Welfare Activist - CL
1979: Mabelle Arole & Rajinikanth Arole - CL
1981: Pramod Karan Sethi - Ortho surgeon - CL Gour Kishore Ghose - JLCCA
1982: Arun Shourie - Journalist, Writer, Politician - JLCCA Chandi Prasad Bhatt, Social Activist - CL, Mani Bhai Desai - Social Activist - PS 1984: R.K.Laxman - Writer - Cartoonist, Writer - JLCCA 1985: Baba Amte - Social Activist - PS
1989: Lakshmi Chand Jain - PS
1991: K.V.Subbanna - Dramatist, Writer - JLCCA
1992: Pandit Ravi Shankar - Musician - JLCCA
1993: Banoo Jehangir Coyaji - Physician - PS
1994: Kiran Bedi - First Woman IPS Officer - GS
1996: T.N.Seshan - Chief Election Commissioner - GS, Pandurang Atavale - Social Reformer - CL
1997: Mahesh Chander Mehta - PS, Mahashweta Devi - Writer - JLCCA,
2000: Aruna Roy - Social Activist - CL, Joachim Arputham - Social Worker - PIU
2001: Rajendra Singh - Water Conservation Activist - CL
2002: Sandeep Panday - Social Reformer - EL
2003: James Michael Lyngdoh - Chief Election Commr. - GS & Shanta Sinha - Anti Child Labour Activist - CL
2004: Ramdas Laxminarayan - PIU
2005: Dr.V.Shanta - Oncologist (cancer specialist) - PS
2006: Arvind Kejriwal - Social Activist - EL
2007: P. Sainath - Journalist, The Hindu - JLCCA
2008: Prakash & Mandakini Amte - CL
2011: Nileema Mishra & Harish Hande - EL
2012: Kulandei Francies, TN, India - CL
2015: Sanjiv Chaturvedi - EL & Anshu Gupta "

" 1. Vinobha Bhave - India for Community Leadership
2. Chiang Mong Lin - Taiwan - for Government Service
3. Dick Robert - UK - for Journalism, Literature & Creative Communication Arts
4. Lubis Mochtar - Indonesia - Literature & Creative Communication Arts
5. Rutnam Mary - Sri Lanka - for Public Service, 6. Operation Brotherhood - Philippine based Service Organization - Peace & International Understanding."

RAMON MAGASASAY AWARDEES FROM: 2011
1. Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation, Philippines
2. Harish Hande - Solar Energy Usage Activist - India - Emergent Leadership
3. Hasanain Juaini - Indonesia
4. Koul Panha - Cambodia
5. Nileema Mishra - India - Emergent Leadership
6. Tri Mumpuni - Indonesia.
RAMON MAGASASAY AWARDEES FROM: 2012
1. Ambrosim Ruwindrijarto - Indonesia - Emergent Leadership
2. Chan Shu Chu - Taiwan
3. Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Bangladesh
4. Romulo Davide - Philippines
RAMON MAGASASAY AWARDEES FROM: 2013
1. Ernesto Domingo - Philippines - Emergent Leadership
2. Habiba Sarobi - Afghanistan
3. Lahpai Seng Raw - Myanmar
4. Shakti Samuha - Nepal
RAMON MAGASASAY AWARDEES FROM: 2014
1. Randy Halasan - Philippines - Emergent Leadership
2. Hu Shuli - China
3. Wang Hanfa - China
4. Saur Marlina Manurung, Indonesia
5. Omara Khan Massendi - Afghanistan
RAMON MAGASASAY AWARDEES FROM: 2015
1. Sanjiv Chaturvedi -India - Emergent Leadership
2. Kommaly Chauthavnag - Laos
3. Ligaya Fernando - Philippines
4. Anshu Gupta - India
5. Kyaw Thu - Myanmar
6. Hemant Dhaker Morene - India.

" An international award to honour those "working on practical and exemplary solutions to the most urgent challenges facing the world today". The award carries a prize money of EUR 200000 awarded to four persons. The award was instituted in 1980 by Jacob Von Vexkull - German writer, lecturer, philanthropist and politician - a Swedish/German settled in UK. The award is normally given in December, a day prior to the Nobel Prize distribution, at Stockholm, Sweden. It is also called the "Alternative Nobel Prize"."

" Hassan Fathy of Egypt and "Plenty International" an organization for Environment, Human and Human Rights based in Tennessee, USA."

SL	YEAR	ORGANIZATION
1.	1984	Self Employed Women Association, founded by Ela Bhatt.
2.	1985	Lokayan founded by Rajani Kothari
3.	1986	Ladakh Ecological Development Group
4.	1987	Chipko Movement
5.	1991	Naramada Bachaao Andolan
6.	1993	Vandhana Shiva - Delhi - Philosopher and Environment Activist.
7.	1994	Dr.H.Sudarshan - Tribal Activist.
8.	1996	Kerala Sasthra Sahitya Parishad
9.	2004	Swami Agnivesh and Asghat Ali Engineer - Social Activist
10.	2006	Ruth Manorama - Tamil Nadu - Dalit Women Activist.
11.	2008	Krishnammal/Sankaralingam Jagannathan - Social Activists."

Huang Ming of China; Jacqueline Mondeina - Chad; GRAIN - Spain - an Organization working for the interests of small farmers and Ina Mary Gaskin of USA.

Nobel (see under Nobel Prizes for more details)

" Fields Medal - sponsored by International Mathematical Union (Berlin - www.mathunion.org) . It carries a prize money of 15000 Canadian Dollar. The award has been instituted in memory of John Charles Fields, a famous Canadian mathematician. It is awarded only to persons below 40 years."

Jean Pierre Serre - France - 27years of age.

1. ALBERT EINSTEIN WORLD AWARD OF SCIENCE: Sponsored by the World Cultural Council, it is an annual award for science and technology for research and development. The award carries 10000 USD, a Diploma and a commemorative medal. Dr. M.S.Swaminathan is the only Indian receipient of this prize in 1986.
2. ALEXANDER AGASSIZ MEDAL: Awarded by the US National Academy of Sciences for an original contribution in the science of Oceanography. It is awarded from 1913.
3. COPLEY MEDAL: Awarded by the Royal Society of London from 1731. Sponsored by Sir Geoffrey Copley, the award is given for physical and Biological sciences, with a silver medal, and 5000 pounds. The first award was given in 1731. Subramanyam Chandrasekar is only Indian to get this award in 1984.
4. DAN DAVID PRIZE: Funded in 2001 by Dan David a businessman and philanthropist from Romania. The award is given in the category of " Future Dimension" representing the past, present and future, for three carrying one million USD. First awarded in 2002. Ten percent of the winners amount is distributed as 20 scholarships around the world and 20 scholarships for Tel Aviv University students. It is an annual award.
5. HO AM PRIZE: Sponsored by "Samsung" groups, it is an annual Korean Award given to those who have made outstanding contributions to the development of science in the fields of Science, Engineering, Medicine, Arts and Community Service. The award is named after Samsung's former Chairman Byung Chull Lee' pet name "Ho Am". The award carries a laureate diploma, gold medal and a cash prize of 300 million Koren won (app. Equal to 300000 USD).
6. NICHOLAS FRANCOIS APPERT AWARD: Instituted in 1942, at the Chicago section Of the Institute of Food Technologists for achievement in Food Technology. The award is named after Nicholas Francois Appert, considered as the "father of canning" (packing of food items in different containers). The award consists of a Bronze Medal, and 5000 USD honorarium.
7.NIERENBERG PRIZE: Awarded by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, with a bronze medal and 25000 USD for science in Public Interest for under water research work. It is awarded since 2001.
8. SHAW PRIZE: Established by Sir Run Run Shaw, a leading media personality and a philanthropist of Hongkong. Awarded to academic and research work of excellence in the fields of Astronomy, Life Science, Medicine and Mathematical Science. It carries a prize money of 10 lakh USD shared among the subjects. It is also called the "Nobel of the East" and it is not awarded posthumously.
9. TURING AWARD: Considered as the highest award for Computer Science and equal to Nobel for Computer Science. Awarded by the Association for Computing Machinery, New York, USA. It is named after Alan Turing, a British scientist and mathematician and carries a prize money of 25000 USD. Raj Reddy (of Katur, Andhra Pradesh) is the only Indian to get this award In 1994, for his work on artificial intelligence.
10. WOLF PRIZE: An annual award since 1978 by the Wolf Foundation, Israel founded by Dr.Ricardo Wolf, a German born inventor, given in the fields of Agriculture, Chemistry, Mathematics, Medicine, Physics and Arts. Each award carries a bouquet of roses, a box of chocolates, a diploma and a cash prize of One lakh USD. Gurudev Khush (2000) in Agriculture and Zubin Mehta (1995/96) in Music (Arts) are the only Indians to receive this award.
11. WORLD FOOD PRIZE: An international prize to recognize the achievement of individuals who have contributed to human development by improving the quality, quantity and availability of food in the world. It is also called the "Norman Borlaug" Award. It was created by by the renowned Norman Borlaug, a Nobel laureate for Peace and considered as the father of Green Revolution worldwide, in 1986. From 1990, the award is sponsored by US businessman and philanthropist John Ruan. It carries a cash prize of 2,50,000 US Dollars and awarded on or around 16th October - the World Food Day. Following are the Indians to recive this prize.
1. Dr. M.S.Swaminathan of India is the first receipient of this prize in 1987.
2. Dr.Verghese Kurian (1989)
3. Dr. Surinder K.Vasal (2000)
4. Modadugu Vijay Gupta (2005)
5. Dr.Sanjaya Rajaram (2014)
12. CATHERINE WOLFE BRUCE GOLD MEDAL: More popularly known as "Bruce Medal" - it is awarded annually by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific for outstanding lifetime contributions to Astronomy. Named after Catherine Wolfe Bruce, an American astronomy patroness, it is awarded since 1898. Subramanian Chandrasekhar is the only Indian to receive this award in 1952.
13. DANNIE HEINEMAN PRIZE FOR ASTROPHYSICS: Awarded jointly by American Astronomical Society and American Institute of Astrophysics for outstanding work in Astrophysics. Awarded since 1990 by Heinemaan Foundation in honour of Dannie Heinemaan, a Belgian American businessman.
14. GOLD MEDAL - ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY: Awarded by the above society, UK annually since 1824. From 1964, Geophysics also added to the award thus two gold medals are awarded since then. Subramanyam Chandrasekar of India is the only receipient of this award.
15.GEORGE VAN BIESBROECK PRIZE: Awarded for Astronomy since 1979, annually, by the American Astronomical Society.
16.JAMES CRAIG WATSON MEDAL: Awarded periodically by the US National Academy of Sciences for contributions to Astronomy.
17. Wrights Brothers Medal: Established in 1927, awarded in recognition of contributions to aero space engineering. Sponsored by the Automotive Engineers.
19. E.B.WILSON MEDAL: An annual award by American Society of Cell Biology for significant contribution to cell Biology. Named after Edmund Beecher Wilson, an American Zoologist and Geneticist. Awarded since 1981.
20. GLENN T SEABORG MEDAL: Awarded since 1987, by the University of California at Los Angeles, for contribution to science in the field of Chemistry and Bio Chemistry.
21. KOLOS MEDAL: A biennial award by the University of Warsaw, Poland and Polish Chemical Society for distinction in theoretical and experimental Physical chemicstry. Awarded since 1998. It is awarded in commemoration of the life and career of Wlodzimier Kolos, one of the founding fathers of quantum chemistry.
22. PRIESTLY MEDAL: Awarded by the American Chemical Society for Distinguished service in Chemistry from 1922. It is named after Joseph Priestly, the inventor of Oxygen.
23. CHARLES STARK DRAPER PRIZE: An annual award for Engineering advancement carrying carrying a prize of 5 lakh USD, by National Academy of Engineering, USA . It is named after Charles Dark Draper, father of "inertial navigation".
24. CODIE AWARD: An annual award for software excellence by the Software and Information Industry Association of USA. The name is derived from the word "code"meaning the instructions making up a programme .
25. EFF PIONEER AWARD: An annual prize for people who have made significant contributions to the empowerment of individuals in using computers, by the Computers, Freedom & Privacy conference in USA. It is awarded since 1992 - Hari Krishna Prasad Vemuru of India is the only Indian receipient of this award in 2010.
26. ENRICO FERMI AWARD: A US government sponsored (managed by the Department of Energy) "Presidential Award" honouring scientists of international stature for their lifetime achievement in the development, use, or production of energy, since 1956. The receipient gets 375000 USD along with a certificate signed by the President, USA and gold medal. Enrico Fermi was an Italian American Physicist, noted for his work on the Development of the first nuclear reactor. He won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1938 for "induced radio activity".
27. GIBBS BROTHERS MEDAL: Awarded by the US National Academy of Sciences for outstanding contribution in the field of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. William Francis Gibbs and Frederick H. Gibbs were brothers. Of them, William was a lawyer but specialized in building cargo ships for US during WWII. The award was created by the gift from them, from 1965.
28. GODEL PRIZE: A prize for outstanding papers in theoretical computer science, named after Kurt Godel, Austrian American Mathematician and philosopher. The award is jointly given by the European Association for theoretical Computer science and the Association for Computing Machinery. It is annually awarded with 5000 USD from 1993. Few Indians have received this award: 2001: Sanjeev Arora, Rajeev Motwani and Madhu Sudhan. 2006: Manindra Agarwal, Neeraj Kayal, Nitin Saxena. 2010: Sanjeev Arora.
29.JAPAN PRIZE: Awarded to people from all parts of the world whose "original and outstanding achievements in science and technology" are recognized as having advanced the frontiers of knowledge and served the cause of peace and prosperity of mankind". An award sponsored by the Japan Prize Foundation since 1985. The award carries a certificate, a medal and cash prize of 50 million Yen (app.6 lakh USD).
30.KNUTH PRIZE: Donald E.Kruth Prize - awarded every one and a half years, for outstanding contributions to the foundations of computer science (individuals for their over all impact in the field). Awarded by the Association for Computing Machinery. Carries a cash prize of 5000 USD. Ravi Kannan is the only Indian receipient of this award in 2011.
31.MILLENIUM TECHNOLOGY PRIZE: The largest technology prize in the world. It is an award by Finland, to innovators that aim to improve quality of life and raise its profile as a high tech country. The award is given by the Millenium Prize Foundation established in 2002 and inaugurated in 2004. The award carries a prize money of One Million Euros and presented by The President of Finland. Dr.V.S.Ramamurthi, Homi Bhabha Chair Professor at the Inter University Accelerator Center in New Delhi, is part of the Selection Committee for this Award.
32.MARCONI PRIZE: An award for recognizing advancement in communications awarded by the Marconi Society. It carries a prize money of One Lakh USD. It is awarded from 1975. Dr.Yash Pal (from Haryana) is the only Indian receipient of this award in 1980.
33.ENERGY GLOBE AWARD: Annually awarded since 1999, to recognize projects that make "careful and economical use of resources and employ alternative energy source". The awards are given in the category of Earth, Fire, Water and youth.The receipients are selected by a panel including members from the UN Industrial Development Organization, World Bank and the European Renewable Energy Council. Woolfgang Neumann, an Austrian Engineer and Environmentallist was the brain behind this award.
34.THORARINSON MEDAL: Awarded by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of Earth's interior for outstanding contribution to the general field of volcanology. Named after Sigurdur Thorarinson, famous geologist from Iceland.
35. ABEL PRIZE: An annual award presented by the King of Norway and declared by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. The award is named after Neils Henrik Abel, a Norwegian mathematician. The award carries a cash prize of close to One Million USD. The award began to be awarded from 2003. S.R.Srinivasa Varadhan of Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York is the only Indian receipient of this award in 2007.
36. ADAMS PRIZE: An annual award by the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, UK for research in mathematics. Named after John Couch Adams, a 19th century mathematician, the award carries Approximately 13500 UK pounds. The award is given from 1850. Subramaniam Chandrasekar is the only receipient (joint winner) in 1948.
37. CARL FRIEDREICH GAUSS PRIZE: A mathematics award jointly awarded by The International Mathematical Union and German Mathematical Society for outstanding contributions that have found significant applications outside mathematics. The award is named after the German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss. Awarded from 2006, proposed to be given once in four years, it carries a prize money of 10000 Euros. Kiyoshi Ito of Japan, famous for his "Ito Calculus" is the first receipient of this award in 2006.
38. CLAY RESEARCH AWARD: An annual award from 1999, awarded by the Clay Mathematical Institute, Cambridge, Massachusettes, for achievement in mathematical research. Manjul Bhargava, a mathematics professor of Princeton University is the only Indian receipient of this award, in 2005.
39. FRANK NELSON COLE PRIZE: Also called "Cole Prize". Given in two parts - One for Algebra and another for Number Theory. Awarded since 1928 by The American Mathematical Society. Manjul Bhargava (2008) and Chandrasekahar Khare (2011) are the Indian receipients of this award.
40. FREDERIC ESSER NEMMERS PRIZE: Awarded for Mathematics, biennially carrying a stipend of 150000 USD and ten weeks stay at the North Western University, Illionois, US. Also known as "Nemmers Prize".
41.FULKERSON PRIZE: Awarded for outstanding papers on "Discrete Mathematics" by the Mathematical Programming Society and the American Mathematical Society. Three awards of 1500 USD are given once in three years. Following are the Indians to win this award: 1988 - Narendra Karmakar, 1991 - Ravindran Kannan, 2000 - M.R.Rao, 2003 - A. Kapoor, 2006 - Manindra Agarwal, Neeraj Kanyal and Nitin Saxena.
42. LOEVE PRIZE: A biennial award for outstanding contributions to "Mathematical Probability" who are under 45 years old. Awarded since 1993, it carries a prize money of 30000 USD.
43. NEVANLINNA PRIZE: Established in 1981 in memory of Finnish mathematician Rolf Nevalinna, it is awarded once in four years for major contributions to Mathematical aspects of Information Science. The award carries a medallion awarded by the International Congress of Mathematicians. Madhusudhanan - Professor of Mathematics at the Massachusettes Institute of Technology, USA is only Indian receipient of this award in 2002.
44. NORBERT WEINER PRIZE: Awarded once in three years, for outstanding contribution to "applied mathematics". Awarded since 1970, it carries a prize money of 5000 USD. The award is given by the Massachusettes Institute of Technology.
45. OSWALD WEBLEN PRIZE: Awarded by the American Mathematical Society for notable research in Geometry or Topology. Awarded once in three years since 1964, it carries a prize money of 5000 USD.
46. SASTRA RAMANUJAN PRIZE: An annual award since 2005, the award is given to young mathematicians below 32 years of age ( the age at which Srinivasan Ramanujan died) judged to have done outstanding work in Ramanujan's field of interest. The award carries a prize money of 10000 USD . It is awarded by the Shanmuga Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy near Thanjavur, Tamilnadu. The Indian receipients are: 2005 - Manjul Bhargava and Kannan Sundarrajan 2006 - Akshay Venkatesh.
47. SALEM PRIZE: Founded by the widow of Raphael Salem, a Greek Mathematician of the 19th century, after whom are named the "Salem Numbers". Awarded to young mathematicians judged to have done outstanding work on "Salem Numbers" theory of "Fourier Series". Following are the Indian receipients of this award: 2003 - Kannan Sundarrajan 2007 - Akshay Venkatesh 2010 - Nalini Anantaraman.
48. ALBERT LASKER AWARD: Awarded for clinical medical research by the Lasker Foundation, founded by advertising pioneer Albert Lasker, USA for the understanding, diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure of disease. Considered as Equivalent to Nobel in US. Sri Ravinder Maini of Indian Origian UK citizen received this award in 2003. He was also knighted for this in the same year.
49. DANONE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE: A biennial award from 1997, to individuals or groups that have advanced the science of human Nutrition. Sponsored by the Danone Institute International, it carries a prize money of 1,20,000 USD. The organization was promoted by Group Danone, a Multinational food manufacturer.
50. ROBERT L. NOBLE PRIZE: Awarded each year by the National Cancer Institute of Canada to a person whose contribution have led to a significant advance in Cancer research. Named after Dr.Robert L.Noble, a Canadian researcher, who discovered "Vincristine" a widely used anti-cancer drug. It carries a prize money of 2000 Canadian dollars for the individual and 20000 Canadian Dollars for his project work.
51. DANNIE HEINEMAN PRIZE FOR MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS: Awarded each year from 1959 jointly by the American Physical Society and American Institute of Physics. The award established by the Heineman Foundation, carries a cash prize of 10000 USD. Subramaniam Chandrasekar is the only Indian receipient of this award in 1974.
52. DIRAC PRIZE: Awarded each year on August 8th (birth day of Physicist P A M Dirac, UK) for theoretical phycis/mathematics. Nobel Laureates, Fields or Wolf Prize winners are not eligible for this award. It was first awarded and it carries a prize money of 5000 USD.
53. HENRY DRAPER MEDAL: Awarded since 1886 once in four years, for Outstanding contributions to Astrophysics. Established by the widow of Henry Draper, an American Doctor and Astronoer of the 19th century. The award carries a medal and a cash prize of 15000 USD. Subramaniam Chandrasekar is the lone Indian receipient of this award In 1971.
54. HUGHES MEDAL: Sponsored by the Royal Society of London in memory of David Edward Hughes, inventor of microphones. The award is annually given with a medal and 1000 USD for original discovery in Physical science related to electricity and magnetism.
55. PRITZKER PRIZE: An annual award for architecture, given by the Hyatt Foundation - chain of Hotels, to honour architects. Created by Jay A. Pritzker - American Entrepreneur and Conglomerate - in 1979. Considered as the top most prize in architecture equivalent to Nobel. It carries a prize money of One lakh US dollars, a certificate and a bronze Medal.
56. WALLACE McDOWELL AWARD: Highest award, equivalent to Nobel, sponsored by the Insitute of Electric and Electronics Engineers, New York. The award is for outstanding work on computing technology. The award is given from 1966 and following are the Indian receipients of this award: 1.Pradeep Khosla - 2001, 2.Sartaj K. Sahni - 2003, 3.Krishan K. Sabnani - 2008, 4.Anil K. Jain - 2009
57. THEODORE VON KARMAN AWARD: Awarded for excellence in applied Mathematics and use in Mechanical areas. First award was given in 1972 and later from 1979 it is awarded once in 5 years.
58. STOCKHOLM WATER PRIZE: An annual award sponsored by Stockholm Water Foundation, the award is to encourage research and development of the world's water environment carrying a prize money of 150000 USD announced on 22nd March every year on the UN World Day for Water and awarded by the HM King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. Following are the Indian receipients of this award so far: 1. 2009 -Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, Founder of Sulabh International. 2. 2006 - Prof. Asit K. Biswas, 3. 1993 - Dr.Madhav Atmaram Chitale - 1993. For 2011, the award has been awarded to Stephen Carpenter of USA - American limnologist.
59. ERNEST ILLY TRIESTE SCIENCE PRIZE: A science award sponsored by TWAS - (Third world Academy of Sciences) - Trieste, Italy - founded by Abdus Salam (Pakistani Nobel Laureate for Physics in 1979) in 1983 to promote Scientific capacity. The award is given in 8 different fields of science - Agricultural Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Mathematics, Medical Science and Physics. - 15000 USD for each Category and a citation. For the year 2011, Prof. C.N.R. Rao of Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru has been awarded this prize for his contribution in material sciences. Incidentally, he is also a member of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister. Following are the other Indian receipients of this award: 1985: ECG Sudarshan,Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai -Mathematics, 1986: Mysore A. Viswamitra, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bengaluru -Biology, 1987: M.S.Narasimhan, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai - Mathematics, 1988: Govind Swarup, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai - Physics, Sukh Dev, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi - Chemistry, 1989: V. Ramakrishnan, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bengaluru - Physics, 1991: Raghunathan, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai - Mathematics, 1992: Narendrakumar, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru - Physics, V. George, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Trivandrum -Chemistry, 1993: Animesh Chakraborty, Indian Associal for Cultivation of Science, Kolkatta - Chemistry, 1994: Girish Agarwal - Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad - Physics, P. Balaram, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru - Chemistry, 1995: Ramnath Cowsik, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru - Physics, D.Balasubramanian, Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Hyderabad - Basic Medical Sciences, 1996: K.R. Parthasarathy, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi - Mathematics, Bholanath Dhawan, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow - Basic Medical Sciences, 1997: Ashok Sen, Mehta Research Institute of Mathematics, Allahabad - Physics, 1998: B. Sriram Shastry, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru - Physics, Biman Bagchi, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru - Chemistry, 1999: D.Ranganathan, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology,Hyderabad - Chemistry, Raghavendra Gadagkar, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru - Biology, 2000: Ajay Kumar Sood, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru - Physics, Gautam R. Desiraju, University of Hyderabad - Chemistry, 2001: S. Ramanan, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai - Mathematics, Avadesha Surolia, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bengaluru - Biology, 2002: Deepak Dhar, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai - Physics, 2003: E.Devassy Jemmis, University of Hyderabad - Chemistry, K.Venkata Subbarao, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai - Earth Sciences, 2004: Shiv Kumar Sarin, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi - Medical Sciences, Spenta R. Wadia, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai - Physics, 2005: Krishna N.Ganesh, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune - Chemistry, Parimala Raman, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai - Mathematics, 2006: R. Ramesh, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad - Earth Sciences, Dipankar Das Sharma - Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkatta - Physics, 2007: Konkan Bhattacharya, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkatta - Chemistry, Shri Krishna G.Dani, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai - Mathematics, 2008 Ashutosh Sharma, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur - Engineering Science, V.Srinivas, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai - Mathematics, P. Krishan Kaw, Institute of Physical Research, Gandhinagar,Gujarat - Physics, 2009 Partha Pratim Majumdar, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkatta - Biology, Swapan Kumar Ghosh, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai - Chemistry, 2010: Satyajit Mayor, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai - Biology, Anil Kumar Gupta, Indian Institute of Technology, - Earth Sciences, Vivek Borkar, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai - Engineering Sciences, Manindra Agarwal, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur - Mathematics. "

Nobel Prize for Literature.

Rabindranath Tagore - 1913 - for his work "Gitanjali".

"1. PULITZER PRIZE: Created posthumously by Joseph Pulitzer, a Hungarian American publisher, along with William Randolph Hearst an American Newspaper Magnate. Considered to be one of the prestigious awards in Journalism, the award is given in various fields of journalism. The first such award was given in 1917. It carries a prize money of 10000USD and a certificate. The prize is administered by Colombia University. Jumpa Lahiri is the only Indian winner of this prestigious award in the Fiction category for her book "Interpreter of Maladies" in 2000. Robert Frost of UK has won this award four times in the years 1924, 1931, 1937 and 1943 in the poetry category. Following are the Indians to receive this award:
1. Gobind Behari Lal - 1937 - for covering science subjects for news papers.
2. Jhumpa Lahiri -2000 -""Interpreter of Maladies""
3. Geeta Anand - 2003 - Articles on wall street journals.
4. Siddhartha Mukherjee - 2011 - ""The Emperor of all Melodies - A biography of Cancer.
5. Vijay Seshadri - 2014 - ""3 Sections"" - Poetry.
2. MAN BOOKER PRIZE: Also called "Booker Prize". A literary award given each year for the best original full length novel in English by a person of any country under the Commonwealth of Nations, Republic of Ireland and Zimbabwe. It carries a prize money of 50000 pounds, sponsored by Man Group, an invenstment company in UK. It is awarded since 1969. The following are the Indians/citizens who have won this award:
1981 - Salman Rushdie-Mid Night Children,
1997 - Arundhati Roy-The God of Small Things,
2006 - Kiran Desai -The Inheritance of Loss.
2008 - Arvind Adiga - The White Tiger.
The receipient of this award for 2015 was Marlon James of Jamaica for his book "A Brief History of Seven Killings".
3. PEABODY AWARD: It is called the "George Foster Peabody Award". It is an annual international award given to 25 to 30 people for excellence in Radio,Television, Net Works, World Wide Web. The award is given from 1941 and is administered by Henry W Gready College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. It is awarded in memory of George Foster Peabody an American business man and philanthropist.
4. UNESCO GUILLERMO CANO WORLD PRESS FREEDOM PRIZE: Established in 1997. Awarded to a person, organization or institution that has made an outstanding contribution to the defense and/or promotion of Press Freedom anywhere in the world specially in adverse conditions. The award carries a prize money of 25000 USD and is awarded each year on 3rd May - the World Press Freedom Day. The award is established in memory of Guillermo Cano Isaza, editor of Colombian newspaper El Espectador, who was murdered on 17.12.1986 at Bogota for his open criticism against the powerful drug barons.
5. GOLDEN PEN FREEDOM AWARD: A prestigious international Journalism award given annually by the World Association of Newspapers, to individuals or organizations that have made an outstanding contribution to the defense and promotion of press freedom. The award is established in 1961.
6. ASTRID LIDGREN MEMORIAL AWARD: World's largest children and youth literature award, instituted by the Government of Sweden and administered by the Swedish Arts Council and Carries a prize money of 5 million Swedish Krona. Astrid Lidgren was a Swedish Children book author.
7. HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON AWARD: Also called "Little Nobel Prize". An international award given biennially by the International Board on Books for young people, in recognition of lasting contribution to children literature. It is given for two categories i)authors and ii) illustrators. Winners receive a gold medal from theQueen of Denmark. The award is given from 1956.
8. CPJ INTERNATIONAL PRESS FREEDOM AWARD: Awarded to Journalists around the world to honour their courage in Defending "Press Freedom" in the face of adverse conditions. Established in 1991, it is administered by the Committee to protect journalists and its aim is to focus local and international media coverage oon countries where press freedom violations are particularly serious. Yusuf Jameel - correspondent of Asian Age and Deccan chronicle and other foreign news papers received this award in 1996 for his reporting on Kashmir on adverse conditions.
9. ORANGE PRIZE, UK: One of the most prestigious literary award for women writers sponsored by the Orange - mobile network operator and internet providers. The award is for any English novel by any woman write of any country selected by a team of authors and journalists. The award carries a prize money of 30000 pounds, and a bronze statuette called "Bessie". It is awarded from 1996. Tea Obreht of UK was the receipient of this award for 2011 for her novel "The Tiger's Wife".
10.COSTA BOOK AWARDS: From 1971, this award is given to authors of UK and Ireland (not necessarily to be citizen, but should have been a resident Atleast 6 months preceeding the award). It is given for 5 categoris - Best Novel, Best first novel, Best Children Book, Best Poetry and Best Biography.Each of the winner gets a cash prize of 5000 pounds, and one of the winner's book will be selected as Costa Book of the Year and awarded 25000 pounds.The award is sponsored by Costa Coffee. Kishwar Desai is the lone Indian to win this prize in the category Best First Novel in 2010.
11.ARCHIBALD PRIZE: One of the most important prize for "Portrait" paintings by an Australian or a resident of Australia in the preceeding twelve months of the award. It is managed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia. Carries a cash prize of 75000 Australian Dollars. It is awarded since 1921.
12. CARNEGIE PRIZE: An international prize for artists awarded by Carnegie Museum of Art, Pennyslavania, USA.
13. COMPASSO d' ORO: An international prize for artists in Industrial Design hosted by the Association of Industrial Design, Italy. Most recognized award in this field.
14. CLIO AWARD: Award from 1960 and sponsored by Prometheus Global Media, New York. The award is given for creative excellence in Advertising, design and communication.
15. TEMPLETON PRIZE: An annual award - 10 lakh pounds - for research, discoveries, contributions and spiritual realities of religions. The award was established in 1972 and named after Sir. John Templeton, a British entrepreneur and businessman. The award is presented in a ceremony at the Buckingham Palace, London by Prince Philip. The panel of judges include representatives from various religions which may include earlier award winners. Indians/Indian Origins who have won this prize are: 1. 1973 Mother Teresa, 2. 1975 S. Radhakrishnan, II President of India, 3. 1990 Baba Amte, 4. 1997 Pandurang Shastri Athavale
16. SHAKHARAV PRIZE: Established in 1988 by the European Parliament and awarded for "freedom of thought" in honour of individuals or organizations who have dedicated their lieves to the defense of Human Rights and Freedom of Thought. It is named after Andrei Shakharov a Soviet Scientist and sponsored by theEuropean Parliament and awarded on or around 10th December every year(the date being Human Rights Day). The award carries a prize money of 50000 Euros and the first to receive this award is Nelson Mandela of South Africa in 1988. Interestingly, this yea's (2011) award went to all Arab World individuals For their contributions to the "historic changes in Arab World". The receipients are: 1. Asmaa Rahfouz (Egypt), Ahamad al Senussi (Libya), Razan Zaitouneh (Syria), Ali Farzat (Syria) and Mohammad Bouazizi (Tunisia).
17.GOURMAND AWARD: An award founded in 1995 by Edouard Contreau, France and is awarded for the best book on Cookery. It is an annual award.
18.ANTONIETTE PERRY AWARD: Also called as "Tony Awards", it is awarded since 1947 by The American Theatre Wing and Broadway League of New York. It is awarded every year for about 26 categories related to the "Theatre" (play or Drama).
19. EMMY AWARD: Awarded for Television productions. The award is considered to be equivalent to Oscars. First awarded in 1949 - presented by Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The award is a statuette of 39 CM tall, base dia 7.5 inches and weighs around 2.5 kg, made of copper, nickel, silver and gold.
20.BRONZE WOLF: The highest award from the World Organization of the Scout Movement, to acknowledge "Outstanding service by an individual To the world Scout Movement". It is awarded by the World Scouts Committee, Geneva, Switzerland - The award is a bronze wolf replica pendant hung on a dar green yellow bordered ribbon. So far nearly 320 people have received this award. The award is given from 1935. Following are the only two Indians to receive this award:
1. Lakshmi Mazumdar - 1929 - National Commissioner for Bharat Scouts and Guides from 1964 to 1983
2. Lalit Mohan Jain - 1985 - National Commissioner for Bharat Scouts and Guides since 1995.
21.SAARC AWARDS: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation offers the following awards for Literary and Environment Protections. They are: SAARC Literary Award for Lifetime Excellence, SAARC Literary Awards, SAARC Environment Awards. Following are the Awardees under the different categories of SAARC awards:
2011 Ibrahim Waheed, Maldives
2011 Ayesha Zee Khan, Pakistan
2011 Syed Akhtar Hussain Akhtar (posthumous)
2013 Abhay K[6] India
2013 Suman Pokhrel [7] Nepal
2013 Farheen Chaudhary, Pakistan
2013 Abdul Khaliq Rashid, Afghanistan
2013 Daya Dissanayake Sri Lanka
2014 Tarannum Riyaz India
2015 Sitakant Mahapatra India
2015 Selina Hossain Bangladesh
2015 Suman Pokhrel Nepal
2015 Nisar Ahmad Chaudhary Pakistan
2015 Aryan Aroon Afghanistan "

"An award to honour sportspersons in different categories, established in 1999 by Patrons - Daimler and Richemont, supported by its Global Partners Mercedez Benz, IWC Schaffhausen and Vodafone. The award carries a Statuette of Laureus - 30 Cm high - 2.5 Kg in weight made of 670 g solid silver with a 650 g gold finish base. The selection is made by sports writers and editors for 6 different categories and the Laureus World Laureus Sports Akademi decides the awards.
Indian Men Cricket Team received this award in 2004 for "Sports for Good Award"
CATEGORIES OF AWARD:
1. Laureus World Sportsman of the Year
2. Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year
3. Laureus World Team of the Year
4. Laureus World Comeback of the Year
5. Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year
6. Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year
7. Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability
LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS AWARDEES 2015:
1. Novak Djokovic ----------------------Sportsman of the Year.
2. Genzebe Dibaba --------------------Sportswoman of the Year.
3. Germany Men Football Team ----Team of the Year.
4. Schalk Burger ------------------------Comeback of the Year.
5. Daniel Riccardio --------------------Breakthrough of the Year. "
LAUREU'S WORLD SPORTS AWARDEES 2016: 
1. Sportsman of the Year  .................Usain Bolt -- Athletics -- Jamaica
2. Sportswoman of the Year .............Simon Biles -- Gymnastics -- USA
3. Team of the Year .............................Chicago Bulls, Base Ball, USA 
4. Breakthrough of the Year ..............Nico Roseberg -- F1 Race -- Germany 
5. Comeback of the Year ...................Michael Phelps -- Swimming -- USA 
6. Sportsman with a Disability ..........Daniel Dias -- Swimming -- Brazil 
7. Lifetime Achievement Award ........Niki Lauda -- F1 Race -- Austria 
8. Spirit of Sports Award .....................Leicester City Football Club -- England.  

" International Cricket Council sponsored awards from 2004. It is decided by a panel consisting of a Chairman and four former players. The selections is made by voting by the members (56) consisting of Captains of the Test Playing Nations (10), Umpires and Referees, prominent former cricketers and leading cricket correspondents. The judging period is from 1st August to 31st July of the following years. The current chairman of the ICC AWARDS is Anil Kumble of India (as of Jan.2016) The awards are given in the following categories: ICC Player of the Year Women's Cricketer of the Year Test Player of the Year One Day Player of the Year T20 Player of the Year Captain of the Year Emerging Player of the Year Test Team of the Year One Day Team of the Year Spirit of Cricket Award Umpire of the Year LG People's Choice Player.
ICC AWARDS 2015:
1.   Cricketer of the Year:........................ Steven Smith (Australia)
2.   Test player of the year: .....................Steven Smith (Australia)
3.   ODI player of the year: .....................AB de Villiers (South Africa)
4.   ICC Emerging player of the year:..... Josh Hazlewood (Australia)
5.   Best T20 performance of the year:... Faf du Plessis (South Africa)
6.   Spirit of Cricket award:...................... Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
7.   ICC Associate player of the year:...... Khurram Khan (UAE)
8.   Umpire of the year:........................... Richard Kettleborough (England)
9.   Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year:.. Meg Lanning (Australia)
10. T20I Women's Cricketer of the Year:. Stefanie Taylor (West Indies) 

ICC AWARDS 2016 : 
1.  Cricketer of the Year ...............................R. Ashwin,  India 
2.  Test Cricketer of the Year ........................R.Ashwin, India 
3.  ODI Cricketer of the Year ........................Quinton De Cock, South Africa 
4.  T20 Cricketer of the Year ........................Carlos Braithwaite, West Indies 
5.   Women ODI Cricketer of the Year .......... Suzie Bates, New Zealand
6.   Women T20 Cricketer of the Year ...........Suzie Bates, New Zealand 
7.   Emerging Cricketer of the Year ...............Mustafizur Rahman, Bangladesh
8.   Associate Cricketer of the Year ...............Muhammad Shezad, Afghanistan
9.  Spirit of Cricket Award ............................. Misbah ul Haq, Pakistan 
10.Umpire of the Year ...................................Marais Erasmus, South Africa.  

ICC AWARDS 2017: 
1.   ICC Cricketer of the year       ..................Ravichandran Ashwin, India
2.   ICC Test Cricketer of the Year ................Ravichandran Ashwin, India 
3.   ICC  ODI Cricketer of the Year ...............Quinton de Cock, South Africa 
4.   ICC Women ODI Cricketer of the Year ... Suzie Bates, New Zealand 
5.   ICC Women 220 Cricketer of the Year ... Suzie Bates, New Zealand 
6.   T.20 Performance of the Year  ............... Carlos Braithwaite, West Indies
7.   Emerging Cricketer of the Year .............. Mustafizur Rahman, Bangladesh
8.   Associate Cricketer of the Year .............. Mohammad Shahzad, Afghanistan
9.   Spirit of Cricket Award ............................ Misbah ul Haq, Pakistan
10. Umpire of the Year ................................. Marais Erasmus, 

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" An award instituted in 1956 as ""EUROPEAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR"" and sponsored by French publication ""FRENCH FOOTBALL"". This award was centred around Europe only. This award was known as Ballon d'Or. On the other side, FIFA use to award ""FIFA WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR"" from 1991 which was global. In 2010 both the awards got merged and became ""FIFA BALLON D'OR"" and following are the receipients:
2010, 2011, 2012 --  Lionel Messi of Argentina 
2013, 2014 --  Christiano Ronaldo of Portugal
2015 --  Lionel Messi of Argentina. 

" It is an award instituted by FIFA and awarded to the top scorer of the World Cup, since 1982, known as GOLDEN SHOE. In 2010, it was named as GOLDEN BOOT. The second and third top scorers get Silver Boot and Bronze Boot awards respectively. Paolo Rossi of Italy was the first awardee of this award in 1982 Spain World Cup. The last to win this award was James Rodriguez of Colombia in the 2014 Brazil World Cup. "

": An award instituted by FIFA, since 1982, awarded to the Best Player of the World Cup. The first to get this award was Paolo Rossi of Italy in 1982 Spain World Cup and the last to receive this award was Lionel Messi of Argentina in 2014 Brazil World Cup. The second and third best players receive Silver and Broze Balls respectively. "

" Instituted in 1994 as LEV YASHIN AWARD (in honour of Russian Goalkeeper). The first player to receive this award was Michell Preud'homme of Belgium in 1994 in the USA world cup. In 2010 it was renamed as GOLDEN GLOVE AWARD. The last to receive this award was Manuel Neuer of Germany in the 2014 Brazil World Cup. "

" OSCAR AWARD:
This is the most prestigious cinematic award sponsored by Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science (AMPA) - a professional and Honorary Organization, founded on 11th January 1927. The winners in various categories of film making are awarded with a statuette called ""Oscar"". It was designed by Cedric Gildons, a member of the academy, sculpted in clay by George Stanley an art school student and finally cast in tin and copper and gold plated. Legend has it that the Academy Librarian, Margaret Herick, chanced to remark, on studying the statue, that it looked like his uncle Oscar, and thus the name got stuck. It was actually designed on a table cloth in a hotel dining table at New York, within 5 minutes, in 1929.
The height is 13.5 inches / 34 cms, weighs about 8.516/3.85 kg depicting a knight holding a sword, representing actors, writers, directors, producers and technicians.
The first film to get this award was in 1928 - ""Wings"" a black and white film and the first color film to receive this award was "Gone with the Wind" in 1939. It was first held on 16.05.1929 at Roosevelt Hotel, "Blossom Room". Now it is regularly held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles County Music Centre.
1. Satyajit Ray - Bengali Film Director - Lifetime Achievement Award.
2. Banu Athaiya - Costume Design for film "Gandhi".
3. A.R.Rahman - Music - Slum Dog Millionaire - 2009.
4. Resul Pookkutty - Sound Recording - Slum Dog Millionaire - 2009.
5. Gulzar - Lyrics - Slum Dog Millionaire - 2009.
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