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INTERNATIONAL Nobel Prize Nobel Prize 2010 Literature: The The Nobel Prize was established Physics : Andre Geim and Nobel Prize in in the 1895 as per the will of Konstantin Novoselov (University of Literature for 2010 Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it Manchester, UK) received the noble is awarded to the was first awarded in Physics, Peruvian author Chemistry, Physiology or Mario Vargas Llosa. Medicine, Literature, and Peace His well known works include Mario Vargas Llosa in 1901. Conver-sación en la catedral (1969; The Sveriges Riksbank Conversation in the Cathedral, Prize in Economic Sciences in 1975), La guerra del fin del mundo Memory of Alfred Nobel was (1981; The War of the End of the Andre Geim & Konstantin Novoselov instituted by Sveriges Riksbank World, 1984) and La fiesta del in 1968 and was first awarded in prize "for groundbreaking experiments chivo (2000; The Feast of the Goat, 1969. Although technically not regarding the two-dimensional 2001). He is also a noted journalist a Nobel Prize, its material graphene". and essayist. announcements and Chemistry: Richard F. Heck Peace: Nobel presentations are made along (University of Delaware, Newark, DE, Peace Prize for 2010 with the other prizes, with the USA), Ei-ichi Negishi (Purdue was awarded to Liu exception of the Peace Prize University, West Lafayette, IN, USA) Xiaobo for his long which is awarded in Oslo, and Akira Suzuki (Hokkaido and non-violent . University, Sapporo, ) share the struggle for The Royal Swedish 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for fundamental human Academy of Sciences awards rights in . Liu the Nobel Prize in Physics, the is sentenced to eleven years in Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and prison. the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics: Peter A. Diamond Economic Sciences. The Nobel (Massachusetts Institute of Assembly at Karolinska Technology, Cambridge, MA, Institutet awards the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Akira Suzuki, Richard F. Heck & Ei-ichi Negishi Medicine. The Swedish developing new, more efficient ways Academy grants the Nobel of linking carbon atoms together to Prize in Literature. The Nobel build the complex molecules that are Peace Prize is not awarded by a improving our everyday lives. Swedish organisation but by Medicine: Robert G. Edwards the Norwegian Nobel (British Scientist) “The Peter A. Diamond, Dale T.Mortensen, Christopher A Committee. Father of the Test USA), Dale T. Mortensen (Northwestern University, The prize cannot be Tube Baby” was Evanston, IL, USA) and awarded posthumously, unless awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Christopher A. Pissarides (London the winner of the prize has School of Economics and Political passed away after the prize's Physiology or Medicine, for the Science, UK) received the 2010 announcement. Nor may a prize development of in Noble Prize for their analysis of be shared among more than vitro fertilization. Robert G.Edwards markets with search frictions. three people. Deputy Collector Rank File Indian Nobel Prize Winners has its own share of Nobel –Nobel Prize for V.S. Naipaul – Nobel Prize for Prize winners over the decades in peace (1979) Literature (2001) several fields. She was the recipient of the Nobel He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Rabindranath Tagore– in the Literature in 2001. Naipaul was Prize for Literature (1913) year 1979. This recognized for his Tagore was the first recipient of this was in recogni- extensive works in award from India. tion for the path English Literature. In the year 1913, He is well known Rabindranath breaking efforts to help the poor not only for his in- Tagore was awar- domitable comma- and underprivile- ded the Nobel nd over the use of ged people thro- Prize in Literature the English for his work ugh the establishment of the Miss- Language but also for his vivid and "Gitanjali".He ionaries of Charity, Calcutta,India. descriptive stories. was one of greatest poets of India Dr. Subramanyan Chandra- Venkatraman Ramakrishnan– and the composer of national sekhar – Nobel Prize for physics Nobel Prize for Chemistry anthem of India. (1983) (2009) Sir Chandrasekhar Venkata He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Venkatraman Ramakrishnan was Raman (C.V. Raman)–Nobel 1983 for Physics. awarded Nobel Prize for Physics (1930) He was recognized Prize in Chemistry C V Raman was the first Asian for his theoretical in 2009. He is a scientist to win the studies of the structural biologist Nobel Prize.he was physical processes who received the awarded the Nobel of importance to Nobel Prize for his Prize in Physics in the structure and studies in the 1930 for his disco- structure and function of the very of “RAMAN evolution of stars. He received this award jointly with ribosome. effect”.Raman Sir Ronald Ross–Nobel Prize for effect is useful in Wilfred Alfred Fowler for their collaborative research work. Physiology (1902) the study of molecular energy leve- He was a Scottish physician who Chandrasekhar’s is also known as ls, structure development, and multi was born in Almora in India in 1857. the nephew of another legendary component qualitative analysis. Though he finished his education Dr. – Nobel scientist and Nobel laureate, Sir C.V. in , Ross had also spent a Prize for Medicine and Physio- Raman. number of years in India while he logy (1968) Dr. – Nobel Prize was making progress in his search He was awarded the Nobel Prize in for Economics (1998) for his discovery of the malarial Medicine in 1968 Amartya Sen was honored with the parasite and its prevention. He was for producing the Nobel Prize in 1988 awarded by Nobel prize in 1902 for first manmade for his work in his work on malaria. gene in his labora- Welfare economics. Rudyard Kipling–Nobel Prize for tory in the early Sen is best known Literature (1907) seventies. His dis- for his research on He is regarded as an innovator in covery won him famines, his work the art of short stories. In 1907 the Nobel Prize on women-- the Rudyard Kipling won the Nobel sharing it with Marshall Nuremberg attention he has drawn to their Prize in Literature for his original and Robert Holley for interpreting unequal status in the developing imagination and ideas as a writer of the genetic code and analyzing its world, and his calls for gender- several literary works. He is best function in protein synthesis. specific aid programs. known for his book “The Jungle book” The First Nobel Prizes On the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death, December 10, 1901, the first set of Nobel Prizes were awarded. Chemistry : Jacobus H. van’t Hoff Physics : Wilhelm C. Röntgen Physiology or Medicine: Emil A. von Behring Literature : Rene F. A. Sully Prudhomme Peace : Jean H. Dunant and Frédéric Passy

Magsaysay Award

 Magsaysay Award has been  Government Service cation constituted by the  Public Service  Arts Peace and government in  Community Leadership International Under the memory of Ramon standing Magsaysay, the President of  Journalism, Literature  Emergent Leadership the country who died in an and Creative Communi- aircrash on 1957. Winners of Magsaysay Award  The Ramon Magsaysay 2010 Award is often considered Tadatoshi Akiba, from Japan Asia's Nobel Prize. The prize Christopher Bernido and Ma. Victoria Carpio-Bernido, from the was established in April 1957 Philippines by the trustees of the Huo Daishan, from China Rockefeller Brothers Fund A.H.M. Noman Khan, from (RBF) based in New York City with the concurrence of the Pan Yue and Fu Qiping, from China Philippine government.  Every year the Ramon Indian winners of 2008 and Magsaysay Award Founda- tion gives away prizes to 2009 Magsaysay Award Asian individuals and  Mandakini and Prakash Amte won the 2008 organizations for achieving Magsaysay award in the category of excellence in their respective community leadership. fields. The awards are given  Deep Joshy won the 2009 Magsaysay in six categories: award in the category of Public Service. The Man Booker Prize for Fiction  Booker Prize was instituted in 1969. It is the most prestigious award given to literature by England. It is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length novel, written in the English language, by a citizen of the Common- wealth of Nations, Ireland, or . The award amount is 50,000 pound. Now this Award is known as Man Booker Prize for Fiction.  2008- Aravind Adiga for his debut novel 'The White Tiger' 2009 -Hilary Mantel for her work ‘Wolf Hall’ 2010 Howard Jacobson for his work ‘The Finkler Question’

Deputy Collector Rank File The Man Booker International Prize  The Man Booker International 2005 to complement the Man Booker Prize is a biennial international Prize, rewards one writer’s overall literary award given to a living achievement in literature and their author of any nationality for significant influence on writers and fiction published in English or readers worldwide. generally available in English  2005 - Ismail Kadare (Albanian) . 2007 - Chinua Achebe (Nigerian)  The award, sponsored by the Alice Munro Man Group and established in 2009 - Alice Munro (Canadian) Commonwealth Writers’ Prize  Organised and funded by the Commonwealth 2009 Winner Foundation is a leading award for fiction that  Best Book: Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa was first awarded in 1987. Lahiri (India).  The winner of the Best book receives $10,000 and the winner of the Best first book receives  Best First Book: A case of Exploding Mangoes $ 5,000. by Muhammed Haneef (). 2008 Winner 2010 Winner  Best Book : The Book of Negroes by Lawrence  Best Book: Solo by Rana Dasgupta (India/UK) Hill ()  Best First Book: Siddon Rock by Glenda Guest  Best First Book: A Golden Age by Tahima () Anam (Bangladesh). Orange Prize for Fiction  Orange prize for fiction is one of the by a shortlist in June; within days 's most prestigious the winner is announced. literary prizes, awarded annually for  The winner of the prize receives the best original full length novel by $30,000 a female author of any 2008 winner nationality, written in English and  Rose Tremain - 'The Road Home'. published in the UK in the preceding 2009 winner year.  Marilynne Robinson - ‘Home’  A longlist of nominees is announced 2010 winner around March each year, followed  Barbara Kingsolver - ‘The Lacuna’ OSCAR Awards The Academy Award (informally (AMPAS) to recognize excellence known as the Oscar) is an accolade of professionals in the film by the American Academy of industry, including directors, Motion Picture Arts and Sciences actors, and writers.

nd 82 Oscar Award Winners  Best Motion picture ...... The Hurt Locker  Actor ...... Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart  Actress ...... Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side  Supporting Actor ...... Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds  Supporting Actress ...... Mo'Nique – Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire  Director ...... Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker  Cinematography ...... Mauro Fiore - Avatar  Original Score ...... Michael Giacchino - Up  Film Editing ...... Chris Innis and Bob Murawski - The Hurt Locker  Sound Mixing ...... Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett - The Hurt Locker  Original Song ...... Ryan Bingham and T-Bone Burnett - "The Weary Kind" from Crazy Heart”

Miss World The pageant is the Miss Universe is an annual international beauty oldest surviving major interna- contest run by the Miss Universe Organization. tional . It was Motto : “Beauty with brain” created in the United Kingdom by  - Eric Morley in 1951. Stefania Fernandez (Miss ) Motto : “Beauty with purpose”  Kiki Hakansson of ,  - Miss World 1951 reigned for (Miss the longest period in Miss ) World history: 475 days (almost 16 months) from the time she was crowned on 29 July, 1951 in London, UK Miss Earth is an annual interna-  Miss Ksenya Sukhinova was crowned tional beauty pageant promoting in Johannesberg, South environmental awareness. . Indian was Motto : “Beauties for a Cause” declared the first runner up. Miss Earth 2010  - India’s has been (Gibralter) crowned as Miss Earth 2010 in  - Mills Nha Trang, .

Deputy Collector Rank File Pulitzer Prize  U.S. publisher, Joseph Pulitzer instituted Pulitzer Prize in 1970. Times received five Pulitzer  Pulitzer prize is conferred annually in the for prizes for International accomplishment in journalism, literature and music. reporting, Criticism, Breaking news reporting, Investigative  Jumpha Lahiri is the first Indian woman to reporting and Feature get Pulitzer Prize. She won 2000 pulitzer for Photography. her book Interpreter of Maladies.  2010 - "Tinkers" by Paul  2007 - "The Road" by Cormae Mc earth won Harding won the Pulitzer the pulitzer prize for fiction. prize for fiction. The  2008 - "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Washington Post won four Wao" by Junot Diaz won the Pulitzer prize for Pulitzer prizes for fiction. International reporting,  2009 - "Olive Kitteridge" by Elizabeth Strout Feature writing, Commentary won the Pulitzer prize for fiction. NewYork and Criticism.

Right Livelihood Award  The Right Livelihood Award, Sankaralingam Jagannathan David Suzuki (Canada) and established in 1980 by Jakob (India), Amy Goodman Alyn Ware () Von Uexkull, is an award that (American journalist), Asha  The 2010 Right Livelihood is presented annually usually Hagi (Somalia), Monika Awards go to four recipients: on December 9 to honour Hauser (German  Nnimmo Bassey (), those "working on practical Gynacologist). Bishop Erwin Kräutler and exemplary solutions to  The 2009 Right Livelihood (), Shrikrishna the most urgent challenges Awards go to four recipients: Upadhyay and the facing the world today". Catherine Hamlin (Australia), organisation SAPPROS  The winners of 2008 are René Ngongo (Democratic (), The organisation For Krishnammal and Republic of the Congo), Human Rights- (Israel) International  As a tribute to the ideals violence and other Gandhian currency in the world. espoused by Gandhi, the methods.  Ist recipient of this award is  The award carries 10 million Julius Nyerere - 1st President launched the International in cash, convertible to any of . Gandhi Peace Prize in 1995 on the occasion of the 125th received Gandhi Peace Prize birth anniversary of Mahatma The renowned music maestros of Gandhi. Bhupen Hazarika was  This is an annual award selected for the prestigious given to individuals and International Gandhi Peace Prize institutions for their 2008, for his outstanding contributions towards social, contribution in the field of music economic and political in both state and national levels. transformation through non- Award for International understanding  for goodwill and friendship among International understanding peoples of the world". The was instituted in 1965 by the award carries Rs. 25 lakh in Government of India. cash.  Jawaharlal Nehru Award for  2006: Lula da- Silva (Brazilian International understanding is President) presented "for their outstanding  2007: Dr. Olafur Ragnar contribution to the promotion of Grimsson (President of Republic international understanding, of ) Prize for peace, Disarmament and Development  for peace, Disarmament and Development is the prestigious award accorded annually by India to individuals or organisations in recognition of creative efforts towards promoting international peace, development and a new international economic order, ensuring that scientific discoveries are used for the larger good of humanity, and enlarging the scope of freedom.  The prize carries a cash award of Rs. 25 lakh Indian rupees.  2008 recipient - Dr. Mohamed Mostafa - El -Baradei  2009 recipient - (Bangladesh Prime Minister)

UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize  This prize of US $ UNESCO. 100,000 is awarded  From 1996 onwards the prize once every two years has been awarded every two for exceptional years on 16 November the contributions and annual International Day for leadership in the field Tolerance. of tolerance  2009 recipients: Francois promotion. Houtart () and Abdul  The prize was made Sattar Edhi (Pakistan) shared possible by the generous donation of the Indian artist, writer and 2009 UNESCO-Madanjeet diplomat Madanjeet, who is also Goodwill Ambassador of Singh Prize.

UN Human Rights Award  UN Human Rights Award were instituted by  They were first awarded in 1968, and they in 1966. have been given out at five-year intervals since then.  They are intended to honour and commend  The award is given on 10 December, the UN people and organisations which have made Human Rights Day. an outstanding contribution to the promotion  2008 Awardee - Benazir Bhutto (assassinated and protection of the human rights. former prime Minister of Pakistan).

Deputy Collector Rank File  Golden Lion is the highest  In 1970, a second Golden  Honarary Award - John prize given to a film at the Lion was introduced this is Lasseter, Brad Bird, Pete Venice Film Festival. an honorary award for the Docter, Andrew Stanton, and  The prize was introduced in people who have made an Lee Unkrich 1949 by the organizing important contribution to 2010 Winners cinema. Committee and is now  Somewhere - Coppola regarded as one of the film 2009 Winners (United States) industry's most distinguished  - Samuel Maoz  Honarary Award - John Woo prizes. (Israel)

World Prize The Kalinga Prize  The World Food Prize is an international award  The Kalinga Prize for the popularisation of recognizing the achievements of individuals who science was established by the UNESCO in have advanced human development by 1951. improving the quality, quantity or availability of  It is an annual international award of one food in the world. thousand pound sterling, based on a grant to  The prize is awarded UNESCO from Mr. Biju Patnaik, of the state of annually on or near October Orissa, India, founder president of the Kalinga 16, United Nations World Foundation Trust. Food Day.  The prize is awarded in Oct-Nov in Paris, 2009 Winner in odd years and in in even years.  Gebisa Ejeta (). He  2005 recipient : Jelir Bertoletti - Brazil. was honoured for his work  2006-2008 - No awards were given due to on and weed - change of UNESCO rules. resistant varieties of  2009 recipients - Professor Trinh Xuan Thuan (United States) and Professor (India) Templeton Prize  Templeton prize for progress towards Research Abel Prize or discoveries about spiritual realities is given  Abel Prize is an international prize presented out annually by the Templeton Foundation. annually by the King of Norway to one or more  It was established in 1972. The inaugural winner outstanding mathematicians. of the prize in 1973 was Mother Teresa.  The prize is named after Norweigian 2009 recipient Mathematician Niels Henrik Abel (1802-1829).  Bernard d Espagnat (French 2009 recipient Physiest and Philosopher of  Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov; Russian-French science) Mathematician for his revolutionary 2010 recipient contributions to geometry.  Francisco J.Ayala (an 2010 recipient American evolutionary  John Torrence Tate (United States) “for his geneticist and molecular vast and lasting impact on the theory of biologist) numbers.” Grammy Awards Record of the Year : "Use Somebody" by rock band Kings  The Grammy Awards are of Leon. presented annually by the  Album of the Year : "Fearless" by National Academy of Recording Taylor Swift (the youngest to win Arts and Sciences of the United the award at the age of 20) States for outstanding  Best Pop Vocal Album : The E.N.D. achievements in the music , Black Eyed Peas industry.  Song of the Year : 'Single Ladies'  The awards were established in by Thaddis Harrel, Beyonce 1958. Knowles, Terius Nash and 52nd Grammy Awards Christopher Stewart.  A.R.Rahman bagged two Grammi  Best Female Pop Vocal Awards for his number “Jai Ho” Performance : "Halo" by Beyonce and outstanding track for the film  Best Male Pop Vocal Performance : Slumdog Millionaire. A.R.Rahman "Make it Mine" by Jason Mraz

Stockholm Water Prize  First presented in 1991 2010 Winner  The water prize is the world's most  Dr. Rita Colwell (Professor from the University prestigious prize for the outstanding of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University’s achievement in water related activities. Bloomberg school of Public  The prize amount is 150,000 USD Health in the United  The stockholm water prize is announced in states). March in connection with the UN World Water  Dr Colwel’s pioneering Day. research on the prevention 2009 Winner of waterborne infectious  , the founder of the Sulabh diseases has helped to Sanitation movement and inventor of a toilet protect the health and lives system credited with improving sanitation all of millions. over India. Blue Planet Prize Kluge Prize  Blue Planet Prize is an international environmental award  The John W Kluge Prize in the sponsored by the Asahi Glass Foundation. Human Sciences is awarded for lifetime achievement in the  Two Blue planet prizes are awarded to individuals or humanistic and social sciences to organisations each year that make outstanding celebrate the importance of the achievements in scientific research and its application, and intellectual Art for the public in so doing help to solve global environmental problems. interest. 2009 Winners  This award is instituted by the US  Lord Nicholas Stern (UK) & Dr. Claude Lorius (France) Library of Congress. 2010 Winners  2008 recipients - Romila Thapar  Dr.Robert Watson (UK), Prof. Hirofumi Uzawa (Japan) & (Indian historian) and Peter Brown Dr.James Hansen (U.S.A.) (Irish historian).

Deputy Collector Rank File NATIONAL  Highest civilian award given in India is Bharat recipients of Bharat Ratna in 2001. Ratna.  The 2002 Bharat Ratna announced in 2008  The award is given for exceptional work for the was given to Bimsen Joshi advancement of art, literature and science, and in recognition of public service of the highest  The first recipient of Bharat Ratna is C. order. Rajagopalachari in 1954.  The first three receipients of Bharat Ratna were Dr. S. Krishnan, C. Rajagopalachari and  First foreigner to Dr. C.V. Raman in 1954. receive Bharat Ratna is Khan Abdul Ghaffer  The person who received the highest civilian Ghan in 1987, later award of India (Bharat Ratna) and Nishan E Pakistan of Pakistan is . (1990) was given the  Latha Mangeshkar and Bismillakhan were the award.

Padma Vibhushan  It was established on Janury Wangchuk, Nandlal Bose  Padma Shri is an award given were the first receipients of 2, 1954. by the Government of India .  It is the second highest generally to Indian citizens to civilian award. This award is Six were honoured with recognize their distinguished given for exceptional and contribution in various distinguished service in any Padma Vibhushan 2010 spheres of activity including field including service , Umayalpuram the Arts, Education, Industry, rendered by government K.Sivaraman, MS Zohra Segal, Literature, Science, Sports, servants. Dr. Yaga Venugopal Reddy, Dr. Medicine, Social Service and  Dr. , Dr. Venkataram Ramakrishnan, public life. , Bala Saheb Dr.Prathap Chandra Reddy. Gangadhar Ker, Jigmi Dorje  It stands fourth in the hierarchy of civilian awards after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan.  The Padma Bhushan award is an Indian civilian decoration estab- lished on 2 January 1954. Padma Bhushan 2010 It stands third in the hier- archy of civilian awards, af- Padma Shri 2010 43 were chosen for Padma Bhushan. 81 were chosen for Padma ‘Illaiyaraaja, , Allah Rakha ter the Bharat Ratna and Shri. MS , Resul Rahman, Ms , Ustad the Padma Vibhushan. Pukutty, , , , Prof.Satya  It is awarded to recog- D.R.Karthikeyan, MS Saina Vrat Shastri, Dr. Panniyampilly nize distinguished service Nehwal, Vijender Singh, warrier, Prof., Capt.C.P. of a high order to the na- Virender Sehwag etc. Krishnan Nair etc. tion, in any field. Gallantry Awards  Param : The act of gallantry. highest award for gallantry highest decoration for valour  Ashok Chakra: It is the during peacetime. awarded for the most conspicious bravery or some Gallantry Award Winners 2010 daring or pre-eminent act of  Maj. laishRam Jyotin Singh, valour or self-sacrifice in the AMC (Posthumous) was presence of the enemy, awarded Ashok Chakra. whether on land, at sea or in  Capt.Davinder Singh Jass, Para the air. (SF) (Posthumous) was  : awarded Kirthi Chakra. Second Highest decoration Maj. laishRam Jyotin Singh &  Two Bar and for valour. Capt.Davinder Singh Jass Seventeen Shaurya Chakras were also awarded.  Vir Chakra: Third in the  Two Bar to and Eighty Sena Medals were also order of award given for the awarded. Jnanpith  The , This award is given to international level with instituted on May 22, 1961 is sportsperson who has displayed excellence for the year for which given for the best creative outstanding performance the award is recommended. The literary writing by any Indian consistently for the previous Awardee is given a cash award citizen in any of the three years in both national and of Rs. 500,000. languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Arjuna Award 2010 constitution. Krishna Punia (athletics), Joseph Abraham (athletics), Dinesh  First recipient, in 1965, was Kumar (boxing), Parimarjan Negi (chess), Jhulan Goswami the writer G. (cricket), Deepak Mondal (football), Sunil Chettri (football), Sankara Kurup. Rajiv Tomar (wrestling), Sandeep Singh (hockey), Jasjit Kaur  2007 recipient - Malayalam (hockey), Jajseer Singh (paralympics), Dinesh (kabaddi), Kapil litterateur Mr.O.N.V.Kurup Dev (volleyball), Rehan Poncha (swimming), Sanjeev Rajput  2008 recipient - Mr.Akhlaq (shooting). Khan Shahryar (Urdu Poet) Dada Saheb Phalke Award  It was instituted in 1969.  The award comprises of a  Dada Saheb Phalke is cash prize of Rupees One awarded for outstanding million. contribution to Cinema.  The award was first given to  The award is named after Devika in 1969. Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, the  2008: V. K. Murthy (Cinema- father of Indian Cinema. tographer, Karnataka)  He made India's first feature  2009: D. Ramanaidu (Pro- film "Raja Harishchandra" in ducer, Andhra Pradesh) 1913.

Deputy Collector Rank File Shanti Swaroop  The Dronacharya Award Bhatnagar Award was instituted in 1985.  Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar  The Award is given to Dronacharya Award 2010 Awards are given to young Coaches who have A K Kutty (athletics), Subhash scientists in India. This successfully trained Aggarwal (billiards & snooker), award carries a cash of 5 lakh. sportspersons or teams and L Ibomcha Singh (boxing), Ajay enabled them to acheve Kumar Bansal (hockey) and  This award is given by outstanding results in Captain Chandrup (wrestling) are Council for Scientific and international competitions. the coaches chosen for the Industrial Research. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar is the  The awardee is given a Dronacharya Awards for 2010. Of first director of CSIR. statuette of Guru Drona- them, Kutty and Chandrup got the award for their lifetime charaya, a scroll of honour  Bhatnagar Award is known as contribution in coaching. and a cash prize of Rs. 5 the 'Nobel Prize of India.' lakhs.  Nine Scientists were chosen for the prestigious Shanti Khel Ratna Award Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2010.  The Scheme was launched in  The list of awardees includes. the year 1991-92 for honouring They are Sanjeev Galande, the outstanding sportsperson Shubha Tole, Swapan K Pati, in a year for his/her achieve- Sandeep Verma, G K ment in sports. Ananthasuresh, Sanghamitra  The award is given in the form Bandyopadhyay, Mitali of a cash award of Rs 7.50 lakh, scroll of honour and a plague. Mukerji, Umesh Vasudeo Waghmare and Kalobaran  2010 recipient : (Badminton) Maiti.

Dhyan Chand Award Saraswathi Samman  for lifetime  The award has been instituted by the K.K. Birla achievements in sports and games instituted Foundatin. in the year 2002 is given to honour those  It is given to outstanding author for his literary work sports persons who have contributed to in any Indian Language mentioned in the eighth sports by their performance and continue to schedule of the constitution and published during contribute to promotion of sports even after the last 10 years. their retirement from active sporting career.  The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh.  The award carries a cash of Rs. five lakh.  2008 Awardee: Lekshmi Nandan Bora (Assamese Three awards are given every year. Novelist) for his novel Kavyakalpa.  2010 recipient : Satish Pillai (Athletics),  2009 Awardee: Surjit Paatar (Punjab) was awarded Kuldeep Singh (wrestling), Anith Chanu Saraswathi Samman for his poetry collections Lafzan (weight lifting) Di Dargan. Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration  Indira Gandhi Award for to distinguished persons/ citation. National Integration is the institutions for promoting  The Award is given on 31st prestigious award accorded national integration and October. by the Indian National understanding.  2009: Congress.  The Award carries an amount  2010: A. R. Rahman and  This award is given annually of Rs. 1.51 lakh in cash and a Ramakrishna Mission Ashram  Pravasi Bharatiya Samman is constituted by the Ministry of  Kalidas Samman is a Overseas Indian Affairs in conjunction with the Pravasi Bharatiya prestigious award presented Divas to honour exceptional and meritorious contribution in their annually in the state of chosen field/profession. The award is given by the . Madhya Pradesh in India.  It was first awarded in 1980.  2009 Awardee: Soman Baby, Associate Editor, Gulf Daily News;  The award is presented for Deepak Obhrai, Member of Parliament and Parliamentery Secretary outstanding achievement in of foreign affairs, Canada; P.N.C Menon and 10 others. Music, Dance, Painting & Theatre.  The award carries a cash Dhanvantari Award prize of 2 lakh rupees.  2008 recipient : Prof C.V.  This Award is given annually since 1973 for outstanding Chandrasekhar (Bharata contribution in the field of Medical Science. Natyam)  2009 recipient : Pandit  2008 Awardee: Dr. P.S. Krishnamurthy (Hyderabad), Homeopathic (Classical Physician. Singer)

57th Rajiv GandhiNational  Best Feature Film: Kutty Srank Sadbhavana Award  Best Director:  This award is given to (Delhi 6) persons for outstanding  Best Actor: contributions to peace and (Paa) communal harmony.  Best Actress: Anannya  The award carries a citation Chatterjee (Abahoman) and a cash award of Rs. 5  Best Popular Film: lakh. ()  2010 Recipient: Maulana  Best Supporting Actor: Farooq Wahiduddin Sheikh ( Lahore) Khan for his  Best Supporting Actress: contribution Arundhati Nag (Paa) towards the  Best Child Artist: Kishore & Sri promotion of () communal  Best Playback Singer: Rupam harmony Islam (Male) & Nilanjana peace and Sarkar (Female) goodwill.

Deputy Collector Rank File REGIONAL Literary Award Asan Smaraka  Mathrubhumi Literary Award is instituted by the Kavitha Puraskaram Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Company  The award has been instituted by the Limited. Asan Memorial Association.  The award comprises Rs. 2 lakh in cash, a citation and  The award comprises Rs. 25000 in a plaque. cash, a citation and a plaque.  Ist Awardee - Thikkodian (2000)  Ist Recipient - Pala Narayanan Nair (1991)  2009 Awardee - V.V.Ayyappan ()  2009 Recipient - M.L.Paloor  2010 Awardee - Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri  2010 Recipient - A.Ayyappan Vayalar Award  Vallathol Award is  The Vayalar Award is given for the best literary work instituted by the in Malayalam. The award was instituted in 1977 by Vallathol Sahithya the Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Trust in memory of Samithi. the poet and lyricist Vayalar Ramavarma (1928-1975).  The award carries a  A sum of Rs.25,000/-, a silver plate and certificate purse of Rs.1,11,111 and constitutes the award. citation.  It is presented each year on October 27, the death  Ist Recipient - Pala anniversary of Vayalar. Narayanan Nair (1991)  Ist Recipient - Lalithambika Andarjenam  2009 Recipient - Kavalam  2009 Recipient - Thomas Mathew - Marar Narayana Panicker Lavanyabhavathinte Yukthi Silpam  2010 Recipient - Vishnu-  2010 Recipient - Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri - narayanan Namboothiri Charulatha J.C.Daniel Award  The Government of  The Odakkuzhal Award, given by Guruvayoorappan Trust, was instituted the J. C. Daniel founded by G. Sankara Kurup to commemorate the Jnanapith Award Award as a part of the Kerala he had won. State Film Awards, to honour  Ist Recipient - Vennikulam Gopalakurup (1968) lifetime achievements in  2008 Recipient - K.G..Sankara pillai .  2009 Recipient -  From 1998, the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, an Ezhuthachan Award autonomous body under the  Named after father of and Department of Cultural medieval poet Thunchath Ezhuthachan, the Affairs, Government of award carries Rs.1 lakh, citation and a statuette. Kerala hosts the award.  This award is announced every year on Ist  Ist Recipient - November. T.E.Vasudevan (1992)  Ist Recipient - Sooranad Kunjanpillai  2009 Recipient-K.S.-  2009 Recipient - madhavan  2010 Recipient - M.Leelavathi Kerala State Film Awards

Swetha Menon Mammooty Manoj K Jayan Padmapriya Award Winners 2009  Best Film ...... Paleri Manikyam Oru Pathirakolopathakathinte Kadha  Actor ...... Mammooty - Pazhassi Raja, Paleri Manikyam, Kutty Srank  Actress ...... Swetha Menon – Paleri Manikyam  Supporting Actor ...... Manoj K Jayan– Pazhasiraja  Supporting Actress ...... Padmapriya – Pazhasiraja  Director ...... Hariharan – Pazhasiraja  Music ...... Mohan sithara - Soofi Paranja Katha  Singer (Male) ...... Yesudas - madya venal  Singer (Female) ...... Sreya goshal - banaras  Child Artist ...... Niveditha - Bhramaram Kerala Sahithya Academy Award  Kerala Sahitya Academy for Winners of Kerala Sahithya Academy Award 2010 Malayalam literature is an autonomous body  Vishnu Narayanan Namboodiri and Punathil Kunjabdulla will get this established to promote year's academy fellowships. Malayalam language and  Ettumanoor Somadasan, Erumeli Parameswaran Pillai, G. Balakrishnan literary. Nair and P.V.K. Panayal won awards for overall contribution.  It is situated in , The winners are... Kerala in India.  Novel: (Aadujeevitham)  The academy was inaugu-  Short-story: K.R. Meera (Ave Maria) rated on October 15, 1956,  Poetry: N. K. Desam (Mudra) by Chithira Thirunal  Biography/autobiography: T.J.S. George (Ghoshayatra) Balarama Varma, the former  Travelogue: Raveendran (Ente Keralam) king of Travancore.  Translation: K. Sachithanandan (Padinjaran Kavithakal)  The academy is headed by  Drama: K. M. Raghavan Nambyar (Swathanthryam thanne jeevitham) Malayalam novelist P.  Literary criticism: K.S. Ravikumar (Aakhyanathinte Adarukal) Valsala as its president, and  Scholarly literature: Vijaya Kumar Menon (Sthalam Kalam Kala) writer Purushan Kadalundy  Children's literature: A. Vijayan (Muyalchevi) is its secretary.  Humour: Marshal (Ronald Reaganum Balan Mashum)

Deputy Collector Rank File Padma Prabha Award Swathi Award  The award is instituted by  Swathi Puraskaram is one of those coveted awards Padmaprabha Memorial Trust in instituted by the Government of Kerala to honor an memory of M K Padma Prabha Gowder, artiste of national eminence. known for his contribution for development of Wayanad district.  The award carries a cash prize of  It carries a cash prize of Rs 55,000, a rupees one lakh, citation and a medal. ruby studded plaque and citation.  First Awardee - Shamankudi  1st Awardee - Puthoor Unnikrishnan Sreenivasa Iyer (1997) (1997)  2009 - Parassala B.Ponnammal  2009 - Sachidanandan  2008 - UA Khader  2008 - Dr. R.K. Sreekantan

Muttathu Varkey Award G.V.Raja Award

 It is the highest award given for  The award instituted by the Malayalam Literature. Kerala State Sports Council  It was constituted by Muttathu Varkey's carries a purse of Rs. 1 lakh, a fans, friends, and relatives. plaque and a certificate.  The award comprises Rs. 33,333 in cash.  First Awardee - Shamankudi  First recipient - OV Vijayan (1992) Sreenivasa Iyer (1997)  2010 - P.Valsala  2008 - M.Renjith (Triple Jump)  2009 - N.S. Madhavan  2007 - K.M.Binu & Jincy Philip

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