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1. American Singer Bruce Springsten has been named as Person of the year by MusiCares the charitable arm of Grammy Awards' Governing Body.

2. Founder of SEWA (Self Employed Women Association), Ela Ramesh Bhatt has been honored with Indira Gandhi Peace, Disarmament and development

Award 2011.

3. Indian and Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has been given highest civilian honor "Commander De La Legion d'honneur".

4. Indian Scientist CNR Rao honored by top Chinese scientific honor for boosting Indo Scientific Co-Operation.

5. Malala Yousafzai has been given the tipperary international peace prize 2012 given by Ireland government.

6. Manisha Kulshreshtha has been given the Lamhi Award 2012 which is given in memory of Legendary Novelist Munsi Premchand.

7. Vinod Mehta has been honored with Lokmanya Tilak Rashtriya Patrakarita award 2012.

8. 27th Rameshwar Birla National Award given to Dr. B .S. Singhal.

9. Ashok Mago, an Indian Businessman honored by 'Minority Business Leader Award' by the US Based Dallas Business Journal.

10. CISF Unit was marked as Best Marching Contingent in the Parade of 63rd .

11. Dr. Keshavrao Sadashiv Shastri Musalgaunkar awarded by Kalidas Award given by Government.

12. Dr. Kusuma Ansal honored by Acharya Vidhya Niwas Mishra award for her novel Tapsi.

13. Four scientists were honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by Prime Minister. Named Bhushan Grover (Contribution in Indo- US Nuke deal),

K.Balaramamoorthy (Non- - Destructive missile techniques), R. Balasubramaniam (Mathematics), S.K. Sikka (Nuke tests 1974 and 1998).

14. Gatapara Gram panchayat in Kanker District in Madhya Pradesh has been awarded for excellence in implementation of MNREGA (Mahatama Gandhi

National Rural Employment Guarantee Act).

15. IPI Award 2012 for excellence in Journalism was given to "".

16. Indian American scientist Rangaswamy Srinivasan has been honored by prestigious USA National Medal of technology and Innovation.

17. Indian origin lady Arora won the Order of Medal for her services to the Indian community.

18. has been given Hindu Literary Prize 2013 for his First Novel named Em and The Big Hoom.

19. Michael Clarke declared as Australian Test player of the Year.

20. Novelist Hari Mrudul has been honored with Vartaman Sahitya Kahani Award 2012.

21. Padma Awards 2013 - 4 Awards Sh. (ART) Sh. S. Haider Raja (ART) Prof. Yahspal (Science) Prof. Roddam Narsimha (Science) - 24 Awards , Abdul , , , and 19 Others - 80 Awards Kapoor, and 78 Others 22. Sanjeev Goenka has been honored by '2013 Business leader of the year Award' at the Global India Business Meeting 2013 in UK.

23. Young Indian researcher Dr. Mahavir Golechcha awarded by Young Investigator Scholarship award.

24. 13 yr Indian-American Arvind Mahankali won the USA’s National Spelling Bee.

25. 17th Vyangyashri award given to Hari Joshi.

26. American National Space society has honored Indian Missile scientist and former President APJ Abdul Kalam with Warner Won Brown Memorial Award.

27. American Novelist A M Homes won one of Britain’s highest literary honor Women’s Prize for Fiction for her novel May We be Forgiven. 27. American Novelist A M Homes won one of Britain’s highest literary honor Women’s Prize for Fiction for her novel May We be Forgiven.

28. chief minister Nabam Tuki was conferred the Lifetime Achievement for Peace Award by the United Nations-affiliated International

Association of Educators of World Peace (IAEWP).

29. Astronautical Society of India (ASI) has announced its Aryabhatt awards for Years 2010 and 2011. For 2010, this award was given to Former

secretary of Marine Development department A E Muthunayagam. For 2011, This award was given to Former DRDO (Defence Research and Development

Organization) Chief V K Saraswat.

30. Famous Oria Writer is honored by NTR National Literary award. He was also given given Padamshree in 2013 Padam awards.

31. First Indian women to climb , has been honored by Veerangana Lakshmibai by Madhya Pradesh

Government.

32. First annual for Cultural Harmony has been given to Sitar Maestro late Pandit .

33. Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi has been honoured with USD 10,000 'Nomura Award' in for her humanitarian works.

34. Harish Pathak has been given Baburao Vishnu Paradkar Journalism Award 2012.

35. In Financial Express Banking awards 2013, Best government owned bank award was won by Bank of Baroda and best Private bank award was given

to HDFC Bank.

36. India won three top awards in SAARC film festival 2013. Paan Singh Tomer was named best movie Paan Singh Tomer's director named as the best director Kaushal Oza received special jury award for his documentary 'Afterglow' 37. Indian inventor Ajay Bhatt at Intel has been honored by European Inventor Award 2013 for developing revolutionary USB (Universal Serial Bus)

Technology.

38. Indian Sculpturist has been honored with Knighthood, one of britain's highest honors.

39. Indian person and founder of Sulabh International, is honored by Legend of Planet award by .

40. Irish Author Kevin Barry has been honored by Impac Literary Award for his first novel City of Bohane.

41. social activist Dayamani Barla is honored by Alan L Lutz indigenous award.

42. Joginder Sanger has been honored by Pride of India award for his contribution in promoting art and in UK.

43. K K Birla Foundation gave Vyas Samman 2011 to Ramadarsha Mishra for 'Aam ke Patte'and Vyas Samman 2012 to for 'Na Bhuto Na

Bhavishyati'.

44. Kathak expert Vijaya Shankar is honored by prestigious Award 2012.

45. Major Anup Joseph has been given the prestigious Keerti Chakra for outstanding bravery.

46. Malaysian writer Tan Twan Eng is Declared Winner of Walter Scott Prize 2013 for his book Garden of the evening Mists.

47. Pankaj Subir has been honored with Indu Sharma Katha Samman 2013.

48. Sir Edmond Hilary Mountain Legacy Medal 2013 (Meant for Mountain Expeditions) has been given to Indian person Harshwanti Bisht for her various

acts meant to spread harmony in Mountain areas. In 1981, she successful climbed Devi Mountain. Harshwanti Bisht has become the first Asian to

get this title.

49. Star Guild Awards 2013 Best Film - Barfi Best Actor - (Barfi) Best Actress - (Kahani) 50. Steven Spielberg has been honored with Golden Ady filmmaker of the year award 2013.

51. J Shashikumar has been awarded by J C Daniel Award, 's top Film Honor.

52. 'Life of Pi' has received two national tourism awards for promoting Puducherry and Munnar in Kerala as tourist destinations.

53. 16th Gollapudi Srinivas National Award has been given to Film Director Kamal KM for his film "I.D.".

54. 21st Rajeev Gandhi Sadbhavana Award has been given to Sarod Maestro .

55. 22nd Bihari Award (2012) given to Hariram Meena for his Novel "Dhuni Tape Teer ".

56. 43rd International Fim Festival organized in . Awards are - Golden Peacock: "Anhey Ghode Da Daan" The Best Film. Best Director: Kyu-Hwan Jeon for south korean film "The Weight". He received a Silver Peacock. Best Actor (Male): Marcin Dorocinski for Polish-Russian Movie "Rose". He received a Silver Peacock Best Actor (Female): for "With You, Without You". She received a Siver Peacock. 57. 47th given to odia writter Dr.Pratibha Rai.

58. 48th Jnanpith Award for year 2012 has been given to Telugu Novelist Ravuri Bharadwaja.

59. 58th awards 2013

Best Film - Barfi Best Director - (Kahani) Best Director - Sujoy Ghosh (Kahani) Best Actor - Ranbir Kapoor (Barfi) Best Actress - Vidya Balan (Kahani)

60. 60th - Best Film - Paan Singh Tomer Best Actor - Irfan Khan and Gokhale Best Actress - 61. 66th BAFTA (British Academy Film and Television Arts) awards 2013 Best Film - Argo Best Director - Ben Affleck (Agro) Best Actor - Daniel Day Lewis (For Lincoln) Best Actress - Best Actress Emmanuelle Riva (Amor) Best Supporting Actor - Christoph Waltz (for Django Unchained) Best Supporting Actress - Anne Hathaway (for Les Miserables) 62. 66th Cannes Film Festival - Best Film (Palm d'Or Award) - Blue is the Warmest Colour (Director - Abdellatif Kechiche) Best Director - Amat Escalante (Film - Heli) Best Actor - Bruce Dern (Film - Nebraska) Best Actress - Berenice Bejo (Film - Le Passe (The Past)) Note that actress Vidya Balan and 'Life of Pi' director Ang Lee were part of the prestigious 66th Cannes Film Festival's nine-member jury, headed by Hollywood director Steven Spielberg.

63. 70th Golden Globe Awards 2013 Best Film - Argo Best Director - Ben Affleck (For Argo) Best Actor - Daniel Day Lewis (For Lincoln) Best Actress - Jessica Chastain (For Zero Dark Thirty) Best Supporting Actor - Christoph Waltz (for Django Unchained) Best Supporting Actress - Anne Hathaway (for Les Miserables) 64. 85th Oscar Awards

Best Film - Argo Best Director - Ang Lee (For Life of PI) Best Actor - Daniel Day Lewis (For Lincoln) Best Actress - Jennifer Lawrence (For Silver Linings Playbook) Best Supporting Actor - Christoph Waltz (for Django Unchained) Best Supporting Actress - Anne Hathaway (for Les Miserables) Most Nominations - Lincoln

65. "Life of Pi" a movie based on canadian author Yann Martel's Novel and directed by Chinese Director Anng Lee has won two National Tourism Awards.

66. Pulitzer Awards 2013 - Fiction - The Orphan Master's Son (Adam Johnson) Drama - Disgraced (Ayad Akhtar) History - Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's (Fredrik Logevall) Poetry - Stag's Leap (Sharon Olds)

Investigative reporting - New York Times

67. Actor Shahrukh Khan has been honored by Shivaji Ganeshan award 2012.

68. Actor Shahrukh khan Given the Malaysian Brand Laureate Legendary Award.

69. Actress Swaroop Sampat Rawal Honored by the Karmveer prize 2012.

70. Aditi Mukherjee, an Indian Social Scientist in IWMI (Intyernational Water Management Institute) has won the first Norman Boaloug Award for Field

Research and Application.

71. Afifa Patel, 7 year old African Girl of Indian Origin awarded by wild life protection award in South .

72. Ajay Singh, A Catholic priest in has been awarded the Minority Rights Day Award by the National Minority Commission.

73. Ajmad Ali Khan has been honored with the doctorate by Jadhavpur University.

74. American Writer Lydia Davis won 5th Man Booker International Prize.

75. Amrita Devi Bishnoi Wildlife conservation award 2010 has been given to Saurabh and Gaurav Gupta.

76. Anil Ananthaswamy won the Inaugural Physics Journalism prize for his article Hip Hip Array .

77. Author Catherine Boo has been given US National Book Award for Her Novel Behind The Beautiful Forevers : Life and Death Hope in a under City.

78. Bangaladesh awarded Liberation War Honour to Ex-Indian PM Inder Kumar Gujaral and Defence Minister Jagjivan Ram for their Contribution in 78. Bangaladesh awarded Liberation War Honour to Ex-Indian PM Inder Kumar Gujaral and Defence Minister Jagjivan Ram for their Contribution in

Liberation war of Bangladesh.

79. Belgian Mathematician Pierre Deligne won Abel Prize 2013 in field of Mathematics .

80. Best bank and Financial Institution Award, 2012 given to National Bank.

81. BhagyaLaxmi from Rajashtan elect for Indra Ghandi Rastriya Puruskar 2012.

82. has Been Awarded By President for Achieving Best GDP Growth Rate During the 11th Five Year Plan.

83. Bollywood acteress was conferred the French honour Knight of the Order of Art and Letters.

84. Borloug Award 2012 Given to Agricultural Scientist K V Prabhu and Singh. This award is given for contribution in betterment of Agriculture

and Envirnoment.

85. Brahma Chellaney Won Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Book award 2012 for his Book Water : Asia's New Battleground.

86. Brazilian Footballer Nemar chosen best Footballer of South America.

87. Britain's Nehal Bhogaita has won the title of Miss India Worldwide, making her the first deaf to win this .

88. Britain's Royal Geographical Society gave Whitley Award (also called 'Green Oscar Award') to Aparajita Datta of Arunachal Pradesh for her work

towards saving Hornbill birds Species.

89. British Businessman of Indian origin Angad Paul has been given Youth Icon Award by Based NRI Institute.

90. CSIR (Council of Scientific and Inductrial Research) has started a U N Brahmachari Award for research in Exploration and Control of Transmitted

Diseases.

91. Classic Tamil Award 2012 Given to Archaeologist Govindranagar and French Professor Francois Gross.

92. Clifford Rayes Miranda was honored with the Dilip Sardesai Award for sports excellence for the year of 2013-14.

93. Co-founder of tech giant N.R. Murthy has been honored with the James C Morgan Global Humanitarian Award.

94. Creator of Yashi Film, Ajay Kumar has been honored by president Rajkeshwar Prayag Honor.

95. Cricketer chosen for C K Naidu Lifetime Achievement Award by BCCI.

96. Cricketer honoured with Award for excellent performence in 2011 - 12.

97. 's Tereza Fajksova has won 2012 in Manila (Capital of ).

98. D V K Group Chief Deepak Kuntawala Presented with Asian Leadership award.

99. Dada Saheb Phalke Academy Awards 2012 ->

Dadasaheb Phalke Award - Academy Award - Asha Bhonsle and . First Superstar of Indian Cinema - Rajesh Khanna Best Actor - (For Rowdy Rathore)

100. Defence minister's technical adviser BK Sarswat awarded by Aryabhat Award 2011.

101. CM Sheila Dixt awarded Classical Singers and Anjali Ila Menon with Lifetime Achievement Award 2013.

102. Desmond Tutu to be honored with Templton Prize 2013 for his acts for establishing communal harmony in .

103. Dinanath Mangeshkar Awards 2012 given to , Suresh Wadker and Vandana Gupte.

104. Distinguished Gujarati poet Shobhit Desai has been presented with the Vatayan Poetry Award 2012.

105. Divya Goel awarded Edword Janer Young Scientist Award 2012.

106. Dr has been awarded with Gujar Mal Modi Award for Innovative Science & Technology 2013.

107. Dr. Charulata of Ranchi awarded with Young Scientist Award for contribution in Plant Bio Technology.

108. Dr. Farooq Abdullah was conferred the Great Cross of Civil Merit by Spanish Government.

109. Dr. Keshav Rao Sadashiv Shastri Musalgaonkar given for his literature in .

110. Dr. Ramsharan Gaur honoured with 15th Dr. Vishnu Shridhar wakankar national award.

111. E Sridharan has been honored by Lokmanya Tilak Award. E Sridharan is the man Behind Ambitious Delhi Metro and Konkan Railways Projects.

112. Economist Crossword Book Awards 2011 - The Folded Earth (By Anuradha Rai) in Indian Fiction Category, A Free Man (By Amit Sethi) in Indian Non-

Fiction Category.

113. Edinburgh Napier University Honoured Indian Actress Sharmila Tagore with doctorate of Arts Award.

114. Ex-Afghan Minister and Human Rights Activist Seema Smaar Awarded Swedish Right Livelihood Award.

115. Famous Film Actor Pran honored with Biggest Cinema Award in India - Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2012.

116. Famous Indian Expert Gopichand Narang has been awarded with Murti Devi Award - 2010 for his creation Urdu Ghajal aur Hindustani Jehen - o -

Tehjeeb.

117. Famous Scientist Stephen Hawking won the Special Fundamental Physics Prize for His Extraordinary Contributions in study of Black Holes and Other

aspects.

118. - Best Actor - Ranbir Kpoor, Best Actress - Vidya Balan Best Film - Barfi Best Director - Sujoy Ghosh Lifetime Achievement - Yash Chopra Best Music Director -

119. Finance Minister P Chidambaram Presented with Karunakaran Award for excellence in Political Career.

120. First Katha Samman (2012-13) has been given to Indian Novelist Kiran Singh.

121. Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva was honoured with for Peace and Disarmament for advocaing a permanent

seat for India in the UN Security Council.

122. Former Secretary of Marine Development Department Muthunyagam awarded by Aryabhat Award for 2010.

123. Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and Chinese Agri. Scientist Yuan Longping Jointly won Confucious Peace Prize 2012 organized by

Chinese International Peace Studies Centre.

124. Former head of Russian department at the kerala university, K Govindan Nair has wo the Pushkin Award 2012 of Russian Federation.

125. Fortune Magazine rated TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) as the most reputed Company of India. TCS has left behind TATA Steel for this title.

126. Four senior scientists (Ravi Bhushan Grover, K Balrammurti, R Balasubrhamanyam, S. K. Sikka) awarded by Life Time Achievements Award by Nuclear

Energy Department.

127. Golden Globe Award 2012

Best Actor in - Daniel de Lewis Best Actress - Jessica Michelle Chastain Best Original - Life of PI

128. Gurvinder Singh bags Golden Peacock at IFFI 2012, Centenary Award goes to .

129. Received Krishi Karma Award for 2nd Consecutive year.

130. Haryana Sanskrit Gaurav Samman given to Dr. Ramdatta Sharma by Haryana Sanskrit Academy .

131. selected for Bharat Muni Samman.

132. Hilary Mantel, a British Author won the the Man Booker Prioze for Her Novel Bring up The Bodies. Became the First British and First Woman ever to get

this award twice.

133. Hillary Mantel, a British Novelist won the Costa Book Award 2012 for her Novel Bring Up The Bodies. Note that she had earlier won the reputed Man

Booker Prize 2012 also for the same novel.

134. IIFA awards 2013 -

Best Film - Barfi Best Actor - Ranbir Kapoor (Barfi) Best Actress - Vidya Balan (Kahani) Best Director - Anuyrag Basu (Barfi)

135. ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) gave young scientist award to Jenita Mary Nongkynrih from .

136. In 19th - Pan Singh Tomar and Barfi - best film award Yash Chopra - Life time achievement award. Vidya Balan - Best Actress 137. India's Ex - Permanent Representative to United Nations, Hardeep singh has been awarded by Thomas Jefferson Eternal Vigilance Award 2013 by

United Nations.

138. India's Former President Abdul Kalam has been honored with US - Based National Space society's Wernher von braun memorial Award.

139. India's first high commissioner to Britain, V K Krishna Menon will be honoured posthumously with a blue plaque award at the north London residence

where he stayed when he first came to london before India's Independence.

140. Indian Badminton Player Saina Nehawal awarded by 22nd Yuddhweer memorial foundation Award.

141. Indian Student Nisarg Patel awarded by Pitchfork Award in America for creating bacteria less water purification system.

142. Indian American has been awarded by (Also called baby nobel) for his contribution in economics.

143. Indian Chef Kunal Kapoor was Given the Sir Edmond Hillary Fellowhip 2012 by Government.

144. Indian Cricketer Tendulkar awarded Order of Australia Title by Australian PM Julia Gillard during her visit to India.

145. Indian Doctor Pankaj Chaturvedi awarded by Zudi Wilkenfeld Award for International tobacco control excellence.

146. Indian Film Director honored by New York Citizen Achievement Award.

147. Indian Finance Company Muthoot Finance awarded Golden Peacock award in London. 148. Indian Golfer Jeev awarded Lifetime Achievement Award in Brunei.

149. Indian Lady Vandana Gandhi has been honored by Emirates Women's award for her contribution towards promoting business excellence and nursery

education in (UAE).

150. Indian Lawyers Dinoo Muthappa and Nawat Satarawala were honored with Anti - Trust Writing Award in USA.

151. Indian Musician became First Non-Jewist to be awarded Presidential Award.

152. Indian NGO SEWA (Self Employed Women's Association) and European Union (EU) are among those honoured by the United Nations food agency for

their contributions to development issues. SEWA from India was honoured for its innovative efforts to lift extremely poor women out of poverty and

.

153. Indian NGO SEWA (Self Employed Women's Association) has been honored by Jacques Diouf award in 38th summit by United Nation's Food &

Agriculture Organzation.

154. Indian Novelist won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature in the Jaipur Literature Festival for His Novel Narcopolis.

155. Indian Person Madhav Chavan (CEO of Pratham, an NGO) won the 2012 WISE Prize for Education at the WISE Summit in , . WISE Stands for

World Innovation Summit for Education. The Satya Bharati School Programme, an Initiative of Bharati Foundation also won a special award in WISE

Summit 2012.

156. Indian Person Mannar was honored by highest National award of - 'Officer of the Order of Canada'.

157. Indian Person Vijay Singh was named recipient of 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Society of Civil Engineers Environmental and

Water Resources Institute (ASCE-EWRI).

158. Indian Sand Artist Sudarshan Patnaik won gold medal at 12th International Sand Art Competition in , .

159. Indian Scientist U.R. Rao, who led the country's space programme between 1984 and 1994, has become the first Indian to be inducted into the

prestigious Satellite Hall of Fame of USA,

160. Indian Steel Tycoon Lakhsmi Nivas Mittal awarded with Special Sikh Award for his contribution in Setting up a Large Scale Oil Refinery in Punjab.

161. Indian artist Anup Mathew Thomas is among five winners of popular 's Abraaj Group Art Prize for artists from the , North Africa and

South Asia.

162. Indian origin scientist Venkatesh Mannar awarded by Order of Canada by Canada Government.

163. Indian sand artist was recently awarded choice prize for creating a sand sculpture of Lord at World sand art

championship 2013, Russia.

164. Indira Gandhi National Unity Award 2011 given to Lyricist Guljar.

165. International Data Group (IDG) awarded UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) with Visionary Application of Information Technology Award.

166. International Tennis Federation announces world Champions for 2012. The award Given to Novak Djokovic of in Male Category and Serena

Williams of USA in Females.

167. James C Morgan Humanity Award given to Infosys Founder Narayan Murthy.

168. Jharkhand Government awarded 11 ys Old Prasannata Shandilya with Uttam Jeevan Rakshak Padak.

169. Jnanpith Award 2010 Given to Chandrashekhara Kambar, a Author.

170. Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy won United Nation's Public Service award for his Mass Contact Program and his actions for addressing

grievances of people of Kerala.

171. Kulandei Francis, an Indian Social Activist who received Ramon Magsaysay Award 2012.

172. Kunnath pharmaceuticals given Platinum Technology Award 2012.

173. Kyoto Award 2012 given to Gayatri Chakrawarti for contribution in Arts and Literature.

174. has been honored with Yash Chopara Memorial Award 2013.

175. Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award 2013 given to Usen Bolt .

176. Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award 2013 given to Jessika Ennis .

177. Law Trob University Global Citizenship Award given to India's by Law Trob University of America .

178. Lawreus Sports Awards 2013

179. Liberian Prez Alan Joseph Sirleaf given Indira Gandhi Prize for peace, disarmament and development 2012 for Working towards Empowerment of

Women.

180. Los Angeles City Council has given 'City Proclamation Award 2013' to .

181. Madhya Pradesh Government started two new awards - Mahatama Jyotiba Phule (in Social Service) and Savitri Bai Fule (Education).

182. Madhya Pradesh Sports Awards 2013 -

Lifetime Achievement Award - Ramlal Verma (Volleyball) New Award Named Joshi Award was started this year in Malkhamb Sport and the winner was Ajay Waktarita.

183. Govt.'s music award given to Classical Singer Pandit .

184. Mahathir Global Peace Foundation of has awarded Nelson Mandela with inaugural Mahathir Award for Global Peace. 184. Mahathir Global Peace Foundation of Malaysia has awarded Nelson Mandela with inaugural Mahathir Award for Global Peace.

185. Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation 2013 is given to Brigalia Bam, former Chairperson of South Africa's election body.

186. Major Abup J. Manjali of the Rashtriya Rifles awarded by Kirity Chakra for his extraordinary bravery efforts in country terrorist operations in Jammu and

Kashmir.

187. Malala Awarded by Semon de Beber honour in Russia.

188. Malala Yousafzai got Tipperary international peace prize by Ireland Government.

189. Malala Yousafzai has been awarded with Dutch Kids Rights Foundation's International Child Peace Award.

190. Film Colour of Sky got nominated for Oscar Awards 2012.

191. Malayalam Novelist A Arvindakshan has been given Ratan Samman 2013.

192. Malayalam Poetess Sugatha Kumari has been honored by Samman 2012 for her Poetry Collection Manalezhuthu.

193. Malaysian writer Tan Twng Eng won "The Man Asian Literary Prize 2013" for his book 'The Garden of Evening Mist'.

194. Manish Ranjan has been awarded National Trurst Spandan Award. He is director of NRHM (National Rural Health Mission).

195. honored with Lifetime achievement award 2012 in 5th Film Festival.

196. Matura Refinery Won Platinum award in 13th Greentech Awards 2012.

197. Miss India Awards 2013 - Miss India World (1st Position) - Miss India Earth (1st Runner-Up) - Miss India International (2nd Runner up) -

198. Miss USA has been crowned 2012 in USA.

199. Naresh Fernandes won the Shakti Bhatt First Book prize 2012 for his Book Taj Mahal Foxtrot : The Story of Bombay's Jazz Age.

200. Naresh Saxena and Om Thanvi awarded by Shamsher Awaed.

201. National Bravery Awards on 67th Independence Day -

1 Ashok Chakra (Prasad Babu (Sub Inspector in )) Three Kirti Chakras (Mahesh Kumar, Abhilash Tomy, Lohit Soniwal) 10 Shaurya Chakras 21 Sena Medals

202. National Fertilizers Limited (NFL)'s Panipat Unit has been given the best Safety Award by National Safety Council (Mumbai).

203. 2013 (Awards Committee headed by Mitchell Ferrera)

Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award - Ranjan Sodhi (Shooter) 15 Arjun Awards (Notable are P V Sindhu (Badminton), Virat Kohli (Cricket)) (Best Coach) - Purnima Mahto (Archery), Mahavir Singh (Boxing), Narinder Saini (Hockey) Dronacharya Lifetime Award - K P Thomas (Atheletics), Raj Singh (Wrestling) Dhayanchand Award - Mary D'souza Sequeira (Athletics), Syed Ali (Hockey), Anil Mann (Wrestling), Girraj Singh (Parasports) Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar - 4 Winners 204. National Tansen Award for Excellence in Classical Music has been Given to .

205. National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), the largest power utility of India was awarded the most Efficient Maharatna-in Manufacturing for the year

2012 award by Stock Magazine at 4th DSIJ Awards.

206. National Tourism Award 2011-12 has given to State Andhra Pradesh for sustainable development in the tourism sector.

207. Navneet Kaur Dhillon won the crown of 'Ponds Miss India World 2013 '.

208. Nepali social worker Pushpa Basnet has won 2012's CNN Hero of the Year prize.

209. New Zealand Cricketer Martin Guptil honoured with Sir Richard hedley Medal for excellent performance.

210. Noble Prizes 2012 -

British Scientist John B. Gurdon and Japanese Scientist Shinya Yamanaka won 2012 Nobel Prize for Medicine. Serge Haroche and David Wineland won the 2012 Nobel Prize for Physics. US Scientists Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Koblika won the Nobel Prize 2012 in Chemistry. Chinese Author MO Yan won the Nobel Prize 2012 in Literature. Alvin E. Roth and Lloyd S. Shapley were Given the 2012 Nobel Prize in Economics. European Union has been given Nobel Prize 2012 for Peace. 211. Noted Assamese writer Indira Goswami was posthumously (After Passing Away) awarded Assom Ratan Award by President .

212. Noted Indian scientist Dr. CNR Rao has been conferred with China's Top science award for his important contribution in boosting Sino-India scientific

cooperation.

213. Novelist Yogita Yadav and Poet Arunabh Saurabh have been honored by Jnanpith (Read as Gyanpeeth) Nav lekhan Award 2013.

214. Novelist and businessman Babasahed Kalyani were conferred the prestigious 'Bundesverdienstkreuz','s Cross of the Order of

Merit, for their contributions to Indo-German relations.

215. Oprah Winfrey, an American media proprietor, talk show host and actress has been named as most powerful celebrity by Forbes Magazine. 215. Oprah Winfrey, an American media proprietor, talk show host and actress has been named as most powerful celebrity by Forbes Magazine.

216. Padma Awards 2012 Padma Vibhushan - Raghunath Mohapatra(sculptor), S Haider Raza (Painter), (Physicist), (space scientist). Padma Bhushan - Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna, Jaspal Singh Bhatti, Rahul Dravid, Abdul Rashid Khan and 19 Others Padam Shri - total 80 recepients 217. Conferred its highest Civil Award 'Nishan - e - Pakistan' to Chinese President Li Keqiang during his recent visit to Pakistan.

218. Pakistani Social Activist Malala Yousufzai selected for UNA - USA's Global Leadership award called 'Champions for global change'.

219. Pandit Ravishanker has been Honored with Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award 2012 after his demise.

220. Pearlman Award 2013 for Business plan competition has given to Indian American Venkat Jonla and John Mathews.

221. Peter Hassan, the Consul for Russian Federatiobn (Federation) and Advisor for FICCI has been chosen for 's Highest Civil Award, Order De

Mayo. It Means Officer of The Order.

222. Poet Nida Fajli is awarded by Shailendra Samman 2013.

223. President Pranab Mukherjee gave Sangeet Natak Academy Fellowships (Academy Ratna) awards - N. Rajam (Violinist), T H Vikku Vinyakaram

(Percussionist), (Playwright).

224. President conferred the honorary rank of General of the on General Gaurav Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana.

225. Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Public Administration was given to State for its work In rural development.

226. Punjab Assembly Speaker Charanjeet Singh Atwal has been given a special award by a UK Firm Asian Guild for his contribution in promoting Basic

Education in Punjab.

227. Punjab Assembly Speaker Dr. Atwal got Asian Guild award.

228. Rachna Samagra Award for 2012 has been given to Kahsinath (hindi), Lakshminandan Bora (Assamese), Ashok Mitran (Tamil), Mohanjeet (Punjabi)

229. Radha Dubey from Raysen District and Pandajheer village received 'Best Farmer Award'.

230. Public Service Commission (RPSC) awarded E-India Award for its Online Application Submission portal.

231. Rajasthan Sahity aAcademy gave its Annual Sahitya awards to 26 People. Famous Meera Award was given to Author Bhawani Singh.

232. Ramon Magsaysay Award 2013 - Habiba Sarabi ('s first woman governor), Myanmar civil society organiser Lahpai Seng Raw and Ernesto

Domingo (Physician in philippines).

233. Rangaswamy Srinivasan, a well known Indo-American Inventor has been nominated by barack Obama for the prestigious USA National Medal for

Technology and Innovation.

234. Ravi Shankar gets Lifetime Achievement Grammy award.

235. Retd. Lieutenant Colonel Kartar Singh has been awarded by 'First Citizen of Indian Army' Honor.

236. S P yadav has been honored with Rajeev Gandhi Wildlife Conservation Award 2009.

237. S.Venkat Mohan, a scientist of Indian Institute of Chemical Technology won National Bioscience Award 2012.

238. Sahitya Academy gave Suryamal Mishran Award 2013 to Idan Singh Bhati for his his collection of poems called "Aankh Hiye Ra Hariyal Sapna".

239. Sally Ride (American physicist and astronaut) has been posthumously (After Passing Away) honored by USA's Highest Civil Honor - The Presidential

Medal of Freedom.

240. Sanjeev Bhatt awarded with Mother Teresa international award by harmony foundation.

241. Sarvottam given to PK Vinita, Ramya Rajappan and Sangeeta Agrawal.

242. Sathwik Karnik, an Indian-origin 12 year old boy from Massachusetts has won this year's USA’s National Geographic Bee contest after thorough

testing of his geographic knowledge about lions in , mountain ranges in Asia and port cities in .

243. Script Writer Honoured with Rashtriya Samman.

244. Ranked First in Inaugural Forbes India 100 Celebrities' List.

245. Shahrukh Khan Honoured with Brand Laureate Legendary Award Malasia.

246. Shalini Singh, a Deputy Editor of has been awarded by Prem Bhatia Memorial Awards 2013 for Best Political Reporting in Year 2013.

247. Shalini Singh, a Deputy Editor with The Hindu, has been given the Prem Bhatia Award 2013 for Political Reporting.

248. Shane Warne, Legendary Australian Bowler has been included in Hall of Fame of ICC (International Cricket Council).

249. Shantiswarop Bhatnagar Award 2012 given to 11 Scientists by PM .

250. Shrimant Shankardev Award 2008 has been given to actress Sharmila Tagore.

251. Singer Hariharan honored with Lata Mangeshkar Samman Alankaran 2013.

252. Sitanshu Yashchandra, a pioneer in Gujarati poetry and literature, has been awarded with the prestigious national award for his

contribution to .

253. Sitar Maestro Ravishankar Presented Posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

254. Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), India's one of leading steel-making 'Maharatna' Public Sector Enterprise has been given SCOPE Award for Best

Practices in Human Resource Management for the year 2011-12 by Preaident Pranab Mukherjee. Practices in Human Resource Management for the year 2011-12 by Preaident Pranab Mukherjee.

255. Sugat Mitra, an Indian Education Analyst awarded by Annual Award of American Scientific Organization Named "Ted".

256. Sugatha Kumari, a Malayalam poetess has been selected for 2012 for her poetry collection named Manalezhuthu.

257. Sugatha kumari, a Malayalam poetess won prestigious Saraswati Samman 2012 for Her Poems collection Manalezhuthu (the Writings on the Sand).

258. Supertech Chief S P Tripathi honoured with Bharat Jyoti Award 2012.

259. Susi Ganesh, Indian Film Director has received special honour from Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley for his contribution to Indian cinema.

260. Tennis (December 2012) International Tennis Federation announces world Champions for 2012. The award Given to Novak Djokovic of Serbia in Male Category and Serena Williams of USA in Females. 261. Tessy Thomas recently reecivd the prestigious Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for her contribution in development of Missile technology of the

country.

262. The French Government Confers the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters on Indian Theatre Personality for his contribution to modern

Theatre.

263. The National Technology Award 2013 was given to Biovet Private Limited, for successful commercial production of Bluetongue pentavalent

vaccine and Johne's disease vaccine for the first time in India.

264. The best film in Golden Globe Award 2012 - Argo

265. The rajasthan Hindi Grantha Academi selected the book named Adhunik Chitrakala ka Itihaas by Ratnakar Vinayak Sahalkar for its prestigious pragya

award.

266. Times of India Film Awards 2013 ->

Best Film - Barfi Best Actor - Ranbir Kapoor Best Actress -

267. Toyo Ito, a Japanese architect has been given Pritzker Prize 2013 in field of Architecture.

268. Trilochan Singh Sahni, an Indian Entrepreneur presented Pride Of India Award for his exceptional services to India and Britain.

269. U.P. govt. provide Yash Bharti Award 2013 to Rajendra Yadav (Editor of Hans) ,Chhannu Lala Mishra (Classical Singer ) ,Suresh

Raina(Cricketer), and (Singer),Ameer Raja Hussain (Artist),Pro. Satyamitra Dubey (Socialogist),Waseem Varelavi

(Shire),Ramkrishna Rajput(Archaeological) , Dr. Sarita Sharma (poet), Gupta (Hockey Player), Mastram Kapoor (Writer),Mevalal Yadav ,Nar Singh

Yadav and Anshu Tomar(Fight) .

270. US President Barack Obama rated Person of the year by US Magazine Time.

271. US singer and songwriter Carole King became the first woman to receive the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Which is given as a

lifetime achievement in popular music.

272. USA Based 'American and Pacific Islander' gave Champions of Change award to to Indians Aparna Bhattacharya and Pramila Jaipal .

273. USA Honoured Myanmar Opposition Leader Aung San Suu Kyi with Reputed USA Congressional Medal.

274. USA's Former Secret Agent Edward Snowden has been awarded by German Whistleblower Award 2013.

275. Udipi Ramchandra Rao awarded by Satellite Hall of Fame by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization).

276. United Arab Emirates' Poet Sihab Ganem awarded Tagore Peace Prize 2012.

277. Urdu Poet Krishan Kumar Toor presented with Galib Awards 2012.

278. Urdu poet WASEEM BAREILVI, Hindi poet GOPAL DAS NEERAJ, Ms SHALINI JOSHI were honoured with Award.

279. Usain Bolt won the IAAF World Athlete of the year award for the fourth time.

280. V Narayan Murthy was honoured with Hoover Medal 2012 at the Global Humanitarian Tech Conference in Washington, USA.

281. V. Narayan Murthy (Founder of Infosys) has been honoured with the Hoover Medal at Global Humanitarian Technology Conference in Seattle in

Washington.

282. Vijay Kumar, Olympic Bronze medalist in shooting has been given Best Sportsmen of Defence Services Award, 2012.

283. World Food Prize 2012 was awarded to Daniel Hillel, an Israeli Scientist.

284. World boxing council honored Former South African President Nelson Mandela with King of Human Equality award.

285. Writers Ramesh Dave (Hindi) and Gopichand Narang (Urdu) won the Kusumanjali Sahitya Samman 2013.

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