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Awards and Honours

Awards and Honours - January to September 2015 Name of the Award Award Winner Key Points Business Person of the Year Larry Page Given by Fortune Magazine State Pre-Eminent Science Yu Min – Nuclear Scientist Given by Chinese President and Technology Award Xi Jinping 2015 Space Pioneer Award ISRO’s Mars Orbiter Mission Given by National Space (MOM) Team Society Asian Tour’s Players Player of Anirban Lahiri He is a Golfer the Year Ballon d’Or 2014 Award Cristiano Ronaldo Wins for II consecutive time Governor of the Year Raghuram Rajan Given by Central Banking Awards National e-Governance Jammu and Kashmir Given for the best District Award Level Initiative in Vyas Samman Award 2014 Kamal Kishore Goyanka For his book ‘Premchand Kee Kahaniyo Kaa Kaalkramanusar’. Given by KK Birla Foundation National Tiger Conservation Periyar Tiger Reserve Given for encouraging local Authority Award public in managing reserve Vikram Sarabhai Memorial MYS Prasad Given by Indian Science Award Congress Association Prabhu Nath Dwivedi Given for his work called ‘Kanakalochanaha’ NSC Award for Best Electoral CV Anand Given by Election Practices Commission of India Social Media Person of the Given by Internet and Mobile year 2015 Association of India Giraffe Hero Award Subash Chandra Agarwal He is RTI Activist Best Indian Language Navbharattimes.com Given by Internet and Mobile Website in India Association of India Hindu Literary Prize 2014 Ashok Srinivasan Given for his book “Book of Common Signs” Martin Luther King Award Frank Islam Given for his contribution in international service and civil engagement. DSC Prize for South Asian Jhumpa Lahiri Given for her novel “The Fiction Lowland” Kushwant Singh Memorial Arundhathi Subramaniyam Given for her work “When Prize God is a Traveller” Sanjay Chopra Award Devesh Kumar Given by PM Modi Ji Bapu Gaidani Award Monika, Rumoh Meto, and Given by PM Modi Ji Riya Chaudhary Geeta Chopra Award Gunjan Sharm Given by PM Modi Ji Bharat Award Resham Fatma Given by PM Modi Ji Awards and Honours 2015

Name of the Award Award Winner Key Points Bharat Gaurav Award Nasrin Ejner Given by Indian International Friendship Society Yash Bharti Award Vinod Mehta (Journalist) Given by Government of UP King Faisal International Zakir Naik Given by Saudi Arabia. Given Award for Zakir’s services to Islam Hayek Prize Hindol Sengupta Given by US for Sengupta’s book named Recasting India: How Entrepreneurship is Revolutionizing the World’s Largest Democracy 2014 Jnanpith Award Bhalchandra Nemade Fourth Marathi Writer to win the literary honour. Charleston-EFG John Amartya Sen Given by United Kingdom Maynard Keynes Prize 2015 National Science Foundation Gurpreet Singh Given by US National Science (NSF) CAREER award Foundation ESPN Cricinfo Award Rohit Sharma Given for his record breaking 264 against Sri Lanka Honorary life membership of Saurav Ganguly Dada retired from all forms Marylebone Club of cricket in 2012. National Award for Himachal Pradesh Given by Prime Minister Renewable Energy Modi to Power minister Popularisation Sujan Singh Pathania Y Nayudamma Memorial Tessy Thomas and Geeta Given for their contribution Award 2014 Vardhan in the fields of missile technology and remote sensing J Calvin Giddings Award 2015 Purnendu Dasgupta Given by American Chemical Society Division of Analytical Chemistry The Grand Prix of the Nagesh Kukunoor's film Given at the 65th Berlin Generation Kplus "Dhanak" International Film Festival International Jury Honorary doctorate by the Given for his contribution to Clemson University the Automotive Industry. International Cricket Martin Crowe He is the III New Zealander Council’s Cricket Hall of and 79th Cricketer to be Fame inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame National Award for creating Rani Mukherjee Given by the National awareness about the child Institute of Gender Justice trafficking (NIGJ) Mo Ibrahim prize for African Namibian President This is the world’s most leadership 2014 Hifikepunye Pohamba valuable individual award

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Name of the Award Award Winner Key Points Golden Gate Award Kerala Tourism Dept Presented at the Internationale Tourismus- Borse Berlin (ITB-Berlin) 2015, Germany. Best Wedding and Goa Tourism Dept Given by Pacific Area Travel Honeymoon Destination Writers Association. Top Employer in Europe Tata Consultancy Services Won the award for Third Consecutive Time Saraswati Samman Award Veerappa Moily For his literary work Ramayana Mahanveshanam Stockholm Water Prize Environment activist He is also known as India’s Rajendra Singh Water Man International Women of 1. Niloofar Rahmani Given by United States for Courage Award 2015 from Afghanistan Air Force demonstrating exceptional 2. Nadia Sharmeen- courage and leadership in Journalist and women’s advocating for peace, justice, rights activist from human rights and gender Bangladesh equality. 3. Tabassum Adnan- founder of Khwendo Jirga from Pakistan. National Photography 1. Life-Time Achievement The theme for Professional Awards Award- Surendra R Patel Photographer category – 2. Best Professional “Hamara Bharat Swachh Photographer of the Year- Bharat“. Swarup Duta 3. Best Amateur The theme for Amateur Photographer of the Year- Category – “Mother and Sasikumar. Child“. Voice of the Century Award Lata Mangeshkar Awarded at the sixth edition of the National Laadli Media and Advertising Awards New South Wales (NSW) Minoti Apte (Indian Given for her enormous Woman of the year 2015 Pancreatic Cancer contributions to medical Researcher) research France’s Knight of the Order Bharti Kher Given for her contribution in of Arts and Letters contemporary art landscape. National Kavi Pradeep Gopaldas Neeraj Given by Madhya Pradesh Samman Award Culture Minister Surendra Patwa. Foilo Prize for Fiction Akhil Sharma Given for his book named “Family Life” Women in Parliaments Bangladesh Given for regional leadership Award in the South and Southeast Asia.

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Name of the Award Award Winner Key Points Major Lifetime Balbir Singh Given by Hockey India Achievement Award Dada Saheb Phalke Award Bollywood Actor Shashi 46th winner of this highly Kapoor celebrated award Atal Bihari Vajpayee It is India’s highest Civilian Madan Mohan Malviya Award 2014 ISRO Given for ISRO’s contribution in nation’s development Abel Prize 2015 Dr. John Forbes Nash and Abel Prize – Considered as Louis Nirenberg Nobel Prize in Mathematics Bishwaratna Dr Bhupen Adoor Gopalakrishnan Given by Assam Chief Hazarika International Minister Tarun Gogoi Solidarity Award 2015 2014 Miss India – Koyal Rana Sir Richard Hadlee Medal Brendon McCullum It is the highest cricketing honor of New Zealand Golden Peacock National International Airport Given by the UAE Minister Quality Award 2015 Ltd Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan Kumaran Asan World Prize Arab Poet Adonis Kumaran Asan - Famous for Poetry Malayalam poet Institute of Physics Prize Pratap Singh Given by United Kingdom Hevesy Medal Award Susanta Lahiri Lahiri was the co-creator of super heavy element 117 Indians among the Time’s 1. PM Narendra Modi Time Magazine releases Top 100 most Influential People 2. Microsoft CRO S Nadella 100 People in many 3. ICICI CEO Chanda Kochar categories every year. 4. Metal Health Expert Prof Vikram Patel Champions of Change award Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Given by Barack Obama Orwell Prize Rana Dasgupta Given for his Literary Work “Capital” Dadasaheb Phalke Film Shah Rukh Khan Given for his performance in Foundation Award 2015 Happy New Year Asian Banker Achievement Bharatiya Mahila Bank Presented for Technology Award 2015 Implementation e-Panchayat Puraskar Award Tamil Nadu Given for developing many applications Outstanding Service Award Gopinath Pillai (Indian Origin Given by the National Diplomat) University of Singapore Deenanath Mangeshkar Anil Kapoor This was the 73rd edition of Award 2015 the awards Heinz award Sangeeta N. Bhatia Indian-origin scientist at MIT Officier de la Légion Yashwant Sinha Given by the French d’Honneur Government

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Name of the Award Award Winner Key Points Chaplin Award Hollywood Actor Robert Robert Redford founded the Redford Sundance Institute in 1981 to help emerging film makers. 2015 Commonwealth Short Siddhartha Gigoo Given for his novel Story Prize in Asia region “Umbrella Man“ Sayyidina Imam Al Hassan Maulana He is well known for his Ibn Ali Peace Award knowledge and efforts in keeping peace 2015 RedInk Award for Prannoy Roy He is the Executive Co- Lifetime Achievement for Chairman of NDTV Excellence in Journalism Journalist of the Year Sreenivasan Jain For his Truth versus Hype Impact Editor of the Year Arnab Goswami For his The News Hour show Japan’s highest civilian CNR Rao Given for his huge award contributions to science and Indo-Japanese science co- operation Man Booker International Laszlo Krasznahorkai of He is the sixth recipient to Prize 2015 Hungary win this eminent award World’s best airport Indira Gandhi International Given under the category of Airport handling 25 to 40 million passengers per annum UNESCO press freedom prize Syrian journalist and rights He has been jailed by the activist Mazen Darwish regime for more than three years PEN Award for freedom of Charlie Hebdo Charlie Hebdo - Famous expression satirical magazine of France Whitley Award or Green Pramod Patil Given for his work on the Oscar Award conservation of the Great Indian Bustard 2015 United Nations Public Nadia District in West Bengal Given for improving Service Award of public services UNC Board of Governors Dr. Sivanadane Mandjiny He is Indian-American 2015 Award for Excellence in Professor in US Teaching National Geographic Bee Karan Menon of New Jersey The Championship held at Championship Washington, D.C. Intel Foundation Young Karan Jerath Given for his device that Scientist Award shuts down the undersea oil spills in a speedy manner Pt. Haridutt Sharma Award Anurradha Prasad She is the editor-in-chief of News-24 Channel Top Civilian Supervisor of the Harkeert Singh Saini He is an Indian-American Year policeman and the award.

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Name of the Award Award Winner Key Points Most Reputed Company in Aditya Birla Group Based on Nielsen’s India Corporate Image Monitor (CIM) 2014-15 survey England Men’s Cricketer of Joe Root Given by the England and the year Wales Cricket Board (ECB) England Women’s Cricketer Charlotte Edwards Given by the England and of the year Wales Cricket Board (ECB) England Development Saqib Mahmood He is Lancashire’s right-arm Programme Cricketer of the seamer Year award Disability Cricketer of the Luke Sugg He belongs to England’s Year Visually Impaired team Indians - Radcliffe Fellowship Shivani Agarwal and The Fellowship is given by Maharaja Pandit Harward University for 50 scholars every year United Nation’s Dag Lance Naik Nand Ram & A total of 126 police, military Hammarskjold Medal Raju Joseph and civilian personnel were awarded the UN medal Oxford University Award Gurnimrat ‘Nimmy’ Sidhu Sidhu is currently the head of science at Oaks Park High School in north-east London. Lifetime Achievement Award Filmmaker and writer Presented at the 16th Subhash Ghai edition of International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Indians in Forbes’ World’s 1. SBI Chief Arundhati Germany’s Chancellor Angela 100 most Powerful Women Bhattacharya Merkel topped the list. 2. ICICI bank head Chanda Kochhar 3. Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar- Shaw 4. HT Media Chair Shobhana Bhartia US spelling bee competition Vanya Shivashankar and The winners will each receive Gokul Venkatachalam over USD 37,000 in cash and prizes Bangladesh Liberation War Atal Bihari Vajpayee Given for his outstanding award support for the country’s independence from Pakistan in 1971 Norway’s The Bjornson Prize Edward Snowden The Bjornson Prize is named for freedom of expression after a Norwegian Nobel literature laureate King and Queen of Social Shah Rukh Khan and Given by a leading Bollywood Media Priyanka Chopra digital portal.

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Name of the Award Award Winner Key Points South African Cricketer of AB De Villiers He won the award for a the Year second consecutive time Professor Honoris Causa President Pranab Mukherjee Given by the Belarus State Award University at a ceremony in Belarus Lifetime achievement award R Seetharaman He is the CEO of Doha Bank in UAE Asian Athletics Association Suresh Kalmadi Awarded for his contribution (AAA) President’s award towards the development of athletics in the continent Baileys Women’s Prize for Ali Smith The Award was given for her Fiction novel “How to be Both” Space Pioneer Award ISRO Given for ISRO’s Mangalyaan ICC Cricket Hall of Fame Wesley Hall 80th player in the World to be inducted in Hall of fame Pride of Community Award Vivek Murthy He is the present Surgeon General in US Ludovic Trarieux Prize Saudi Arabian Lawyer He has campaigned for Waleed Abu al-Khai. reforms via his organization called Monitor of Human Rights in Saudi Arabia. Commander of the Most SA Hasan He was the Former UK-based Excellent Order of the British Managing Director of Tata Empire Limited Japan’s Fukuoka Prize 2015 Given for his contribution to academia, arts and culture throughout Asia Best Welfare Organization of National Union of Seafarers Given by the United the Year 2015 Award of India Kingdom-based International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network. Best Test Player of 21st Sachin Tendulkar Based on online poll Century conducted by Cricket Australia’s website Orden de la Democracia Sri Sri Ravi Shankar It is Columbia’s Highest Simon Bolivar en el grado de Civilian Award cruz Caballero Sangita Kalanidhi Award Sanjay Subrahmanyam Given by Music Academy Viswanath Tripathi MoorthiDevi Award Given for his book “Vyomkesh Darvesh”

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Name of the Award Award Winner Key Points to Note UN Public Service Award Nadia District in West Bengal Award was given for eliminating Open Defecation. GD Birla Award Professor Sanjeev Galande Given for his pioneering research in the field of epigenetics and molecular cell biology. World Food Prize 2015 Sir Fazle Hasan Abed of Given for his role in Bangladesh developing the largest non- governmental organization (BRAC) to tackle food insecurity and poverty around the world. Presidential Award for Darshan Jain One among the 108 Excellence Mathematics and Science teachers of United States. World Agriculture Prize R Paul Singh For his research in areas such as energy conservation, freezing preservation, post- harvest technology and mass transfer in food processing. Great Immigrants : The Pride 1. Preet Bharara They are among 38 of America personalities. Given by 2. Rakesh Khurana Carnegie Corporation of New 3. Madhulika Sikka York. 4. Abraham Verghese

Guinness Record Madhya Pradesh Recognised Madhya Pradesh’s record in hand washing on ‘World Hand washing Day’. A total of 12,76,425 students created a new world record by washing their hands simultaneously. The Royal Society Kamal Bawa Given for his huge contributions in the area of conservation science. Best Original Screenplay Buddha in Traffic Jam Given at the Madrid Film Award Festival Miss USA Olivia Jordan She is also Miss Oklahoma Named in the World’s top Biocon CMD Kiran Given by US-based ‘Scientific 100 “effective and talented” Mazumdar American’ magazine. people.

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Name of the Award Award Winner Key Points to Note France’s Commandeur de la Artist Sayed Haider Raza Given for his peerless Lgion dHonneur achievements in transcending all boundaries Institute of Electrical and Professor Mini Shaji Thomas Given for her educational Electronics Engineers (IEEE) career. Award Golden Peacock Krishnapatnam Port in Given for its achievements environment management Andhra Pradesh and initiatives in the field of award environment. Pacific Asia Travel Kerala Tourism Given for its Muziris Heritage Association (PATA) Gold Project in the ‘Heritage & Award 2015 Culture’ category. International Tennis Hall of Amelie Mauresmo She was a former Tennis Fame player from France.

Champions of Change Award Sunita Viswanath Given for her work to encourage Hindus to take care of the environment Grand Prix World Press Cartoonist Pamarthy Shankar Given for sketching Nelson Cartoon 2014 Award Mandela American Book Award Naomi Klein Given for her environmental work This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate. ‘Bharat Gaurav’ Lifetime Hockey Legend will be given to Ashok Achivement Award Chand, son of Major Dhyan Chand Guinness World Record Baahubali Movie Poster For making World’s Largest Poster – 50,000 Sq Ft. Royal Society’s Copley Medal Peter Higgs It is world’s oldest scientific prize Mr India 2015 Rohit Khandewal Organized by Provogue Personal Care Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Helena Ndume and Jorge Given by the United Nations Prize Sampaio at the UN Headquarters in New York. Rural Litigation and Future Leadership Award NGO is based in Uttarakhand Entitlement Kendra

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Name of the Award Award Winner Key Points to Note Chaudhary Charan Singh • Journalist Gargi Parsai of Presented by Prime Minister Award for Excellence in The Hindu Narendra Modi Journalism • Rajya Sabha TV Assistant Editor Arvind Kumar Singh • Economic Times Special Correspondent Madhvi Sally • ETV senior producer Jai Prakash Singh • Dainik Jagran Deupty Bureau Chief (national bureau) Surendra Prasad Singh • Hindustan Principal Correspondent Arvind Kumar Singh.

Arjuna Award Ravichandra Ashwin Presented by India’s Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. Ramanujan Prize 2015 Mathematician Amalendu Given for his contributions in the area of algebraic cycles, algebraic K-theory and the theory of motives. PATWA – Safari India South Goa Tourism Minister Dilip Pacific Area Travel Writers Asia Travel Award Parulekar Association (PATWA) is an affiliate of United Nations WTO. Cross of Order of the Merit Raghavendra Gadagkar Given for contribution in the field of behavioural ecology and sociobiology. Solidarity Prize 2015 Zhanna Nemtsova Zhanna is the daughter of Russian politician Boris Nemtsov who was assassinated. International Space Twelve Amity International Given by NASA Settlement Design School Students Competition Royal Society Fellow IISc Professor Ajay Sood He is a Physics Professor at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc).

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24th Saraswati Samman Veerappa Moily Given for his epic “Sri RamayanaMahanveshanam” written in Kannada.. Prem Bhatia Award Suhasini Haidar - Excellence Suhasini is from The Hindu in Political Reporting and and Priyanka is from Times Analysis. of India.

Priyanka Kakodkar - Excellence in environmental and development reporting Grand Marshall of India Day Parineeti Chopra The parade was held in New parade York Gujar Mal Modi Award Prof. Mustansir Barma Given for his commendable contribution in the field of Science and Technology James Tait Black award Bangladeshi Novelist Zia For her book In the Light of Haider Rahman What We Know World of Dance Competition Desi Hoppers First Indian Dance Crew to Win the prize.

2016 MusiCares Person of Lionel Richie He is a four-time Grammy- the Year winning singer-songwriter

Change the World’ list Jain Irrigation ranks 7th on UK-based Vodafone and the list of 50 companies. Kenyan telecom Safaricom (The only Indian company) topped the list. Peter Mackler Award for AZaina Erhaim She is a Syria-based Courageous Journalism journalist.

50 men Guard of Honour Vice Admiral Ram Rutberg He is a Commander-In-Chief of Israeli Navy. American Society for Metals 1. Pradeep Goyal They are selected for their 2. Vivekanand Kain contributions in the field of 3. Gankidi Madhusudhan materials science and Reddy engineering. UEFA Best Player in Europe Lionel Messi Messi last won the award in award 2011 Modadugu Vijay Gupta Sunhak Peace Prize Sunhak Peace Prize was founded earlier in 2015 by South Korean religious leader Dr Hak Ja Han Moon. Tejinder Paul Australian of the Day For feeding the homeless people for years. Punjab Government Renewable Energy and For its rooftop solar system Power Generation Award India UNESCO prize ‘Award of For conservation efforts of Excellence’ 2015 Sree Vadakkunnathan.

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Jhumpa Lahiri National Humanities Medal She was a Pulitzer Prize winner Seaweed collector Lakshmi Seacology Prize 2015 Environment Award given by US Haryana Government Skoch Order-of-Merit For implementing 6 e-Governance and IT initiatives. ISRO Gandhi Peace Prize 2014 G Satheesh Reddy 2015 Silver Medal Given by Royal Aeronautical Society Sheikh Hasina UN award for leadership on Given by UNEP climate change Ajinkya Rahane and Sania CCI's honorary membership CCI - Cricket Club of India Mirza Shivnarine Chanderpaul Icon Award Chanderpaul – West Indies Cricketer Aqeela Asifi UNHCR Nansen Refugee She is an Afghan refugee Award teacher 1. Malaysia’s Zulkiflee Anwar Press Freedom Awards Honoured in New York. Ulhaque, 2. Paraguay’s Candido Figueredo Ruiz 3. Bloggers and journalists from Ethiopia and Syria. Anupam Kher ‘Certificate of Recognition’ For his dedication to helping by US Kashmiri Hindu community. Swetha Prabakaran Champions of Change award Given for empowering the in US community by imparting Internet coding through her non-profit organisation. Indian author Sunjeev Shortlisted for Man Booker For his book "The Year of the Sahota fiction Runaways" scholar Shamim Hanfi Jnangarima Manad Given by Bharatiya Jnanpith Alankaran PepsiCo’s 2015 Global Leadership Given by US India Business Award Council Hindustan Times’ Shobhana Bhartia National Cadet Corps Limca Book of Records For the "Largest Yoga performance" The Employees’ Provident Skoch Awards for Smart Given for its initiatives on Fund Organisation (EPFO) Governance Initiatives UAN Programme and Transformation of Social Security Agenda in India. Gaia Vince 2015 Royal Society Winton For her book “Adventures in prize for Science Books the Anthropocene: a Journey to the Heart of the Planet We Made.”

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Dr Uma Rajan Community Champion Given by Indian community Award in Singapore for contributing her 38 years in the healthcare and community services. Leonardo Dicaprio “Actors Inspiration Award” Given by Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Foundation CSIR-Central Institute of CSIR Award for S&T For “Enhancing incomes of Medicinal and Aromatic Innovations for Rural farm communities through Plants (CSIR-CIMAP), Development (CAIRD) - 2014 Vetiver based Technological Interventions”. Dr. Jacob Tsimerman 2015 SASTRA Ramanujan He is from University of Prize Toronto, Canada. Russian Activist Lyudmila Vaclav Havel Human Rights Given by The Parliamentary Alekseyeva Prize Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Shashi Kapoor Lifetime achievement award Will be given at the Jagran Film Festival Dee Patel Pride of Britain Award In the outstanding bravery category

Dronacharya Awards 2015

Name of the Sportsperson Discipline Naval Singh Athletics-Para-Sports Anoop Singh Wrestling Harbans Singh Athletics – Lifetime Swatnagar Raj Singh Boxing – Lifetime Nihar Ameen Swimming – Lifetime

Dhyan Chand Awards 2015

Name of the Sportsperson Discilpine Romeo James Hockey Shiv Prakash Mishra Tennis TPP Nair Volleyball

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Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2015

Category Entity recommended for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Purushkar, 2015 Identification and nurturing of budding Directorate General of Military Training /young talent Encouragement to sports through Corporate Coal India Limited Social Responsibility Employment of sportspersons and sports Haryana Police welfare measures Sports for Development Sports Coaching Foundation, Hyderabad

Arjuna Awards 2015 • P R Sreejesh (Hockey) • Dipa Karmakar (Gymnastics) • Jitu Rai (Shooting) • Sandeep Kumar (Archery) • Mandeep Jangra (Boxing) • Babita (Wrestling) • Bajrang (Wrestling) • Rohit Sharma (Cricket) • K Srikanth (Badminton) • Swarn Singh Virk (Rowing) • Satish Sivalingam (Weightlifting) • Santhoi Devi (Wushu) • Sharath Gaekwad (Para-sailing) • M R Poovamma (Athletics) • Manjeet Chhillar (Kabaddi) • Abhilasha Mhatre (Kabaddi) • Anup Kumar Yama (Rollerskating).

Tenzing Norgay national adventure Award

• Arunima Sinha and Jot Singh (both land adventure). • Wing Commander Paramvir Singh (water adventure) • Lt. Colonel (retd.) Satyendra Verma (air adventure) • Colonel (Retd.) Satish Chander Sharma (lifetime achievement).

Other Important Awards

• Punjabi University, Patiala, was conferred the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy. • • Tennis star Sania Mirza, conferred with the , the country's highest sporting honour.

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Kirti Chakra

• Lt Col Nectar Sanjebam • NB Sub Rajesh Kumar

Shauyra Chakra

• Colonel Munindra Nath Rai • Major Tanuj Grover • Captain varun Kumar Singh • Hav Man Bahadur Chhetri • Hav Tanka Kumar Limbu

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award

Name of the Awadree Category Balasubramanian Gopal Biological Science Rajeev Kumar Varshney Yogesh Joshi Engineering Sciences Jyotiranjan Srichandan Ray Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences Ritabrata Munshi Mathematical Sciences Vidita Vaidya Medical Science Bedangadas Mohanty Physical Sciences Mandar Deshmukh D Srinivasa Reddy Cultivation of Science Jadavpur Chemical Sciences Yogesh Joshi Engineering Sciences National Tourism Awards

Category State Comprehensive Development of Tourism Gujarat Best Maintained & Disabled-friendly Madhya Pradesh Monument National Best Heritage City Gwalior Best Civic Management of a Tourist Municipal Council of Maheshwar (Madhya Destination in B Category. Pradesh) Best Film Promotion Friendly State Gujarat Most Innovative use of Information Kerala technology Best Tourism Film “The Great backwaters of Kerala’ by Kerala Tourism Best Tourism Promotion Publicity material Coffee Table Book “Gujarat’s 50 Golden Destinations’ by Tourism Corporation of 15 | Page WWW.DayTodayGK.com Awards and Honours 2015

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