International
Gandhi Peace Prize
a) The Government of India launched
the International Gandhi Peace Prize in 1995 on the occasion of the 125th birth
anniversary of Mohandas Gandhi.
b) This award given to individuals
and institutions for their contributions towards social, economic and political
transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian methods.
c) The first awardee of this prize
was Julius Nyerere.
d) In 2014, this award was given to
ISRO i.e. Indian Space Research Organization.
Indira Gandhi
Peace Prize
a) The Indira Gandhi Peace Prize or
the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development is accorded
annually by India to individuals or organizations in recognition of creative
efforts toward promoting international peace, development and a new
international economic order; ensuring that scientific discoveries are used for
the larger good of humanity, and enlarging the scope of freedom.
b) It was firstly awarded in 1986 to
Parliamentarians for Global Action. PGA is a non-profit, non-partisan
international network of committed legislators, informs and mobilizes
parliamentarians in all regions of the world to advocate for human rights and
the rule of law, democracy, human security, non-discrimination, and gender
equality.
c) The first person to be awarded
this award was Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987, he was awarded.
d) In 2014, Indian Space Research
Organisation was awarded with this award.
Civilian Awards
Bharat Ratna, Padma Vubhushan, Padma
Bhushan and Padma Shri are the various civilian awards.
Bharat Ratna
a) It is the premier civilian award,
to serve the nation.
b) The various fields are scientific
achievements literary, scientific accomplishment, as well as the gratitude of
community service of the highest category. From 2011, the Prime Minister and
the Home Minister of India changed the qualified criterion to permit sportsmen
for receiving the award.
c) This was first given to C.
Rajagopalachari, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan & C. V. Raman in 1954.
d) In 2015, this was given to Madan
Mohan Malaviya(posthumous) & Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Padma Vubhushan
a) Ranking wise the second award is
the Padma Vibhushan in the Indian Republic. It awarded people from various
fields including government service to distinguish extraordinary service for
the country.
b) It was firstly awarded to
Satyendra Nath Bose, Zakir Hussain, Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, Jigme Dorji
Wangchuk, Nand Lal Bose, V. K. Krishna Menon in 1954.
c) In 2015 it was awarded to, L. K.
Advani, Amitabh Bachchan, Parkash Singh Badal, Veerendra Heggade, Dilip Kumar,
Rambhadracharya, M.R. Srinivasan, Kottayan Katankot Venugopal & Aga Khan
IV.
Padma Bhushan
a) The Padma Bhushan is the
highest civilian award third in rank in the Indian Republic,and comes after the
Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan. The President of India launched this
award on 2nd January 1954.
b) In 1954, 23 were given Padma
Bhushan and in 2015, 20 were given Padma Bhushan award.
Padma Shri
a) Padma Shri or Padmashree is the
fourth award high in order in the Indian Republic, after the Bharat Ratna, the
Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan.
b) It is awarded by the Government
of India.
c) It is awarded to citizens of
India for their distinguished contribution in several fields including
Education, Literature, Arts, Science, Industry, Social Service, Medicine,
Sports and Public Affairs.
d) In 1954, 18 were given Padma Shri
award and in 2015, 75 were selected for Padma Shri award.
Sports Awards
Dronacharya Award
a) Instituted in 1985, the
Dronacharya Award is presented by the Indian Government for brilliance in
sports coaching.
b) This was first given to O.M.
Nambiar, Om Prakash Bhardwaj & Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat. In 2014, this
was given to Jose Jacob & N.Lingappa.
Dhyan Chand Award
a) The Dhyan Chand Award is the
highest lifetime achievement award in sports and games in India and is presented
by the Indian Government.
b) It was initiated in 2002.
c) It was firstly given to Aparna
Ghosh, Ashok Diwan & Shahuraj Birajdar. In 2015, this was given to Romeo
James, Shiv Prakash Mishra & T.P.P.Nair.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel
Ratna
a) In India, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel
Ratna Award is the highest honor given for accomplishment in sports.
b) The award was initiated in
1991-92 to offer a highest national tribute in the field of sports.
c) It was first given in 1991-92 to
Viswanathan Anand & in 2014-15, it is given to Sania Mirza.
Literary Awards
Jnanpith Award: It
is presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a trust founded by the publishers of
the The Times of India. The award was instituted in 1961, and its first
recipient, in 1965, was the Malayalam writer G. Sankara Kurup. For the year
2014, it was awarded to Bhalchandra Nemade.
Vyas Samman: First
awarded in 1991, it is awarded annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation. To be
eligible for the award, the literary work must be in the Hindi language and
have been published in the past 10 years. In 1991, it was given to Dr.
Ram Vilas Sharma & for the year 2014 it was given to Kamal Kishore Goyenka.
Saraswati Samman: for
outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any Indian language listed in
Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India. Instituted in 1991 by the K. K.
Birla Foundation.
In 1991, it was given to Harivansh
Rai Bachchan & for the year 2014, Veerappa Moily was awarded with this
award.
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