Complete list of Important Award and their Fields
Bharat Ratna:
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First recipient was C. Rajagopalchari
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Highest civilian award of India
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Highest civilian award of India.
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Instituted in 1954
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Presented by the Government of India.
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Presented for exceptional public service and rarest
achievements in the field of art, literature and science.
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The award for outstanding achievements of Arts,
Literature, Science and Public Services.
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The number of annual awards is restricted to a maximum of
three in a particular year.
Padma Awards
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For distinguished services in any field including
Government service.
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Padma Bhushan and Padma Shree are the other important
civilian awards.
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Padma Vibhushan is the second highest civilian award in
India.
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Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri
awards for any field including service rendered by
Government servants.
Nobel Prize
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The Nobel Prize in the fields of literature, medicine,
physics, chemistry, peace, and economics.
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The award is giver on December 10 (death anniversary of
Alfred Bernard Nobel).
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Most coveted international award of the world.
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Instituted by Alfred Bernard Nobel (inventor of
dynamite).
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Economics Nobel Prize was instituted in 1967 and was
first given in 1969
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Apart from Economics, all other categories have been
given since 1901.
Booker Prize
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Highest literary award to authors of British, Irish and
Commonwealth countries
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Instituted in 1968 by the Booker Company and the British
Publishers Association along the lines of Pulitzer Prize of US.
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It is an annual award for the best original novel,
written in the English language, and published in the UK literary award.
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Renamed as Man Booker Prize, as the sponsorship has been
taken over by the Man Group, an international stockbroker.
Vyas Samman
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Instituted in 1992 by the K.K. Birla Foundation for
outstanding contribution to Hindi literature.
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Vyas Samman is awarded annually by the K.K. Birla
Foundation in recognition of the Hindi literary work published in past 10
years.
Oscar Awards
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This is an annual American awards ceremony honoring
cinematic achievements in the film industry.
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Instituted in 1929
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Conferred annually by the Academy of Motion Pictures in
USA.
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The first Indian to get an Oscar was Bhanu Athaiya for
the movie ‘Gandhi’.
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Satyajit Ray was the first Indian awarded Oscar for
lifetime achievements in cinema in 1992.
Moorti Devi Award
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The Moortidevi Award is an annual literary award in India
presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith organization for a work which emphasizes
Indian philosophy and culture.
Saraswati Samman
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The award was instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla
Foundation.
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It is an annual award given for outstanding prose or
poetry literary works in any 22 Indian languages.
Jnanpith Award
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The award was instituted in 1961
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It is It is presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a trust
founded by the Sahu Jain family, the publishers of the newspaper The Times of
India.
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It is an annual award given for outstanding prose or
poetry literary works in any 22 Indian languages.
Bihari Puraskar
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The award is named after the famous Hindi poet Bihari and
is awarded to an outstanding work published in Hindi or Rajasthani by a
Rajasthani writer.
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Bihari Puraskar is a literary award instituted by K. K.
Birla Foundation.
Dadasaheb Phalke Award
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Dadasaheb Phalke Award: Cinema/Films
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It is presented annually at the National Film Awards
ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals, by the Ministry of Information
and Broadcasting.
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The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest award in
cinema.
Arjun Award
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Arjuna Award for the outstanding performance from the
sports persons in Sports and Games.
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Given by Sports Ministry, Government of India.
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Instituted in 1961
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These are given for the special achievements in different
types of sports.
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This Award for very good consistent performances for the
previous 3 years at the international level to be considered as eligible for
the Award
Dronacharya Award
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Given by Sports Ministry, Government of India.
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Instituted in 1985.
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These are given to sports coaches.
UNESCO Peace Prize
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Extraordinary contributions for international peace.
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Presented by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO)
Right Livelihood Award
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Instituted in 1980 by the Right Livelihood Society,
London.
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Known as alternate Nobel Award
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Right Livelihood Award is given in the fields of
Environment and Social Justice.
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To promote and contribute in the fields of Environment
and Social Justice.
UNESCO Human Rights Award
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Given every alternate year.
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Given in field of Human Rights Awareness.
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Presented by UNESCO For contributions in the field of
Human Rights Awareness.
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UN Human Rights Award Presented by UN for personal
contribution for the cause of human rights.
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It is presented every sixth year.
World Food Prize
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Presented by Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) For
the cause of agriculture and food development.
Dhyan Chand Award
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The award that is given to the veteran sportspersons of
India for their lifetime achievement in their respective field of sport is
named as the Dhyan Chand Award for Life Time Achievement in Sports and Games.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
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It was instituted in 1992
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Presented for commendable display by the players.
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The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna is the highest honour
bestowed to a sports person for his/her achievements in India.
Stirling Prize
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The Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize
is a British prize for excellence in architecture.
Aga Khan Award
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The Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA) is an
architectural prize established by Aga Khan IV in 1977.
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It aims aspirations of Islamic societies in the fields of
contemporary design, social housing, community development and improvement.
Pritzker Prize
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The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually “to
honor a living architect.
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
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The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and
Technology (SSB) is a science award in India given annually by the Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
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It is for notable and outstanding research, applied or
fundamental, in biology, chemistry, environmental science, engineering,
mathematics, medicine and Physics.
Kalinga Prize
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The Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science is an
award given by UNESCO for exceptional skill in presenting scientific ideas to
lay people.
Grammy Award
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A Grammy Award, or Grammy, is an accolade by the National
Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize
outstanding achievement in the music industry.
Abel Prize
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The Abel Prize is an international prize awarded annually
by the Government of Norway to one or more outstanding mathematicians.
Mahatma Gandhi Peace prize
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Instituted in 1995 by Government of India.
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It is presented for international peace on the lines of
Nobel Prize.
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This award for individuals and institutions for their
contributions towards Social, Economic and Political Revolution through
non-violence and Gandhian Philosophy. The award carries Rs. 10 million in cash.
Lal Bahadur Shastri National
Award
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Given annually to persons for outstanding contributions
to international understanding and goodwill among the people of the world.
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Instituted in 1965 by the Government of India.
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This is for Excellence in Public Administration,
Academics and Management.
Gallantry Awards
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Ashok
Chakra: It is the highest peace-time gallantry award
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Mahavir
Chakra: It is the second highest gallantry award.
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Param
Vir Chakra: It is India’s highest award for bravery.
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Vir
Chakra: It is the third highest gallantry award.
Dhanvantri
Award:
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These awards are given for the extra ordinary performance
in medical sciences.
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R.D. Birla Award
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Given in the field of medical sciences.
Bhartiya Jnanpeeth Awards
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Instituted in 1965
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Given for distinguished works in any recognized language
by a scholar.
Jawaharlal Nehru Award for
International Understanding
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Given annually to persons for outstanding contributions
to international understanding and goodwill among the people of the world.
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Instituted in 1965 by the Government of India.
Magsaysay Awards
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Instituted in 1957 and named after Ramon Magsaysay, the
former President of Philippines.
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Award is given for outstanding contributions to public
service, community leadership, journalism, literature and creative arts and
international understanding.
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Regarded as the Nobel Prize of Asia
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This award is given annually on August 31