AWARDS
Ramon
Magsaysay Awards 2015
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Asia’s Nobel Prize
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Given by the Philippines Government
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2015 award given to 5 persons, of
which 2 are Indians
v Mr.
Sanjiv Chaturvedi (investigating corruption in public office)
v Mr.
Anshu Gupta (community development; founded “Goonj”, a NGO)
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Award was established in 1957
Fukuoka
Asian Culture Prize 2015
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Winner: Historian Ramchandra Guha
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The Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize,
established in 1990 by the Japanese city of Fukuoaka, recognises outstanding
achievements by individuals or groups in preserving and creating the unique and
diverse cultures of Asia. The Fukuoka Prize is offered in three categories viz.
Grand prize, Academic prize and Arts and Culture prize.
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Guha, is best known for his book India After Gandhi
UN’s
Mandela Prize
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Winners: Helena Ndume (Namibia) and
Jorge Sampaio (Portugal)
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First ever Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Prize by the United Nations (UN)
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Nelson Mandela International Day is on
July 18
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The prize was established in June 2014
by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to pay homage to Nelson Mandela
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Helena Ndume:
a female ophthalmologist, was awarded for treating blindness and eye – related
illness in Namibia and throughout the developing world
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Jorge Sampaio:
Former President of Portugal and former Mayor of Lisbon; was awarded for his
contribution to his country for his struggle for rhe restoration of democracy
in Portugal
Copley
Medal
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World’s oldest scientific prize
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Winner: Peter Higgs (already he won
Nobel Prize)
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Awarded for his pioneering work on the
theory of the Higgs Boson, which was discovered in 2012
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Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein was
previously the winners of Copley Medal
World
Food Prize 2015
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Winner: Sir Fazle Hasan Abed
(Bangladesh)
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Sir Abed has been recognized for his
decades of service to human development and through building Bangladesh Rural
Advancement Committee (BRAC) that operates in 10 countries around the world.
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BRAC, set up by Sir Abed is the
largest non-governmental organization in the world that employs over 150000
employees and covered a vast gamut of activities related to poverty alleviation
and development.
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2014 winner: Indian – born Mexican
scientist Sanjaya Rajaram (for wheat production)
Rajiv
Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2015
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Winner: Sania Mirza (Tennis)
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It is highest award given by the
Government of India in the field of Sports
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Sania Mirza becomes the second Tennis
player to receive this award and also ninth female to win this
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In 2015, Sania Mirza won Women Doubles
title in Wimbledon and US Open
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Totally 5 Grandslam so far
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She was appointed as the UN Women's
Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia during the event held to mark the
International Day To End Violence Against Women
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She is the brand ambassador of the
Indian state of Telangana
Saraswati
Sammaan Award 2014
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Winner: Mr. Veerappa Moily
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24th Saraswati Sammaan Award
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For his epic Ramayana Mahanveshanam written in Kannada
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The poem was translated into English,
Hindi, Telugu and Tamil
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2013 winner: Mr. Govind Mishra (Hindi
Poet)
Vyaas
Sammaan Award 2014
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Winner: Dr. Kamal Kishore Goenka
(eminent Hindi writer)
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24th Vyass Sammaan Award; award is
presented to an outstanding literary work in Hindi
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For his work 'Premchand ki Kahaniyon ka Kaal Kramanusaar Adhyayan'
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2013 winner: Mr. Vishwanath Tripathi
Sunhak
Peace Prize 2014
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Winners: Dr. M. Vijay Gupta (India)
and Mr. Anote Tong (President, Kiribati) à
first recipients of Sunhak Peace Prize
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Dr. Vijay Gupta – Fisheries scientist;
considered as a pioneer in the blue revolution of Southeast Asia
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This award is given to eminent
individuals from around the world for their contribution to peace and
development of the world. The winners, will share the $1 million international
peace prize
2015
SASTRA Ramanujan Award
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Winner: Dr. Jacob Tsimerman
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University of Toronto, Canada
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He primarily conducts research in
Number Theory.
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He will be conferred with the prize
during the International Conference on Number Theory at SASTRA University in
Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu where the prize is given annually.
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The age limit for the prize is 32
years as Ramanujan died at 32. The current prize money for the award is 10000
US Dollars
USIBC
Global Leadership Award 2015
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Winners: (1) Ms. Indra Nooyi (PepsiCO
Chairman) and Ms. Shobhana Bharatia (Hindustan Times Group Chairman)
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They were honoured for their roles as
top women leaders in the Business world
and their commitment to drive a more inclusive global economy
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Apart from them, renowned
Indian-American artist (Painting) Natvar Bhavsar was awarded with the Artistic
Achievement Award
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USIBC is the largest bilateral trade
association in the United States with liaison presence in New York, Silicon
Valley and New Delhi
2015
International Press Freedom Award
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Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque – Malaysia
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CPJ’s first cartoonist awardee, who
is charged with sedition and faces a potential 43-year jail term for drawings
lampooning high-level abuse in the Malaysian government.
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Candido Figueredo Ruiz – Paraguay
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Journalist who faces death threats
and has lived under 24-hour police protection for the past two decades
because of his reporting on drug smuggling on the Brazil-Paraguay border.
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Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently
– Syria
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A Syrian citizen journalist
collective and one of the few independent news sources that continues to
report from inside the Islamic State’s self-proclaimed capital.
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Zone 9 bloggers – Ethiopia
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Group of bloggers of which six were
arrested, imprisoned, and charged with terrorism in retaliation for critical
reporting
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Saakshar
Bharat Award 2015
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On the occasion of International
Literacy Day
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Organized by Union Ministry of Human
Resource Development (HRD)
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For their outstanding contribution to
the adult literacy programme
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Saakshar
Bharat Awards 2015
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Best State
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Tamil Nadu
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Best Districts
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Bastar Dt, Chhattisgarh
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Dharmapuri Dt, Tamil Nadu
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Haveri Dt, Karnataka
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Best Gram Panchayat
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Palamalai, Salem Dt, Tamil Nadu
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Crelot, Raipur Dt, Chhattisgarh
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Puserlpde, Srikakulam Dt, Andhra
Pradesh
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Angireddykudam, Nalaconda Dt, Telangana
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Gengapong II, Manipur
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Other
minor awards
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Award
Name
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Winner
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Notes
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2015 America Book Award
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Ms. Naomi Kiein
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“This changes everything: capitalism vs. the climate”
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2014 Grand Prix World Press Cartoon
Award
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Mr. Pamarthy Shankar
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A cartoonist in Telugu Newspaper Sakshi
Awarded for sketching Nelson Mandela
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France’s de la Lgion dHonneur
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Mr. Sayed Haider Raza
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Well known painter
Was
honoured with this award for his matchless achievements in transcending all boundaries,
forging ties between France and India
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Frost and Sullivan’s 2015 Economic
Development Innovation Award
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‘Make in India’ campaign
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Bravery
Award
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Rakesh Sharma and Vikramjit from
Jammu and Kashmir
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Two young men overpowered and caught
alive a suspected Pakistani terrorist
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Asian of the Year Award 2014
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Mr. Narendra Modi
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- On behalf of Mr. Modi, India’s
high commissioner to Singapore Mr. Vijay Singh received the Award
- Award is given by leading
Singapore daily The Strait Times
- Award instituted in 2012
2012 – Mr. Thein Sein; 2013 – Mr.
Shnizo Abe and Mr. Xi Jinping (jointly)
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Peter Mackler Award for Courageous
and Ethical Journalism 2015
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Ms. Zaina Erahim of Syria
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Zaina Erhaim, currently, lives and
works in Aleppo, Syria. Over the last two years, she has trained about 100
citizen reporters from inside Syria, approximately one third of them are
women, in print and TV journalism
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Cross of Order of the Merit, Germany
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Mr. Ragavendra Gadagkar, Indian
Sociobiologist
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For his contribution in the field of
behavioural ecology and sociobiology and for strengthening research
corporation between India and Germany.
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PATWA (Pacific Area Travel Writers
Association) – Safari India South Asia Travel Award 2015
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Goa Tourism
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PATWA is an affiliate of United
Nations and World Tourism Organization (WTO).
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Poland’s Solidarity Prize 2015
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Ms. Zhanna Nemtsova
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For championing democracy and human
rights
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2015 Ramanujan Prize
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Dr. Amalendu Krishna, Professor,
TIFR, Mumbai
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Founded in 2004
The prize is supported by the
Ministry of Science and Technology (India) and Norwegian Academy of Science
and Letters through the Abel Fund, with the cooperation of the International
Mathematical Union
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James Tait Black Award 2015
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Mr. Zia Hiader Rahma, Bangladeshi
Novelist
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For his debut novel In the light of What We Know
Oldest literary award of UK
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Champions of Change
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Ms. Swetha Prabhakaran (15 year old)
Indian - American
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The ‘Champions of Change’ programme
was created as an opportunity for the White House to feature individuals
doing extraordinary things to empower and inspire members of their
communities
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Community Impact Award
[at the fifth Google Science Fair
held in California]
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Lalita Prasida Sripada Srisai
[class 9 student from odisha]
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For developing a low-cost
bio-absorbent based water purifier, which aimed at cleaning waste water by
flowing through difference layers of corn cobs
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2015 Nansen Refugee Award by United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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Aqeela Asifi (Afghan refguee
teacher)
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Dedicated her life to bring
education to refugee girls in Pakistan
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National Tourism Awards 2013 - 14
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Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan bags award
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UN Champions of the Earth Award
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Ms. Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh PM
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Gandhi Peace Prize 2014
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ISRO
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National Humanities Medal
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Ms. Jumpha Lahiri
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Pride of Britain
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Dee Patel, Indian - British [van
driver]
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Awards in 2015 (January - March)
Awards in 2015 (April - June)
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