Padma Awards 2025 - Complete List

Padma Awards - one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines / fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc. ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.

These Awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March / April every year. For the year 2025, the President has approved conferment of 139 Padma Awards including 1 duo case (in a duo case, the Award is counted as one) as per list below. The list comprises 7 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri Awards. 23 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 10 persons from the category of Foreigners / NRI / PIO / OCI and 13 Posthumous awardees. 

                                                   Padma Vibhushan (7)

SN    -   Name     -     Field    -    State / Countryu

1. Shri Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy - Medicine - Telangana 

2. Justice (Retd.) Shri Jagdish Singh Khehar - Public Affairs - Chandigarh 

3. Smt. Kumudini Rajnikant Lakhia - Art - Gujarat 

4. Shri Lakshminarayana Subramaniam - Art - Karnataka 

5. Shri M. T. Vasudevan Nair (Posthumous) - Literature and Education - Kerala 

6. Shri Osamu Suzuki (Posthumous) - Trade and Industry - Japan 

7. Smt. Sharda Sinha (Posthumous) - Art - Bihar

                                                Padma Bhushan (19)

SN   -   Name -    Field -    State / Country 

8. Shri A Surya Prakash - Literature and Education - Journalism-  Karnataka 

9. Shri Anant Nag - Art - Karnataka 

10. Shri Bibek Debroy (Posthumous) - Literature and Education - NCT Delhi 

11. Shri Jatin Goswami - Art - Assam 

12. Shri Jose Chacko Periappuram - Medicine - Kerala 

13. Shri Kailash Nath Dikshit - Others - Archaeology - NCT Delhi 

14. Shri Manohar Joshi (Posthumous)-  Public Affairs - Maharashtra 

15. Shri Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti - Trade and Industry - Tamil Nadu 

16. Shri Nandamuri Balakrishna - Art - Andhra Pradesh

17. Shri P R Sreejesh - Sports -Kerala 

18. Shri Pankaj Patel - Trade and Industry - Gujarat .

19. Shri Pankaj Udhas (Posthumous) - Art -Maharashtra 

20. Shri Rambahadur Rai - Literature and Education - Journalism Uttar Pradesh 

21. Sadhvi Ritambhara - Social Work - Uttar Pradesh 

22. Shri S Ajith Kumar - Art - Tamil Nadu 

23. Shri Shekhar Kapur - Art - Maharashtra 

24. Ms. Shobana Chandrakumar - Art - Tamil Nadu 

25. Shri Sushil Kumar Modi (Posthumous) - Public Affairs - Bihar 

26. Shri Vinod Dham Science and Engineering United States of America

                                                    Padma Shri (113) 

SN  -   Name    -   Field   -      State / Country 

27. Shri Adwaita Charan Gadanayak - Art - Odisha 

28. Shri Achyut Ramchandra Palav - Art  - Maharashtra 

29. Shri Ajay V Bhatt - Science and Engineering - United States of America 

30. Shri Anil Kumar Boro - Literature and Education - Assam 

31. Shri Arijit Singh  -  Art - West Bengal 

32. Smt. Arundhati Bhattacharya - Trade and Industry - Maharashtra 

33. Shri Arunoday Saha - Literature and Education - Tripura 

34. Shri Arvind Sharma - Literature and Education - Canada 

35. Shri Ashok Kumar Mahapatra - Medicine - Odisha 

36. Shri Ashok Laxman Saraf - Art - Maharashtra 

37. Shri Ashutosh Sharma - Science and Engineering - Uttar Pradesh 

38. Smt. Ashwini Bhide Deshpande - Art - Maharashtra 

39. Shri Baijnath Maharaj - Others - Spiritualism - Rajasthan 

40. Shri Barry Godfray John - Art - NCT Delhi 

41. Smt. Begam Batool - Art - Rajasthan 

42. Shri Bharat Gupt - Art - NCT Delhi 

43. Shri Bheru Singh Chouhan - Art - Madhya Pradesh 

44. Shri Bhim Singh Bhavesh - Social Work - Bihar 

45. Smt. Bhimavva Doddabalappa Shillekyathara -  Art - Karnataka

46. Shri Budhendra Kumar Jain -  Medicine - Madhya Pradesh 

47. Shri C S Vaidyanathan - Public Affairs - NCT Delhi 

48. Shri Chaitram Deochand Pawar - Social Work - Maharashtra 

49. Shri Chandrakant Sheth (Posthumous) - Literature and Education - Gujarat 

50. Shri Chandrakant Sompura - Others - Architecture - Gujarat 

51. Shri Chetan E Chitnis - Science and Engineering - France 

52. Shri David R Syiemlieh - Literature and Education - Meghalaya 

53. Shri Durga Charan Ranbir - Art - Odisha 

54. Shri Farooq Ahmad Mir - Art  - Jammu And Kashmir 

55. Shri Ganeshwar Shastri Dravid -  Literature and Education - Uttar Pradesh 

56. Smt. Gita Upadhyay - Literature and Education - Assam 

57. Shri Gokul Chandra Das - Art - West Bengal 

58. Shri Guruvayur Dorai - Art - Tamil Nadu 

59. Shri Harchandan Singh Bhatty - Art - Madhya Pradesh 

60. Shri Hariman Sharma -  Others - Agriculture - Himachal Pradesh 

61. Shri Harjinder Singh Srinagar Wale - Art - Punjab 

62. Shri Harvinder Singh - Sports - Haryana 

63. Shri Hassan Raghu - Art -Karnataka 

64. Shri Hemant Kumar - Medicine -Bihar 

65. Shri Hriday Narayan Dixit -Literature and Education - Uttar Pradesh

66. Shri Hugh and Colleen Gantzer (Posthumous) (Duo)* - Literature and Education - Journalism - Uttarakhand 

67. Shri Inivalappil Mani Vijayan - Sports - Kerala 

68. Shri Jagadish Joshila - Literature and Education - Madhya Pradesh 

69. Smt. Jaspinder Narula - Art - Maharashtra 

70. Shri Jonas Masetti - Others - Spiritualism Brazil 

71. Shri Joynacharan Bathari - Art - Assam 

72. Smt. Jumde Yomgam Gamlin - Social Work - Arunachal Pradesh 

73. Shri K. Damodaran - Others - Culinary - Tamil Nadu 

74. Shri K L Krishna - Literature and Education -Andhra Pradesh 

75. Smt. K Omanakutty Amma - Art - Kerala 

76. Shri Kishore Kunal (Posthumous) - Civil Service - Bihar 

77. Shri L Hangthing - Others - Agriculture - Nagaland 

78. Shri Lakshmipathy Ramasubbaiyer - Literature and Education - Journalism - Tamil Nadu 

79. Shri Lalit Kumar Mangotra - Literature and Education - Jammu And Kashmir 

80. Shri Lama Lobzang (Posthumous) - Others - Spiritualism - Ladakh 

81. Smt. Libia Lobo Sardesai - Social Work -Goa 

82. Shri M D Srinivas - Science and Engineering - Tamil Nadu 

83. Shri Madugula Nagaphani Sarma - Art - Andhra Pradesh 

84. Shri Mahabir Nayak - Art -  Jharkhand 

85. Smt. Mamata Shankar - Art - West Bengal

86.Shri Manda Krishna Madiga - Public Affairs - Telangana 

87. Shri Maruti Bhujangrao Chitampalli - Literature and Education - Maharashtra 

88. Shri Miriyala Apparao (Posthumous) - Art - Andhra Pradesh 

89. Shri Nagendra Nath Roy - Literature and Education - West Bengal 

90. Shri Narayan (Bhulai Bhai) (Posthumous) - Public Affairs - Uttar Pradesh 

91. Shri Naren Gurung - Art - Sikkim 

92. Smt. Neerja Bhatla - Medicine - NCT Delhi 

93. Smt. Nirmala Devi - Art - Bihar 

94. Shri Nitin Nohria - Literature and Education - United States of America 

95. Shri Onkar Singh Pahwa - Trade and Industry  -  Punjab 

96. Shri P Datchanamoorthy -Art - Puducherry 

97. Shri Pandi Ram Mandavi - Art - Chhattisgarh 

98. Shri Parmar Lavjibhai Nagjibhai - Art - Gujarat 

99. Shri Pawan Goenka - Trade and Industry - West Bengal 

100. Shri Prashanth Prakash - Trade and Industry - Karnataka 

101. Smt. Pratibha Satpathy - Literature and Education - Odisha 

102. Shri Purisai Kannappa Sambandan - Art - Tamil Nadu 

103. Shri R Ashwin - Sports - Tamil Nadu 

104. Shri R G Chandramogan - Trade and Industry - Tamil Nadu

105. Smt. Radha Bahin Bhatt - Social Work - Uttarakhand

106. Shri Radhakrishnan Devasenapathy - Art - Tamil Nadu 

107. Shri Ramdarash Mishra - Literature and Education - NCT Delhi 

108. Shri Ranendra Bhanu Majumdar - Art - Maharashtra 

109. Shri Ratan Kumar Parimoo - Art - Gujarat 

110. Shri Reba Kanta Mahanta - Art - Assam 

111. Shri Renthlei Lalrawna - Literature and Education - Mizoram 

112. Shri Ricky Gyan Kej - Art - Karnataka 

113. Shri Sajjan Bhajanka - Trade and Industry - West Bengal 

114. Smt. Sally Holkar - Trade and Industry - Madhya Pradesh 

115. Shri Sant Ram Deswal - Literature and Education - Haryana 

116. Shri Satyapal Singh - Sports - Uttar Pradesh 

117. Shri Seeni Viswanathan - Literature and Education - Tamil Nadu 

118. Shri Sethuraman Panchanathan - Science and Engineering - United States of America 

119. Smt. Sheikha Shaikha Ali Al-Jaber Al-Sabah - Medicine - Kuwait 

120. Shri Sheen Kaaf Nizam (Shiv Kishan Bissa) - Literature and Education - Rajasthan 

121. Shri Shyam Bihari Agrawal - Art - Uttar Pradesh 

122. Smt. Soniya Nityanand - Medicine -  Uttar Pradesh 

123. Shri Stephen Knapp - Literature and Education - United States of America 

124. Shri Subhash Khetulal Sharma - Others - Agriculture - Maharashtra 

125. Shri Suresh Harilal Soni - Social Work - Gujarat

126. Shri Surinder Kumar Vasal - Science and Engineering - Delhi 

127 Shri Swami Pradiptananda (Kartik Maharaj) - Others - Spiritualism - West Bengal 

128 Shri Syed Ainul Hasan - Literature and Education - Uttar Pradesh 

129 Shri Tejendra Narayan Majumdar - Art - West Bengal 

130 Smt. Thiyam Suryamukhi Devi - Art - Manipur 

131 Shri Tushar Durgeshbhai Shukla - Literature and Education - Gujarat 

132 Shri Vadiraj Raghawendracharya Panchamukhi - Literature and Education - Andhra Pradesh 

133 Shri Vasudeo Kamath -Art - Maharashtra 

134 Shri Velu Aasaan - Art - Tamil Nadu 

135 Shri Venkappa Ambaji Sugatekar - Art - Karnataka 

136 Shri Vijay Nityanand Surishwar Ji Maharaj - Others - Spiritualism - Bihar 

137 Smt. Vijayalakshmi Deshamane - Medicine -  Karnataka 

138 Shri Vilas Dangre - Medicine - Maharashtra 

139 Shri Vinayak Lohani - Social Work - West Bengal

Note: * In Duo case, the Award is counted as one. 

ವಿಶ್ವ ಅಥ್ಲೆಟಿಕ್ಸ್ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್ ಶಿಪ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರತಕ್ಕೆ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಪದಕ

 🥈ವಿಶ್ವ ಅಥ್ಲೆಟಿಕ್ಸ್ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್‌ಶಿಪ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ನೀರಜ್ ಚೋಪ್ರಾ ಜಾವೆಲಿನ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ "ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಪದಕ" ಪಡೆದರು

 💐ಒರೆಗಾನ್‌ನ ಯುಜೀನ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ವಿಶ್ವ ಅಥ್ಲೆಟಿಕ್ಸ್ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್‌ಶಿಪ್‌ನ ಜಾವೆಲಿನ್ ಥ್ರೋ ಫೈನಲ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಒಲಿಂಪಿಕ್ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್ ನೀರಜ್ ಚೋಪ್ರಾ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಪದಕವನ್ನು ಗೆದ್ದಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

💐 ನೀರಜ್ ಎರಡನೆ ಸ್ಥಾನ ಗಳಿಸಲು 88.13 ಮೀಟರ್‌ಗಳ ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಎಸೆತವನ್ನು ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸಿದರು.

💐 🥇ಗ್ರೆನಡಾದ ಆ್ಯಂಡರ್ಸನ್ ಪೀಟರ್ಸ್ 90.54 ಮೀಟರ್ ಎಸೆದು ಚಿನ್ನ ಗೆದ್ದರು. 

💐🥉ಜಾಕುಬ್ ವಡ್ಲೆಜ್ 88.09 ಮೀಟರ್ ಎಸೆದು ಕಂಚಿನ ಪದಕ ಪಡೆದರು.

 ಈ ಗೆಲುವಿನೊಂದಿಗೆ ನೀರಜ್ ಇತಿಹಾಸ ಬರೆದಿದ್ದಾರೆ, ಅವರು ವಿಶ್ವ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್‌ಶಿಪ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಪದಕ ಗೆದ್ದ ಎರಡನೇ ಭಾರತೀಯ ಮತ್ತು ಮೊದಲ ಪುರುಷ ಟ್ರ್ಯಾಕ್ ಮತ್ತು ಫೀಲ್ಡ್ ಅಥ್ಲೀಟ್ ಆದರು.

💐 19 ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಹಿಂದೆ, ಲೆಜೆಂಡರಿ ಲಾಂಗ್ ಜಂಪರ್ ಅಂಜು ಬಾಬಿ ಜಾರ್ಜ್ ಪದಕ ಗೆದ್ದ ಮೊದಲ ಭಾರತೀಯರಾಗಿದ್ದರು. 2003 ರಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ಯಾರಿಸ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ವಿಶ್ವ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್‌ಶಿಪ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರು ಕಂಚಿನ ಪದಕವನ್ನು ಗೆದ್ದರು.

List of Jnanapith Award Winners

The Literary award Jnanpith or Gyanpith is one of the highest literary honour in India. Some call it Gyanpeeth award also.  The award is meant to recognize, nurture and promote the excellence in writing in all recognized Indian languages. It is awarded only to Indian nationals.


The Jnanpith award is awarded every year for best creative writing to an Indian citizen in any of the 22 languages that are included in Schedule VIII of the Indian Constitution. English has also been included for consideration of the award from 49th award onwards.


This Award is sponsored by the Bharatiya Jnanpith Trust, which is a literary and cultural organisation that was set up in 1944, by the late Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain and his wife Rama Jain. The Jain family are the publishers of The Times of India newspaper. This award is considered to be the most prestigious literary award of the country.


The Jnanpith Award : It carries a cash price of Rs 11 lakhs, a citation plank and a bronze replica of goddess Saraswati ‘Vagdevi’.





Jnanapeetha

Prior to 1982, the Jnanpith Award were given for a single work of Author, but after that, the Jnanpith Award is being given for the lifetime contribution of the writer to the Indian literature. The Jnanpeeth Award has become a symbol of the comprehensive vision of Indian literature along with national integrity.


Firsts in Jnanpith Awards:


1. First Jnanpith: The first award for Jnanpith was given in 1965 to G. Sankara Kurup for Malayali Literature.


2. First Lady to win Gyanpith Award: The first women to receive this prestigious award was the Bengali writer Ashapoorna Devi who was awarded in 1976.


3. First Jnanpith in English: Amitav Ghosh became the first English writer to win Jnanpith Award in 2018.




Year : Name – Works (Language)
1965 : G. Sankara Kurup – Odakkuzhal [Flute] (Malayalam)
1966 : Tarashankar Bandopadhyaya – Ganadevta (Bengali)
1967 : Kuppali Venkatappagowda Puttappa (Kuvempu) – Sri Ramayana Darshanam (Kannada)
1967 : Umashankar Joshi – Nishitha (Gujarati)
1968 : Sumitranandan Pant – Chidambara (Hindi)
1969 : Firaq Gorakhpuri – Gul-e-Naghma (Urdu)
1970 : Viswanatha Satyanarayana – Ramayana Kalpavrikshamu [A resourceful tree:Ramayana] (Telugu)
1971 : Bishnu Dey Smriti – Satta Bhavishyat (Bengali)
1972 : Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' – Urvashi (Hindi)
1973 : Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre – Nakutanti [Naku Thanthi (Four Strings)] (Kannada)
1973 : Gopinath Mohanty – Paraja (Oriya)
1974 : Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar – Yayati (Marathi)
1975 : P. V. Akilan – Chitttrappavai (Tamil)
1976 : Ashapurna Devi – Pratham Pratisruti (Bengali)
1977 : K. Shivaram Karanth – Mookajjiya Kanasugalu [Mookajjis dreams] (Kannada)
1978 : Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayan 'Ajneya' – Kitni Navon Men Kitni Bar [How many times in many boats?] (Hindi)
1979 : Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya – Mrityunjay [Immortal] (Assamese)
1980 : S. K. Pottekkatt – Oru Desathinte Katha [Story of a land] (Malayalam)
1981 : Amrita Pritam – Kagaj te Canvas (Punjabi)
1982 : Mahadevi Varma – Yama (Hindi)
1983 : Maasti Venkatesh Ayengar – Chikkaveera Rajendra [Life and struggle of Kodava King Chikkaveera Rajendra] (Kannada)
1984 : Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai – Kayar [Coir] (Malayalam)
1985 : Pannalal Patel – Maanavi Ni Bhavaai (Gujarati)
1986 : Sachidananda Rout Roy (Oriya)
1987 : Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar (Kusumagraj) – Natsamrat (Marathi)
1988 : Dr.C. Narayana Reddy – Vishwambhara (Telugu)
1989 : Qurratulain Hyder – Akhire Shab Ke Humsafar (Urdu)
1990 : V. K. Gokak (Vinayaka Krishna Gokak) – Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi (Kannada)
1991 : Subhas Mukhopadhyay – Padati (Bengali)
1992 : Naresh Mehta (Hindi)
1993 : Sitakant Mahapatra – "for outstanding contribution to the enrichment of Indian literature, 1973-92" (Oriya)
1994 : U. R. Ananthamurthy – for his contributions to (Kannada) literature (Kannada)
1995 : M. T. Vasudevan Nair – Randamoozham [Second Chance] (Malayalam)
1996 : Mahasweta Devi – Hajar Churashir Ma (Bengali)
1997 : Ali Sardar Jafri - Urdu
1998 : Girish Karnad --for contributions to Kannada Literature and for contribution to Kannada theater (Yayati)
1999 : Gurdial Singh -- for his contribution to Hindi Literature(Hndi)
2000 : Indira Goswami -- For writing about the subalterns and marginalised &contribution in Assamese literature (Assamese).
2001 : Rajendra Shah -- For his contribution in Gujarati literature (Gujarati).
2002 : D. Jayakanthan--For his contribution in Tamil literature (Tamil).
2003 : Vinda Karandikar -- For his contributions to Marathi literature (Marathi).
2004 : Rahman Rahi -- For his contribution in Kashmiri literature. Few of his famous books are Subhuk Soda, Kalami Rahi and Siyah Rode Jaren Manz.(Kashmiri).
2005 : Kunwar Narayan -- For overall contribution in Hindi literature (Hindi).
2006 : Ravindra Kelekar -- For his contribution in Konkani literature ( Konkani).
2006 : Satya Vrat Shastri -- For his contribution in Sanskrit literature (Sanskrit).
2007 : Dr. O. N. V. Kurup -- for his contributions to Malayalam literature (Malayalam).
2008 : Akhlaq Mohammed Khan ‘Shahryar’ --For his contribution in Urdu literature(Urdu).
2009 : Shrilal Shukla -- For his contribution in Hindi literature (Hindi).
2009 : Amar Kant --For his contribution in Hindi literature (Hindi).
2010 : Chandrashekhara Kambara -- For his contributions to Kannada literature (Kannada).
2011 : Pratibha Ray -- For her book Yajnaseni.(Oriya).
2012 : Ravuri Bharadhwaja -- For his notable contribution to Telugu literature.( Telugu).
2013 : Kedarnath Singh-- For his notable contribution to Hindi literature. 'Abhi bilkul abhi' and 'Yahan se dekho' are among his prominent works 'Abhi bilkul abhi' and 'Yahan se dekho' are among his prominent works. (Hindi).
2014 : Bhalchandra Nemade (50th Jnanpith award) -- Hindu: Jagnyachi Samrudhha Adgal (Marathi).
2015 : Raghuveer Chaudhary -- Contribution to Gujarati poetry, novels including trilogy (Uparvaas), Rudra Mahalaya, Venu Vatsala (Gujarati).
2016 : Shankha Ghosh -- Adim Lata – Gulmomay, Murkho Baro, Samajik Noy, Baborer Prarthana(Bengali).
2017 : Krishna Sobti -- Zindaginama (Hindi).
2018 : Amitav Ghosh -- For his “outstanding contribution to the enrichment of Indian Literature in English” (English).
2019 : Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri --
For his literary excellence has footprints in genre like drama, reminiscence, critical essays, children literature, short stories and translations. Some of his celebrated creations include Veeravadam, Balidarsanam, Nimisha Kshethram, Amrita Khatika, Akkitham Kavithaka, Epic of Twentieth Century and Antimahakalam (Malayalam).

LIST OF DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD WINNERS

The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is an annual award given by the Indian government for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. The Award was instituted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in 1969, the birth centenary year of Dadasaheb Phalke, considered the father of Indian cinema. The award is being given to veterans in the film field such as Actors, Actresses, Producers, Directors, Music Directors and other Technical experts.

DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD

The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema. It is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals, an organisation set up by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

 List of the recipients of Dadasaheb Phalke Award till 2019 :

1. 1969 – Devika Rani Chaudhuri Roerich (Actress)
2. 1970 – B. N. Sircar (Producer)
3. 1971 – Prithviraj Kapoor (Actor, Awarded posthumously)
4. 1972 – Pankaj Mullick (Music Director)
5. 1973 – Ruby Myers (Sulochana, Actress)
6. 1974 – Bommireddy Narasimha Reddy (Director)
7. 1975 – Dhirendranath Ganguly (Actor, Director)
8. 1976 – Kanan Devi (Actress)
9. 1977 – Nitin Bose (Cinematographer, Director, Screenwriter)
10. 1978 – Raichand Boral (Music Director, Director)
11. 1979 – Sohrab Modi (Actor, Director, Producer)
12. 1980 – Paidi Jairaj (Actor, Director)
13. 1981 – Naushad (Music Director)
14. 1982 – L. V. Prasad (Actor, Director, Producer)
15. 1983 – Durga Khote (Actress)
16. 1984 – Satyajit Ray (Director)
17. 1985 – V. Shantaram (Actor, Director, Producer)
18. 1986 – Bommireddy Nagi Reddy (Producer)
19. 1987 – Raj Kapoor (Actor, Director, Producer)
20. 1988 – Ashok Kumar (Actor)
21. 1989 – Lata Mangeshkar (Playback singer)
22. 1990 – Akkineni Nageswara Rao (Actor)
23. 1991 – Bhalji Pendharkar (Director, Producer, Screenwriter)
24. 1992 – Bhupen Hazarika (Musician, Singer, Poet, Filmmaker, Lyricist)
25. 1993 – Majrooh Sultanpuri (Lyricist)
26. 1994 – Dilip Kumar (Actor)
27. 1995 – Rajkumar (Actor, Singer)
28. 1996 – Sivaji Ganesan (Actor)
29. 1997 – Pradeep (Lyricist)
30. 1998 – B. R. Chopra (Director, Producer)
31. 1999 – Hrishikesh Mukherjee (Director)
32. 2000 – Asha Bhosle (Playback Singer)
33. 2001 – Yash Chopra (Director, Producer)
34. 2002 – Dev Anand (Actor, Director, Producer)
35. 2003 – Mrinal Sen (Director)
36. 2004 – Adoor Gopalakrishnan (Director)
37. 2005 – Shyam Benegal (Director)
38. 2006 – Tapan Sinha (Director)
39. 2007 – Manna Dey (Playback singer)
40. 2008 – V. K. Murthy (Cinematographer)
41. 2009 – D. Ramanaidu (Producer, Director)
42. 2010 – K. Balachander (Director)
43. 2011 – Soumitra Chatterjee (Actor)
44. 2012 – Pran (Actor)
45. 2013  - Gulzar (Lyricist)
46. 2014  - Shashi Kapoor (Actor)
47. 2015 - Manoj Kumar (Actor)
48. 2016 - K Viswanath (Director)
49. 2017 - Vinod Khanna (Actor)
50. 2018 - Amitabh Bachchan (Actor)

Academy Awards (Oscars) ಆಸ್ಕರ್ ಅವಾರ್ಡ್ಸ್ 2018

ಲಾಸ್ ಏಂಜಲಿಸ್: ಗಿಲ್ಲೆರ್ವೊ ಡೆಲ್ ಟೋರೊ ನಿರ್ದೇಶನದ `ದ ಶೇಪ್ ಆಫ್ ವಾಟರ್’ ಚಿತ್ರ 2018 ನೇ ಸಾಲಿನ ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಿತ ಆಸ್ಕರ್ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆದುಕೊಂಡಿದೆ. ಈ ಚಿತ್ರವೂ 13 ವಿಭಾಗಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಾಲ್ಕು ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಬಾಚಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದು, ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಚಿತ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಗಿಲ್ಲೆರ್ವೊ ಡೆಲ್ ಟೋರೊಗೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿದೆ.

ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ನಟಿಯಾಗಿ `ಥ್ರೀ ಬಿಲ್‍ಬೋರ್ಡ್ಸ್ ಔಟ್‍ಸೈಡ್ ಎಬ್ಬಿಂಗ್’ ಚಿತ್ರದ ನಟಿ ಫ್ರಾನ್ಸಿಸ್ ಮೆಕ್ಡೋರ್ಮಂಡ್ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಲಭಿಸಿದೆ. ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ನಟನಾಗಿ `ಡಾರ್ಕೆಸ್ಟ್ ಅವರ್’  ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಭೂಮಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಂಡ ಗ್ಯಾರಿ ಓಲ್ಡ್ ಮ್ಯಾನ್ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಲಭಿಸಿದೆ.

ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಪೋಷಕ ನಟ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಗೆ ಮೂರು ಕುದುರೆಗಳ ಓಟ ಎಂಬಂತೆ ಫ್ರಾನ್ಸಿಸ್ `ಥ್ರೀ ಬಿಲ್‍ಬೋರ್ಡ್ಸ್ ಓಟ್‍ಸೈಡ್ ಎಬ್ಬಿಂಗ್ ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ, `ಮಿಸ್ಸೌರಿ’ ಚಿತ್ರದ ನಟ ಸ್ಯಾಮ್ ರೋಕ್‍ವೆಲ್, `ದ ಫ್ಲೋರಿಡಾ ಪ್ರೋಜೆಕ್ಟ್ಸ್’ ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ವಿಲ್ಲೆಮ್ ಡಾಫೂ ಮತ್ತು `ಆಲ್ ದ ಮನಿ ಇನ್ ದ ವರ್ಲ್ದ್’ ಚಿತ್ರದ ನಟ ಕ್ರಿಸ್ಟೊಫರ್ ಪ್ಲಂಮ್ಮರ್ ನಡುವೆ `ಮಿಸ್ಸೌರಿ’ ಚಿತ್ರದ ನಟ ಸ್ಯಾಮ್ ರೋಕ್‍ವೆಲ್ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ತಮ್ಮದಾಗಿಸಿಕೊಂಡರು. ಇವರ ಜೊತೆ ಅದೇ ಚಿತ್ರದ ನಟ ವುಡ್ಡಿ ಹಾರೆಲ್‍ ಸನ್ ಅವರಿಗೂ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಲಭಿಸಿದೆ.

ಕ್ರಿಸ್ಟೊಫರ್ ನೋಲಾನ್ ಅವರ `ಡಂಕಿರ್ಕ್’ ಚಿತ್ರವೂ ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಸೌಂಡ್ ಮತ್ತು ಫಿಲ್ಮ್ ಎಡಿಟಿಂಗ್ ಗೆ ಮೂರು ಆಸ್ಕರ್ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಪಡೆದುಕೊಂಡಿದೆ. `ಡಾರ್ಕೆಸ್ಟ್ ಅವರ್’ ಚಿತ್ರ ತಂಡವೂ ಗ್ಯಾರಿ ಓಲ್ಡ್ ಮ್ಯಾನ್ ಅವರನ್ನ ವಿನ್ಸೆಂಟ್ ಚರ್ಚಿಲ್ ಆಗಿ ಅದ್ಭುತವಾಗಿ ರೂಪಾಂತರ ಮಾಡಿರುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಮೇಕಪ್‍ಗೆ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆದುಕೊಂಡಿದೆ. ಈ ಪಾತ್ರಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಗ್ಯಾರಿ ಓಲ್ಡ್ ಮ್ಯಾನ್ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಸತತ ನಾಲ್ಕು ಗಂಟೆಗಳ ಕಾಲ ಮೇಕಪ್ ಮಾಡಲಾಗುತ್ತಿತ್ತು ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಲಾಗಿದೆ.

`ಕಾಲ್ ಮಿ ಬೈ ಯುವರ್ ನೇಮ್’, `ಫ್ಯಾಂಟಮ್ ತ್ರೆಡ್’ ಮತ್ತು `ಗೆಟ್ ಔಟ್’ ಚಿತ್ರದ ಆಫ್ರಿಕ್-ಅಮೇರಿಕನ್ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಮತ್ತು ಬರಹಗಾರ ಜೊರ್ಡ್‍ನ್ ಪೀಲೆ ತನ್ನ ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಮೂಲ ಚಿತ್ರಕಥೆಗೆ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆದುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಜಿಮ್ಮಿ ಕಿಮ್ಮೆಲ್ ಸತತ ಎರಡನೇ ಬಾರಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದ ನಿರೂಪಕರಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಕಳೆದ ಬಾರಿ ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತಪಡಿಸಿದ್ದ ವಾರೆನ್ ಬಿಯಟ್ಟಿ ಮತ್ತು ಫಾಯೆ ಡನವೇ ಈ ಸಲದ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಯನ್ನ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತಪಡಿಸಿದರು.

ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಚಿತ್ರ: ದ ಶೇಪ್ ಆಫ್ ವಾಟರ್

ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ: ಗಿಲ್ಲೆರ್ವೊ ಡೆಲ್ ಟೋರೊ

ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ನಟಿ: ಫ್ರಾನ್ಸಿಸ್ ಮೆಕ್ಡೋರ್ಮಂಡ್, `ಥ್ರೀ ಬಿಲ್‍ಬೋರ್ಡ್ಸ್ ಔಟ್‍ಸೈಡ್ ಎಬ್ಬಿಂಗ್’

ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ನಟ: ಗ್ಯಾರಿ ಓಲ್ಡ್ ಮ್ಯಾನ್, `ಡಾರ್ಕೆಸ್ಟ್ ಅವರ್’

ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಪೋಷಕ ನಟ: ಸ್ಯಾಮ್ ರೋಕ್‍ವೆಲ್, `ಮಿಸ್ಸೌರಿ’

ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಪೋಷಕ ನಟಿ: ಆಲಿಸನ್ ಜೆನ್ನಿ ಐ, ತೋನ್ಯ

ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಮೂಲ ಚಿತ್ರಕಥೆ: ಗೆಟ್ ಔಟ್

ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ವಿದೇಶಿ ಭಾಷಾ ಚಿತ್ರ: ಎ ಫೆಂಟ್ಯಾಸ್ಟಿಕ್ ವುಮೆನ್

ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಮೂಲ ಸ್ಕೋರ್: ದ ಶೇಪ್ ಆಫ್ ವಾಟರ್

ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಮೂಲ ಗೀತೆ: ರಿಮೆಂಬರ್ ಮೀ, ಕೊಕೊ

ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಡಾಕ್ಯುಮೆಂಟರಿ ಚಿತ್ರ: ಇಕರಸ್

Academy Awards (Oscars)

Academy Awards (Oscars)

The 90th Academy Awards commonly referred to as Oscars was held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California (US). The award presented in 24 categories by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honouring best films of year 2017.

The Shape of Water won the most number of awards totaling to four at the ceremony after it was nominated into highest 13 categories. It was followed by Dunkirk, nominated for eight categories and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, nominated for seven categories.
Winners are

Best Picture: The Shape of Water.

Best Actress: Frances McDormand (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as Mildred Hayes).

Best Actor: Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour as Winston Churchill)

Best Director: Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water).

Best Supporting Actress: Allison Janney – I (Tonya)

Best Supporting Actor: Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)

Best Original Screenplay: Get Out – Written by Jordan Peele.

Best Adapted Screenplay: Call Me by Your Name – James Ivory based on the novel by André Aciman.

Best Cinematography: Blade Runner 2049 – Roger A. Deakins

Best Original Score: The Shape of Water – Alexandre Desplat.

Best Original Song: “Remember Me” from Coco.

Best Sound Editing: Dunkirk – Richard King and Alex Gibson.

Best Foreign Language Film: A Fantastic Woman (Chile) in Spanish.

Best Film Editing: Dunkirk

Best Visual Effects: Blade Runner 2049.

Best Production Design: The Shape of Water.

Best Sound Mixing: Dunkirk

Best Documentary-Feature: Icarus.

Best Animated Feature Film: Coco.

Best Animated Short Film: Dear Basketball.

Best Documentary-Short Subject: Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405

Best Live Action Short Film: The Silent Child.

Best Make-Up and Hairstyling: Darkest Hour

Best Costume Design: Phantom Thread


Academy Awards, famously known as “Oscars” is a group of 24 artistic and technical honours that recognizes excellence in cinematic achievements in US film industry. It is given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). The award was first presented in 1929. The winners are awarded a copy of a statuette officially called the Academy Award of Merit (famously referred as Oscar Award).

ಲಿಟಲ್ ಮಿಸ್ ವರ್ಲ್ಡ್ 2017: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಬಾಲಕಿ ಕೊರಳಿಗೆ ವಿಜಯ ಮಾಲೆ

ಪೂರ್ವಿ ಜಿ.ಬಿ.

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ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು: ಗ್ರೀಸ್‌ನ ಥೆಸಲೊಂಕಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ’ಲಿಟಲ್‌ ಮಿಸ್‌ ವರ್ಲ್ಡ್‌ –2017’ ಅಂತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಸೌಂದರ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರತಿಭಾ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಪೂರ್ವಿ ಜಿ.ಬಿ. ‘ಬೆಸ್ಟ್‌ ಟ್ಯಾಲೆಂಟ್‌ ಪರ್‌ಫಾರ್ಮನ್ಸ್‌’ಆಗಿ ಹೊರಹೊಮ್ಮಿದ್ದಾಳೆ.

ಏಳು ದಿನ ನಡೆದ ಈ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆಯಲ್ಲಿ 30 ದೇಶಗಳ 65ಕ್ಕೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಿದ್ದರು. ಅಂತಿಮ ಸುತ್ತಿಗೆ ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಆದವರಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರತದ ಐದು ಮಕ್ಕಳೂ ಇದ್ದರು. ಆ ಪೈಕಿ 12 ವರ್ಷಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಕಡಿಮೆ ವಯಸ್ಸಿನ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ವಿಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಪೂರ್ವಿ ಈ ವಿಶೇಷ ಸಾಧನೆ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾಳೆ. ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಸೋಫಿಯಾ ಪ್ರೌಢ ಶಾಲೆಯ 7ನೇ ತರಗತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಓದುತ್ತಿರುವ ಈಕೆ ಕೊಪ್ಪಳದ ಯಲಬುರ್ಗಾ ತಾಲ್ಲೂಕಿನ ಕುಕನೂರು ಗ್ರಾಮದವಳಾಗಿದ್ದಾಳೆ.

ಬೇರೆ ಬೇರೆ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಗಳ 10ಕ್ಕೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ತೀರ್ಪುಗಾರರು ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಿದ್ದ ಈ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಆತ್ಮವಿಶ್ವಾಸ, ಪ್ರತಿಭೆ, ಬುದ್ಧಿಮತ್ತೆ, ವಾಕ್‌ ಚಾತುರ್ಯ, ಸೌಂದರ್ಯದ ಗಳನ್ನು ಗಣನೆಗೆ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಅಂತಿಮ ವಿಜೇತರನ್ನು ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ.

ಉಕ್ರೇನ್‌ನ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಕಲೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ಉತ್ಸವದ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾಪಕಿ ನತಾಲಿಯಾ ನೇತೃತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ದೀವಾ ಫ್ಯಾಷನ್‌ ಗ್ರುಪ್‌ ಈ ಸೌಂದರ್ಯ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆಯನ್ನು ಆಯೋಜಿಸಿತ್ತು. ಕಳೆದ 17 ವರ್ಷಗಳಿಂದ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆ ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದು,ಜಗತ್ತಿನ ನಾನಾ ಭಾಗದ ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಭಾಗವಹಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ.

ಈ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆಗೆ ವಿದೇಶಕ್ಕೆ ತೆರಳುವ ಮುನ್ನ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಮತ್ತು ಚೆನ್ನೈನಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದಿದ್ದ ಆಡಿಷನ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ 10 ಮಕ್ಕಳನ್ನು ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಆಗಸ್ಟ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಚೆನ್ನೈ ನಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದಿದ್ದ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಸೌಂದರ್ಯ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಿದ್ದ ಪೂರ್ವಿ ಗ್ರೀಸ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುವ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆಗೆ ಅರ್ಹತೆ ಗಿಟ್ಟಿಸಿದ್ದಳು. ಅಂತಿಮ ಸುತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಪೂರ್ವಿ ಹೊಯ್ಸಳ ಶಿಲ್ಪಕಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮೂಡಿದ್ದ ಬೇಲೂರು ಶಿಲಾ ಬಾಲಿಕೆಯ ವೇಷ ಧರಿಸಿದ್ದಳು.

2017ನೇ ಸಾಲಿನ ಮ್ಯಾನ್ ಬೂಕರ್ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ

ಅಮೆರಿಕಾ ಲೇಖಕ ಜಾರ್ಜ್ ಸೌಂಡರ್ ಗೆ 2017ನೇ ಸಾಲಿನ ಮ್ಯಾನ್ ಬೂಕರ್ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ

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ಲಂಡನ್: ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್ ನ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಿತ ಮ್ಯಾನ್ ಬೂಕರ್ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಈ ವರ್ಷ ಅಮೆರಿಕಾದ ಲೇಖಕ ಜಾರ್ಜ್ ಸೌಂಡರ್ಸ್ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಸಂದಿದೆ. ಇವರ ಲಿಂಕನ್ ಇನ್ ಬಾರ್ಡೊ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಗೆ ಬೂಕರ್ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಲಭಿಸಿದೆ. ಮ್ಯಾನ್ ಬೂಕರ್ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪಡೆದ ಎರಡನೇ ಅಮೆರಿಕಾದ ಲೇಖಕರು ಜಾರ್ಜ್ ಸೌಂಡರ್ ಆಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
ಅಬ್ರಹಾಂ ಲಿಂಕನ್ ನ 11 ವರ್ಷದ ಮಗ ವಿಲ್ಲೈಯ ಸಾವಿನ ಕುರಿತ ಚರಿತ್ರೆಯನ್ನು ಪುಸ್ತಕ ಹೊಂದಿದ್ದು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಮೂಲ ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಯ ತೀರ್ಪುಗಾರರು ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
ಈ ಮೂಲ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯ ರಚನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಶೈಲಿ ಲೇಖಕನ ಬುದ್ಧಿವಂತಿಕೆಯ ಆಳ ನಿರೂಪಣೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ ಎಂದು ತೀರ್ಪುಗಾರರ ತಂಡದ ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥ ಲೋಲಾ ಯಂಗ್ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ. 
ಈ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ನನಗೆ ಸಂದ ಅತಿದೊಡ್ಡ ಗೌರವವಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು 58 ವರ್ಷದ ಜಾರ್ಜ್ ಸೌಂಡರ್ಸ್ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

Golden Globe Awards 2016

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The Awards ceremony for 73rd Golden Globe Awards was organized at Beverly Hills, California, United States (US). The Golden Globe Award is an American award  bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) as a recognizition of excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign. In the 73rd edition of  Annual Golden Globe Awards, The Revenant won the maximum 3 awards followed by The Martian and Steve Jobs winning 2 awards each.

The winners of  73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards :

• Best Motion Picture Drama: The Revenant.
• Best Motion Picture Musical/Comedy: The Martian.
• Best Director in Motion Picture-Drama: Alejandro Inarritu for The Revenant. 
• Best Actor in Motion Picture-Drama: Leonardo DiCaprio for The Revenant. 
• Best Actress in Motion Picture-Drama: Brie Larson for Room. 
• Best Actor in Motion Picture or Musical or Comedy: Matt Damon for The Martian. 
• Best Actress in Motion Picture Musical or Comedy: Jennifer Lawrence for Joy. 
• Best Actor in a Supporting role in Motion Picture: Sylvester Stallone for Creed. 
• Best Actress in a Supporting role in Motion Picture: Kate Winslet for Steve Jobs. 
• Best Original Score Motion Picture: Ennio Morricone for The Hateful Eight. 
• Best Foreign Language Film: Son of Saul (Hungary).

Raghuram Rajan Conferred Central Banker of the Year Award

 

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RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has been conferred with the Central Banker of the Year Award (Global and Asia Pacific) for year 2016. The award was conferred upon him by the The Banker, a monthly publication of Financial Times Group. This award recognises the officials and bankers who have best managed to stimulate growth and stabilise their country’s economy.

About Raghuram Rajan  :

• Raghuram Rajan who is the 23rd Governor of RBI had taken charge in September 2013.
• Prior to becoming RBI Governor, he was chief economic adviser (CEA) to Union Ministry of Finance in 2013. 
• Raghuram Rajan was chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2003 to 2007. 
• He was also professor of finance at the graduate business school at the University of Chicago.

Some other awards conferred upon Raghuram Rajan :

• Governor of the Year: In January, 2015  British magazine Central Banking, named Rajan as the ‘Governor of the Year'.
• Best Central Bank Governor award: In October, 2014, Rajan was conferred with the Best Central Bank Governor award for 2014 by Euromoney magazine. 
• Deutsche Bank Prize: In September, 2013, Rajan was awarded awarded the Fifth Deutsche Bank Prize for Financial Economics 2013.  He was conferred with the award in recognition of his research work which influenced financial and macro-economic policies around the world.
• Fischer Black Prize: Raghuram Rajan won the Fischer Black Prize in 2003. The prize, established in 2002, honours individual financial research. It is awarded for a body of work that exemplifies developing original research that is relevant to finance practice.

Book Authored : Rajan’s book How Hidden Cracks Still Threaten the World Economy won the Financial Times Business Book of the Year award in 2010.

Pranav Dhanawade, hits world record 1009 runs

 

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Pranav Dhanawade, a 15-year-old cricketer from Mumbai, created a world record by scoring 1009 runs (not out) in HT Bhandari Cup, an under-16 inter-school tournament held in Mumbai (Maharashtra). With this broke the previous highest record of individual score 628 not out set by  the 13-year-old AEJ Collins in a house match at Clifton College in June 1899.

Facts to know :-

• Pranav Dhanawade made this world record during HT Bhandari Cup organised by the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) mainly for suburban schools. 
• He was representing KC Gandhi High School against Arya Gurukul and played for 395 minutes. He smashed 59 sixes and 127 fours in 395 minutes before his KC Gandhi School declared the innings at 1,465 against Arya Gurukul School
• His 1009 score also helped his school to score 1465/3 in the innings which broke the past record of 1107 runs of Victoria against New South Wales made in 1926.

Pranav Dhanawade's father is an auto-rickshaw driver, who had pushed him to play and was partly responsible for his success.