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Awards | March 2012
Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, Dalai Lama was selected for the Templeton Prize, 2012. The Buddhist leader who lives in exile in India had won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for advocating non-violent liberation for Tibet. The Dalai...
Awards | February 2012
The National Tourism Awards 2010-11 were conferred by the President of India Pratibha Patil on 29 February 2012 in New Delhi.
Madhya Pradesh received the National Tourism Award for its efforts in developing tourism related infrastructure...
Awards | January 2012
The Padma awards for the year 2012 were announced on the eve of India’s 63rd Republic Day. The Awards comprises 5 Padma Vibhushan, 27 Padma Bhushan and 77 Padma Shri Awards.
Padma Vibhushan
1. Shri K G Subramanyan –...
Awards | December 2011
World renowned architect and Goa’s Charles Correa was bestowed with Goa’s highest civilian honour, the Gomant Vibhushan, on the eve of the Golden Jubiliee of Goa’s Liberation. The award was presented to him by Goa governor K Shankaranarayanan....
Awards | November 2011
Former India cricket captain Ajit Wadekar was selected for the Col C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award. The award is to comprise a trophy, citation and cheque for Rs. 15 lakhs.
Veteran batsman Rahul Dravid was selected for the Polly...
Awards | October 2011
Tehelka and the Week were jointly chosen for the International Press Institute (IPI) – India award for excellence in journalism, 2011 for their outstanding journalistic work in 2010. The award was declared by the Indian chapter of the International...
Awards | September 2011
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Awards | August 2011
China has conferred its highest literary award on Prof. B R Deepak for his book, which is a translation of 88 classical Chinese poems into Hindi. Deepak, who is from Centre of Chinese and Southeast Asian Studies, JNU, was the first Indian to...
Awards | July 2011
National Communal Harmony Awards for 2009 and 2010 were presented to Dr. Mohd. Hanif Khan Shastri in the individual category for the year 2009. Dr Shastri is a Sanskrit scholar and has authored several books including Geeta Aur Quran men Samanjasya....
Awards | June 2011
Maharatna Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) received the prestigious Golden Peacock Environment Management Award for the year 2011. The award was presented to SAIL in recognition of it’s initiatives and achievements in the field of...