Awards, Honours & Prizes

NOBEL PRIZE

• It is the most coveted international award of the world.
• It was instituted by the inventor of dynamite, Alfred Bernard Nobel (1833-96).
• The award is given on Dec. 10, which is the death anniversay of its founder.
• Nobel Prize is given every year to those eminent persons who have made pioneering achievements in the field of Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Peace, Literature and Economics.
• Apart from Economics, all other categories have been given since 1901. Economcis Nobel Prize was instituted in 1967 and was first given in 1969.

TWICE RECEPIENTS OF NOBEL PRIZE

• John Bardeen Physics (1956)
• John Bardeen Physics (1972)
• Frederic Sanger Chemistry (1958)
• Frederic Sanger Chemistry (1980)
• Marie Curie Physics (1903)
• Marie Curie Chemistry (1911)
• Linus Pauling Chemistry (1954)
• Linus Pauling Peace (1962) 

• The  international Committee of the Red Cross has been awarded the Nobel Prize for peace three times: In 1917, 1944 and 1963.

INDIAN NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS 

                                               Field               Year

• Rabindranath Tagore     Literature       1913
• Dr. C.V. Raman              Physics            1930
• Dr. Hargovind Khurana  Medicine         1968
• Mother Teressa             Peace              1979
• Dr. S. Chandrashekhar   Physics            1983 
• Dr. Amartya Sen            Economics       1999
• V.S. Naipaul                   Literature        2001

PULITZER PRIZE

• It was instituted in 1970 and named after the US Publisher Joseph Pulitzer.
• It is conferred annually in the USA for accomplishments in Journalism, Literature and music. 

MAGSAYSAY AWARDS

• They were instituted in 1957 and named after Ramon Magsaysay, the late President of Philippines, who died in an air crash.
• They are of ten regarded as the Nobel Prize of Asia.

BOOKER PRIZE

• It is the highest literary award given to the authors of British, Irish and Commonwealth countries. 
• It was instituted in 1968 by the Booker Company and the British Publishers Association along the lines of Pulitzer Prize of US.

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING 

• It was instituted in 1965 by the Government of India.

OSCAR AWARDS

• These awards were instituted in 1929 and conferred annually by the Academy of Motion Pictures in USA.
• The first Indian to get an Oscar was Bhanu Athaiya for the movie 'Gandhi'.
• Satyajit Ray was the first Indian who was awarded Oscar for lifetime achievements in cinema in 1992.

RIGHT LIVELIHOOD AWARD

• It is renowned as alternate Nobel Award to promote and contribute in the fields of environment and social justice. 

MAHATMA GANDHI PEACE PRIZE 

• It is presented for International peace on the lines of Nobel Prize.

UNESCO HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD

• It is also presented by UNESCO for contribution in the field of Human Rights Awareness. 
• It is given every alternate year.

UN HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD 

• It is presented every sixth year.

WORLD FOOD PRIZE 

• It is presented by Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), one of  the branches of UNO, for the cause of agriculture and food development.

BHARAT RATNA

• It is the highest civilian award of India. It is presented by the Government of India. 
• It is presented for exceptional public service and rarest achievements in the field of art, literature and science. 
• It was instituted in 1954 and the first recepient was Dr. Radhakrishnan. 
• Padma Vibhushan is the second highest civilian award for distinguished services in any field including Government service. 

BHARTIYA JNANPEETH AWARDS

• It was instituted in 1965 and is given for distinguished works in any recognised language by a scholar.

SAHITYA AKADEMY AWARDS 

• It was instituted in 1955 and is given for any exclusive writing in any of the 22 languages including English literature during last 5 years. 

MURTIDEVI AWARD 

• It was constituted in 1948 and is given in any Indian language or in English literature, for distinguished contribution to Indian values.

SARASWATI SAMMAN 

• It was instituted in 1991 by the K.K Birla Foundation and is given for any distinguished literary work made during last 10 years in any of the Indian language.

TANSEN AWARDS 

• These awards are given by the Government of M.P. for the outstanding contribution in the field of music. 

VYAS SAMMAN 

• It was instituted in 1992 by the K.K. Birla Foundation for outstanding contribution to Hindi literature. 

TANSEN AWARDS 

• These awards are given by the Government of M.P. for the outstanding contribution in the field of  music. 

IQBAL SAMMAN 

• These awards are given by the Government of M.P. for the outstanding contribution in the field of literature.

SHANTI SWARUP BHATNAGAR AWARDS

• These awards are given to the Indian scientists for their exceptional performance. 

R.D. BIRLA AWARD 

• These awards are given in the field of Medical Sciences. 

DHANVANTRI AWARD

• These awards are given for the extra ordinary performance in Medical Sciences.

ARJUNA AWARDS 

• These are given for the special achievements in different types of sports.

DRONACHARYA AWARDS

• These are given to sports coaches. 

RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA 

• It was instituted in 1962 and is presented for commendable display by the players.

GALLANTRY AWARDS 

• Param Vir Chakra : It is India's highest award for bravery
• Mahavir Chakra : It is the second highest gallantry award
• Vir Chakra: It is the third highest gallantry award. 
• Ashok Chakra: It is the highest peace-time gallantry award.