Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award

The award was started in 1999 and is provided to a business leader, management
practitioner, public administrator, educator or institution builder for his/her sustained
individual contributions for achievements of high professional order and excellence.

This award is given by the President of India.

Awarded for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management.
1st Winner – C K Prahlad
 Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award
(Rajiv Gandhi National Communal Harmony Award)

It is an Indian award given for outstanding contribution towards promotion of communal

harmony, national integration and peace. The award was instituted by All India Congress
Committee of the Indian National Congress Party (INC), in 1992 to commemorate the
lasting contribution made by the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, it carries a citation
and a cash award
It is given on 20 August, the birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, which is celebrated as
Sadbhavna Diwas (Harmony Day).
1st Winner - Jagan Nath Kaul in 1995
 Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration

In order to uphold the cause of national integration and understanding which was dearest
to Indira Gandhi’s heart, the Congress in its centenary year (1985) instituted the ‘Indira
Gandhi Award for National Integration’, to give recognition to outstanding contribution to
this cause by individuals or institutions

The award consists of a citation and cash to be given to the awardee on 31st October, the
Martyrdom Day of India’s former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
 Bidhan Chandra Roy Award

It was instituted in 1962 in memory of B. C. Roy by Medical Council of India.

The Award is given annually in each of the following categories: Statesmanship of the Highest
Order in India
Medical man-cum-Statesman
Eminent Medical Person
Eminent person in Philosophy
Eminent person in Science and Eminent person in Arts.

It is presented by President of India in New Delhi on July 1, National Doctors' Day.

1st Winner - 1973 Sandip Mukerjee

 Nari Shakti Puraskar

Annual award given by the Ministry of Women and Child Development to individual women
or to institutions that work towards the cause of women empowerment.

The awards are presented by the President of India on International Women's Day (8
March), at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
The awards were instituted in 1999 under the title of Stree Shakti Puraskar and were
renamed and reorganised in 2015.
Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award for best private sector organization or public sector undertaking in
promoting the well-being and welfare of women.

Kannagi Devi Award for best state which has appreciably improved Child Sex Ratio (CSR).

Mata Jijabai Award for best urban local body for providing services and facilities to women.

Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang Award given to a civil society organisation

Rani Lakshmi Bai Award given to the best institution for research and development in the field of
women empowerment.

Rani Rudramma Devi Awards given to two District Panchayats and two Gram Panchayats for work
in the area of women welfare especially related to the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana.
 National Bravery Award

The National Bravery Awards are a set of awards given annually to about 25 Indian children below 16
years of age for "meritorious acts of bravery against all odds."
The awards are given by the Government of India and the Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW).
The award was instituted in 1957

The National Bravery Awards consist of 5 categories, which are .

1. The Bharat Award
2. The Geeta Chopra Award
3. The Sanjay Chopra Award
4. The Bapu Gaidhani Award
5. The General National Bravery Awards
 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology

It is one of the highest multidisciplinary science awards in India.

It was instituted in 1958 by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research in honor of
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, its founder director and recognizes excellence in scientific
research in India
 Dr. Ambedkar National Award

National Award for Social Understanding and Upliftment of Weaker Sections is a national
award presented by the Government of India in honour of B. R. Ambedkar, the country's
first law minister, father of the Indian Constitution and champion of human rights.

It was established in 1992 and is administered by the Dr. Ambedkar foundation to people or
organizations for their outstanding work.

This award is provided by the hands of the President of India.

 The Tagore Award

It is an award given in commemoration of the 150 th birth anniversary of the Nobel laureate
Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) for cultural harmony.

Established in 2011 by Government of India, it is given for outstanding achievement in

fostering harmony and universalism and values of cultural harmony especially in conflict
or extreme situations through innovative systems/strategies

The first award was given in 2012 to Pandit Ravi Shankar by the President of India Pranab
Mukherjee
 The Kalidas Samman

It is a prestigious arts award presented annually by the government of Madhya Pradesh in

India.
The award is named after Kalidas, a renowned Classical Sanskrit writer of ancient India.
The Kalidas Samman was first awarded in 1980.

It was conferred every year in the fields of Classical Music, Classical Dance, Theatre and
Plastic Arts.
 Krishi Karman Awards

These awards were instituted by Ministry of Agriculture in 2010-11 for recognizing the
meritorious efforts of the states in food grains production.

The awards are given to the best performing States in two broad sets.

One for total food grains production and the other for individual food grain crops of Rice,
Wheat, Pulses and Coarse Cereals.
 National Film Awards

The National Awards for films, which were started as an annual

Started in 1954, when the very first awards for the films of 1953 were given

The awards are given in three sections – Feature Films, Non-Feature Films and Best
Writing on Cinema.

Feature films must have a plot and they are mostly works of fiction, unless it is a historical
or a biopic. The main aim of the feature film is to entertain and the project is made as per
commercial standards. A non-feature film, which may also be called a documentary, draws
upon reality and presents a point of view about a certain topic.
 National Film Awards

Six categories from Feature Films section, two from Non-Feature Films and Best Writing on
Cinema sections each have been made eligible for Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus Award) and
rest of the categories for Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus Award).

The National Awards along with cinema's highest honour, Dadasaheb Phalke award, are presented by the
President of India in a solemn function in the presence of the Union Minister of Information and
Broadcasting, Chairpersons of the three juries, representatives of Film Federation of India and
Confederation of All India Cine Employees and senior official.
 The Mother Teresa Awards, officially called the Mother Teresa Memorial Awards for Social
Justice, are international and national awards presented annually to honour individuals and
organizations that promote peace, equality and social justice,

The awards are given in honour of Mother Teresa.

Mother Teresa Awards have been given since 2004 annually or biannually. They are an
initiative of Harmony Foundation, an organization created by Abraham Mathai in Mumbai .
 The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize, founded by Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology &
Research Academy (SASTRA) located near Kumbakonam, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan's
hometown, is awarded every year to a young mathematician judged to have done
outstanding work in Ramanujan's fields of interest.

The age limit for the prize has been set at 32 (the age at which Ramanujan died)
 The International Gandhi Peace Prize, named after Mahatma Gandhi, is awarded annually by the
Government of India.

As a tribute to the ideals espoused by Gandhi, the Government of India launched the International
Gandhi Peace Prize in 1995 on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Mohandas Gandhi.

This is an annual award given to individuals and institutions for their contributions towards
social, economic and political transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian methods.

It is open to all persons regardless of nationality, race, creed or gender.

A jury consisting of the Prime Minister of India, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, the
Chief Justice of India, Speaker of the Lok Sabha and one other eminent persons decides the
awardee each year.
 The UNESCO Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science is an international award to
reward exceptional contributions made by individuals in communicating science to society
and promoting the popularization of science.

The UNESCO Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science is UNESCO’s oldest prize,
created in 1951 following a donation from Mr Bijoyanand Patnaik, Founder and President of
the Kalinga Foundation Trust in India. Today, the Prize is funded by the Kalinga Foundation
Trust, the Government of the State of Orissa, India, and the Government of India
(Department of Science and Technology).
 Civilian Awards

Civilian Awards are conferred to people with outstanding achievements in their field of work.
These awards are presented to the respective recipients by the President of India on Republic
Day.
The inception year of these Civilian awards is 1954.

Civilian Awards are categorized according to the degree of honour. The Civilian awards conferred
are:

Bharat Ratna- 1st degree of honour

Padma Vibhushan- 2nd degree of honour
Padma Bhushan- 3rd degree of honour
Padma Shri- 4th degree of honour
 Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna is the highest Civilian Award in India.

This award is conferred for achievements in the field of Science, Literature, Arts and
Public Services. In 2011, sports were also included in this award category. The award has
the shape of Peepal leaf and is bronze-toned. The award has the emblem of Sun in the
middle.
 Bharat Ratna

The first recipients of the Bharat Ratna were politician C. Rajagopalachari, scientist C. V. Raman and
philosopher Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who were honoured in 1954.

First Non-Indian to receive Bharat Ratna – Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

2nd Non-Indian to receive Bharat Ratna – Nelson Mandela

Who was first Indian to be awarded with Bharat Ratna and Nobel Prize?
CV Raman, he was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1954 and Nobel Prize in 1930.
First lady to be awarded with Bharat Ratna - Indira Gandhi
Who received highest civilian awards of two countries, Bharat Ratna from India and Nishan-e-Pakistan
from Pakistan?
Morarji Desai
 Bharat Ratna

1st Bharat Ratna Awardee to become the President of India

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

1st person to be awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously

Lal Bahadur Shastri

1st and only Industrialist to be awarded the Bharat Ratna

JRD Tata
 Padma Vibhushan

Padma Vibushan is the second-highest civilian award in

India. This is conferred to people with distinguished
achievements in the field of Arts, Literature, Science,
Public Services.

This award has a circular shape with a geometric

pattern superimposed on the circle and is toned
bronze. In the centre of the circle, a lotus flower is
embossed.
 Padma Bhushan

This is the third-highest civilian award in India and is

conferred to people with achievements in for service
in any field including service rendered by Government
servants including doctors and scientists, but exclude
those working with the public sector undertakings.

This award has a similar design to the Padma

Vibhushan. All the embossing is done in gold.
 Padma Shri

In the order of rank, Padma Shri is the fourth highest

civilian award. This award is conferred to people for
achievements in any field including the service
rendered by the Government employees.

All the embossing is done in stainless steel and the

periphery is furnished in bronze.

Balbir Singh Sr – First Sportsperson to be Conferred

With Padma Shri
 Arjuna Awards

The Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports,
Government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in sports. Started in
1961, the award carries a cash prize, a bronze statue of Arjuna and a scroll.

To be eligible for the award, a sportsperson should not only have had good
performance consistently for the previous four years at the international level with
excellence for the year for which the Award is recommended, but should also have
shown qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline.
 Dronacharya Award

Instituted in 1985
It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
These are given to sports coaches.
 The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

It is the highest sporting honour of the Republic of India.

It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

The recipient(s) is/are selected by a committee constituted by the

Ministry and is honoured for their "spectacular and most outstanding
performance in the field of sports over a period of four years" at
international level.
 Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games

It is the lifetime achievement sporting honour of the Republic of India.

It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

First awarded - 2002

 1st recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
Viswanathan Anand

1st woman recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

Karnam Malleshwari

1st cricket player to be awarded the Arjuna Award

Salim Durrani

1st athlete to be awarded the Arjuna Award

Gurbachan Singh Randhawa

1st Football player to be awarded the Arjuna Award

P K Banerjee
 BCCI Awards

Polly Umrigar Award for international cricketer of the year

CK Nayudu Award for lifetime achievement

Madhavrao Scindia Award for most wickets/Runs in Ranji Trophy

Lala Amarnath Award for best all-rounder in limited-overs tournaments/Ranji trophy

Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy for highest wicket-taker/Runs in Vijay Merchant Trophy

 BCCI Awards

M.A. Chidambaram Trophy for highest wicket-taker/Runs in

Cooch Behar Trophy
M.A. Chidambaram Trophy for highest wicket-taker/Runs in
C K Nayudu trophy

ICC Awards

Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (Men’s Cricketer of the Year)

David Shepherd Trophy (Umpire of the Year)
Rachel Heyhoe-Flint Award (Women's Cricketer of the Year)
 Sahitya Akademi Award
(National Academy of Letters)

The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India

Every year since its inception in 1954, the Sahitya Akademi Award prizes to the most
outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the in any of the major Indian
languages (24 languages i.e. English, Rajasthani, and the 22 listed languages in the Eighth
Schedule of the Indian Constitution

The first Awards were given in 1955

1st Winner for Hindi – 1955, Makhanlal Chaturvedi, Him Tarangini

1st Winner for English – 1960, The Guide, Novel by R. K. Narayan
 Bhasha Samman

Instituted by Sahitya Akademy in 1996

Sahitya Akademy gives these special awards to writers for significant contribution to Indian languages
other than the above 24 major ones and also for contribution to classical & medieval literature.

Bhasha Samman comprise a plaque and a cash prize

The Sahitya Akademi to be given to writers, scholars, editors, collectors, performers or translators who
have made considerable contribution to the propagation, modernization or enrichment of the languages
concerned.
The Sammans are given to 3-4 persons every year in different languages on the basis of
recommendation of experts' committees constituted for the purpose.
 About Jnanpith award

It is the highest literary award in India, presented annually by Bharatiya Jnanpith (a literary and research
organization)
Instituted on 22 May, 1961
It can only be conferred upon a citizen of India but with no posthumous conferral.
The award consists of a citation, shawl, goddess Saraswati statue and cash prize.

Initially English language was not considered for the Award but after 49th Jnanpith Award, English language was
added
Earlier it was is given for a specific work of writing by any Indian citizen in any of the 22 Indian languages listed
in Schedule 8th of the Indian Constitution. After 1982 onwards, the award is given for overall contribution to
literature as prior to that a specific work

1st winner of Jnanpith award - G.S. Kurup (Malyalam)

 Saraswati Samman Awards

It was instituted by the KK Birla Foundation in the year 1991.

It is given annually for an outstanding literary work written in any official Indian language and published
during the preceding 10 years.

Candidates are selected from literary works published in the previous ten years.
It carries a cash prize, citation and a plaque.

Birla Foundation also awards Vyas Samman (for Hindi) and Bihari Puraskar (for Hindi and Rajasthani
writers of Rajasthan).

1st winner – Harivansh Rai Bachchan

 KK Birla - Other awards

Shankar Puraskar for a work in Hindi concerning Indian philosophy, culture and/or art

Vachaspati Puraskar for any work in Sanskrit

G.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research

 Vyas Samman

The Vyas Samman is a literary award in India, first awarded in 1991.

It is awarded annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation and includes a cash prize
To be eligible for the award, the literary work must be in the Hindi language and have been published in
the past 10 years.

1st winner – 1991 – Dr. Ram Vilas Sharma

(Bharat ke Pracheen bhasha parivar)
 Bihari Puraskar

Started in 1991

(for Hindi and Rajasthani writers of Rajasthan).

1st winner – Dr Jai Singh Nerraj for his work “Dhaani ka Aadmi”
 Gallantry awards

3 gallantry awards, the Param Vir Chakra, the Maha Vir Chakra and the Vir Chakra were
instituted by the Government of India on 26th January, 1950 which were deemed to have
effect from the 15th August, 1947.

Thereafter, other three gallantry awards, the Ashoka Chakra Class-I, the Ashoka Chakra
Class-II and the Ashoka Chakra Class-III were instituted by the Government of India on 4th
January, 1952, which were deemed to have effect from the 15th August, 1947. These awards
were renamed as the Ashoka Chakra, the Kirti Chakra and the Shaurya Chakra respectively
in January, 1967.
War Time

Peace Time
Order of precedence of these awards

Param Vir Chakra

Ashoka Chakra
Mahavir Chakra
Kirti Chakra
Vir Chakra
Shaurya Chakra
 Param Vir Chakra

The PVC is equivalent to the Medal of Honor in the United States and the Victoria Cross in the United
Kingdom.

"most conspicuous bravery in the presence of the enemy”

Of the 21 awardees, 20 have been from the Indian Army, and one has been from the Indian Air Force
 1st winner
Major Somnath Sharma
Kumaon Regiment
3 November 1947
Battle of Badgam, J & K

Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, Indo-

Pakistani War of 1971
He is the only member of the Indian Air
Force to be so honoured
Wartime/Peacetime service awards
Sena Medal
Nau Sena Medal
Vayu Sena Medal

Wartime Distinguished Service

Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal
Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
Yudh Seva Medal

Peacetime Distinguished Service

Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal
 The Sardar Patel National Unity Award

Instituted in the year 2019

Any person without distinction of race, occupation, position, gender or religion is

eligible for this award. It is awarded in recognition of exceptional
service/performance of the highest order in the unity and the integrity of the
nation.

On conferment of the award, the recipient receives a Sanad (certificate) signed

by the President and a medallion. It is not mandatory that this award should be
given every year.
 Moortidevi Award

It is an India literary award annually presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a literary and research
organisation, to an author.
The award is specifically given out to such writings that underline and express Indian philosophy and
cultural heritage

The award is given only to Indian writers writing in Indian languages included in the Eighth Schedule to
the Constitution of India, and in English, with no posthumous conferral

Cash prize, a citation plaque, a shawl, and a statue of Saraswati

The first recipient of the award was the Kannada writer C. K. Nagaraja Rao
 Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar (Akademi Award)

It is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music,
Dance & Drama.
It is the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists.
The award consists of cash, a citation, an angavastram (a shawl), and a tamrapatra (a
brass plaque)

The awards are given in the categories of music, dance, theatre, other traditional arts and
puppetry, and for contribution/scholarship in performing arts.
 ‘National Tansen Samman’ is a musical award conferred to the exponents of Hindustani
music.

This award carries a cash prize and a memento.

The Tansen Music Festival is organised every year by Madhya Pradesh in Gwalior

Tansen began his career and spent most of his adult life in the court and patronage of the
Hindu king of Rewa, Raja Ramchandra Singh (1555–1592), where Tansen’s musical abilities
and studies gained widespread fame.
 Tulsi Samman

It is an arts award presented annually by the government of Madhya Pradesh state in India.

The award is named after Tulsi Das, an Indian saint, poet and philosopher, best known as
the author of Ramacharitamanas, an epic devoted to Lord Rama. This award is presented
for outstanding achievement in one of the four categories of the tribal, traditional and folk
arts. These categories are: art, theatre, dance and music.