Sahitya Akademi Awards For The Year 2023: Tamil author Rajasekaran (Devibharathi), Telugu writer T. Patanjali Sastry and Malayalam litterateur E.V. Ramakrishnan were among those named for the Sahitya Akademi Awards for the year 2023. Sahitya Akademi Award is awarded for the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the major Indian languages […]
Category: Important Awards
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award: India’s badminton stars Chirag Shetty and Satwik Sai Raj Rankireddy won the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award announced by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports recently. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award named after the hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand (1905–79), an Indian legendary field hockey player, […]
Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2023
Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2023: The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2023 has been jointly awarded to Daniel Barenboim and Ali Abu Awwad for their efforts in bringing together the youth and peoples of Israel and the Arab World for a non-violent resolution of the Israel-Palestine conflict. Barenboim is an Argentine-born […]
Nyholm Prize
Nyholm Prize: Professor Savita Ladage from Mumbai received the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Nyholm Prize for Education in recognition of her contributions to chemistry education. Nyholm prize is awarded to inspirational, innovative and dedicated individuals or teams making a substantial and sustained impact within education. It celebrates individuals working in primary, secondary, further education, and […]
Brandon Hall Group’s Excellence In Technology Awards 2023
Brandon Hall Group’s Excellence In Technology Awards 2023: The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), a maharatna, central Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) under the Ministry of Power, has achieved a remarkable feat by becoming the sole PSU in India to win two silver awards at the prestigious Brandon Hall Group’s Excellence in Technology Awards 2023. NTPC […]
International Emmy Directorate Award
International Emmy Directorate Award: Ektaa Kapoor was honoured with the International Emmy Directorate Award. She became the First Indian Woman Producer to receive the International Emmy Directorate Award. Additionally, Vir Das, along with Derry Girls season 3, was honoured with the International Emmy for Comedy. The Emmy Awards are a set of prestigious honours specifically […]
Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award
Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award: Hollywood actor and producer Michael Douglas was honored with the prestigious Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Cinema at the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. His profound impact on cinema resonates through iconic roles, from his Academy Award-winning portrayal as Gordon Gekko in Wall […]
Booker Prize 2023
Booker Prize 2023: Irish writer Paul Lynch won the Booker Prize for fiction for his novel Prophet Song. Booker Prize is the world’s leading literary award for a single work of fiction. Founded in the UK in 1969, the Booker Prize initially rewarded Commonwealth writers and now spans the globe: it is open to anyone […]
Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2022
Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2022: The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament, and Development 2022 was jointly awarded to the Indian Medical Association and the Trained Nurses Association of India as representatives of the COVID-19 warriors in the country. Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for Peace, Disarmament, and Development was instituted in the memory of the […]
British Academy Book Prize
British Academy Book Prize: India-born author Nandini Das was named the winner of the 2023 British Academy Book Prize. British Academy Book Prize was formerly known as the Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize. It was established in 2013. It was established to reward and celebrate the best works of non-fiction that demonstrate rigour and originality and have […]
