Awards in 2010, International Awards, Dhyan Chand Award, Sports
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International Awards
Nobel Prize 2010 | ||
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Medicine | Robert G Edwards (British) | For research in in-vitro fertilization |
Physics | Andre Geim (UK) Konstantin Novoselov (UK) | For experiments with Graphene. Novoselov is the youngest physicist since 1973 to win a Nobel |
Chemistry | Richard Heck (US) Ei-ichi Negishi (US) Akira Suzuki (Japan) | Palladium catalysed cross coupling |
Literature | Mario Vargas Llosa (Peru) | Famous works: Conversation in the Cathedral, The feast of the goat, The time of the Hero |
Peace | Liu Xiaobo (China) | For his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China |
Economic Sciences | Peter Diamond (MIT) Dale Mortensen (North-western University) Christopher Pissarides (LSE) | For their analysis of markets with search frictions |
Man Booker Prize 2010 | Howard Jacobson (British) | For the novel ‘The Finkler Question’ |
Knight of the Order of Legion d Honneur (France՚s highest honour) | Deepak Parekh | |
Pulitzer Prize 2010 | ||
General non-fiction | Siddhartha Mukharjee | Book: The Emperor of all Maladies: A biography of Cancer |
NY Times | For its economics commentary and reporting on Russia | |
Public Service + Feature Photography | The Los Angeles Times | |
Photography | Carol Guzy Nikki Kahn Ricky Carioti | The Washington Post For pictures of earthquake in Haiti |
Fiction | Jennifer Egan | A visit from the goon squad |
Sports
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
- Started in 1991 - 92.
- It is the highest honour given for achievement in sports.
- First Awardee: Vishwanath Anand (1991 - 92)
- Was not awarded in 1993 - 94.
- Joint awards were given in the years:
- 1994 - 95: Homi D Motivala (Yatching) , P K Garg (Yatching)
- 1996 - 97: Nameirakpam Kunjarani (weightlifting) , Leander Paes (Tennis)
- 2002 - 03: Anjali Bhagwat (shooting) , K M Beenamol (Athletics)
- 2008 - 09: Mary Kom (Boxing) , Vijender Singh (Boxing) , Sushil Kumar (Wrestling)
- In 2009 - 10, it was awarded to Saina Nehwal.
- Only two cricket personalities have got the award: Tendulkar (1997 - 98) , Dhoni (2007 - 08)
- 2 in badminton: Pullela Gopichand (2000 - 01) and Saina (2009 - 10)
- 1 in tennis: Leander Paes
- Maximum given in shooting: 4. Abhinav Bindra (2001 - 02) , Anjali Bhagwat (2002 - 03) , Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (2004 - 05) , Manavjit Singh Sandhu (2006 - 07)
Dhyan Chand Award
- Instituted in 2002. Highest award for lifetime achievement in sports.
- Rastriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar is given to institutions promoting sports development.
Booker Prize Winners from India
Name | Year | Book | Other Books |
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Kiran Desai (resides in US) | 2006 | The Inheritance of Loss | Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard |
V S Naipaul (Trinidadian of Indian Origin) (also won the Nobel Prize in 2001) | 1971 | In a Free State | A House for Mr Biswas, A Bend in the River, The Enigma of Arrival |
Salman Rushdie (resides in UK) | 1981 | Midnight՚s Children | The Satanic Verses |
Arundhati Roy | 1997 | The God of Small Things |
Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding
- Award by GOI Started in 1965. Administered by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
- First: U Thant – 1965
- 2007 – Olafur Ragnar Grimsson
- Notable recipients: Martin Luther King Jr, Mother Teresa, Raul Prebisch, Nelson Mandela, Indira Gandhi, Aung Suu Kyi
Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development
- Annual award to individuals or organisations in recognition of creative efforts towards promoting peace, disarmament etc. Since 1986
- First – Parliamentarians for global action
- 2007 – Gates foundation
- 2008 – Md Elbaradei
- 2009- Sheikh Hasina
- 2010 – Lula Da silva
- Other notable: Gorbachev, Rajiv Gandhi, Jimmy Carter, Md Yunus, MS Swaminathan, Kofi Annan, Hamid Karzai
Science
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology
Started in 1958
- Awarded annually by CSIR for applied or fundamental research in seven fields: Biology, Chemistry, Earth Atmosphere Ocean and Planetary Sciences (Environmental Sciences) , Engineering, Mathematics, Medicine and Physics
- A citizen of India engaged in research in any field of science and technology up to the age of 45 years is eligible for the prize. Nominations proposed by CSIR, heads and deans of universities and previous awardees. Announced on September, 26.
Literature
Jnanpith Award
- Instituted in 1961
- First awarded in 1965: G Sankara Kurup
- Highest literary award in India presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith trust.