National Awards, Republic Day Award, Gallantry Awards, Other National Awards

Republic Day Awards

Bharat Ratna : The award is given forexceptional work for advancement of art, literature &science and in recognition of public service of the highest order.

The decoration isin the form of a Peepal leaf about 5.0 cm long, 4.7 cm wide and3.1 mm thick. It is of toned bronze. On the reverse is embosseda replica of the Sun, Below the words Bharat Ratna are embossedin Hindi. The emblem, the sun and the rim are of Platinum. Theinscriptions are in burnished bronze.

The followinghave received this award so far:

Name	Year
Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan	1954
ChakravartiRajagopalachari	1954
Dr. ChandrashekharVenkatraman	1954
Dr. Bhagwan Das	1955
Dr. MokshagundamVisvesvaraya	1955
Jawaharlal Nehru	1955
Govind Ballabh Pant	1957
Dr. Dhondo Keshave Karve	1958
Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy	1961
Purushottam Das Tondon	1961
Dr. Rajendra Prasad	1962
Dr. Zakir Hussain	1963
Dr. Pandurang Vaman Kane	1963
Lal Bahadur Shashtri	1966
Mrs. Indira Gandhi	1971
Varahgiri Venkatgiri	1975
Kumaraswami Kamaraj	1976
Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu(Mother Teresa)	1980
Acharya Vinoba Bhave	1983
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan	1987
Marudu GopalanRamachandran	1988
Dr. Bhim Rao RamjiAmbedkar	1990
Dr. Nelson RolihlalaMandela	1990
Rajiv Gandhi	1991
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel	1991
Morarji Ranchhodji Desai	1991
Maulan Abul Kalam Azad	1992
Jahangir Ratanji DadabhaiTata	1992
Satyajit ray	1992
Mrs. Aruna Asaf Ali	1997
Gulzari Lal Nanda	1997
Dr. Avul PakirJainulabdeen Abdul Kalam	1997
Maduri Shanmukhavadivu	1998
Chindambaram Subramaniam	1998
Jayprakash Narain	1999
Gopinath Bordoloi	1999
Amartya Sen	1999
Pandit Ravi Shankar	1999
Ustad Bismillah Khan	2001
Lata Mangeshkar	2001

PadmaVibhushan: The award
is given forexceptional and distinguished services in any field includingservices rendered by government servants.

The decoration iscircular in design with a geometrical pattern superimposed onthe circle. The diameter of the circular portion is 4.4 cm andthe thickness about 0.6 mm. On the obverse, there is a lotusflower embossed in the circular space. The word "Padma"is embossed in Hindi above and the word Vibhushan below thelotus flower. On the reverse are state emblem and the motto inHindi. It is of toned bronze. The inscription "PadmaVibhushan" on the obverse, the geometrical pattern oneither side and the border around periphery are in burnishedbronze. All embossing on either side of decoration is in whitegold.

2000 Recipients

Mr. R.K. Narayan,

Dr. Manohar Singh Gill,

Dr. K. Kasturirangan,

Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia,

Pandit Jasraj

Ustad Vilayat Ali Khan,

Mr. Sikander Bakht,

Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati

Prof. K. N. Raj,

Swami Ranganathananda

Shri Kelucharan Mohapatra,

Mr. M. Narsimham,

Mr. B.D. Pande,Mr

. Tarlok Singh

Mr. Krishen Behari Lall,

2003 Recipients

B.R. Nanda

Bhrihaspati Dev Triguna

Sonal Mansingh

Kazi Lhendup Dorji

PadmaBhushan: The award is given fordistinguished service of a high order in any field includingservice rendered by government servants.

It has the samedesign as Padma Vibhushan. On the obverse the word "Padma"Appears above and the word "Bhushan" below the lotusflower. The inscription "Padma Bhushan" on theobverse, the geometrical pattern on either side and the borderaround periphery are in burnished bronze. All embossing oneither side of decoration is in standard gold.

2004Recipients

Alarmel Valli, dancer
Lt. Gen. Bijoy Nandan Shahi, doctor
Hanumantha Rao, writer(Telugu)
Madurai Seshagopalan, Carnatic vocalist
Rajam, violinist
Poornima Arvind Pakvasa, social worker (Gujarat)
Chandrashekhar Shankar Dharmadhikari
Gopi Chand Narang
Krishna Srinivas
Vishnu Prabhakar
Komal Kothari, musician
Govindarajan Padmanabhan, scientist
Sardara Singh Johl, scientist
Sankar
Antony
Yoshiro Mori, former Japanese prime minister
Soumitra Chatterjee, Bengali film director and actor
Kamath, journalist

PadmaShree: The award is given fordistinguished service in any field including service rendered bygovernment servants.

The name of thedecoration is embossed in Hindi with the word "Padma"above and the word "Shree" below the lotus flower onthe obverse. The word "Padma Shree" on the obverse,the geometrical pattern on the either side and the border aroundthe periphery are in burnished bronze. All embossing on theeither side of the decoration is in stainless steel.

2002Recipients

MukeshKumar ( Hockey player)

2004 Recipients

Gallantry Awards

ParamVeer Chakra	The highestdecoration for valour is the Param Vir Chakra which is awardedfor the most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminentact of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of enemy,whether on land, at sea or in the air.
MahaveerChakra	MahavirChakra is the second highest decoration and is awarded for actsof conspicuous gallantry in the presence of enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air.
VirChakra	Vir Chakrais the third in the order of award given for act of gallantryin the presence of enemy, whether on land, at sea or inthe air.
AshokChakra	The medal is awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring or prominent act of valour or self sacrifice on land, at sea or in the air,during peace time.
KirtiChakra	The medalis awarded for conspicuous gallantry .
ShauryaChakra	Thedecoration is awarded for an act of gallantry.
ParamVishist Seva Medal; Ati Vishist Seva Medal; Vishist Seva Medal	TheVishishta Seva Medals are awarded to personnel of all threeservices in recognition of the "most exceptional""exceptional" and "high" order respectively.

Other National Awards
Name	Category
Aditya Vikram Birla Kalashikhar Puruskar	Artist in the field of visual and performing arts for lifetime achievement.
Arjuna Awards	Outstanding Performance in the field of Sports.
Dr. B.C. Roy Memorial Awards	Work in the field of Medicine by Medical Council of India.
B.D. Goenka Award	Excellence in Journalism.
Best Parliamentarian Award	For best all round performance as parliamentarian.
Best Tourist Friendly National Park Award	This award has been instituted by Union Ministry of Tourism.
Bhartiya Bhasha Parishad Awards	Writers in different Indian Languages
Bhartiya Jnanpith Award	The award is given to any Indian writer in any of the 18 languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. It is given for outstanding contribution to creative writing in a specified period of 15 years but excluding the five years immediately preceding the year.
Bhaskara Award	The award is instituted to recognise the outstanding work done by scientist in the field of Remote Sensing. Instituted by Indian Society of Remote Sensing.
Bhuwalka Award	The award is given by Saurabh Academy of Music and Dance to a Classical Guru every year.

Borlaug Award	The award is given annually to an Indian Scientist for making a significant contribution in any area relating to agriculture and food security, besides environmental awareness and its contribution to sustainable development.
C.K. Nayadu Award	Performance in Cricket.
Chameli Devi Jain Journalism Award	In the field of Journalism. For the year 2001 Katch Mahila Vikas Vikas Sangathan was conferred this award.
Chandrashekhar Saraswati National Eminence Award	The award was instituted by South Indian Education Society, Mumbai.
CSIR Technology Awards	Best contribution in the field of technology.
Dada Saheb Phalke Award	Contribution in the field of Cinema.
Dronacharya Award	Eminent coaches who have successfully trained international sportspersons and teams.
Earnest & Young Entrepreneur Award	Entrepreneur with best achievements for life time and startups.
Economic Times Award	For Corporate Excellence.
Exim Bank Award	For Business Excellence, perseverance and excellent teamwork.
Filmfare Awards	Best performance in Indian Cinema
Gujar Mal Modi Award	Best Scientist of the year for outstanding contribution to research resulting in new innovative technology.
Guru Kelucharan Mahopatra Award	Extraordinary contribution to the world of performing arts.
Hafiz Ali Kahn Award	Unmatched contribution in the field of Music.
Iqbal Samman	Creative writing in Urdu literature.
Jeevan Gaurav Puruskar	For immense contribution to Indian Culture.
KK Birla Foundation Awards for sports	Recognise and honour the sportspersons for their outstanding performance.
Kabir Puruskar	For recognising acts of physical and moral courage displayed by member of a cast, community and ethnic group in saving the life and property of other cast.
Kalidas Samman	Eminent personalities in the field of classical music, classical dance, visual arts and theater for their outstanding achievements.
M.A. Thomas National Human Rights Award	For significant contribution in the field of human rights.
Messenger of Harmony Award	Services to promote amity and harmony.
National Awards in Statistics	Given in recognition of a lifetime contribution to the statistical system in the field of Applied Statistics/ Economics every alternate year.
Prani Mitra Award	Significant contribution towards animal welfare.
Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavna Award	Preservation and enrichment of India's multifaceted cultural heritage.
Sahitya Academy Awards	Contribution to Literature.
Saraswati Samman	Country's highest literary honour.
Tansen Award	Country's highest award in the field of classical music.
Vachaspati Puruskar	Best sanskrit work published in last 10 years.
Vyas Samman	Outsatnding literary work authored by an Indian citizen published during the last 10 years.

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