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AWARDS AND HONOURS - January 2021

Jan 2021

Nov 28, 2022

Innovator Sonam Wangchuk Bags Seventh Dr. Paulos Mar Gregorios Award

Sonam Wangchuk, the Ladakh-based engineer whose life inspired a character in Bollywood blockbuster "3 Idiots", was awarded the seventh Dr. Paulos Mar Gregorios Award by former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu.
Instituted by the Sophia Society of the Malankara (Indian) Orthodox Church, the award is given every alternate year in the memory of the first Metropolitan of Delhi Diocese and noted philosopher Dr. Paulos Mar Gregorios.
The award was presented during a function at St Thomas School in Indirapuram, Ghaziabad.
Born in Uleytokpo, near Alchi of Leh district, Wangchuk has also won Ramon Magsasay award for his community-driven reform of learning systems in remote northern India, thus improving the life opportunities of Ladakhi youth.

128 Artists to Receive Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for 2019, 2020, 2021

The Sangeet Natak Akademi announced the list of 10 Akademi fellows and 128 artists who will receive the prestigious Akademi Puraskar for 2019, 2020 and 2021.
The National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama elects eminent personalities in the field of performing arts as Akademi Fellows.
The fellows are: Bharatnatyam dancer Saroja Vaidyanathan, Kathakali exponent Sadanam Krishnan Kutty, Manipuri dancer Darshana Jhaveri, classical vocalist Chhannu Lal Mishra, Carnatic clarinet player AKC Natarajan, tabla player Swapan Chaudhuri, classical singer Malini Rajurkar, Carnatic and Hindustani musician TV Gopalakrishnan, folk singer Teejan Bai, and musicologist Bharat Gupt.
The fellowship of the Akademi is the most prestigious and rare honour, which is restricted to 40 at any given time.
The general council of Sangeet Natak Akademi also selected 128 artists from the field of Music, Dance, Theatre, Traditional/Folk/Tribal Music/Dance/Theatre, Puppetry and Overall contribution/scholarship in the performing arts for the Akademi Puraskar for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Nov 26, 2022

GoI Announces Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2021

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India announced the National Adventure Award called "Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award" (TNNAA) for the year 2021. The award is given in four categories which are Land Adventure, Water Adventure, Air Adventure, and Life Time Achievement.
President Droupadi Murmu gave away the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards for the year 2021, at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Group Capitan Bhawani Singh Samyal was conferred with Life time Achievement award, Shubham Dhananjay Vanmali with Water Adventure, and Naina Dhakad with Land Adventure.

Nov 25, 2022

Ravi Kumar Sagar Honoured with the Prestigious Dr. Kalam Seva Puraskar

Ravi Kumar Sagar, one of the youngest founders and CEO of RK'S INNO Group was conferred with the most prestigious Dr. Abdul Kalam Seva Puraskar. The award was presented to him for his persistent service to society and is one of the youngest entrepreneurs in India. A young entrepreneur from the twin Telugu states, Ravi Kumar Sagar also known as RK'S nailed it as a budding entrepreneur during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
Dr. Kalam Seva Purasakar is hosted every year by Vandhe Bharat Foundation and LeadIndia Foundation to commemorate the birth anniversary of the late former President of India Dr. APJ Adul Kalam. The award is conferred to the deserving candidates on the birth anniversary of Dr. Kalam for recognizing various people who have been doing extraordinary work for society.

Nov 24, 2022

Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Announces National Gopal Ratna Awards 2022

Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Ministry on Wednesday announced the National Gopal Ratna Awards 2022. The awards were given to the winners on National Milk Day.
The Awards were given in three categories. These categories were, Best Dairy Farmer Rearing Indigenous Cattle and buffalo Breeds, Best Artificial Insemination Technician and Best Dairy Cooperative, Milk Producer Company, Dairy Farmer Producer Organization.
The award consists of a cash prize of 5 lakh rupees for first rank, 3 lakh rupees for second rank and 2 lakh rupees for third rank.
National Gopal Ratna Award is one of the highest National Awards in the field of livestock and dairy sector.

Nov 23, 2022

Franca Ma-ih Sulem Yong Gets UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize for 2022

The 2022 Edition of UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize has been given to Franca Ma-ih Sulem Yong from Cameroon.
She is a President of the NGOs #Afrogiveness and Positive Youths Africa for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence.
The Prize is named after its benefactor, former Indian artist, writer and diplomat Madanjeet Singh (1924-2013) who was also a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.
This award is awarded every two years to individuals. She received a prize money of US$ 100,000.

Champions of the Earth 2022: India's Purnima Devi Barman Honoured with UN's Highest Environmental...

Assam's leading conservationist Purnima Devi Barman was awarded the United Nation's highest environmental honor, 'Champions of the Earth', for 2022.
As per the United Nations Environmental Program, Barman who is a wildlife biologist won the award along with four others from different countries for their transformative action to prevent, halt and reverse ecosystem degradation.
The 'Champions of Earth' Award is given in various categories and India's Purnima Devi Barman received it in the Entrepreneurial Vision Category, for leading the 'Hargila Army'.

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