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AWARDS AND HONOURS - July 2025

Jul 2025

Nov 18, 2025

Ramoji Excellence Awards 2025 Celebrate Nation-Builders with a Grand Tribute

The inaugural Ramoji Excellence Awards 2025 concluded with a vibrant and emotionally charged celebration at Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad.
Amla Ashok Ruia, popularly known as the "Water Mother," was honoured with "Excellence in Rural Development" award at the inaugural Ramoji Excellence Awards 2025 held at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad.
Her recognition stood out as a tribute to her transformative work in rural empowerment and sustainable community development, making her one of the evening's most celebrated awardees.
Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan presented the award to Amla Ashok Ruia in the presence of Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy, Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu and governor of Telangana Jishnu Dev Varma, among others.

Belagavi Knitwear Designer Awarded in Pune

Renowned knitwear designer Asha Patravali from Belagavi was honoured with the 'Innovative Knitwear Designer Award' at the Bharat Udyog Gaurav Awards 2025, organised by Swiftnlift Media Group. The award ceremony, held in Pune, recognised Patravali for her creative contributions to the knitwear industry, including her unique wool-knitting designs, innovative concepts, and meaningful influence on the sector. Actress Urmila Kothare was the chief guest at the event. A prolific author, Patravali has written several books on wool knitting and has played a key role in empowering women by offering free knitting training through various social organisations.

Adani Enterprises Wins Golden Peacock Award for ESG Excellence

Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL), the flagship company of the Adani Group, was honoured with the prestigious Golden Peacock Award for Excellence in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) - 2025 by the Institute of Directors (IOD). The award was presented during the Annual London Global Convention, recognising AEL's commitment to sustainable and responsible business practices.
Marking its debut entry, AEL was the sole recipient of the award in the Diversified Sector category among more than 400 companies. The award was presented by the chief guest, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, and was received by Vivek Panda, Chief Sustainability Officer, AEL.

Nov 17, 2025

Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan Graces the Inaugural Ramoji Excellence Awards 2025

The Vice-President of India, C. P. Radhakrishnan, graced the inaugural Ramoji Excellence Awards 2025 at Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad, Telangana, as the Chief Guest.
The Ramoji Excellence Awards were presented in seven categories: Rural Development to Amla Ashok Ruia; Youth Icon to Srikant Bolla; Science and Technology to Prof. Madhavi Latha Gali; Service to Mankind to Akash Tandon; Art and Culture to Prof. Sathupati Prasanna Sree; Journalism to Jaideep Hardikar; and Woman Achievers to Pallabi Ghosh.

Nov 15, 2025

Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025

The annual awards in the genre of children's literature – the Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025 of the Sahitya Akademi were held in the Triveni Auditorium, Tansen Marg, New Delhi. The awards were presented by the President of the Akademi, Madhav Kaushik. Eminent Gujarati writer, Varsha Das graced the occasion as the Chief Guest, and the Vice President of the Akademi, Kumud Sharma proposed the vote of thanks.
Below is a short list of Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025 Winners
Assamese – Mainaahantar Padya (Poetry), Surendra Mohan Das
Bengali – Ekhono Gaye Kanta Daye (Stories), Tridib Kumar Chattopadhyay
Bodo – Khanthi Bwswn Arw Akhu Danai (Stories), Binay Kumar Brahma
Dogri – Nanhi Tor (Poetry), P.L. Parihar 'Shauq'
English – Dakshin: South Indian Myths and Fables Retold (Stories), Nitin Kushalappa MP
Gujarati – Tinchak (Poetry), Kirtida Brahmbhatt
Hindi – Ek Batey Barah (Non-fiction & Memoir), Susheel Shukla
Kannada – Notebook (Short Stories), K. Shivalingappa Handihal
Kashmiri – Shure Te Tchure Gyush (Short Stories), Izhar Mubashir
Konkani – Belabaicho Shanker Ani Heir Kanyo (Stories), Nayana Adarkar

Nov 12, 2025

ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal to Honour Cinematic Excellence Promoting Peace and Non-Violence at IFFI ...

Instituted at the 46^th International Film Festival of India, the ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal is an international honour presented in collaboration with the ICFT Paris under the aegis of UNESCO. The honour is given to an excellent film which promotes peace and inter-cultural dialogue, and honours Mahatma Gandhi's vision of non-violence and peace.

Nov 11, 2025

Canadian-Hungarian-British Writer David Szalay Wins Booker Prize for Fiction with His Novel 'Flesh'

Canadian-Hungarian-British writer David Szalay won the Booker Prize for fiction, in November 2025, for "Flesh," the story of an ordinary man's life over several decades in which what isn't on the page is just as important as what is.
Szalay, 51, beat five other finalists, including favourites Andrew Miller and Kiran Desai, to take the coveted literary award, which brings a £50,000 ($66,000) payday and a big boost to the winner's sales and profile.
Doyle said "Flesh" — a book "about living, and the strangeness of living" — emerged as the judges' unanimous choice after a five-hour meeting.
Szalay's book recounts the life of taciturn István, from a teenage relationship with an older woman through time as a struggling immigrant in Britain to denizen of London high society. The author has said he wanted to write about a Hungarian immigrant, and "about life as a physical experience, about what it's like to be a living body in the world."

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