AWARDS & HONOURS
Katy Perry Honored With Billboard’s “Woman of the Year” : Pop Singer Katy Perry was honored with Billboard’s “Woman of
the Year 2012” (The Star of the Women) award in New York.
Shah Rukh Khan Conferred With Morocco’s Medal of Honour : Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan had given the
prestigious Medal of Honour by the Prince of Morocco (Moulay Rachid) on 3 December 2012 in 12th Marrakech International Film
Festival.
DRDO Scientist Gets Top Award : Brajnish Sitara scientist from Research Centre Imarat(RCI), a premier laboratory of DRDO’s
missile complex was conferred with INAE(Indian National Academy of Engineering)Young Engineer Award for 2012 at the academy’s
annual conventionheld at Roorkee on 6 December 2012.
Rajan and Sajan Mishra Conferred ‘National Tansen Samman’ : On 14 December 2012 noted vocalist duo of Rajan and
Sajan Mishra will be awarded prestigious ‘National Tansen Samman’ for year 2011-12 for their contribution to Hindustani classical
music
Stephen Hawking Won Yuri Milner Award : A Russian billionaire’s foundation was awarded two special prizes of $3 million each
to British cosmologist Stephen Hawking for his work on black holes and to seven scientists at the world’s biggest atom-smasher for
their roles in the discovery of a new subatomic particle believed to be the long-sought Higgs boson. Yuri Milner’s FundamentalPhysics Prize Foundation announced the awards on 11 December 2012.Hawking is honored for his discovery of Hawking radiation
from black holes “and his deep contributions to quantum gravity and quantum aspects of the early universe.”
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for Ravi Shankar : Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar will be honoured with a Grammy
Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously.He becomes the first Indian to get the prestigious award. The decision to honour Ravi
Shankar, a three-time Grammy winner, was made before his death.
Indian Journalist’s Association Honoured Sir Charles Wheeler : On 16 December Indian Journalists Association has
conferred its Lifetime Achievement Award for 2012 posthumously to former BBC correspondent Sir Charles Wheeler.
Scientist Venkatesh Mannar honoured with Order of Canada Award : A Chennai born scientist of Indian origin, M.G
Venkatesh Mannar and President, Micronutrient Initiative, Canada was awarded with Canada’s Highest Civilian Award – the “ Order
of Canada “ on December .US, was honoured with the award for his forty years long contribution working towards reduction of
debilitating micronutrient deficiencies among the worlds most vulnerable.
Arunachal CM Selected for “IAEWP” Award : On 18 December Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has been
selected by the International Association of Educators for World Peace (IAEWP) for a Lifetime Achievement Award. IAEWP is a nongovernmental
organization affiliated to the United Nations and engaged in the promotion of world peace. Besides the individual
award he would also receive the ‘Green State of the Year ‘ Award on behalf of the Arunachal Pradesh Government for maintaining
greenery in the state.
Top Honour For 7-year-old South African Indian Rhino Campaigner : A seven-year-old Indian-origin girl Afeefah Patel won
a prestigious a wildlife conservation award in South Africa for writing a letter to President Jacob Zuma asking for his assistance in
saving endangered rhinos. Afeefah Patel, who has just finished Grade One, became the youngest winner ever of SANParks’s
Corporate Contribution to Conservation Award in individual category at the 8th annual Kudu Awards.
P.Chidambaram received “Best Administrator” Award : On 20 December Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram received
“”Best Administrator in India”” award instituted by K. Karunakaran Foundation.The award was presented to him by Vice President of
India, M. Hamid Ansari.The award is being offered in the memory of renowned Congress leader as well as the former Kerala Chief
minister K.Karunakaran. First Karunakaran Foundation Award was given to Pranab Mukherjee.
Archaeologist C.Govindarajanar Received Presidential Award : President Pranab Mukherjee on 21 December 2012
conferred the Presidential Awards for Classical Tamil at a function in Rashtrapati Bhavan. Prof. C. Govindarajanar was conferred
Tolkappiyar Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Tamil studies.
Top U.S. Innovation Award For Indian-American : A renowned Indian-American inventor at IBM, Rangaswamy Srinivasan,
was nominated by U.S. President Barack Obama for the prestigious National Medal of Technology and Innovation. He named the
phenomenon Ablative Photo Decomposition (APD). He got this award for the discovery of APD.
Shihab Ghanem the First Arab to receive India’s Tagore Peace Prize : On 26 December The Asiatic society will award the
Tagore Peace Prize to Emirati poet and translator Shihab Ghanem .Shihab Ghanem the first Arab to receive India’s Tagore Peace
Prize.The peace prize is named after Rabindranath Tagore, a Bengali creative talent and India’s first Nobel laureate.
Pratibha Ray Won 2011 Jnanpith Award : Leading Oriya novelist and academician Pratibha Ray, who has over 40 novels,
travelogues and short stories to her credit, was named for the prestigious Jnanpith Award for the year 2011 on 27 December 2012.
Astronautical Society’s Aryabhatta award for Muthunayagam & Saraswat : The former secretary of the Department of
Ocean Development, A.E. Muthunayagam, will received the prestigious Aryabhatta award, instituted by the Astronautical Society of
India (ASI), for 2010 and V.K. Saraswat, Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister, will receive the award for 2011.They have been
selected for their achievements in rocketry.
Malala won ” 2012 Tipperary International Peace Award “ : On 3 January Malala Yousafzai, the teenaged Pakistani school girl
shot by a Taliban gunman last year , has been awarded the ” 2012 Tipperary International Peace Award ” from Ireland for her
courage and determination to speak out in support of equal access to education for children.Malala is the second Pakistani to get
the award. In 2007, it was given to late Benazir Bhutto.
Malala honored with the French ” Simone de Beauvoir ” Prize : On 9 January Malala Yousafzai (15), the schoolgirl from
Pakistan shot by Taliban for campaigning girls’ education, received France’s Simone de Beauvoir Prize for Women’s Freedom in
Paris. Malala’s father Ziaudin Yousafzai received the honour on her behalf. he award is accompanied with 2.5 million RupeTes
honorarium.
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award 2013 : On 9 January Pranab Mukherjee President of India presented the Pravasi Bharatiya
Samman (Awards) 2013 to 14 people, included Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi and Mauritius President Rajkeswur Purryag,
He was also the Chief Guest of 11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2013. In accordance to Tradition, Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (Awards)
2013 have been given to notable Indians living abroad.The other awardees are Prof Dr Gurusharan Singh Chhatwal of Germany for science, Dr Rasik Vihari Joshi (Mexico) for Literature,
Gilbert Canabady Moutien (Reunion Island) and Mohammed Rabeeh Karuvanthodi (Saudi Arabia) for business, Patricia Maria
Rozario(UK) for Music, Dr Narendra Ramakrishna Kumar (USA) for Healthcare, Subash Razdan (USA) and Islmail Ebrahim (South
Afrcia) for Public service.
Dr Satendra Kumar Singh (New Zealand), Australia India Society of Victoria (Australia) and Bava Pandalingal (UAE), Ashok
Shambhomal Vaswani (Guinea), Indian Doctors Forum, Kuwait for community service, Tan Sri Ravindran Menon from Malaysia for
Community service, are among others on the list of awardees.
Mamata Banerjee gets gift from PCB : Overwhelmed’ by the hospitality at the Eden Gardens during India-Pakistan second ODI
in Kolkata, the PCB sent the gift as a silver-coated Quran to the Cricket Association of Bengal who handed it over to the CM during
a function at the Netaji Indoor in Kolkata on 10 January 2013.
Mahaveer Golechha Bags Award for Alzheimer’s Drug : On 17 January The London-based Indian researcher Mahaveer
Golechha, was selected to be felicitated for an award that includes his work on a drug that can be a potential cure of Alzheimer’s
disease.In the study conducted by Golechha, he found discovered that naringin has essential anti-Alzheimer activity.
70th Golden Globe Awards – 2013
On January 13 The 70th Golden Globe Awards honored the best in film and television of 2012, was presented in California .
Best Film – : Argo
Best Actor – : Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)
Best Actress – : Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty)
Best Director - Ben Affleck (Argo)
Best Musical or Comedy -: Les Miserables
Best Foreign Language Film – : Amour
Best Animated Feature Film -: Brave
Krishi Karman Awards 2011- 2012
On 15 January President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Krishi Karman awards for the year 2011-12 at an award ceremony at
the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The awards were presented to the State Governments for their excellent performance in increasing the
production of food grains in their respective states.
Awards in Different Segments :-
- The Awards for Special Contribution to Total Food Grains Production - Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Manipur and Nagaland
- Award for Contribution to Production and Productivity of Rice – Bihar
- Award for Contribution to Production and Productivity of Wheat - Haryana
- Award for Contribution to Production and Productivity of Pulses - Jharkhand
- Award for Contribution to Production and Productivity of Coarse Cereals – Uttar Pradesh
58th Filmfare Awards
The 58th Filmfare Awards were held honoring the best films of 2012 from the Hindi-language film industry (commonly known as
Bollywood). The ceremony was held on January 20, 2013 at Mumbai.
Best Movie :- Barfi!Best Actor :- Ranbir Kapoor (Film -Barfi!)
Best Actress :- Vidya Balan (Film – Kahaani )
Best Director :- Sujoy Ghosh (Film – Kahaani )
Lifetime Achievement Award :- Yash Chopra (After Death)
Prof C N R Rao awarded by Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences was awarded Prof C N R Rao, National Research Professor and Honorary President of Jawaharlal
Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCAR), the prestigious “International Scientific Cooperation Award 2012″. The
award is designed to acknowledge outstanding scientists for their contribution to science and for promoting global networking of
international science cooperation.
Padma Awards – 2013
President of India Approved the Conferment of 108 Padma Awards : On 25 January Pranab Mukherjee, the President of
Union of India approved conferment of 108 Padma Awards. Four people have been conferred with Padma Vibhusan, twenty four are
conferred with Padma Bhushan and 80 people would be receiving Padma Shree Awards. Out of all the awardees twenty-four are
ladies and 11 people belong to categories like NRIs, PIOs, Foreigners and Posthumous awardees.
Padma Vibhushan
Raghunath Mohapatra, Art, Orissa
S Haider Raza, Art, Delhi
Prof Yash Pal, Science and Engineering, Uttar Pradesh
Prof Roddam Narasimha, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
Padma Bhushan
Sharmila Tagore, Art, Delhi
Dr (Smt) Saroja Vaidyanathan, Art, Delhi
Late Rajesh Khanna, Art, Maharashtra
Late Jaspal Singh Bhatti, Art, Punjab
Adi Burjor Godrej, Trade and Industry, Maharashtra
Prof Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Literature & Education USA
Rahul Dravid, Sports, Karnataka
H Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom, Sports, Manipur
Padma Shri
Hosanagara Nagarajegowda Girisha, Sports, Karnataka ,
Subedar Major Vijay Kumar, Sports, Himachal Pradesh
Yogeshwar Dutt, Sports, Haryana
B Jayashree, Art, KarnatakaSridevi Kapoor, Art, Maharashtra
Ramesh Gopaldas Sippy, Art, Maharashtra
359 Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced : On 26 January President Pranab Mukherjee has approved awards
of 359 Gallantry and other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others on the eve of the 64th Republic Day
Celebrations .This includes 01 Kirti Chakra, 11 Shaurya Chakra, 56 Sena Medal (Gallantry), 01 Bar to Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry),
03 Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry), 03 Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry), 28 Param Vishisht Seva Medal, 03 Uttam Yudh Seva Medal, 06
Bar to Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, 44 Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, 12 Yudh Seva Medal, 02 Bar to Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty), 37 Sena
Medal (Devotion to Duty), 01 Bar to Nao Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty), 07 Nao Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty), 14 Vayu Sena
Medal (Devotion to Duty), 04 Bar to Vishisht Seva Medal and 116 Vishisht Seva Medal..Major Abup J Manjali of the Rashtriya Rifles
was selected for the award of Kirti Chakra for his extraordinary bravery efforts in counter- terrorist operations in Jammu and
Kashmir.
Taiwan Business Magnate Launched Tang Prize (Asian Noble Prize) : On 28 January Samuel Yin , A business magnate
tycoon from Taiwan has launched the Tang Prize(Asian Noble prize) for outstanding achievements in natural and social
sciences.He announced that he would establish Tang Prize Foundation which would have an initial donation of 103 million
dollar.Tang Prize Foundation was decided that the prizes under the Tang Prize Foundation will be awarded every alternate year to
the international leaders in sustainable development, biopharmaceutical science, the rule of law as well as the study of China.
Malala Yousafzai nominated for Nobel Peace Prize : Malala Yousafzai, who was shoot by the Talibans against the girl
education was nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, as the deadline expired on 01 February 2013. French, Canadian and
Norwegian MPs have all separately nominated Malala.This year’s award will be announced in early October, but speculation was
already underway as the deadline for nominations ran out on 1 February .
L. N. Tallur won Skoda Art Prize 2012 : On 1 February Karnataka artist L. N. Tallur, whose works depict majorly the underbelly
of India, has won the Rs 1 million Skoda Prize 2012 for contemporary art, from among a shortlist of four artists including an artist
collective.
13th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) Awards : Sustainable Development Leadership Award :- The Seychelles
President, Mr James Michel has been awarded the Sustainable Development Leadership Award at the Delhi Sustainable
Development Summit . Georgescu roegen Award : The award is Kozo Mayumi (Professor at Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences,
The University of Tokushima). The co-winners of the Georgescu-Roegen Award (bioeconomic practice) are Accion Ecologica and
Oilwatch.
South Sudan Bishop Taban won UN Peace Award : On 9 February A South Sudan’s Bishop Emeritus Paride Taban has won a
coveted 2013 UN peace prize ( Sergio Viera de Mello Prize ) in recognition of his efforts to build trust among warring communities in
the conflict-torn region.Vieira de Mello, the UN’s former human rights chief, was killed in a bombing in Iraq in 2003. The annual
prize in his honour is awarded to a person, community or institution that has made an exceptional contribution to reconciliation of
communities or groups in conflict, and whose example can be duplicated elsewhere.
Pandit Ravi Shankar honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Grammy award : Sitar legend Pandit Ravi Shankar was
honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Grammy award, which was jointly accepted by his daughters Anoushka Shankar and Norah
Jones on 9 February 2013.He was posthumously awarded the best world music album trophy at the 55th Grammys, a day after
being honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award by The Recording Academy.He got “55 Grammy award for his album ‘The Living
Room Sessions Part 1’ .
National e-Governance award for Madhya Pradesh : Madhya Pradesh had been conferred upon the prestigious National e-
Governance Gold Award for 2012-13, for its ‘Sparsh Abhiyan’ aimed towards the disabled and the aged.
Amartya Sen honoured with France’s highest civilian award : The French president Mr Francois Hollande honoured the
Amartya Sen with the France’s highest civilian award, ‘Commandeur de la Legion d’Honneur’ (Legion of Honour) after delivering the
Madhavrao Scindia Memorial Lecture in New Delhi on 15 February 2013.The prestigious honour is the reason for his enormous
contribution to the field of economics and for his exchanges with French academic institutions would also be recognised.
Paul Hansen Won “2012 World Press Photo “ Award : On 15 February Swedish photographer Paul Hansen has won the “2012
World Press Photo award” with a picture of two Palestinian children killed in an Israeli missile strike being carried to their
funeral.The picture shows a group of men marching the dead bodies through a narrow street in Gaza City.World Press Photo, one of
photojournalism’s most prestigious contests, issued awards in nine categories to 54 photographers of 32 nationalities.
63rd Berlin Film Festival Awards : The awarding ceremony of the 63rd Berlinale ended on 16 February in Berlin.Romanian film
“Child’s Pose” won the Golden Bear, the top jury prize awarded to the best film in the Berlin International Film Festival.
Best Film :- Child’s Pose ( Romania )
Best Actor :- Nazif Mujic in “Life of an Iron Picker” (Bosnia/France/Slovenia)Best Actress :- Paulina Garcia in “Gloria” (Chile/Spain)
Best Director :- David Gordon Green for “Prince Avalanche” (US)
Best ScreenPlay :- Jafar Panahi for “Parde” (Closed Curtain) Iran.
Ela Bhatt honoured with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize : Ela Bhatt, founder of the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA),
was presented with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2011 by the President of India,
Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on 18 February 2013.Ela Bhatt was honoured for her life time achievements
in empowering women, promoting grassroot level entrepreneurship and for her contribution towards promoting equitable
development and peace.
Ratan Tata receives E&Y lifetime award : Former Tata Group head Ratan Tata is this year’s recipient of the ‘life time
achievement award’ instituted by Ernst & Young, for ‘asserting a greater role for Indian entrepreneurs on the global business
landscape’.The entrepreneur of the year (2012) award went to Godrej Group Chairman Adi Godrej.The entrepreneur of the year is
the only business award to be based on self-nomination.
Oscars Awards-2013
85th Oscar awards presentation ceremony held in Los Angels on 25 February 2013.In this ceremoney Life of Pi cinema got a 4
Oscar awards.
Best Picture: Argo
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)
Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained)
Best Supporting Actress:Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables)
Best Directing: Ang Lee(Life of Pi)
Best Adapted Screenplay:Chris Terrio( Argo)
Best Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained)
Best Documentary Feature: Searching for Sugar Man
Best Original Song:Skyfall” from Skyfall, music and lyrics by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
Best Original Score: Life of Pi
Best Animated Feature: Brave
Best Cinematography:Life of Pi
Best Costume Design: Anna Karenina
Best Documentary Short Subject:Inocente
Best Film Editing:Argo
Best Foreign Language Film:Amour (Austria)
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Les Misérables
Best Production Design:LincolnBest Short Film (Animated): Paperman
Best Short Film (Live Action): Curfew
Best Sound Editing: Skyfall (TIE), Zero Dark Thirty (TIE),
Best Sound Mixing: Les Misérables
Best Visual Effects: Life of Pi
Indian-Origin Writer Anil Ananthaswamy Won “ British Physics Journalism “ Prize : On 1 March Anil Ananthaswamy, a
London based Indian origin writer, has won the inaugural “Physics Journalism” Prize sponsored by the Institute of Physics (IOP) and
the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). The Edge of Physics”, has won the prize for his article “Hip Hip Array,” which
focuses on the Square Kilometre Array, an international project to design and build the largest radio telescope ever conceived.
Pranab Mukherjee Honoured with the “Bangladesh Liberation War Award “ : On 4 March The President of India, Pranab
Mukherjee was conferred with the Liberation War Honour Award by the President of Bangladesh, Zillur Rahman. The award was
given away to Pranab Mukherjee for contributions to the Liberation War.
Indian Women Selected For State Dept Award For Environment Awareness : On 5 March Dr Shubhalaxmi Vaylure has been
selected for the US State Department’s International Exchange Alumni Member of the Month for March for her dedication to build
greater environmental awareness in India. Shubhalaxmi first came to the US in 2003 as part of the Fulbright Indo-American
Environmental Leadership Programme which took her to the University of Montana to study educational nature centers.Upon
eturning from this programme, she drew inspiration from her Fulbright programme as she implemented innovative educational
programs at the Mumbai Conservation Education Center.
Arun Jaitley, Karan Singh, Sharad Yadav Best Parliamentarians : On 6 March Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley, Congress
veteran Karan Singh and JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav have been selected for the ‘Outstanding Parliamentarian Award’.Jaitley, who is
Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, gets the award for the year 2010, Karan Singh for 2011 and Sharad Yadav for 2012. The
Indian Parliamentary Group had instituted the award in 1994 which is conferred each year.
Tagore Award For Ravi Shankar : President Pranab Mukherjee presented the first annual Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony to
late Pandit Ravi Shankar at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 07 Marchi 2013.Sukanya Shankar, wife of Ravi Shankar, received the award.
Stree Shakti Award For ‘Nirbhaya’ : President Pranab Mukherjee presented the ‘Stree Shakti’ award on International Women’s
Day( 08 March 2013) for ‘Nirbhaya’. ‘Stree Shakti’ award as a tribute to her courage and strength.The award was recevied by her
family members.As a measure of recognition of achievements in individual women in the field of social development, the
government had instituted of 6 national awards which are called ‘Stree Shakti Puraskar’. The awards are in the name of the
eminent women personalities namely Devi Ahalya Bai Holkar, Kannagi, Mata Jajabai, Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang, Rani Lakshmi Bai and
Rani Rudramma Devi (which is open to both men and women). Nirbhaya was honoured with the Sree Shakti award of Rani Lakshmi
Bai.The Rani Rudramma Devi Award for the year 2012 was awarded to Smt. Pranita Talukdar from Assam. She was honoured for
her commendable work for the overall development of women.
US Bravery Award for Nirbhaya : The Delhi gang-rape victim, Nirbhaya was honoured by the US government with an
International Women of Courage Award for 2013.In this year this award was given to 10 women in Washington on March 8, which
is also International Women’s Day.
National Tourism Award Winners 2011-12
National Annual Tourism Awards for 2011-12 was announced by Tourism Ministry on 12 March 2013. The Ministry announced 86
awards in 36 Categories. The awards presented by President of India on 18th March. Winners of National Tourism Awards for 2011-
12 :-
Best State/ UT Comprehensive Development of Tourism (Rest of India): – Andhra Pradesh (First Prize) – Rajasthan (Second Prize)
– Gujarat (Third Prize)
Best State/ UT Comprehensive Development of Tourism –(North East, Jammu and Kashmir) – Jammu & Kashmir
Best Civic Management of a Destination Category ‘B’ City – Municipal Council of Mandav (Mandu),District Dhar, Madhya Pradesh
Best Heritage City – Warangal City, Andhra Pradesh
Best Airport ( Class X Cities) – Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, HyderabadBest Airport (Rest of India) – VishakhapatnamAirport, Vishakhapatnam The special National Tourism Awards for Yann Martel, author
of the book, Life of Pi, for promoting the county (Puducherry and Munnar) through the film as well.
Tan Twan Eng Declared Winner of 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize : Tan Twan Eng on 14 March 2013 was announced as a
winner of the 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize. With this, he became the first Malaysian author to win the most prestigious literary
prize of Asia.Tan Twan Eng won the 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize for his novel The Garden of Evening Mists.
Poetess Sugathakumari Selected For Saraswati Samman Award : On 17 March Sugathakumari, the Malayalam poetess was
selected for the Saraswati Samman 2012 for the poetry collection Manalezhuthu, which means The Writing on the Sand in English.
The Saraswati Samman is constituted by K. K. Birla Foundation.
60th National Film Awards : On 18 March The prestigious 60th National Film Awards for the year 2012 were announced in New
Delhi.Irrfan has won the Best Actor award for his powerful performance in Tigmanshu Dhulia’s ‘Paan Singh Tomar’ and Marathi
actress Usha Jadhav has won the Best Actress award for ‘Dhag’.
The List of Award Winners :-
Best Feature Film: Paan Singh Tomar
Best Actor: Irrfan for Paan Singh Tomar and Vikram Gokhale for Anumati (Marathi)
Best Actress: Usha Jadhav for Marathi film Dhag
Best Child Artist: Virendra Pratap for Dekh Indian Circus (Hindi) and Minon for 101 Chodiyangal (Malayalam)
Best Popular Film for wholesome entertainment: Vicky Donor (Hindi), Ustad (Malayalam)
Best Animation Film: Delhi Safari
Best Children’s Film: Dekh Indian Circus
Best Film on Social Issues: Spirit (Malayalam)
Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film On National Integration: ThanichallaNjan (Malyalam)
Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director: Chittagong (Hindi) and 101 Chodiyangal (Malayalam)
Best Special Effects: Eega (Telugu)
Best Hindi Film: Filmistan Best Telugu Film: Eega
Reliance Industries Bags ‘Refiner of the Year Award’ : On 23 March Reliance Industries has been awarded the prestigious
‘International Refiner of the Year’ 2013 at HART Energy’s 27th World Refining & Fuel Conference at San Antonio, Texas, USA.This is
the second time that RIL has received this Award for its Jamnagar Refinery, the first being in 2005.
Indian Manish Kumar Among 28 Naturalised at White House Ceremony : Manish Kapoor from India was one among the
lucky 28 to be granted the American citizenship at the White House in the presence of the US President, Barack Obama.List of 28
service members, who were naturalised at the White House ceremony included three from South Asia Manish Kapoor, Nazo Raoufi
from Afghanistan and Mohammed Hossain from Bangladesh.
Paris Honours Nelson Mandela : On 26 March the city of Paris made antiapartheid hero Nelson Mandela an honorary citizen, but
refused to grant an honour to Venezuela’s late leftist firebrand leader Hugo Chavez.
2013 Abel Prize To Belgian Pierre Deligne : Belgian mathematician Pierre Deligne who is regarded as one of the most
celebrated mathematicians of the 20th century, has been chosen for this year’s prestigious Abel Prize in Mathematics.Award is
given to him for his “seminal contributions to algebraic geometry and for their transformative impact on number theory,
representation theory and related fields.
Veteran Lensman Pranlal Patel Honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award : On 28 March The 2nd National Photo Awards-
2011-12 were conferred by the Speaker, Lok Sabha, Ms. Meira Kumar to eminent photojournalists at a function held in Vigyan
Bhavan, New Delhi.The Life-Time Achievement Awards were given to eminent photographers Shri Pranlal Patel, Shri T.S. Nagarajanand Shri T.N.A. Perumal.In the Professional Category, the ‘Best Professional Photographer of the Year 2011-12’ has been given to
Shri Salil Bera.
National Awards for State Industries : On April 1st ,the state of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) got the National
Awards .In the Research & Development Efforts in MSMEs category includes three Awards (First, Second and Third) for Micro and
Small Enterprises and have gone to entrepreneurs from Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Haryana respectively.Three National Awards
(First, Second and Third) for Micro Enterprises in Outstanding Efforts in Entrepreneurship category Haryana , West Bengal, Andhra
Pradesh got first,second and third respectively.Three National Awards (First, Second and Third) for Small Enterprises. First Award
has gone to an entrepreneur from Himachal Pradesh. Second Award has been given jointly to four entrepreneurs from Andhra
Pradesh, Haryana, New Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Third Award has been given jointly to three entrepreneurs from Madhya Pradesh,
Odisha and Karnataka.This awards will be presented by the President Pranab Mukherjee.
Desmond Tutu Won Prestigious “2013 Templeton Prize “ : On 4 South Africa’s Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has won
“”2013 Templeton Prize “” for his life-long work in promoting love and forgiveness.The prize was announced at the foundation’s
headquarters in West Conshohocken in Pennsylvania and is valued at $1.7-million (about Rs.15.6-million).Last year’s prize was
awarded to the exiled Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.
ICSI National Awards for Excellence in Corporate Governance – 2012 : Chairman of the Awards Jury of the ICSI (Institute
of Company Secretaries of India) and former Chief Justice of India Shri Justice M. N. Venkatachaliah in New Delhi on 05 April 2013
presented the ‘ICSI National Awards for Excellence in Corporate Governance -2012’ to two ‘Best Governed Companies’:
1. Indian Oil Corporation Limited; and
2. HCL Technologies Limited.
The Awards were presented during the ongoing 2nd CSIA International Corporate Governance Conference.
ICSI Life Time Achievement Award for the year 2012 was presented to Shri Deepak S. Parekh, Chairman, Housing Development
Finance Corporation Ltd. for translating excellence in Corporate Governance into reality.Certificates of Recognition were presented
to the Top Five Companies. These are :
1. CMC Limited
2. Engineers India Limited
3. ONGC Limited
4. Persistent Systems Ltd.
5. Powergrid Corporation of India Limited
Barfi! wins top honours at The Times of India Film Awards : Barfi movie was the top winner at the maiden edition of The
Times of India Film Awards, bagging the Best Film, Best Director (Anurag Basu), Best Actor (Ranbir Kapoor), Best Actress (Priyanka
Chopra) and Best Debut Female (Ileana D’Cruz) trophies. The award for the Best Debut Male went to Ayushmann Khurrana for
Vicky Donor, which also won the Best Supporting Actor award for Annu Kapoor and the Best Supporting Actress trophy for Dolly
Ahluwalia. Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur got the Critics’ Choice award for Best Film. Abhishek Bachchan, who won the Best
Actor in a Comic Role award for Bol Bachchan, dedicated the honour to his wife Aishwarya.
Pran gets Phalke Award : On 12 April 2013,Hindi film actor Pran Krishan Sikand will be conferred with the prestigious Dadasaheb
Phalke Award for 2012. The 93-year-old actor, popularly known as Pran, will be the 44th recipient of the top-most film award in the
country.Pran, who has acted in over 400 films in his six-decade-long career.The award, named after the father of Indian cinema
Dada Saheb Phalke, will be conferred on Pran on May 3, which will also mark the 100 years of cinema this year.
New York Times won four Pulitzer Prizes : The New York Times won four Pulitzer Prizes on 15 April 2013, including the award
for investigative reporting for stories that detailed how Wal-Mart used bribery to expand in Mexico.The Sun Sentinel in Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, was awarded the public service Pulitzer for its reporting on off-duty police officers’ reckless driving.The Pulitzer
in breaking news photography went to The Associated Press for its coverage of the civil war in Syria.The Pulitzers, journalism’s
highest honour, are given out each year by Columbia University on the recommendation of a board of journalists and others. Each
award carries a $10,000 prize except for the public service award, which is a gold medal.
Raj Chetty won John Bates Clark young economist award : Delhi-born Raj Chetty, the professor in the Department of
Economy at the Harvard University won John Bates Clark medal for 2013, also called Baby Nobel.John Bates Clark medal is
conferred upon the American economist whose age is below 40 years and the one who has made crucial contribution to economic
knowledge and thought.Baby Nobel is one of the most prestigious awards of economy. Infact, it is second only after Nobel Prize ineconomic science.Raj Chetty, 33, is the first Indian-origin person to win this high honour. His areas of work include social
insurance, tax policy as well as education policy.
Telugu writer Ravuri Bharadwaja honoured with Jnanpith award : Telugu writer Dr Ravuri Bharadwaja got the country’s
prestigious Jnanpith award for 2012 for his contributions to Telugu literature over 60 years.He got this award for his novel
“Pakudurallu”.He is the third recipient of the country’s highest literary award from Andhra Pradesh, after Dr Viswanatha
Satyanarayana in 1970 for his Srimad Ramayana Kalpavriksham and Dr C. Narayana Reddy in 1988 for his book Viswambhara.
Eighty six-year-old Dr Bharadwaja was chosen for the award by a selection Board chaired by poet Sitakant Mahapatra, said a
statement of the Jnanpith award committee.
RGIA is Named the Best Airport in India : On 17 April The GMR Group operated and managed Rajiv Gandhi International
Airport (RGIA) has been rated as the No.1 airport in India, the fifth best regional airport in Asia and also as the eighth best airport
in the 5 to 10 mppa capacity.The ratings were given at the recently concluded Skytrax-World Airport Awards held at the Passenger
Terminal Expo in Geneva.
Manmohan Singh, Sonia and Rahul Gandhi Named Among Top 5 Most Influential Asians : On 17 April Congress president
Sonia Gandhi (2nd Rank), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (4th Rank) and AICC vice president Rahul Gandhi (5th Rank) have been
named among top 5 in the world’s 100 most influential list of Asians topped by China’s new President Xi Jinping.Among the other
key Indians to make the grade included Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani for owning Indias most valuable company in ninth
place, followed by President Pranab Mukherjee at 19th place and steel magnate Lakshmi N Mittal at 20th position.Indian entries
dominated the Top 100 with 39 names, followed by 15 from China and six from the Philippines.While Infosys co-founder Narayan
Murthy was named Philanthropist of the Year, industrialist Adi Godrej bagged Entrepreneur of the Year award for his contribution to
Indian industry and Ravi Ruia, vice-chairman of the Essar Group, won in the Outstanding Contribution to Sustainability category, for
his company’s high sustainability ratings
NRI Kartar Lalvani Received Queen’s Award : On 20 April Vitabiotics, a company founded by NRI entrepreneur Kartar Lalvani,
has received the coveted Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation for its research on vitamins.’Vitabiotics’, UK’s largest supplier
of minerals and vitamin supplements to the retail trade, won the award for the development of its Pregnacare range and in
recognition of its successful Pregnacare clinic research.
Saina Nehwal Selected for ‘Yudhvir ‘ Award : Yudhvir Foundation has selected ace badminton player Saina Nehwal for the 22nd
Yudhvir Memorial Foundation Award for the year 2013, which was being given every year to honor the individuals who excel in
some field of human endeavor. The award was established in the name of late Yudhvir, founder editor of the Hindi Milap daily in
1991 after his demise.Saina Nehwal was selected for the Award as she won a medal in Olympics in badminton and also the first to
win the Asian Satellite Badminton tournament (India Chapter) twice keeping the country’s image high abroad.The previous Yudhvir
awardees include Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Classical maestro Pandit Jasraj, Space Scientist Prof. UR Rao, Amar Chitra
Katha founder late Anant Pai and eminent film maker Shyam Benegal and others.
Asha Bhosle, Mala Sinha to get Phalke Academy awards : The Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards will be bestowed on singer
Asha Bhosle, actress Mala Sinha, late filmmaker Yash Chopra, and late superstar Rajesh Khanna among several others at a
ceremony in Mumbai on April 30.Asha, who has regaled music lovers with her melodious voice in her over six decades old career,
will receive the Phalke Ratna Award from the academy, while Mala Sinha, who has acted in “”Pyaasa”", “”Maryada”" and “”Hariyali
Aur Rasta”" will get the Golden Era Award.
Major Anup Joseph awarded Kirti Chakra, 12 others get Shaurya Chakra : Major Anup Joseph Manjali was on Saturday
awarded the second-highest peacetime gallantry award Kirti Chakra by President Pranab Mukherjee for killing three foreign
militants in Jammu and Kashmir. 12 defence personnel were awarded the Shaurya Charkra for their acts of bravery including
Captain A Rahul Ramesh and Naik Krishna Kumar who were given the honour posthumously.
Seven South African Indians get National Orders : The awards(National Orders)are presented on the Freedom Day of South
Africa that is celebrated on April 27 to mark the day on which Nelson Mandela took over as the country’s first democraticallyelected
President in 1994. Among the recipients of the order was veteran Indian diplomat Enuga Sreenivasula Reddy who had led
the fight against apartheid at the UN since 1963 received the Order of the Companions of OR Tambo(Silver).The second highest
award called the Order of the Baobab was presented to Lenasia-based community worker Suraya Khan, popularly known to all as
“Aunty Bibi”, while the same order in Silver went to journalist and community activist Yusuf Abramjee and pioneering skin cloning
plastic surgeon Dr Ridwan Mia. Prof Quarraisha Abdool Karim received the Order of Mapungubwe in Bronze for her internationally
acclaimed research into HIV Aids.
