राजस्थान पर्यटन को मिला बेस्ट मार्केटिंग इनिशिएटिव-डोमेस्टिक टूरिज्म अवार्ड

घरेलू पर्यटको के लिए सर्वश्रेष्ठ मार्केटिंग पहल करने में अग्रणी रहने के लिए राजस्थान पर्यटन विभाग को राष्ट्रीय स्तर पर एक और अवार्ड प्राप्त हुआ है। नई दिल्ली के होटल ऑबेरॉय में  शुक्रवार रात को देश के एक प्रतिष्टित समूह द्वारा आयोजित समारोह में राजस्थान पर्यटन विभाग की नई दिल्ली में अतिरिक्त निदेशक डॉ. गुंजीत कौर ने समूह के रीजनल ग्रुप चीफ ऑपरेटिंग ऑफिसर विनय मल्होत्रा से टाइम ट्रेवल अवार्ड पुरस्कार सम्मान ग्रहण किया। पुरस्कार में राजस्थान को घरेलू पर्यटको के लिए सर्वश्रेष्ठ मार्केटिंग पहल करने में अग्रणी रहने की श्रेणी में प्रतिष्टित समूह द्वारा स्मृति चिन्ह प्रदान किया गया।

पुरस्कार ग्रहण करने के बाद पर्यटक स्वागत केन्द्र, नई दिल्ली की अतिरिक्त निदेशक डॉ. गुंजीत कौर ने बताया कि प्रदेश की मुख्यमंत्री श्रीमती वसुन्धरा राजे के दूरदर्शी सोच के अनुरूप पर्यटक विभाग द्वारा अतिरिक्त मुख्य सचिव डॉ. सुबोध अग्रवाल व पर्यटक निदेशक श्री प्रदीप बोरड़ के नेतृत्व में राजस्थान में देशी विदेशी पर्यटकों को आधारभूत सुविधाएं उपलब्ध करवाने के हरसंभव प्रयास किये जा रहे है। फलस्वरूप प्रदेश अंतरराष्ट्रीय पर्यटन मानचित्र पर अपना अहम स्थान कायम रखे हुए है।

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Oscar Awards winners 2014 - Complete List

Oscar Awards winners 2014:  86th Academy Awards 2014 or Oscar Awards 2014 announced today. ‘’12 Years a Slave” won the best picture Oscar at the 86th Academy Awards on Sunday night, for the first time conferring Hollywood’s top honor on the work of a black director.

Oscar Award 2014 for Best Picture: 12 Years a Slave
Oscar Award 2014 for Best Actor in a Leading Role: Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)
Oscar Award 2014 for Best Actress in a Leading Role: Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
Oscar Award 2014 for Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)
Oscar Award 2014 for Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave)
Oscar Award 2014 for Best Animated Feature: Frozen (Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho)
Oscar Award 2014 for Best Cinematography: Gravity (Emmanuel Lubezki)
Oscar Award 2014 for Best Costume Design: The Great Gatsby (Catherine Martin)
Oscar Award 2014 for Best Directing: Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón)
Oscar Award 2014 for Best Documentary Feature: 20 Feet from Stardom (Nominees to be determined)
Oscar Award 2014 for Best Documentary Short: The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life (Malcolm Clarke, Nicholas Reed)
Oscar Award 2014 for Best Film Editing: Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger)
Oscar Award 2014 for Best Foreign Language Film: The Great Beauty (Italy)
Oscar Award 2014 for Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Dallas Buyers Club (Adruitha Lee, Robin Mathews)
Oscar Award 2014 for Best Original Score: Gravity (Steven Price)
Oscar Award 2014 for Best Original Song: Let It Go - Frozen
Oscar Award 2014 for Best Production Design: The Great Gatsby (Catherine Martin, Beverley Dunn)
Oscar Award 2014 for Best Animated Short Film: Mr. Hublot (Laurent Witz, Alexandre Espigares)
Oscar Award 2014 for Best Live Action Short Film: Helium (Anders Walter, Kim Magnusson)
Oscar Award 2014 for Best Sound Editing: Gravity (Glenn Freemantle)
Oscar Award 2014 for Best Sound Mixing: Gravity (Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead, Chris Munro)
Oscar Award 2014 for Best Visual Effects: Gravity (Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk, Neil Corbould)
Oscar Award 2014 for Best Adapted Screenplay: 12 Years a Slave (John Ridley)
Oscar Award 2014 for Best Original Screenplay: Her (Spike Jonze)

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Padma Awards 2014 Winners List

Padma Awards 2014 Winners List: Padma Awards 2014 is announced today, 25th January 2014. Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.  The awards are given in all disciplines/ fields of activities, viz. art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc.  ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field.  The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year. The awards are conferred by the President of India at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan sometime around March/ April.  This year the President has approved 127 awards including 10 in the category of Foreigners/ NRIs/ PIOs. These comprise 2 Padma Vibhushan, 24 Padma Bhushan and 101 Padma Shri awards.  There are 27 ladies among the awardees.

Padma Vibhushan Awards 2014 Winners List:
1. Dr Raghunath A Mashelkar, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra
2. B K S Iyengar, Yoga, Maharashtra
Padma Bhushan Awards 2014 Winners List 
1. Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, Art-Painting, Gujarat
2. Begum Parveen Sultana, Art-Classical Singing, Maharashtra
3. T.H. Vinayakram, Art-Ghatam Artist, Tamil Nadu
4. Kamal Haasan, Art-Cinema, Tamil Nadu
5. Justice Dalveer Bhandari, Public Affairs, Delhi
6. Prof Padmanabhan Balaram, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
7. Prof Jyeshtharaj Joshi, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra
8. Dr Madappa Mahadevappa, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
9. Dr Thirumalachari Ramasami, Science and Engineering, Delhi
10. Dr Vinod Prakash Sharma, Science and Engineering, Delhi
11. Dr Radhakrishnan Koppillil, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
12. Dr Mrityunjay Athreya, Literature and Education, Delhi
13. Anita Desai, Literature and Education, Delhi
14. Dr Dhirubhai Thaker, Literature and Education, Gujarat
15. Vairamuthu, Literature and Education, Tamil Nadu.
16. Ruskin Bond, Literature and Education, Uttarakhand
17. Pullela Gopichand, Sports-Badminton, Andhra Pradesh
18. Leander Paes, Sports-Tennis, Maharashtra
19. Vijayendra Nath Kaul, Civil Service, Delhi
20. Late Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma, Public Affairs, Uttar Pradesh
21. Late Dr Anumolu Ramakrishna, Science and Engineering, Andhra Pradesh
22. Prof Anisuzzaman, Literature and Education, Bangladesh
23. Prof Lloyd I Rudolph, Literature and Education, USA
23. Prof Susanne H Rudolph, Literature and Education, USA
24. Dr (Smt) Neelam Kler, Medicine-Neonatology, Delhi

Padma Shri Awards 2014 Winners List: 
1. Mohammad Ali Baig, Art-Theatre, Andhra Pradesh
2. Nayana Apte Joshi, Art, Maharashtra
3. Musafir Ram Bhardwaj, Art-Instrumental Music-Pauna Manjha, Himachal Pradesh
4. Sabitri Chatterjee, Art-Film, West Bengal
5. Prof Biman Bihari Das, Art-Sculptor, Delhi
6. Sunil Das, Art-Painting, West Bengal
7. Elam Endira Devi, Art-Manipuri Dance, Manipur
8. Vijay Ghate, Art-Instrumental Music-Tabla, Maharashtra
9. Rani Karnaa, Art-Kathak, West Bengal
10. Bansi Kaul, Art-Theatre, Jammu and Kashmir
11. Ustad Moinuddin Khan, Art-Instrumental Music-Sarangi Player, Rajasthan
12. Geeta Mahalik, Art-Odishi Dance, Delhi
13. Paresh Maity, Art-Painting, Delhi
14. Ram Mohan, Art-Film Animation, Maharashtra
15. Sudarsan Pattnaik, Art-Sand artist, Odisha
16. Paresh Rawal, Art-Cinema and Theatre, Maharashtra
17. Wendell Augustine Rodricks, Art-Fashion Designing, Goa
18. Prof Kalamandalam Sathyabhama, Art-Mohini Attam, Kerala
19. Shri Anuj (Ramanuj) Sharma, Art-Performing Art. Chhattisgarh
20. Santosh Sivan, Art-Film, Tamil Nadu
21. Supriya Dev, Art-Bengali Cinema, West Bengal
22. Sooni Taraporevala Art-Script Writing Maharashtra
23. Vidya Balan, Art-Cinema, Maharashtra
24. Durga Jain, Social Work, Maharashtra
25. Dr Rama Rao Anumolu, Social Work, Andhra Pradesh
26. Dr Brahm Dutt, Social Work, Haryana
27. Mukul Chandra Goswami, Social Work, Assam
28. J L Kaul, Social Work, Delhi
29. Mathurbhai Madhabhai Savani, Social Work, Gujarat
30. Tashi Tondup, Public Affairs, Jammu and Kashmir
31. Dr Hasmukh Chamanlal Shah, Public Affairs, Gujarat
32. Sekhar Basu, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra
33. Madhavan Chandradathan, Science and Engineering, Kerala.
34. Sushanta Kumar Dattagupta, Science and Engineering, West Bengal
35. Dr Ravi Bhushan Grover, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra
36. Prof Eluvathingal Devassy Jemmis, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
37. Ramkrishna V HosuR, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra
38. Dr Ajay Kumar Parida, Science and Engineering, Tamil Nadu
39. Dr Malapaka Yajneswara Satyanarayana Prasad, Science and Engineering, Andhra Pradesh
40. Kiran Kumar Alur Seelin, Science and Engineering, Gujarat
41. Dr Brahma Singh, Science and Engineering, Delhi
42. Prof Vinod Kumar Singh, Science and Engineering, Madhya Pradesh
43. Dr Govindan Sundararajan, Science and Engineering, Andhra Pradesh
44. Ramaswamy R Iyer, Science and Engineering, Delhi
45. Dr Jayanta Kumar Ghosh, Science and Engineering, West Bengal
46. Ravi Kumar NarrA, Trade and Industry, Andhra Pradesh
47. Rajesh Saraiya, Trade and Industry, Maharashtra
48. Mallika Srinivasan, Trade and Industry, Tamil Nadu
49. Pratap Govindrao Pawar, Trade and Industry, Maharashtra
50. Dr Kiritkumar Mansukhlal Acharya, Medicine-Dermatology, Gujarat
51. Dr Balram Bhargava, Medicine-Cardiology, Uttar Pradesh
52. Prof (Dr) Indra Chakravarty, Medicine-Health and Hygiene, West Bengal
53. Dr Ramakant Krishnaji Deshpande, Medicine-Oncology, Maharashtra
54. Prof (Dr) Pawan Raj Goyal, Medicine-Chest Disease, Haryana
55. Prof Amod Gupta, Medicine-Opthalmology, Haryana
56. Prof (Dr) Daya Kishore Hazra, Medicine, Uttar Pradesh
57. Prof (Dr) Thenumgal Poulose Jacob, Medicine-Vascular Surgery, Tamil Nadu
58. Prof (Dr) Shashank R Joshi, Medicine-Endocrinology, Maharashtra
59. Prof Hakim Syed Khaleefathullah, Medicine-Unani Medicine, Tamil Nadu
60. Dr Milind Vasant Kirtane, Medicine-ENT Surgery, Maharashtra
61. Dr Lalit Kumar, Medicine-Oncology, Delhi
62. Dr Mohan Mishra, Medicine, Bihar
63. Dr M Subhadra Nair, Medicine-Gyneacology, Kerala
64. Dr Ashok Panagariya, Medicine-Neurology, Rajasthan
65. Dr Narendra Kumar Pandey, Medicine-Surgery, Haryana
66. Dr Sunil Pradhan, Medicine-Neurology, Uttar Pradesh
67. Dr Ashok Rajgopal, Medicine-Orthopaedics, Delhi
68. Dr Kamini A Rao, Medicine-Reproductive Medicine, Karnataka
69. Dr Sarbeswar Sahariah, Medicine-Surgery, Andhra Pradesh
70. Prof Om Prakash Upadhyaya, Medicine, Punjab
71. Prof (Dr) Mahesh Verma, Medicine-Dental Science, Delhi
72. Dr J S Titiyal, Medicine-Opthalmology, Delhi
73. Dr Nitish Naik, Medicine-Cardiology, Delhi
74. Dr Surbrat Kumar Acharya, Medicine-Gastroentrology, Delhi
75. Dr Rajesh Kumar Grover, Medicine-Oncology, Delhi
76. Dr Naheed Abidi, Literature and Education, Uttar Pradesh
77. Prof Ashok Chakradhar, Literature and Education, Delhi
78. Chhakchhuak Chhuanvawra, Literature and Education, Mizoram
79. Keki N Daruwalla, Literature and Education, Delhi
80. Prof Ganesh Narayandas Devi, Literature and Education, Gujarat
81. Prof Kolakaluri Enoch, Literature and Education, Andhra Pradesh
82. Prof (Dr) Ved Kumari Ghai, Literature and Education, Jammu and Kashmir
83. Smt Manorama Jafa, Literature and Education, Delhi
84. Prof Rehana Khatoon, Literature and Education, Delhi
85. Dr Waikhom Gojen Meeitei, Literature and Education, Manipur
86. Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri, Literature and Education, Kerala
87. Prof Dinesh Singh, Literature and Education, Delhi
88. Dr (Mrs) P Kilemsungla, Literature and Education, Nagaland
89. Anjum Chopra, Sports-Cricket, Delhi
90. Sunil Dabas, Sports-Kabbadi, Haryana
91. Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu, Sports-Mountaineering, Delhi
92. Dipika Rebecca Pallikal, Sports-Squash, Tamil Nadu
93. H Boniface Prabhu, Sports-Wheelchair Tennis, Karnataka
94. Yuvraj Singh, Sports-Cricket, Haryana
95. Mamta Sodha Sports-Mountaineering, Haryana
96. Parveen Talha, Civil Service, Uttar Pradesh
97. Late Dr Narendra Achyut Dabholkar , Social Work, Maharashtra
98. Ashok Kumar Mago, Trade and Industry, USA
99. Siddharth Mukherjee, Medicine-Oncology, USA
100. Dr Vamsi Mootha, Medicine-Biomedical Research, USA
101. Dr Sengaku Mayeda, Literature and Education, Japan. 

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Padma Bhushan Awards 2014 Winners

Padma Bhushan Awards 2014 Winners List: Padma Awards 2014 is announced today, 25th January 2014. Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.  The awards are given in all disciplines/ fields of activities, viz. art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc.  ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field.  The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year. The awards are conferred by the President of India at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan sometime around March/ April.  This year the President has approved 127 awards including 10 in the category of Foreigners/ NRIs/ PIOs. These comprise 2 Padma Vibhushan, 24 Padma Bhushan and 101 Padma Shri awards.  There are 27 ladies among the awardees. 
Padma Bhushan Awards 2014 Winners List 

1. Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, Art-Painting, Gujarat
2. Begum Parveen Sultana, Art-Classical Singing, Maharashtra
3. T.H. Vinayakram, Art-Ghatam Artist, Tamil Nadu
4. Kamal Haasan, Art-Cinema, Tamil Nadu
5. Justice Dalveer Bhandari, Public Affairs, Delhi
6. Prof Padmanabhan Balaram, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
7. Prof Jyeshtharaj Joshi, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra
8. Dr Madappa Mahadevappa, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
9. Dr Thirumalachari Ramasami, Science and Engineering, Delhi
10. Dr Vinod Prakash Sharma, Science and Engineering, Delhi
11. Dr Radhakrishnan Koppillil, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
12. Dr Mrityunjay Athreya, Literature and Education, Delhi
13. Anita Desai, Literature and Education, Delhi
14. Dr Dhirubhai Thaker, Literature and Education, Gujarat
15. Vairamuthu, Literature and Education, Tamil Nadu.
16. Ruskin Bond, Literature and Education, Uttarakhand
17. Pullela Gopichand, Sports-Badminton, Andhra Pradesh
18. Leander Paes, Sports-Tennis, Maharashtra
19. Vijayendra Nath Kaul, Civil Service, Delhi
20. Late Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma, Public Affairs, Uttar Pradesh
21. Late Dr Anumolu Ramakrishna, Science and Engineering, Andhra Pradesh
22. Prof Anisuzzaman, Literature and Education, Bangladesh
23. Prof Lloyd I Rudolph, Literature and Education, USA
23. Prof Susanne H Rudolph, Literature and Education, USA
24. Dr (Smt) Neelam Kler, Medicine-Neonatology, Delhi
 Padma Vibhushan Awards 2014 Winners List
 Padma Shri Awards 2014 Winners List

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Padma Shri Awards 2014 Winners List

Padma Shri Awards 2014 Winners List: Padma Awards 2014 is announced today, 25th January 2014. Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.  The awards are given in all disciplines/ fields of activities, viz. art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc.  ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field.  The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year. The awards are conferred by the President of India at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan sometime around March/ April.  This year the President has approved 127 awards including 10 in the category of Foreigners/ NRIs/ PIOs. These comprise 2 Padma Vibhushan, 24 Padma Bhushan and 101 Padma Shri awards.  There are 27 ladies among the awardees. 
Padma Shri Awards 2014 Winners List: 

1. Mohammad Ali Baig, Art-Theatre, Andhra Pradesh
2. Nayana Apte Joshi, Art, Maharashtra
3. Musafir Ram Bhardwaj, Art-Instrumental Music-Pauna Manjha, Himachal Pradesh
4. Sabitri Chatterjee, Art-Film, West Bengal
5. Prof Biman Bihari Das, Art-Sculptor, Delhi
6. Sunil Das, Art-Painting, West Bengal
7. Elam Endira Devi, Art-Manipuri Dance, Manipur
8. Vijay Ghate, Art-Instrumental Music-Tabla, Maharashtra
9. Rani Karnaa, Art-Kathak, West Bengal
10. Bansi Kaul, Art-Theatre, Jammu and Kashmir
11. Ustad Moinuddin Khan, Art-Instrumental Music-Sarangi Player, Rajasthan
12. Geeta Mahalik, Art-Odishi Dance, Delhi
13. Paresh Maity, Art-Painting, Delhi
14. Ram Mohan, Art-Film Animation, Maharashtra
15. Sudarsan Pattnaik, Art-Sand artist, Odisha
16. Paresh Rawal, Art-Cinema and Theatre, Maharashtra
17. Wendell Augustine Rodricks, Art-Fashion Designing, Goa
18. Prof Kalamandalam Sathyabhama, Art-Mohini Attam, Kerala
19. Shri Anuj (Ramanuj) Sharma, Art-Performing Art. Chhattisgarh
20. Santosh Sivan, Art-Film, Tamil Nadu
21. Supriya Dev, Art-Bengali Cinema, West Bengal
22. Sooni Taraporevala Art-Script Writing Maharashtra
23. Vidya Balan, Art-Cinema, Maharashtra
24. Durga Jain, Social Work, Maharashtra
25. Dr Rama Rao Anumolu, Social Work, Andhra Pradesh
26. Dr Brahm Dutt, Social Work, Haryana
27. Mukul Chandra Goswami, Social Work, Assam
28. J L Kaul, Social Work, Delhi
29. Mathurbhai Madhabhai Savani, Social Work, Gujarat
30. Tashi Tondup, Public Affairs, Jammu and Kashmir
31. Dr Hasmukh Chamanlal Shah, Public Affairs, Gujarat
32. Sekhar Basu, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra
33. Madhavan Chandradathan, Science and Engineering, Kerala.
34. Sushanta Kumar Dattagupta, Science and Engineering, West Bengal
35. Dr Ravi Bhushan Grover, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra
36. Prof Eluvathingal Devassy Jemmis, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
37. Ramkrishna V HosuR, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra
38. Dr Ajay Kumar Parida, Science and Engineering, Tamil Nadu
39. Dr Malapaka Yajneswara Satyanarayana Prasad, Science and Engineering, Andhra Pradesh
40. Kiran Kumar Alur Seelin, Science and Engineering, Gujarat
41. Dr Brahma Singh, Science and Engineering, Delhi
42. Prof Vinod Kumar Singh, Science and Engineering, Madhya Pradesh
43. Dr Govindan Sundararajan, Science and Engineering, Andhra Pradesh
44. Ramaswamy R Iyer, Science and Engineering, Delhi
45. Dr Jayanta Kumar Ghosh, Science and Engineering, West Bengal
46. Ravi Kumar NarrA, Trade and Industry, Andhra Pradesh
47. Rajesh Saraiya, Trade and Industry, Maharashtra
48. Mallika Srinivasan, Trade and Industry, Tamil Nadu
49. Pratap Govindrao Pawar, Trade and Industry, Maharashtra
50. Dr Kiritkumar Mansukhlal Acharya, Medicine-Dermatology, Gujarat
51. Dr Balram Bhargava, Medicine-Cardiology, Uttar Pradesh
52. Prof (Dr) Indra Chakravarty, Medicine-Health and Hygiene, West Bengal
53. Dr Ramakant Krishnaji Deshpande, Medicine-Oncology, Maharashtra
54. Prof (Dr) Pawan Raj Goyal, Medicine-Chest Disease, Haryana
55. Prof Amod Gupta, Medicine-Opthalmology, Haryana
56. Prof (Dr) Daya Kishore Hazra, Medicine, Uttar Pradesh
57. Prof (Dr) Thenumgal Poulose Jacob, Medicine-Vascular Surgery, Tamil Nadu
58. Prof (Dr) Shashank R Joshi, Medicine-Endocrinology, Maharashtra
59. Prof Hakim Syed Khaleefathullah, Medicine-Unani Medicine, Tamil Nadu
60. Dr Milind Vasant Kirtane, Medicine-ENT Surgery, Maharashtra
61. Dr Lalit Kumar, Medicine-Oncology, Delhi
62. Dr Mohan Mishra, Medicine, Bihar
63. Dr M Subhadra Nair, Medicine-Gyneacology, Kerala
64. Dr Ashok Panagariya, Medicine-Neurology, Rajasthan
65. Dr Narendra Kumar Pandey, Medicine-Surgery, Haryana
66. Dr Sunil Pradhan, Medicine-Neurology, Uttar Pradesh
67. Dr Ashok Rajgopal, Medicine-Orthopaedics, Delhi
68. Dr Kamini A Rao, Medicine-Reproductive Medicine, Karnataka
69. Dr Sarbeswar Sahariah, Medicine-Surgery, Andhra Pradesh
70. Prof Om Prakash Upadhyaya, Medicine, Punjab
71. Prof (Dr) Mahesh Verma, Medicine-Dental Science, Delhi
72. Dr J S Titiyal, Medicine-Opthalmology, Delhi
73. Dr Nitish Naik, Medicine-Cardiology, Delhi
74. Dr Surbrat Kumar Acharya, Medicine-Gastroentrology, Delhi
75. Dr Rajesh Kumar Grover, Medicine-Oncology, Delhi
76. Dr Naheed Abidi, Literature and Education, Uttar Pradesh
77. Prof Ashok Chakradhar, Literature and Education, Delhi
78. Chhakchhuak Chhuanvawra, Literature and Education, Mizoram
79. Keki N Daruwalla, Literature and Education, Delhi
80. Prof Ganesh Narayandas Devi, Literature and Education, Gujarat
81. Prof Kolakaluri Enoch, Literature and Education, Andhra Pradesh
82. Prof (Dr) Ved Kumari Ghai, Literature and Education, Jammu and Kashmir
83. Smt Manorama Jafa, Literature and Education, Delhi
84. Prof Rehana Khatoon, Literature and Education, Delhi
85. Dr Waikhom Gojen Meeitei, Literature and Education, Manipur
86. Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri, Literature and Education, Kerala
87. Prof Dinesh Singh, Literature and Education, Delhi
88. Dr (Mrs) P Kilemsungla, Literature and Education, Nagaland
89. Anjum Chopra, Sports-Cricket, Delhi
90. Sunil Dabas, Sports-Kabbadi, Haryana
91. Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu, Sports-Mountaineering, Delhi
92. Dipika Rebecca Pallikal, Sports-Squash, Tamil Nadu
93. H Boniface Prabhu, Sports-Wheelchair Tennis, Karnataka
94. Yuvraj Singh, Sports-Cricket, Haryana
95. Mamta Sodha Sports-Mountaineering, Haryana
96. Parveen Talha, Civil Service, Uttar Pradesh
97. Late Dr Narendra Achyut Dabholkar , Social Work, Maharashtra
98. Ashok Kumar Mago, Trade and Industry, USA
99. Siddharth Mukherjee, Medicine-Oncology, USA
100. Dr Vamsi Mootha, Medicine-Biomedical Research, USA
101. Dr Sengaku Mayeda, Literature and Education, Japan. 

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Padma Vibhushan Awards 2014 Winners

Padma Vibhushan Awards 2014 Winners List: Padma Awards 2014 is announced today, 25th January 2014. Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.  The awards are given in all disciplines/ fields of activities, viz. art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc.  ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field.  The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year. The awards are conferred by the President of India at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan sometime around March/ April.  This year the President has approved 127 awards including 10 in the category of Foreigners/ NRIs/ PIOs. These comprise 2 Padma Vibhushan, 24 Padma Bhushan and 101 Padma Shri awards.  There are 27 ladies among the awardees.

 Padma Vibhushan Awards 2014 Winners List:
1. Dr Raghunath A Mashelkar, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra
2. B K S Iyengar, Yoga, Maharashtra
 Padma Bhushan Awards 2014 Winners List 
 Padma Shri Awards 2014 Winners List

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Rajasthan Ratna Award 2013

Rajasthan Ratna Award 2013: Government awarded 7 persons for Rajasthan Ratna Award 2013 today Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur. Rajasthan Ratna is the Rajasthan's highest civilian award, for performance of highest order in any field of human endeavor. Founder of Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti Dr D R Mehta (social service), Jasdev Singh (commentary), Pandit Ramnarayan (Sarangi player), late Nagendra Singh (law), late Kailash Sankhla (environment protection), late Hasrat Jaipuri (Art and Culture) and late Gavri Devi (Maand singer) have been selected for the award. Rajasthan Government started Rajasthan Ratna Award from year 2013. You can also check Rajasthan Ratna Award 2012 Winners.

Rajasthan Ratna awardees are given Rs 1 lakh as cash, a shawl and a citation by the stategovernor,chief minister and minister of art and culture.This award is on the lines of the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna that is conferred by the central govt of India .

Rajasthan Ratna Award 2013 Winners:

1. Dr D R Mehta (social service): Dr. D R Mehta, founder and chief patron of the organization that popularized the Jaipur Foot gets Rajasthan Ratna Awards 2013. D.R. Mehta (born June 25, 1937) is a former chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India. He is a founder and chief patron of Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS), the world's largest organization for the handicapped in terms of free fitment of artificial limbs/calipers etc.

2. Jasdev Singh (commentary): Jasdev Singh is an Indian sports commentator. He was awarded Padma Shri in 1985 and Padma Bhushan in 2008. He has also been official commentator on Independence Day, and Republic Day parade broadcasts since 1963 for state run media, Doordarshan and also All India Radio.

3. Pandit Ramnarayan (Sarangi player): Pandit Ram Narayan, is an Indian musician who popularised the bowed instrument sarangi as a solo concert instrument in Hindustani classical music and became the first internationally successful sarangi player. Narayan was born in Udaipur and learned to play the sarangi at an early age.

4. Nagendra Singh (law): He served on the United Nations International Law Commission from 1967 to 1972. He was appointed representative in UNO assembly in 1966, 1969, 1975. He was also elected secretary in international bar association, and served as Chief Election Commissioner of India. He was a recipient of the Padma Vibhushan from the Government of India in 1973.

5. Kailash Sankhla (environment protection): Kailash Sankhala (1925–1994) was a renowned naturalist and conservationist of India. He was the director of Delhi Zoological Park and Chief Wildlife Warden of Rajasthan. Born on 30 January 1925 he is best known for his work in preserving tigers.

6. Hasrat Jaipuri (Art and Culture): Hasrat Jaipuri (April 15, 1922 – September 17, 1999) was a Hindi and Urdu poet and film lyricist in Hindi films. Jaipuri was born in Jaipur, where he studied English till medium level, and then acquired his taalim in Urdu and Persian from his paternal grandfather, Fida Husain.

7. Gavri Devi (Maand singer): Gavri Devi (14th April1920-29th June1988) was one of the most successful, disserving singer of mand style of singing from Rajasthan. When India organised the Indian Festival in Moscow (Russia) she gave her special performance their.

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Sports Awards 2013 India | Arjuna Award 2013, Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards 2013

Sports Awards in India are presented by the Government of India to athletes and sports persons for their accomplishments and outstanding performances in the various fields of sports mostly annually. Some of reputed and Esteemed Sports Awards 2013 in India are Arjuna Awards, Dronacharya Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards. Government of India has recommended the following awards for year 2013. Double trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi has been recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest sporting honour. Cricketer Virat Kohli is one of the 15 chosen for the Arjuna Award to be presented at a ceremony in New Delhi on August 29. 

Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards 2013:

1. Ronjan Sodhi (shooter)

2. Virat Kohli (Cricket)

Arjuna Award 2013:

1. Chekrovolu Swuro (Archery)

2. Renjith Maheshwary (Athletics)

3. PV Sindhu (Badminton)

4. Kavita Chahal (Boxing)

5. Rupesh Shah (Snooker and Billiards)

6. Virat Kohli (Cricket)

7. Abhijeet Gupta (Chess)

8. Gaganjeet Bhullar (Golf)

9. Saba Anjum (Hockey)

10. Rajkumari Rathore (Shooting)

11. Joshna Chinappa (Squash)

12. Neha Rathi (Wrestling)

13. Dharmender Dalal (Wrestling)

14. Amit Kumar Saroha (Athletics)

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Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award 2013 to Amjad Ali Khan

Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan will be honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award for his contribution towards promotion of communal harmony and peace.  The award carries a citation and a cash award of Rs five lakh. It will be conferred on Khan on 20th August, the birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi.
"The advisory committee of the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavna Award decided that the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award be given to famous Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan for his outstanding contribution towards promotion of communal harmony, peace and goodwill," an AICC release said in New Delhi on Tuesday.

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Jnanpith Award 2012 Winner - Dr Ravuri Bharadwaja

Jnanpith Award 2012: Telugu writer Dr Ravuri Bharadwaja was selected for the prestigious Jnanpith award for the year 2012, he was earlier awarded Sahitya Akademi Award. The 86-year-old writer, who has to his credit more than 37 volumes of short stories and 17 novels among other works, was chosen for the award by a selection board chaired by noted poet Sitakant Mahapatra, a statement of Jnanpith Award committee said in New Delhi on Wednesday. The books of Bharadwaja, who had education till Class VIII only, had been prescibed as text books in universities and even been the basis of many research works. "Bharadwaja passed through all sorts of vicissitudes of life but continued his service to Telugu literature with perseverance. He is a poet, a playwright, a novelist of distinction and a popular science writer," the statement said.
About Ravuri Bharadhwaja: Ravuri Bharadvāja was born on 1927. He has written 37 collections of short stories, seventeen novels, four play-lets, and five radio plays. He has also contributed profusely to children's literature. Paakudu Raallu, a graphic account of life behind the screen in film industry, is considered his magnum opus. Jeevana Samaram is another of his popular works. He is educated till Class 7 only. However his books are used as course works in B.A, M.A and there have even been several Phd degrees awarded for research on his works. He got honorary doctorates from Andhra, Nagarjuna and Jawaharlal Nehru Technological Universities for his literary prowess.

You Must Know:

*Jyanpith Awards started in Year 1965.
* First Jyanpith Awards was given to G. Sankara Kurup for Odakkuzhal (Flute).
* Jyanpith Awards 2011 winner = Pratibha Ray (Oriya)
* Jyanpith Awards 2012 winner = Ravuri Bharadhwaja (Telugu)

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National Film Awards 2013 Winners

National Film Awards 2013 Winners: Tigmanshu Dhulia’s film on an athlete-turned-dacoit, Paan Singh Tomar, was named the best film at the 60th national film awards for 2012. Actor Irrfan Khan shared the award for best actor for his performance in the film with Vikram Gokhale for Marathi film Anumati. Usha Jadhav was named best actress for her role in the Marathi film Dhag. So here is the Complete list of National Film Awards 2013 Winners of this year.

National Film Awards 2013 Winners - Complete List:
Best actor: Irffan Khan for 'Paan Singh Tomar' and Vikram Gokhale for Marathi film 'Anumati'
Best actor: Irrfan Khan for `Paan Singh Tomar`

Best actress: Usha Jadhav for Marathi film 'Dhaag'

Best film on social issues: `Spirit` (Malayalam)
Best film - wholesome entertainment: ‘Vicky Donor’
Best supporting actor: Annu Kapoor
Best Supporting Actress: Dolly Ahluwalia for Vicky Donor
Best original screenplay: Sujoy Ghosh for ‘Kahaani’
Best screenplay (adapted): ‘OMG Oh My God’ 

Best sound recording: Gangs of Wasseypur 

Special Jury Award - Actress: Parineeti Chopra for 'Ishaqzaade'
Special Jury Award - Actor: Nawazuddin Siddiquie for four films
Special Jury Award - Film: Rituporno Ghosh for 'Chitrangada'
Best Playback Singer - Male: Shankar Mahadevan for the song 'Bolo Na' from the film 'Chittagong'
Best Playback Singer - Female: Aarti Anklekar Tikekar for Marathi film 'Samhita'

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