| GyanCentral - The hub for engineering and law students - IIT-JEE, AIEEE, BITSAT, CLAT, AILET - 2012: Awards 2011 and 2012 (Part I) for CLAT, AILET, SET 2013 Sep 30th 2012, 17:05 | GyanCentral - The hub for engineering and law students - IIT-JEE, AIEEE, BITSAT, CLAT, AILET - 2012 | | The most comprehensive career education and test preparation forums in india. | | | Awards 2011 and 2012 (Part I) for CLAT, AILET, SET 2013 Sep 30th 2012, 16:39 Sahitya Akademi Awards Twenty-two writers selected on 21 December for the prestigious Sahitya Akademi awards for2011. Eight books of poetry, seven novels, three essays and one each short stories, narrative history, biography and play were selected for the awards. Writers in 23 languages are recongised every year by the Akademi. The books were selected on the basis of recommendations made by a jury of three members in each language. The awards that are given every year and contain an engraved cooper plaque, a shawl and a cheque of Rs 1 lakh. Sahitya Akademi awards for Poetry Poets chosen for the award includes: Late Kabin Phukan (Assamese), Manindra Gupta (Bengali), Premananda Mosahari (Bodo), Naseem Shafaie (Kashmiri), Melvyn Rodrigues (Konkani), Harekrishna Satapathy (Sanskrit), Aditya Kumar Mandi (Santali) and Khaleel Mamoon (Urdu). Sahitya Akademi awards for Novels Novelists who won the award include: Kashinath Singh (Hindi), Kshetri Bira (Manipuri), Kalpanakumari Devi (Odia), Baldev Singh (Punjabi) and Atul Kanakk (Rajasthani). Tamil novelist Su Venkatesan's , debut novel Kaval Kottam earned him the coveted Sahitya Akademi Award in Tamil section. The book is about the 600-year old history of the city of Madurai and a security system that prevailed there. Bharatendu Harish Chandra Awards The Bhartendu Harishchandra Awards are given to published or unpublished books in four categories- Journalism and Mass Communication, Women's Issues, Children's Literature and National Integration. The awards were instituted in 1983 to encourage original Hindi writings on topics related to journalism and mass communication. Awards for writings on women's issues, children's and national integration were included in from 1992-93. The Awards scheme is coordinated by Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting increased the Bhartendu Harishchandra award money from the year 2009. For journalism and mass communication categories, the first prize now carries an award of Rs 75000, up from Rs 35000 earlier. The amount for the second prize was increased from Rs 25000 to Rs.50000 and the third from Rs.20000 to Rs.40000. For books in category of Women's Issues, Children's Literature and National Integration, the first prize carries an award of Rs 40000 instead of Rs.15000 and the second prize Rs.20000 instead of Rs.10000. Mahatma Gandhi International Award Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama was presented the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation on 4 January 2011, the fourth day of the tenth day Kalachakra initiations. The granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, Ila Gandhi, presented the award, instituted in 2003. Justice P.N. Bhagwati Award Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presented the Justice P.N. Bhagwati Award to O.P. Jindal Global University chancellor and managing director of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd, Naveen Jindal on 6 December 2011. The award was conferred upon Jindal for his outstanding contribution to legal education and corporate philanthropy. Clean Development Mechanism Project Award Delhi Metro Rail Corporation(DMRC) won a green award for reducing emissions of polluting gases in the national capital by 6.3 lakh tons every year The best Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project award was presented at Urban Mobility Conference, 2011 which concluded in New Delhi on 7 December 2011. Padma Awards for the Year 2012 The Padma awards for the year 2012 were announced on the eve of India's 63rd Republic Day. The President approved 109 awards including one duo case (counted as one) and 14 in the category of Foreigners/ NRIs/ PIOs/ Posthumous. The Padma Awards 2012 comprise 5 Padma Vibhushan, 27 Padma Bhushan and 77 Padma Shri Awards. There are 19 ladies among the awardees. The late cartoonist Mario Miranda and the late musician Bhupen Hazarika were amongst the five people awarded the Padma Vibhushan. Dharmendra and Shabana Azmi were confirmed for Padma Bhushan along with 25 more awardees. India's highest civilian awards, Padma Awards are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in all disciplines fields of activities, 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 Bhawan around March/ April. Ashoka Chakra Former President of India Pratibha Devisingh Patil conferred the Ashoka Chakra on Lt. Navdeep Singh (posthumous) on the occasion of the 63rd Republic Day Parade 2012 in New Delhi. 20th Saraswati Samman Eminent Kannada author S. L. Bhyrappa was presented with 20th Saraswati Samman in literature for 2010 for his epic novel Mandra on 16 November 2011. The Saraswati Samman is awarded by the K. K. Birla Foundation to a work published in the last 10 years, selected from among works published in 25 Indian languages. The award carries a prize of Rs.7.5 lakh. Writers' Guild Awards Victoria Wood won the top accolade for a TV writer at the Writers' Guild Awards. Victoria Wood was recognised for her outstanding contribution to writing which includes comedies Dinnerladies, Acorn Antiques and Pat and Margaret. Wood is the first woman to have won the top prize at the awards, which celebrates the best writing across genres as diverse as TV, radio, film, literature and videogames. | | | |  | |
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