National and International Awards

National and International Awards

National Awards

Important National awards

1. Bharat Ratna Award - by Government of India

·         Started – 1954

·         Award Amount - 2.5 Lakh

·         First Awardee - Dr. Sarvpalli Radhakrushna, Shri Chakravarti Rajagopalachari & Dr. Chandrasekhara V. Raman (1954)

·         Last Awardee - Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi (2008)

2. Padma Vibhushan Award - by Government of India

3. Padma Bhushan Award - by Government of India

4. Padma Shree Award - by Government of India


Other National awards

1. Gyanpeeth Award - by Bharatiya Gyanpeeth

·         Started - 1965

·         Award Amount - 5 Lakh

2. Dadasaheb Phalke Award - Information and Broadcasting ministry of India Government

·         Started - 1970

·         Award Amount - 10 Lakh

3. Sahitya Akadamy Award

4. Dadasaheb Phalke Ratna Award

5. Phalke Kalptaru Award

6. Maharashtra Bhushan Award

7. Kishor Kumar Award

8. Kabir Sanman Award

9. Kalidas Sanman Award

International Awards

1. Nobel Award 

·         Started - 1901

·         First Awardee - Elinot Ostran

2. The Asian Prestige Award

3. Magsayasay Award - by Philippines Government

·         Started - 1957

·         Award Amount 59 thousand USD

4. Booker Award- by Government of England

5. Pulitzer Award - by Columbia University

·         Started - 1917