Awards & Honors 2024

Awards & Honors 2024

• The International Book Prize awarded to German writer Jenny Erpenbeck and translator Michael Hofmann for the story 'Kairos'
• Indian wildlife biologist Purnima Devi Barman received the Whitley Gold Award for the second time, first awarded in 2017
• Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto won the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize 2024
• The National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences in Bengaluru, India awarded the Nelson Mandela Award for Health Promotion by WHO for 2024
• 12-year-old Indian-American 7th grader Bhruhat Soma from Florida won the Scripps National Spelling Bee, receiving over $500,000 in prizes
• Astronomer Shrinivas Kulkarni awarded the prestigious Shaw Prize in Astronomy for 2024
• Environmental activist Alankar Shukla selected for the prestigious 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize, also known as the 'Green Nobel'
• Indian actress Anshuiya Sengupta became the first Indian to win the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival
• 132 people were conferred the Padma Awards in 2024, including 5 Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan and 110 Padma Shri
• 19-year-old Indian actress Avantika Vandanapatil awarded the South Asian Person of the Year Award by Harvard University
• Czech Republic's Kristina Priscova crowned as Miss World 2024 in Mumbai, India### Awards and Honors
• Famous poet Prabha Varma has been selected for the Saraswati Samman for the year 2023 for her novel "Raudra Sattwikam" in Malayalam language.
• Dr. Uma Rele has been awarded the Maharashtra Gaurav Award for her contribution to classical dance, specifically Bharatanatyam.
• Pankaj Advani has been inducted into the Hall of Fame of the World Billiards Museum.
• Nishant has been awarded the Devi Shankar Avasthi Samman for 2023.
• Vijay Jain has been awarded the Times Power Icon 2024 award.
• Nikhil Vagh has been awarded the Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar.
• Pyarelal Sharma has been awarded the Lakshmi Narayan International Award.
• S. Somanath, Chairman of ISRO, has been awarded the KPP Nambiyar Award for 2024.
• Lt. Sq. Leader Nikita Malik has been awarded the Vayu Sena Medal for Gallantry on the 75th Republic Day.
• Prof. B. R. Kamboj has been awarded the M.S. Swaminathan Award.
• Dipika Sharma has been awarded the International Women's Cricket Player of the Year award for 2022 by the BCCI.
• Nishtha Pahuja has been awarded the Best FIFA Women's Player of the Year award for 2023.
• Shubman Gill has been awarded the Polly Umrigar Award for the Best Men's Cricketer of the Year for 2023 by the BCCI.
• Lionel Messi has been awarded the Best FIFA Men's Player of the Year award for 2023.
• Dr. Beena Modi has been awarded the Outstanding Business Woman of the Year 2023 award.
• Alok Shukla has been awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for 2024.

Miscellaneous

• Indore and Surat have been declared the cleanest cities in India in the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023.
• The 60 Parachute Field Hospital has been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2024 for its excellent work in disaster management.

Other Awards

• Ranjan Gogoi, the former Chief Justice of India, has been awarded the Assam Vaibhav Samman, the highest civilian honor of Assam.
• The 2023 International Women's Cricket Player of the Year award has been awarded to Deepti Sharma.
• The 2024 Cambridge Dedicated Teachers Award for the Middle East and North Africa region has been awarded to Jeena Justice.
• The Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar Award for 2024 has been awarded to Randip Hooda and Amitabh Bachchan.
• The Prestigious World Literary Prize has been awarded to Mamta Jaise Sagar.

Awards & Honors 2024

• German writer Jenny Erpenbeck and translator Michael Hofmann won the International Book Prize for the story 'Kairos'
• Indian wildlife biologist Purnima Devi Barman received her second Whitley Gold Award, first awarded in 2017
• Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto won the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize 2024
• The National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences in Bengaluru, India received the Nelson Mandela Award for Health Promotion by WHO for 2024
• Bhruhat Soma, a 12-year-old Indian-American 7th grader from Florida, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee, receiving over $500,000 in prizes
• Astronomer Shrinivas Kulkarni won the prestigious Shaw Prize in Astronomy for 2024
• Environmental activist Alankar Shukla selected for the prestigious 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize, also known as the 'Green Nobel'
• Indian actress Anshuiya Sengupta became the first Indian to win the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival
• 132 people were conferred the Padma Awards in 2024, including 5 Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan, and 110 Padma Shri
• 19-year-old Indian actress Avantika Vandanapatil won the South Asian Person of the Year Award by Harvard University
• Czech Republic's Kristina Priscova crowned as Miss World 2024 in Mumbai, India

Awards and Honors (2023)

• Famous poet Prabha Varma selected for the Saraswati Samman for her novel "Raudra Sattwikam" in Malayalam language
• Dr. Uma Rele awarded the Maharashtra Gaurav Award for her contribution to classical dance, specifically Bharatanatyam
• Pankaj Advani inducted into the Hall of Fame of the World Billiards Museum
• Nishant awarded the Devi Shankar Avasthi Samman for 2023
• Vijay Jain awarded the Times Power Icon 2024 award
• Nikhil Vagh awarded the Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar
• Pyarelal Sharma awarded the Lakshmi Narayan International Award
• S. Somanath, Chairman of ISRO, awarded the KPP Nambiyar Award for 2024
• Lt. Sq. Leader Nikita Malik awarded the Vayu Sena Medal for Gallantry on the 75th Republic Day
• Prof. B.R. Kamboj awarded the M.S. Swaminathan Award
• Dipika Sharma awarded the International Women's Cricket Player of the Year award for 2022 by the BCCI
• Nishtha Pahuja awarded the Best FIFA Women's Player of the Year award for 2023
• Shubman Gill awarded the Polly Umrigar Award for the Best Men's Cricketer of the Year for 2023 by the BCCI
• Lionel Messi awarded the Best FIFA Men's Player of the Year award for 2023
• Dr. Beena Modi awarded the Outstanding Business Woman of the Year 2023 award
• Alok Shukla awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for 2024

Miscellaneous

• Indore and Surat declared the cleanest cities in India in the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023
• The 60 Parachute Field Hospital selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2024 for its excellent work in disaster management

Other Awards

• Ranjan Gogoi, the former Chief Justice of India, awarded the Assam Vaibhav Samman, the highest civilian honor of Assam
• Deepti Sharma awarded the 2023 International Women's Cricket Player of the Year award
• Jeena Justice awarded the 2024 Cambridge Dedicated Teachers Award for the Middle East and North Africa region
• Randip Hooda and Amitabh Bachchan awarded the Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar Award for 2024
• Mamta Jaise Sagar awarded the Prestigious World Literary Prize