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Who has been awarded the KPP Nambiyar Award for 2024?
Who has been awarded the KPP Nambiyar Award for 2024?
Which city has been declared the cleanest city in India in the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023?
Which city has been declared the cleanest city in India in the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023?
Who has been awarded the Best FIFA Women's Player of the Year award for 2023?
Who has been awarded the Best FIFA Women's Player of the Year award for 2023?
Which organization has been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2024?
Which organization has been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2024?
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Who has been awarded the Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar Award for 2024?
Who has been awarded the Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar Award for 2024?
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Who was conferred the Whitley Gold Award for the second time?
Who was conferred the Whitley Gold Award for the second time?
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Who was awarded the prestigious Shaw Prize in Astronomy for 2024?
Who was awarded the prestigious Shaw Prize in Astronomy for 2024?
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Who was crowned as Miss World 2024?
Who was crowned as Miss World 2024?
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Who was awarded the Saraswati Samman for the year 2023?
Who was awarded the Saraswati Samman for the year 2023?
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Who was conferred the Padma Awards in 2024?
Who was conferred the Padma Awards in 2024?
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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
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Test your knowledge of recent awards and honors in literature, science, and architecture. Learn about the winners of prestigious prizes like the International Book Prize, Whitley Gold Award, and Pritzker Architecture Prize.