'Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management.
Mr Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman and Group CEO of Bharti Enterprises, has been chosen on Oct 23 for the prestigious 'Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management.' President Pratibha Devisingh Patil will present the award to Mr Mittal at a function in Rashtrapathi Bhavan on December 15. Mr Mittal has contributed significantly for upliftment of rural poor as also for bringing academic excellence with Indian ethos.
Earlier recipients of the award included
Dr E Sreedharan,
Dr M S Swaminathan,
Dr Naresh Trehan,
Dr R A Mashelkar,
Dr C P
Srivastava,
Ms Ela R Hatt,
Mr N R
Narayana Murthy,
Mr Sam Pitroda and
Prof C K Prahlad.
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for science and technology
Eleven scientist were selected for 2009 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for science and technology on the occasion of CSIR Foundation Day celebration at Vigyan Bhawan. Their names discipline- wise are as under:
Biological Sciences:
1. Dr Amitabh Joshi, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Banglore.
2. Dr Bhaskar Saha, National Centre for Cell Science, Pune.
Chemical Sciences:
1. Dr Charusita chakravarty, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi.
2. Dr Narayanaswamy Jayaraman, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean & Planetary Sciences:
1. Dr S K Satheesh, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Engineering Sciences:
1. Dr Giridhar Madras, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
2. Dr Jayant RamaswamyHaritsa, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Mathematical Sciences:
1. Dr Venapally Suresh, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
Medical Sciences:
1. Dr Santosh Gajanan Honavar, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad
Physical Sciences:
1. Dr Rajesh Gopakumar, Harish- Chandra research Institute, Allahabad
2. Dr Abhishek Dhar, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore
The Bhatnagar Prizes are given to scientists below 45 years of age, for their outstanding scientific contributions made primarily in India during the last 5 years preceding the year of the Prize. The SSB Prize comprises a citation, a plaque and a cash award of Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees five lakh only), and are given to the recipients by the Prime Minister of India.
55th National Awards (for year 2007-2008)
The annual film awards in India, 55th National Awards (for year 2007-2008) were announced on September 7, 2009. The winners are:
Best Actor: Prakash Raj (Kanchivaram)
Best Actress: Uma Shree (Kannada film Gulabi Talkies)
Best Film Award: Kanchivaram
Best Child Actor: Sharad Goyekar (Marathi film Tingya)
Best Screenplay: Gandhi My Father
Best Supporting Actor: Darshan Zariwala (Gandhi My Father)
Best Supporting Actress: Shefali Shah (The Last Lear).
Special Jury mention: Gandhi My Father
Best Wholesome Entertainment: Chake De India
Best Music Director: Ouseppachan for the movie Ore Kadal (Malayalam).
Best Family Welfare Film: Taare Zameen Par
Best Playback Singer (Male): Shankar Mahadevan for Meri Maa (Taare Zameen Par).
Best Playback Singer (Female): ShreyaGhoshal (JabWe Met).
Best Lyrics: Prasoon Joshi (Taare Zameen Par)
Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director: Frozen (Hindi), directed by Shivajee
Chandrabhushan.
Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration: Dharm(Hindi), directed by Bhavna Talwar.
Best Film on Social Issues such as Prohibition, Women and Child Welfare, Anti-dowry,
Drug Abuse, Welfare of the handicapped etc.:
Antardwandwa (Hindi), Directed by Sushil Rajpal.
Best Children’s Film: Foto (Hindi), Directed by Virendra Saini.
Best Animation Film: Inimey Naangathaan (Tamil), Directed by S. Venky Baboo.
Best Feature Filmin Bengali: Ballygunge Court, Directed by Pinaki Chaudhuri
Best Feature Film in Hindi: 1971, Directed by Amrit Sagar
Best Feature Film in Kannada: Gulabi Talkies, Directed by Girish Kasaravalli.
Best Feature Film in Malayalam: Ore Kadal, Directed by Shyama Prasad
Best Feature Film in Marathi: Nirop, Directed by Sachin Kundalkar
Best Feature Film in Tamil: Periyar, Directed by Gnana Rajasekaran.
Best Feature Film in English: The Last Lear, Directed by Rituparno Ghosh.
Best Book on Cinema: From Raj to Swaraj: The Non-fiction Film in India (English), By B.D. Garga
Best Film Critic: V.K. Joseph (Malayalam).
Saraswati Samman
Dr Lakshminandan Bora has been honoured with the award Saraswati Samman, 2008 for his Assamese novel “Kayakalpa”. The awards consists of a citation and prize money of Rs 5 lakh.
Mannu Bhandari has been honoured with the award Vyas Samman, 2008 for her novel “Ek
Kahani Yah Bhi”. The award consists of a citation and prize money of Rs 2.55 lakh.
Renowned playback singer Manna Dey received the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for the year 2007. The 90-year-old singer is one of the greatest playback singers in Indian cinema.He ruled the playback music scene from the 1950s to the 1970s.
