- Ustad Asad Ali Khan
Arts : 2008 : India : Delhi - Dr. Srinivasa S.R. Varadhan
Literature & Education : 2008 : United States : - Prof. (Dr.) Jagjit Singh Chopra
Medicine : 2008 : India : Chandigarh - Dr. (Ms.) Inderjit Kaur
Social Work : 2008 : India : Punjab - Prof. (Smt.) Padma Desai
Literature & Education : 2008 : United States : - Dr. (Smt.) Shayama Chona
Literature & Education : 2008 : India : Delhi - Prof. Asis Datta
Science & Engineering. : 2008 : India : Delhi - Shri Baba Neelkanth Kalyani
Trade & Industry : 2008 : India : Maharashtra - Mian Bashir Ahmed
Public Affairs : 2008 : India : Jammu and Kashmir - Prof. Brijinder Nath Goswamy
Literature & Education : 2008 : India : Chandigarh - Shri D.R. Mehta
Social Work : 2008 : India : Rajasthan - Mr. Dominique Lapierre
Social Work : 2008 : France : - Shri Jasdev Singh
Others : 2008 : India : Delhi - Prof. Ji Xianlin
Literature & Education : 2008 : China : - Shri K. Padmanabhiah
Civil Service : 2008 : India : Delhi - Shri K. V. Kamath
Trade & Industry : 2008 : India : Maharashtra - Prof. Kaushik Basu
Literature & Education : 2008 : United States : - Prof. Kaushik Basu
Literature & Education : 2008 : China : - Shri Lal Shukla
Literature & Education : 2008 : India : Uttar Pradesh - Shri Late Amarnath Sehgal
Arts : 2008 : India : Delhi - Lord Meghnad Desai
Public Affairs : 2008 : United Kingdom : - Late Mr. Yuli Mikhailovitch Vorontsov
Public Affairs : 2008 : Russia : - Smt. P. Susheela
Arts : 2008 : India : Tamil Nadu - Ustad Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar
Arts : 2008 : India : Delhi - Shri Ravindra Kelekar
Literature & Education : 2008 : India : Goa - Shri Shiv Nadar
Trade & Industry : 2008 : India : Tamil Nadu - Prof. Sukh Dev
Science & Engineering. : 2008 : India : Delhi - Mrs. Sunita Williams
Science & Engineering. : 2008 : United States : - Mrs. Sunita Williams
Science & Engineering. : 2008 : United States : - Shri Suresh Kumar Neotia
Trade & Industry : 2008 : India : Delhi - Prof. Sushil Kumar Saxena
Arts : 2008 : India : Delhi - Prof. T.K. Oommen
Literature & Education : 2008 : India : Haryana - Shri V. Ramachandran
Civil Service : 2008 : India : Kerala - Dr. Vasant Gowarikar
Science & Engineering. : 2008 : India : Maharashtra - Shri Vikram Pandit
Trade & Industry : 2008 : United States :
Monday, July 27, 2009
Padma Bhushan Awardees 2008
Padma Vibhushan Awardees 2009
- Dr. Anil Kakodkar
Science & Engineering. : 2009 : India : Maharashtra - Dr. Chandrika Prasad Srivastava
Civil Service : 2009 : India : Maharashtra - Dr. Chandrika Prasad Srivastava
Civil Service : 2009 : India : Maharashtra - Prof. D.P. Chattopadhyaya
Literature & Education : 2009 : India : West Bengal - Prof. D.P. Chattopadhyaya
Literature & Education : 2009 : India : West Bengal - Shri Govind Narain
Public Affairs : 2009 : India : Uttar Pradesh - Prof. Jasbir Singh Bajaj
Medicine : 2009 : India : Punjab - Prof. Jasbir Singh Bajaj
Medicine : 2009 : India : Punjab - Dr. Purshotam Lal
Medicine : 2009 : India : Uttar Pradesh - Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna
Others : 2009 : India : Uttarakhand - Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna
Others : 2009 : India : Uttarakhand
National Bravery Awards-2005
The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will give away National Bravery Awards for the year 2005 to 17 children-05 girls and 12 boys on 24th Jan 2006. Master Shibu T will get the award posthumously.
Master Ratul Chandra Rabha (14 years) and Master Rituparna Boro (15 years) of Assam have been given the coveted Bharat Award for chasing the militants who killed their school teacher. One of the militants was apprehended. Master Sanmesh Mahesh Kalyanpur (14 years) of Maharashtra has been given the prestigious Sanjay Chopra Award for saving his sister from drowning. Ten year old Km. Seidalyne Mawtyllup of Meghalaya has been given the Geeta Chopra Award. Seidalyne saved her three month old sister from a blazing house.
Kum Dugi alias Minati (14 years) of Orissa, Km. C Susheela (14 years) of Andhra Pradesh and Master Mahesh Kumar (15 years) of Uttaranchal have been selected for the Bapu Gayadhani Awards. Km. Dugi alias Minati and Km. C Susheela both displayed extraordinary courage in revolting against the social evil of child marriage. Master Mahesh Kumar displayed bravery in saving an 11 year old girl from the jaws of a tiger.
The other recipients are: Master Sarath sabu, Km. Divya TV, Late Master Shibu T (all from Kerala), Master Laxman (Chattisgarh), Master Mukesh Kumar Tanwar (Madhya Pradesh), Master Puttijungshi (Nagaland), Master Nelson Karam, Km L. Pusparani Devi (both from Manipur), Master Nagarani Venkateswara Rao (Andhra Pradesh), Master Santosh Ramesh Dahe (Maharashtra).
Master Ratul Chandra Rabha (14 years) and Master Rituparna Boro (15 years) of Assam have been given the coveted Bharat Award for chasing the militants who killed their school teacher. One of the militants was apprehended. Master Sanmesh Mahesh Kalyanpur (14 years) of Maharashtra has been given the prestigious Sanjay Chopra Award for saving his sister from drowning. Ten year old Km. Seidalyne Mawtyllup of Meghalaya has been given the Geeta Chopra Award. Seidalyne saved her three month old sister from a blazing house.
Kum Dugi alias Minati (14 years) of Orissa, Km. C Susheela (14 years) of Andhra Pradesh and Master Mahesh Kumar (15 years) of Uttaranchal have been selected for the Bapu Gayadhani Awards. Km. Dugi alias Minati and Km. C Susheela both displayed extraordinary courage in revolting against the social evil of child marriage. Master Mahesh Kumar displayed bravery in saving an 11 year old girl from the jaws of a tiger.
The other recipients are: Master Sarath sabu, Km. Divya TV, Late Master Shibu T (all from Kerala), Master Laxman (Chattisgarh), Master Mukesh Kumar Tanwar (Madhya Pradesh), Master Puttijungshi (Nagaland), Master Nelson Karam, Km L. Pusparani Devi (both from Manipur), Master Nagarani Venkateswara Rao (Andhra Pradesh), Master Santosh Ramesh Dahe (Maharashtra).
World Entrepreneur Of The Year Award
Mr N. R. Narayana Murthy, chairman and chief mentor, Infosys Technologies became the first Indian to win the prestigious Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year Award. A high-powered 11 member jury of global business leaders, bestowed this honor upon Mr. Narayana Murthy at a spectacular awards ceremony on June 7, 2003 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
2007 TPM Award Winners from India
| Company | Plant Name |
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| Brakes India Ltd. | Brakes India – Padi Plant |
| Brakes India Ltd. | (Foundry Division) |
| Sholinghur | |
| Galaxy Surfactants Ltd | Taloja and Tarapur Plants |
| Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | Khamgaon |
| Shriram Pistons & Rings Ltd. | Ghaziabad |
| Sundram Fasteners Ltd. | Hosur |
| Sundram Fasteners Ltd. | Pondicherry |
Sahitya Academi Awards - DOGRI
| Year | Book | Author |
| 2007 | Mahatma Vidur (Epic) | Gian Singh Pagoch |
| 2006 | Kore Kaakal Korian Talian (Poetry) | Darshan Darshi |
| 2005 | Dhaldi Dhuppe Da Sek (Short Stories) | Krishan Sharma |
| 2004 | Cheten Di Chitkabri (Essays) | Shiv Nath |
| 2003 | Jhull Bada Dea Pattara (Poetry) | (Late) Ashwani Magotra |
| 2002 | Trip Trip Chete (Travelogue) | Om Vidyarthi |
| 2001 | Nighe Rang (Poetry) | Verinder Kesar |
| 2000 | Meel Patthar (Short stories) | *Bandhu Sharma |
| 1999 | Mangwi Pashakri (Poetry) | *Kuldeep Singh Jindhrahia |
| 1997 | Bakhre Bakhre Sach (Novel) | Shiv Dev Singh Sushil |
| 1996 | Baddali Kalave (Poetry) | Gianeshwar |
| 1995 | Lalsa (Poetry) | Abhishap |
| 1994 | Buddh Suhagan (Plays) | Jitendra Sharma |
| 1992 | Jo Tere Man-Chitta Laggi Ja (Poetry) | Yash Sharma |
| 1991 | Apni Daphli Apna Raag (Plays) | Mohan Singh |
| 1990 | Jeevan Lehran (Poetry) | Tara Smailpuri |
| 1989 | Sodh Samundaren Di (Poetry) | Mohanlal Sapolia |
| 1988 | Rattu Da Chanan (Poetry) | Ram Lal Sharma |
| 1987 | Beddan Dharti Di (Epic) | Prakash Premi |
| 1986 | Sunne Di Chiree (Short stories) | Om Goswami |
| 1985 | Ayodhya (Play) | Dinoo Bhai Pant |
| 1984 | Gamlen De Cactus (Poetry) | Shiv Ram `Deep' |
| 1983 | Aale (Short stories) | Ved Rahi |
| 1982 | Qaidi (Novel) | Deshbandhu Dogra `Nutan' |
| 1981 | Ek Shehr Yaaden Da (Poetry) | Jitendra Udhampuri |
| 1980 | Ghar (Poetry) | Kunwar Viyogi |
| 1979 | Nanga Rukh (Novel) | O.P. Sharma `Sarathi' |
| 1978 | Sanjhi Dharti Bakhle Mahnu (Novel) | Narsingh Dev Jamwal |
| 1977 | Main Mele Ra Janun (Poetry) | Kehri Singh `Madhukar' |
| 1976 | Badnami Di Chhan (Short stories) | Ram Nath Shastri |
| 1975 | Mere Dogri Geet (Poetry) | Krishna Smailpuri |
| 1974 | Duddh, Lahoo, Zahar (Short stories) | Madan Mohan Sharma |
| 1972 | Phull Bina Dali (Novel) | * Srivats Vikal |
| 1971 | Meri Kavita Mere Geet (Poetry) | Padma Sachdev |
| 1970 | Nila Ambar Kale Badal (Short stories) | *Narendra Khajuria |
Sahitya Academi Awards - KASHMIRI
| Year | Book | Author |
| 2007 | Tshen (Short Stories) | Rattan Lal Shant |
| 2006 | Yaad Aasmanan Hinz (Poetry) | Shafi Shauq |
| 2005 | Yath Miani Joye (Poetry) | Hamidi Kashmiri |
| 2004 | Sada Te Samandar (Poetry) | Gh. Nabi Firaq |
| 2003 | Yell Phol Gaash (Short Stories) | (Late) Som Nath Zutshi |
| 2002 | Pursaan (Criticism) | Naji Munawar |
| 2001 | Rikhah (Poetry) | *Mohiud- Din- Gowhar |
| 2000 | Yath Raaz Danay (Short stories) | Harikrishna Kaul |
| 1999 | Vahrat (Poetry) | Rashid Nazki |
| 1998 | Mahjoor Shinasi (Criticism) | Mohammad Yousuf Taing |
| 1997 | Nai Che Nallan (Poetry) | Rafiq Raaz |
| 1995 | Naar Hatun Kazal Wanas (Poetry) | M. Farooq Nazki |
| 1994 | Kaeji Raath (Play) | Sajood Sailani |
| 1993 | Kenh Natu Kenh (Essays) | Syed Rasool Pompur |
| 1992 | Amaar (Poetry) | Shafi Shaida |
| 1991 | Achhre Tsange (Poetry) | Ghulam Nabi Tak Naazir |
| 1990 | Kashur Sarmaya (Poetry) | Fazil Kashmiri |
| 1989 | Sheen Te Watpod (Novel) | Pran Kishore |
| 1988 | Pun-Te-Paap (Novel) | Ghulam Nabi Gauhar |
| 1987 | Awaz-i-Dost (Poetry) | Mir Ghulam Rasool Nazki |
| 1986 | Shihil Kul (Poetry) | Dina Nath Nadim |
| 1985 | Lole Vetsar (Poetry) | Mirza G.H. Beg Arif |
| 1984 | Essay (Essays) | Mohd. Zaman Azurdah |
| 1982 | Natak Truche (Play) | Motilal Kemmu |
| 1981 | Mansar (Poetry) | Moti Lal Saqi |
| 1979 | Partavistan (Poetry) | Marghoob Banihali |
| 1978 | Be Soakh Rooth (Poetry) | G.R. Santosh |
| 1976 | Machama (Plays) | Pushkar Bhan |
| 1975 | Gaashir Munaar (Essays) | Ghulam Nabi Khayal |
| 1972 | Suyya (Play) | Ali Mohammad Lone |
| 1970 | Maqualaat (Essays) | Mohiuddin Hajini |
| 1969 | Ka `Shri Zab': Ny Hund Alleqavaad Phera (Linguistic study) | Abdul Khaliq Tak Zainageri |
| 1967 | Laveh Te Praveh (Poetry) | Amin Kamil |
| 1961 | Nauroz-i-Saba (Poetry) | A. Rahman Rahi |
| 1958 | Sat Sangar (Short stories) | Akhtar Mohi- ud- Din (Ghulam Mohiud- Din- Akhtar Wani) |
| 1956 | Sumran (Poetry) | Zinda Kaul `Masterji' |
Sahitya Academi Awards - MARATHI
| Year | Book | Author |
| 2007 | Maharshi Vitthal Ramji Shinde : Jeevan Va Karya (Biography) | G. M. Pawar |
| 2006 | Bhoomi (Novel) | Aasha Bage |
| 2005 | Bhijaki Vahi (Poetry) | (late) Arun Kolatkar |
| 2004 | Baromas (Novel) | Sadanand Deshmukh |
| 2003 | Dangora : Eka Nagaricha (Novel) | T. V. Sirdeshmukh |
| 2002 | Yugant (Play) | Mahesh Elkunchwar |
| 2001 | Tanakat (Novel) | Rajan Gavas |
| 2000 | Panzad (Poetry) | Namdeo Dhondo Mahanor |
| 1999 | Tamrapat (Novel) | Ranganath Pathare |
| 1998 | Tukaram Darshan (Criticism) | Sadanand Shridhar More |
| 1997 | Jnaneshwaritil Laukik Srishti (Criticism) | Madhukar Vasudev Dhond |
| 1998 | Eka Mungiche (Autobiography) | Gangadhar Gadgil |
| 1999 | Raghavavel (Novel) | Namdeo Kamble |
| 1994 | Ekun Kavita-I (Poetry) | Dilip Chitre |
| 1995 | Mardhekaranchi Kavita: Swarup ani Sandarbha (Literary criticism) | Vijaya Rajadhyaksha |
| 1995 | Jhada Jhadti (Novel) | Vishwas Patil |
| 1996 | Teeka Svayamvara (Criticism) | Bhalchandra Nemade |
| 1990 | Zombi (Autobiographical Novel) | Anand Ratan Yadav |
| 1991 | Haravlele Diwas (Autobiography) | *Prabhakar Waman Urdhwareshe |
| 1988 | Uchalya (Autobiography) | Laxman Gaikwad |
| 1989 | Shri Vithal: Ek Mahasamanvaya (Literary criticism) | R.C. Dhere |
| 1986 | Khoon Gathee (Poetry) | N.G. Deshpande |
| 1987 | Ek Zad Ani Don Pakshi (Autobiography) | Vishram Bedekar |
| 1988 | Garbharesheem (Poetry) | Indira Sant |
| 1983 | Sattantar (Novel) | Vyankatesh Madgulkar |
| 1984 | Saundaryanubhav (Literary criticism) | Prabhakar Padhye |
| 1985 | Upara (Autobiography) | Laxman Mane |
| 1980 | Salam (Poetry) | Mangesh K. Padgaonkar |
| 1981 | Srishti, Saundarya ani Sahityamulya (Literary criticism) | Saratchandra Muktibodh |
| 1982 | Nakshtranche Dene (Poetry) | *C.T. Kanolkar (Arati Prabhu) |
| 1977 | Dashpadi (Poetry) | A.R. Despande `Anil' |
| 1976 | Smaran Gatha (Autobiographical novel) | G.N. Dandekar |
| 1977 | Soundarya Mimansa (Aesthetics) | R.B. Patankar |
| 1978 | Natasamrat (Play) | V.V. Shirwadkar |
| 1973 | Kajalmaya (Short stories) | G.A. Kulkarni |
| 1974 | Jevha Manus Jaga Hoto (Autobiography) | Godavari Parulekar |
| 1971 | Pais (Essays) | Durga Bhagwat |
| 1970 | Adarsha Bharat-Sevaka (Biography) | N.R. Phatak |
| 1969 | Natyacharya Deval (Biography) | S.N. Banhatti |
| 1968 | Yugant (Interpretation of the Mahabharata) | Iravati Karve |
| 1967 | Bhasha: Itihas ani Bhoogol (Linguistic study) | N.G. Kalelkar |
| 1968 | Sri Shiv Chhatrapati (Historical research) | *T.S. Shejwalkar |
| 1969 | Vyakti ani Valli (Sketches) | P.L. Deshpande |
| 1970 | Swami (Novel) | Ranjit Desai |
| 1963 | Ratha-Chakra (Novel) | Sri. Na. Pendse |
| 1964 | Anamikachi Chintanika (Philosophical reflections) | P.Y. Deshpande |
| 1965 | Dr. Ketkar (Biography) | D.N. Gokhale |
| 1960 | Yayati (Novel) | V.S. Khandekar |
| 1961 | Bharatiya Sahityasastra (A treatise on poetics) | G.T. Deshpande |
| 1958 | Bahurupee (Autobiography) | Chintaman Ganesh Kolhatkar |
| 1956 | Saundarya ani Sahitya (A study of aesthetics) | *B.S. Mardhekar |
| 1955 | Vaidik Samskriticha Vikas (Cultural history) | Tarkateertha Laxman Shastri Joshi |
Sahitya Academi Awards - SANSKRIT
| Year | Book | Author |
| 2007 | ĀLasallatika (Poetry) | Hari Dutt Sharma |
| 2006 | ĀTava Sparshe Sparshe (Poetry) | Harshadev Madhav |
| 2005 | Sri-Bhargava-Raghaviyam (Epic) | Swami Rambhadracharya |
| 2004 | Ākhyanavallari(Fiction) | Kala Nath Shastri |
| 2003 | Nirjharini (Poetry) | Bhaskaracharya Tripathi |
| 2002 | Harsacarita-Manjari (Poetry) | Kashinath Mishra |
| 2001 | Ko Vai Rasah (Essays) | P Sri. Ramachandrudu |
| 2000 | Jagadguru Sri Chandrasekharendra - Saraswati Vijayam (Poetry) | S. Srinivasa Sarma |
| 1999 | Tadeva Gaganam Saivadhara (Poetry) | Shriniwas Rath |
| 1998 | Pratanini (Poetry) | Bachchoolal Awasthi |
| 1997 | Triveni (Poetry) | Shyam Dev Parashar |
| 1996 | Isha (Poetry) | Keshab Chandra Dash |
| 1995 | Sri Radha Panchashati | Rasik Vihari Joshi |
| 1994 | Sandhanam (Poetry) | Radhavallabh Tripathi |
| 1993 | Jayantika (Prose Romance) | Jaggu Vakula Bhushana |
| 1992 | Bhishma Charitam (Epic) | Hari Narayan Dikshit |
| 1991 | Svatantrya Sambhavam | Rewa Prasad Dwivedi |
| 1990 | Srimat-Pratapa-Ranayanam - Mahakavyam (Poetry) | Ogeti Parikshit Sharma |
| 1989 | Sandhya (Poetry) | Ram Karan Sharma |
| 1988 | Ikshugandha (Short stories) | Rajendra Mishra |
| 1987 | Avinasi (Novel) | Biswanarayan Shastri |
| 1986 | Sri Radhacarita Mahakavyam (Epic) | Kalika Prasad Shukla |
| 1985 | Vindhyavasini Vijaya Mahakavyam - (Epic) | Vasant Trimbak Shevde |
| 1984 | Sindhu-Kanya (Historical novel) | Shrinath S. Hasurkar |
| 1983 | Shri Sambulingeswar Vijaya Campu (Biography) | Pandharinathacharya Galgali |
| 1982 | Visvabhanu (Epic) | P.K. Narayana Pillai |
| 1981 | Kapishayani (Poetry) | Jagannath Pathak |
| 1980 | Krishtubhagavatam (Epic) | P.C. Devassia |
| 1979 | Keralodayah (Epic) | K.N. Ezhuthachan |
| 1977 | Buddhavijayakavyam (Poetry) | Shanti Bhikshu Shastri |
| 1974 | Shrishivarajyodayam (Epic poem) | S.B. Varnekar |
| 1973 | Sritilakayasornavah (Epic) | *M.S. Aney |
| 1970 | Shabdatarangini (Treatise on verbal cognition) | V. Subramanya Sastri |
| 1968 | Srigurugovindasimhacharitam (Poetry) | Satyavrat Shastri |
| 1967 | Chitrakavya Kautukam (Poetry) | Ramaroop Pathak |
| 1966 | Bhoja's Sringara Prakasa (Aesthetics) | V. Raghavan |
| 1964 | Tantrik Vanmaya men Shaktadrishti - (Treatise in Hindi) (Research) | Mm. Gopinath Kaviraj |
| 1963 | A History of Dvait School of Vedanta and its Literature (Research) | B.N. Krishnamurti Sharma |
| 1961 | Vaidik Vijnan Aur Bharatiya Sanskriti (A study in Hindi) (Research) | Giridhar Sharma Chaturvedi |
| 1956 | History of Dharma Sastra Vol. IV (Research) | Mm. P.V. Kane |
Sahitya Academi Awards - Urdu
| Year | Book | Author |
| 2007 | Tareekh-e-Adab-e-Urdu (Criticism) | Wahab Ashrafi |
| 2006 | Rasta Aur Main (Poetry) | Makhmoor Saeedi |
| 2005 | Ret Per Khema (Memoirs) | Jabir Husain |
| 2004 | Shikasta Buton Ke Darmiyan (Short Stories) | Salam Bin Razzak |
| 2003 | Baad-E-Saba Ka Intizar (Short Stories) | Syed Muhammad Ashraf |
| 2002 | Dhuan (Short stories) | Gulzar |
| 2001 | Taoos Chaman Ki Maina (Short stories) | Naiyer Masud |
| 2000 | Sookhi Tahni Par Hariyal (Poetry) | Mohd. Idrees Ambar Bahraichi |
| 1999 | Aas (Poetry) | Bashir Badr |
| 1998 | Khoya Hua Sa Kuch (Poetry) | Nida Fazli |
| 1997 | Gian Singh Shatir (Novel) | Gian Singh Shatir |
| 1996 | Fire Area (Novel) | Ilyas Ahmad Gaddi |
| 1995 | Sakhtiyat, Pas-Sakhtiyat Aur Mashriqi Sheriyat (Literary criticism) | Gopi Chand Narang |
| 1994 | Pichhle Mausam Ka Phool (Poetry) | Mazhar Imam |
| 1993 | Pakheru (Short stories) | Ram Lall |
| 1992 | Chautha Aasmaan (Poetry) | Mohammed Alvi |
| 1991 | Identity Card (Novel) | Salahuddin Pervez |
| 1990 | Do Gaz Zameen (Novel) | Abdus Samad |
| 1989 | Baaz Goyi (Short stories) | Surendra Prakash |
| 1988 | Aatish-e-Chinar (Autobiography) | *Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah |
| 1987 | Khwab Ka Dar Band Hai (Poetry) | A. M. K. Shahryar |
| 1986 | Tanquidi Afkar (Literary criticism) | Shamsur Rahman Faruqi |
| 1985 | Parindon Bhara Asmaan (Poetry) | Balraj Komal |
| 1984 | Iqbal Ki Nazari-o-Amali Sheriyat (Criticism) | Masud Husain Khan |
| 1983 | Tazkirah-e-Muasirin (4th Play) (Biography) | Malik Ram |
| 1982 | Zikr-O-Fikr (Literary criticism) | Gian Chand Jain |
| 1980 | Iqbal Ki Terah Nazmen (Literary criticism) | A.A. Ansari |
| 1979 | Nawa-e-Awara (Poetry) | Gulam Rabbani Taban |
| 1978 | Hafiz aur Iqbal (Critcism) | Yusuf Husain Khan |
| 1976 | Khak-e-Dil (Poetry) | *Jan Nisar Akhtar |
| 1975 | Awara Sajde (Poetry) | Kaifi Azmi |
| 1974 | Nazar aur Nazariya (Literary criticism) | Ale Ahmed Suroor |
| 1971 | Ghalib ki Shakhsiyat aur Shairi (Literary criticism) | Rasheed Ahmad Siddiqui |
| 1970 | Lahoo Ke Phool (Novel) | Hayatullah Ansari |
| 1969 | Bisat-Raqs (Poetry) | Makhdum Mohiuddin |
| 1967 | Patjhar Ki Awaz (Short stories) | Qurratulain Hyder |
| 1965 | Ek Chadar Maili Si (Novelette) | Rajinder Singh Bedi |
| 1964 | Meri Hadis-e-Umr-e-Gurezan (Poetry) | Anand Narain Mulla |
| 1963 | Aandhi Mein Chiragh (Sketches) | K.G. Saiyidain |
| 1962 | Yadein (Poetry) | Akhtar-ul-Iman |
| 1961 | Diwan-i-Ghalib (A critical edition of Ghalib's poetry) | Imtiaz Ali `Arshi' |
| 1960 | Gul-i-Naghma (Poetry) | `Firaq Gorakhpuri' (Raghupati Sahay) |
| 1959 | Urdu Drama aur Stage (History of Urdu drama and stage) | Syed Masud Hasan Rizvi |
| 1958 | Atish-i-Gul (Poetry) | `Jigar Muradabadi' (Ali Sikandar) |
| 1957 | Mir Taqi Mir (Literary criticism) | K.A. Faruqui |
| 1956 | Qaumi Tehzib Ka Masala (A survey of Indian culture) | S. Abid Hussain |
| 1955 | Maal aur Mashiyat (Philosophical treatise) | Zafar Hussain Khan |
Sahitya Academi Awards - English
| Year | Book | Author |
| 2007 | Disorderly Women (Novel) | Malathi Rao |
| 2006 | The Sari Shop (Novel) | Rupa Bajwa |
| 2004 | The Mammaries of the Welfare State (Novel) | Upamanyu Chatterjee |
| 2003 | The Perishable Empire: Essays On Indian Writing In English (Essays) | Meenakshi Mukherjee |
| 2002 | A New World (Novel) | Amit Chaudhuri |
| 2001 | Rajaji : A Life (Biography) | Rajmohan Gandhi |
| 2000 | Cuckold (Novel) | Kiran Nagarkar |
| 1999 | The collected poems of A. K. Ramanujan (Poetry) | *A. K. Ramanujan |
| 1998 | Final Solutions and Other Plays (Plays) | Mahesh Dattani |
| 1996 | Memories of Rain (Novel) | Sunetra Gupta |
| 1994 | Serendip (Poetry) | Dom Moraes |
| 1993 | After Amnesia: Tradition and Change in Indian Literary Criticism (Criticism) | G.N. Devy |
| 1992 | Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra (Short stories) | Ruskin Bond |
| 1991 | The Trotter-Nama (Novel) | I. Allan Sealy |
| 1990 | That Long Silence (Novel) | Shashi Deshpande |
| 1989 | The Shadow Lines (Novel) | Amitav Ghosh |
| 1988 | The Golden Gate (Novel in verse) | Vikram Seth |
| 1987 | Trapfalls in the Sky (Poetry) | Shiv K. Kumar |
| 1986 | Rich Like Us (Novel) | Nayantara Sahgal |
| 1985 | Collected Poems (Poetry) | Kamala Das |
| 1984 | The Keeper of the Dead (Poetry) | Keki N. Daruwalla |
| 1983 | Latter-Day Psalms (Poetry) | Nissim Ezekiel |
| 1982 | The Last Labyrinth (Novel) | Arun Joshi |
| 1981 | Relationship (Poetry) | Jayant Mahapatra |
| 1980 | On the Mother, Vol. I & II (Biography) | K.R. Srinivasa Iyengar |
| 1979 | Inside the Haveli (Novel) | *Rama Mehta |
| 1978 | Fire on the Mountain (Novel) | Anita Desai |
| 1977 | Azadi (Novel) | Chaman Nahal |
| 1976 | Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1947) (Biography) | S. Gopal |
| 1975 | Scholar Extraordinary (Biography) | Nirad C. Chaudhury |
| 1971 | Morning Face (Novel) | Mulk Raj Anand |
| 1969 | An Artist in Life (Study of Tagore) | Niharranjan Ray |
| 1967 | Shadow from Ladakh (Novel) | Bhabani Bhattacharya |
| 1965 | The Tribal World of Verrier Elwin (Autobiography) | *Verrier Elwin |
| 1963 | The Serpent and the Rope (Novel) | Raja Rao |
| 1960 | The Guide (Novel) | R.K. Narayan |
Sahitya Academi Awards - KONKANI
| Year | Book | Author |
| 2007 | Dika (Novel) | Devidas Kadam |
| 2006 | Jai Kai Jui? (Essays) | Datta Damodar Naik |
| 2005 | Bhaangarsaall (Short Stories) | N. Shivdas |
| 2004 | Athang (Short Stories) | Jayanti Naik |
| 2003 | Parigh (Short Stories) | (Late) Shashank Sitaram |
| 2002 | Bhogadandd (Novel) | Hema Naik |
| 2001 | Yaman (Poetry) | Madhav Borcar |
| 2000 | Champhel'li Sanj (Poetry) | Pandurang Rajaram Shenay Bhangui |
| 1999 | Antarnad (Poetry) | Saratchandra Shenoi |
| 1998 | Ashim Asim Lharan (Poetry) | John Baptist Sequeira |
| 1997 | Bhuim Chafim (Pen-portraits) | Sheela Kolambkar |
| 1996 | Nilem Nilem Braham (Poetry) | Sankar Ramani |
| 1995 | Gomanchal Te Himachal (Travelogue) | Dilip Borkar |
| 1994 | Antarayami (Short stories) | Gokuldas Prabhu |
| 1993 | Tarangan (Short stories) | Mahabaleshwar Sail |
| 1992 | Vanshakulachen Denen (Poetry) | Nagesh Karmali |
| 1991 | Sapan Fulam (Short stories) | Meena Kakodkar |
| 1990 | Savul Gori (Poetry) | Ramesh B. Veluskar |
| 1989 | Sonshyache Kan (Poetry) | C.F.D'Costa |
| 1988 | Vhonkolpavnni (Short stories) | Chandrakant Keni |
| 1987 | Panaji Atam Mhatari Zalea (Short stories) | Arvind N. Mambro |
| 1986 | Hanv Monis Asvat-Thamo (Poetry) | Prakash Damodar Padgaonkar |
| 1985 | Bhitorlem Tufan (Poetry) | J.B. Moraes |
| 1984 | Chowrang (One-act play) | Pundalik Narayan Naik |
| 1983 | Karmelin (Novel) | Damodar Mauzo |
| 1982 | Khabari (Essays) | Laxmanrao Sardessai |
| 1981 | Sasaya (Poetry) | B.B. Borkar (Bakibab) |
| 1980 | Pissolim (Poetry) | Manohar Sardessai |
| 1979 | Dorya Gazota (Poetry) | R.V. Pandit |
| 1978 | Manni Punav (Humorous essays) | D.K. Sukhthankar |
| 1977 | Himalayant (Travelogue) | Ravindra Kelekar |
Sahitya Academi Awards - Nepali
| Year | Book | Author |
| 2007 | Curfew (Plays) | Lakshman Srimal |
| 2006 | Droha (Novel) | Bhim Dahal |
| 2005 | Jeevan Goreto Ma (Novel) | Krishna Singh Moktan |
| 2004 | Shanti Shandeha (Poetry) | Jos Yonjan 'Pyasi' |
| 2003 | Athah (Novel) | Bindya Subba |
| 2002 | Udasin Rukhharu (Novel) | Prem Pradhan |
| 2001 | Aahat Anubhuti (Short stories) | Lakhi Devi Sundas |
| 2000 | Nisansmaran (Essays) | Ramlal Adhikari |
| 1999 | Bishaun Shatabdi Ki Monalisa (Short stories) | Bikram Bir Thapa |
| 1998 | Adim Busty (Poetry) | Man Prasad Subba |
| 1997 | Veer Jatiko Amar Kahani (Biographical essays) | Mani Prasad Rai |
| 1996 | Nihsabda (Poetry) | Mohan Thakuri |
| 1995 | Dr. Parasmani Ko Jiwan Yatra (Biography) | Nagendramani Pradhan |
| 1994 | Paryavekshan (Essays) | Jiwan Namdung |
| 1993 | Mrigatrishna (Short stories) | Sanu Lama |
| 1992 | Indra Dhanush (Essays) | R.P. Lama |
| 1991 | Hypocret Champ-Gurans Ra Anya Kavita (Poetry) | Girmee Sherpa |
| 1990 | Aama (Poetry) | Tulsiram Sharma `Kashyap' |
| 1989 | Karna-Kunti (Epic) | Tulsi Bahadur Chhetri |
| 1988 | Usha Manjari (Poetry) | Pushpalal Upadhyaya |
| 1987 | Brahmaputraka Chheu-Chhau (Novel) | Lil Bahadur Chetri |
| 1986 | Chakrabyuha (Short stories) | Sharad Chhetri |
| 1985 | Nilkanth (Novel) | Matsyendra Pradhan |
| 1984 | Samaj Darpan (Epic) | Ramchandra Giri |
| 1983 | Niyati (Novel) | Indra Sundas |
| 1982 | Binsiyako Sanskriti (Essays) | M.M. Gurung |
| 1981 | Naya Kshitij Ko Khoj (Novel) | Asit Rai |
| 1980 | Sunakhari (Novel) | Okima Gwyn |
| 1979 | Maulo (Essays) | Guman Singh Chamling |
| 1978 | Khaharey (Short stories) | Shiva Kumar Rai |
| 1977 | Nepali Upanyas Ka Adharharu (Literary criticism) | Indra Bahadur Rai |
Sahitya Academi Awards - SANTHALI
| Year | Book | Author |
| 2007 | Chet Re Cikayena (Play) | Kherwal Saren |
| 2006 | Guru Gomke Pondet Raghunath Murmu (Biography) | Ram Chandra Murmu |
| 2005 | Bhabna (Poetry) | Jadumani Besra |
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Important Gulf and Bays of Europe
1. Gulf of Bothnia: Sweden and Finland.
2. English Channel: Britain and France
3. Gulf of Lions: South of France
4. Bay of Biscay: France and Spain.
2. English Channel: Britain and France
3. Gulf of Lions: South of France
4. Bay of Biscay: France and Spain.
Europe
1. Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast.
2. Europe is the world's second-smallest continent by surface area, covering about 10,180,000 square kilometres (3,930,000 sq mi) or 2% of the Earth's surface and about 6.8% of its land area.
3.During the Cold War Europe was divided along the Iron Curtain between NATO in the West and the Warsaw Pact in the East. European integration led to the formation of the Council of Europe and the European Union in Western Europe.
2. Europe is the world's second-smallest continent by surface area, covering about 10,180,000 square kilometres (3,930,000 sq mi) or 2% of the Earth's surface and about 6.8% of its land area.
3.During the Cold War Europe was divided along the Iron Curtain between NATO in the West and the Warsaw Pact in the East. European integration led to the formation of the Council of Europe and the European Union in Western Europe.
Lakes of South America
Lake Maracaibo: It is an mineral oil producing region of Venezuela and is the largest lake of South America.
Lake Titicaca: It is the highest navigable lake in the world situated between Peru and Bolivia.
Lake Titicaca: It is the highest navigable lake in the world situated between Peru and Bolivia.
Rivers of South America
1. Amazon: It originates in the Andes mountains.
2. Orinoco: It flows in Venezuela and falls into Caribbean Sea.
3. Parana: It orginates in Brazilian highlands.
2. Orinoco: It flows in Venezuela and falls into Caribbean Sea.
3. Parana: It orginates in Brazilian highlands.
Facts about South America
1. South America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere.
2. South America was named in 1507 by cartographers Martin Waldseemüller and Matthias Ringmann after Amerigo Vespucci, who was the first European to suggest that the Americas were not the East Indies, but a New World unknown to Europeans.
3. The rubber tree is native to South AMerica(Amazon Basin).
4. South America ranks fourth in area and fifth in population.
5. The continent became a battlefield of the Cold War in the late 20th century.
6. South America is also home to one of the biggest population of Africans.
2. South America was named in 1507 by cartographers Martin Waldseemüller and Matthias Ringmann after Amerigo Vespucci, who was the first European to suggest that the Americas were not the East Indies, but a New World unknown to Europeans.
3. The rubber tree is native to South AMerica(Amazon Basin).
4. South America ranks fourth in area and fifth in population.
5. The continent became a battlefield of the Cold War in the late 20th century.
6. South America is also home to one of the biggest population of Africans.
Do You Know About North America ?
1. About world's half maize is grown in North AMerica ans is called corn.
2. North America Produces 1/5th of the world's wheat.
3. USA is 76% Urbanised.
4. New York is called city of Skyscrapers.
5. Gold is found mainly in Ontario, which has the largest gold mine in the world.
2. North America Produces 1/5th of the world's wheat.
3. USA is 76% Urbanised.
4. New York is called city of Skyscrapers.
5. Gold is found mainly in Ontario, which has the largest gold mine in the world.
Lakes of North America
1. Lake Superior
2. Lake Michigan
3. Lake Huron
4. Lake Erie
5. Lake Ontario.
6. Great Bear Lake
7. Great Slave Lake
8. Lake Winnipeg
9. Great Salt Lake
2. Lake Michigan
3. Lake Huron
4. Lake Erie
5. Lake Ontario.
6. Great Bear Lake
7. Great Slave Lake
8. Lake Winnipeg
9. Great Salt Lake
Rivers of North America
1. Mississippi-Missouri
2. Colorado
3. Hudson
4. St. Lawrence
5. Mackenzie
6. Yukon
7. Rio Grande
2. Colorado
3. Hudson
4. St. Lawrence
5. Mackenzie
6. Yukon
7. Rio Grande
Facts About North America
1. North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere.
2. North and South America are generally accepted as having been named after the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci by the German cartographers Martin Waldseemüller and Matthias Ringmann.
3. North America is the source of much of what humanity knows about geologic time periods.
4. North America occupies the northern portion of the landmass generally referred to as the New World, the Western Hemisphere, the Americas, or simply America.
5. Spanish North America (New Spain) was often referred to as Northern America, and this was the first official name given to Mexico.
2. North and South America are generally accepted as having been named after the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci by the German cartographers Martin Waldseemüller and Matthias Ringmann.
3. North America is the source of much of what humanity knows about geologic time periods.
4. North America occupies the northern portion of the landmass generally referred to as the New World, the Western Hemisphere, the Americas, or simply America.
5. Spanish North America (New Spain) was often referred to as Northern America, and this was the first official name given to Mexico.
Facts About Africa
1. Africa is called dark continent because it contains thick forests and was discovered much later.
2. Africa almost touches Europe at one place and Asia at two places.
3. Strait of Gibralter : It seprates Morocco and Spain and connects Mediterranean Sea to Atlantic Ocean
4. The great Rift Valley is a major physiographic region which lies in the eastern part of Africa.
5. Lake Victoria is the largest lake of Africa which shares its boundaries with three countries viz. Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
2. Africa almost touches Europe at one place and Asia at two places.
3. Strait of Gibralter : It seprates Morocco and Spain and connects Mediterranean Sea to Atlantic Ocean
4. The great Rift Valley is a major physiographic region which lies in the eastern part of Africa.
5. Lake Victoria is the largest lake of Africa which shares its boundaries with three countries viz. Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
Friday, July 24, 2009
Ramon Magsaysay Awardees for Emergent Leadership
2001 Oung Chanthol - Cambodia, Dita Indah Sari - Indonesia
2002 Sandeep Pandey - India
2003 Aniceto Guterres Lopes - East Timor
2004 Benjamin Abadiano - Philippines
2005 Yoon Hye-Ran - South Korea
2006 Arvind Kejriwal - India
2007 Chen Guangcheng - China, Chung To - China
2008 - Ananda Galappatti - Sri Lanka
2002 Sandeep Pandey - India
2003 Aniceto Guterres Lopes - East Timor
2004 Benjamin Abadiano - Philippines
2005 Yoon Hye-Ran - South Korea
2006 Arvind Kejriwal - India
2007 Chen Guangcheng - China, Chung To - China
2008 - Ananda Galappatti - Sri Lanka
Ramon Magsaysay Awardees for Peace and International Understanding
1958 Operation Brotherhood - Philippines
1960 Y. C. James Yen - Taiwan
1961 Genevieve Caulfield - USA/Thailand
1962 Mother Teresa - India
1963 U.S. Peace Corps in Asia
1964 Welthy Fisher - American in India
1965 Bayanihan Folk Arts Center and its Supporting Entities - Philippines based
1966 Committee for Coordination of Investigations of the Lower Mekong Basin and Cooperating Entities - Kampuchea, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam with international support
1967 Shiroshi Nasu - Japan
1968 Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere (CARE) - Philippines based
1969 International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) - American based in Philippines
1971 Saburo Okita - Japan
1973 Summer Institute of Linguistics - based in Philippines
1974 William Masterson - Philippines
1975 Patrick James McGlinchey - Irish in Korea
1976 Henning Holck-Larsen - Danish in India
1977 College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines at Los Baños (UPLB) - Philippines
1978 Soedjatmoko - Indonesia
1979 Association of Southeast Asian Nations
1980 Shigeharu Matsumoto - Japan
1981 Augustine Joung Kang - Korea
1983 Aloysius Schwartz - American in Korea
1984 Jiro Kawakita - Japan
1985 Harold Ray Watson - Philippines based
1986 International Institute of Rural Reconstruction - Philippines based
1987 Richard William Timm - Bangladesh/United States
1988 The Royal Project - Thailand
1989 Asian Institute of Technology - Thailand based
1991 Press Foundation of Asia - Philippines based
1992 Washington SyCip - Philippines/United States
1993 Noboru Iwamura - Japan
1994 Eduardo Jorge Anzorena - Argentinian in Japan
1995 Asian Institute of Management - Philippines based
1996 Toshihiro Takami - Japan
1997 Sadako Ogata - Japan
1998 Corazon Aquino - Philippines
2000 Jockin Arputham - India
2001 Ikuo Hirayama - Japan
2002 Pomnyun Sunim - Korea
2003 Tetsu Nakamura - Japan, Seiei Toyoma - Japan
2004 Laxminarayan Ramdas - India, Ibn Abdur Rehman - Pakistan
2006 Dr. Sanduk Ruit - Nepal
2007 Tang Xiyang - China
2008 - Ahmad Syafii Maarif - Indonesia
1960 Y. C. James Yen - Taiwan
1961 Genevieve Caulfield - USA/Thailand
1962 Mother Teresa - India
1963 U.S. Peace Corps in Asia
1964 Welthy Fisher - American in India
1965 Bayanihan Folk Arts Center and its Supporting Entities - Philippines based
1966 Committee for Coordination of Investigations of the Lower Mekong Basin and Cooperating Entities - Kampuchea, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam with international support
1967 Shiroshi Nasu - Japan
1968 Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere (CARE) - Philippines based
1969 International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) - American based in Philippines
1971 Saburo Okita - Japan
1973 Summer Institute of Linguistics - based in Philippines
1974 William Masterson - Philippines
1975 Patrick James McGlinchey - Irish in Korea
1976 Henning Holck-Larsen - Danish in India
1977 College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines at Los Baños (UPLB) - Philippines
1978 Soedjatmoko - Indonesia
1979 Association of Southeast Asian Nations
1980 Shigeharu Matsumoto - Japan
1981 Augustine Joung Kang - Korea
1983 Aloysius Schwartz - American in Korea
1984 Jiro Kawakita - Japan
1985 Harold Ray Watson - Philippines based
1986 International Institute of Rural Reconstruction - Philippines based
1987 Richard William Timm - Bangladesh/United States
1988 The Royal Project - Thailand
1989 Asian Institute of Technology - Thailand based
1991 Press Foundation of Asia - Philippines based
1992 Washington SyCip - Philippines/United States
1993 Noboru Iwamura - Japan
1994 Eduardo Jorge Anzorena - Argentinian in Japan
1995 Asian Institute of Management - Philippines based
1996 Toshihiro Takami - Japan
1997 Sadako Ogata - Japan
1998 Corazon Aquino - Philippines
2000 Jockin Arputham - India
2001 Ikuo Hirayama - Japan
2002 Pomnyun Sunim - Korea
2003 Tetsu Nakamura - Japan, Seiei Toyoma - Japan
2004 Laxminarayan Ramdas - India, Ibn Abdur Rehman - Pakistan
2006 Dr. Sanduk Ruit - Nepal
2007 Tang Xiyang - China
2008 - Ahmad Syafii Maarif - Indonesia
Ramon Magsaysay Awardees for Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts
1958 Robert Dick - United Kingdom based in Philippines, Mochtar Lubis - Indonesia
1959 Tarzie Vittachi - Sri Lanka, Edward Michael Law-Yone - Burma
1961 Amitabha Chowdhury - India
1962 Chang Chun-ha - Korea
1964 Richard Wilson - British in Hong Kong, Kayser Sung - Chinese in Hong Kong
1965 Akira Kurosawa - Japan
1967 Satyajit Ray - India
1968 Ton That Thien - Vietnam
1969 Mitoji Nishimoto - Japan
1971 Prayoon Chanyavongs - Thailand
1972 Yasuji Hanamori - Japan
1973 Michiko Ishimure - Japan
1974 Zacarias Sarian - Philippines
1975 Boobli George Verghese - India
1976 Sombhu Mitra - India
1977 Mahesh Chandra Regmi - Nepal
1978 Yoon Suk-joong - Korea
1979 Lokukamkanamge Manjusri - Sri Lanka
1980 F. Sionil Jose - Philippines
1981 Gour Kishore Ghosh - India
1982 Arun Shourie - India
1983 Marcelline Jayakody - Sri Lanka
1984 R. K. Laxman - India
1985 Lino Brocka - Philippines
1986 Radio Veritas - Philippines based
1987 Diane Ying - Taiwan
1988 Ediriweera Sarachchandra - Sri Lanka
1989 James Reuter - Philippines based
1991 K.V. Subbanna - India
1992 Ravi Shankar - India
1993 Bienvenido Lumbera - Philippines
1994 Abdul Samad Ismail - Malaysia
1995 Pramoedya Ananta Toer - Indonesia
1996 Nick Joaquin - Philippines
1997 Mahasweta Devi - India
1998 Ruocheng Ying - China
1999 Raul Locsin - Philippines, Lin Hwai-Min - Taiwan
2000 Atmakusumah Astraatmadja - Indonesia
2001 Wannakuwatta Amaradeva - Sri Lanka
2002 Bharat Koirala - Nepal
2003 Sheila Coronel - Philippines
2004 Abdullah Abu Sayeed - Bangladesh
2005 Matiur Rahman - Bangladesh
2006 Eugenia Duran Apostol - Philippines
2007 P. Sainath - India
2008 - Akio Ishii - Japan
1959 Tarzie Vittachi - Sri Lanka, Edward Michael Law-Yone - Burma
1961 Amitabha Chowdhury - India
1962 Chang Chun-ha - Korea
1964 Richard Wilson - British in Hong Kong, Kayser Sung - Chinese in Hong Kong
1965 Akira Kurosawa - Japan
1967 Satyajit Ray - India
1968 Ton That Thien - Vietnam
1969 Mitoji Nishimoto - Japan
1971 Prayoon Chanyavongs - Thailand
1972 Yasuji Hanamori - Japan
1973 Michiko Ishimure - Japan
1974 Zacarias Sarian - Philippines
1975 Boobli George Verghese - India
1976 Sombhu Mitra - India
1977 Mahesh Chandra Regmi - Nepal
1978 Yoon Suk-joong - Korea
1979 Lokukamkanamge Manjusri - Sri Lanka
1980 F. Sionil Jose - Philippines
1981 Gour Kishore Ghosh - India
1982 Arun Shourie - India
1983 Marcelline Jayakody - Sri Lanka
1984 R. K. Laxman - India
1985 Lino Brocka - Philippines
1986 Radio Veritas - Philippines based
1987 Diane Ying - Taiwan
1988 Ediriweera Sarachchandra - Sri Lanka
1989 James Reuter - Philippines based
1991 K.V. Subbanna - India
1992 Ravi Shankar - India
1993 Bienvenido Lumbera - Philippines
1994 Abdul Samad Ismail - Malaysia
1995 Pramoedya Ananta Toer - Indonesia
1996 Nick Joaquin - Philippines
1997 Mahasweta Devi - India
1998 Ruocheng Ying - China
1999 Raul Locsin - Philippines, Lin Hwai-Min - Taiwan
2000 Atmakusumah Astraatmadja - Indonesia
2001 Wannakuwatta Amaradeva - Sri Lanka
2002 Bharat Koirala - Nepal
2003 Sheila Coronel - Philippines
2004 Abdullah Abu Sayeed - Bangladesh
2005 Matiur Rahman - Bangladesh
2006 Eugenia Duran Apostol - Philippines
2007 P. Sainath - India
2008 - Akio Ishii - Japan
Ramon Magsaysay Awardees for Community Leadership
1958 Vinoba Bhave - India
1959 Dalai Lama - Tibet
1960 Rahman, Abdul - Malaysia
1961 Gus Borgeest - British in Hong Kong
1962 Palayil Narayanan - Malaysia, Koesna Poeradiredja - Indonesia
1963 Verghese Kurien, Dara Khurodi, Tribhuvandas Patel - India
1964 Pablo Tapia - Philippines
1965 Lim Kim San - Singapore
1966 Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay - India
1967 Razak Abdul - Malaysia
1968 Rosario Encarnacion, Silvino Encarnacion - Philippines
1969 Ahangamage Ariyaratne - Sri Lanka
1971 M.S. Swaminathan - India
1972 Hans Westenberg - Indonesia
1973 Krasae Chanawongse - Thailand
1974 Fusaye Ichikawa - Japan
1975 Lee Tai-Young - Korea
1976 Toshikazu Wakatsuki - Japan
1977 Ela Bhatt - India
1978 Tahrunessa Abdullah - Bangladesh
1979 Mabelle Arole, Rajanikant Arole - India
1980 Fazle Hasan Abed - Bangladesh
1981 Pramod Karan Sethi - India
1982 Chandi Prasad Bhatt - India
1983 Anton Soedjarwo - Indonesia
1984 Muhammad Yunus - Bangladesh
1985 Zafrullah Chowdhury - Bangladesh
1986 John Vincent Daly - American in Korea, Paul Jeong Gu Jei - Korea
1987 Aree Valyasevi - Thailand
1988 Mohammed Yeasin - Bangladesh
1989 Kim Im-soon - Korea
1991 Ven. Cheng Yen - Taiwan
1992 Shoaib Sultan Khan - Pakistan
1993 Abdurrahman Wadir - Indonesia
1994 Sima Samar - Afghan in Pakistan, Fei Xiaotong - China
1995 Ho Ming-Teh - Taiwan
1996 Pandurang Shastri Athavale - India
1997 Eva Fidela Maamo - Philippines
1998 Nuon Phaly - Cambodia
1999 Angela Gomes - Bangladesh
2000 Aruna Roy - India
2001 Rajendra Singh - India
2002 Cynthia Maung - Burma
2003 Shantha Sinha - India
2004 Prayong Ronnarong - Thailand
2005 Sombath Somphone - Lao
2006 Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation - Philippines based, Antonio Meloto - Philippines
2007 Mahabir Pun - Nepal
2008 Dr. Prakash Amte and Dr. Mandakini Amte - India for their work with the Lok Biradari Prakalp
1959 Dalai Lama - Tibet
1960 Rahman, Abdul - Malaysia
1961 Gus Borgeest - British in Hong Kong
1962 Palayil Narayanan - Malaysia, Koesna Poeradiredja - Indonesia
1963 Verghese Kurien, Dara Khurodi, Tribhuvandas Patel - India
1964 Pablo Tapia - Philippines
1965 Lim Kim San - Singapore
1966 Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay - India
1967 Razak Abdul - Malaysia
1968 Rosario Encarnacion, Silvino Encarnacion - Philippines
1969 Ahangamage Ariyaratne - Sri Lanka
1971 M.S. Swaminathan - India
1972 Hans Westenberg - Indonesia
1973 Krasae Chanawongse - Thailand
1974 Fusaye Ichikawa - Japan
1975 Lee Tai-Young - Korea
1976 Toshikazu Wakatsuki - Japan
1977 Ela Bhatt - India
1978 Tahrunessa Abdullah - Bangladesh
1979 Mabelle Arole, Rajanikant Arole - India
1980 Fazle Hasan Abed - Bangladesh
1981 Pramod Karan Sethi - India
1982 Chandi Prasad Bhatt - India
1983 Anton Soedjarwo - Indonesia
1984 Muhammad Yunus - Bangladesh
1985 Zafrullah Chowdhury - Bangladesh
1986 John Vincent Daly - American in Korea, Paul Jeong Gu Jei - Korea
1987 Aree Valyasevi - Thailand
1988 Mohammed Yeasin - Bangladesh
1989 Kim Im-soon - Korea
1991 Ven. Cheng Yen - Taiwan
1992 Shoaib Sultan Khan - Pakistan
1993 Abdurrahman Wadir - Indonesia
1994 Sima Samar - Afghan in Pakistan, Fei Xiaotong - China
1995 Ho Ming-Teh - Taiwan
1996 Pandurang Shastri Athavale - India
1997 Eva Fidela Maamo - Philippines
1998 Nuon Phaly - Cambodia
1999 Angela Gomes - Bangladesh
2000 Aruna Roy - India
2001 Rajendra Singh - India
2002 Cynthia Maung - Burma
2003 Shantha Sinha - India
2004 Prayong Ronnarong - Thailand
2005 Sombath Somphone - Lao
2006 Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation - Philippines based, Antonio Meloto - Philippines
2007 Mahabir Pun - Nepal
2008 Dr. Prakash Amte and Dr. Mandakini Amte - India for their work with the Lok Biradari Prakalp
Ramon Magsaysay awardees for Public Service
1958 Mary Rutnam - Sri Lanka
1959 Joaquin Vilallonga - Philippines, Tee Tee Luce - Burma
1960 Henry Holland, Ronald Holland - British in Pakistan
1961 Nilawan Pintong - Thailand
1962 Horace Kadoorie and Lawrence Kadoorie - British in Hong Kong
1963 Helen Kim - Korea
1964 Augustine Nguyen Lac Hoa - South Vietnam
1965 Jayaprakash Narayan - India
1966 Kim Yong-ki - Korea
1967 Sithiporn Kridakara - Thailand
1968 Seiichi Tobata - Japan
1969 Kim Hyung-Seo - Korea
1971 Pedro Orata - Philippines
1972 Cecile Guidote, Gilopez Kabayao - Philippines
1973 Antonio Fortich, Benjamin Gaston - Philippines
1974 M.S. Subbulakshmi - India
1975 Phra Parnchand - Thailand
1976 Hermenegild Fernandez - French in Sri Lanka
1977 Fe del Mundo - Philippines
1978 Prateep Hata - Thailand
1979 Chang Kee-ryo - Korea[1]
1980 Ohm Dae-sup - Korea
1981 Johanna Nasution - Indonesia
1982 Manibhai Desai - India
1983 Fua Hariphitak - Thailand
1984 Thongbai Thongpao - Thailand
1985 Baba Amte - India
1986 Abdul Sattar Edhi, Bilquis Edhi - Pakistan
1987 Hans Jassin - Indonesia
1988 Masanobu Fukuoka - Japan
1989 Laksmhi Chand Jain - India
1991 Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn - Thailand
1992 Angel Alcala - Philippines
1993 Banoo Jehangir Coyaji - India
1994 Mechai Viravaidya - Thailand
1995 Asma Jahangir - Pakistan
1996 John Woong-Jin Oh - Korea
1997 Mahesh Chandra Mehta - India
1998 Sophon Suphapong - Thailand
1999 Rosa Rosal - Philippines
2000 Liang Congjie - China
2001 Wu Qing - China
2002 Ruth Pfau - Pakistan
2003 Gao Yajolie - China
2004 Jiang Yanyong - China
2005 Teten Masduki - Indonesia, V Shanta - India
2006 Park Won Soon - Korea
2007 Kim Sun-tae - Korea
2008 Center for Agriculture & Rural Development Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI) - Philippines, Therdchai Jivacate - Thailand
1959 Joaquin Vilallonga - Philippines, Tee Tee Luce - Burma
1960 Henry Holland, Ronald Holland - British in Pakistan
1961 Nilawan Pintong - Thailand
1962 Horace Kadoorie and Lawrence Kadoorie - British in Hong Kong
1963 Helen Kim - Korea
1964 Augustine Nguyen Lac Hoa - South Vietnam
1965 Jayaprakash Narayan - India
1966 Kim Yong-ki - Korea
1967 Sithiporn Kridakara - Thailand
1968 Seiichi Tobata - Japan
1969 Kim Hyung-Seo - Korea
1971 Pedro Orata - Philippines
1972 Cecile Guidote, Gilopez Kabayao - Philippines
1973 Antonio Fortich, Benjamin Gaston - Philippines
1974 M.S. Subbulakshmi - India
1975 Phra Parnchand - Thailand
1976 Hermenegild Fernandez - French in Sri Lanka
1977 Fe del Mundo - Philippines
1978 Prateep Hata - Thailand
1979 Chang Kee-ryo - Korea[1]
1980 Ohm Dae-sup - Korea
1981 Johanna Nasution - Indonesia
1982 Manibhai Desai - India
1983 Fua Hariphitak - Thailand
1984 Thongbai Thongpao - Thailand
1985 Baba Amte - India
1986 Abdul Sattar Edhi, Bilquis Edhi - Pakistan
1987 Hans Jassin - Indonesia
1988 Masanobu Fukuoka - Japan
1989 Laksmhi Chand Jain - India
1991 Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn - Thailand
1992 Angel Alcala - Philippines
1993 Banoo Jehangir Coyaji - India
1994 Mechai Viravaidya - Thailand
1995 Asma Jahangir - Pakistan
1996 John Woong-Jin Oh - Korea
1997 Mahesh Chandra Mehta - India
1998 Sophon Suphapong - Thailand
1999 Rosa Rosal - Philippines
2000 Liang Congjie - China
2001 Wu Qing - China
2002 Ruth Pfau - Pakistan
2003 Gao Yajolie - China
2004 Jiang Yanyong - China
2005 Teten Masduki - Indonesia, V Shanta - India
2006 Park Won Soon - Korea
2007 Kim Sun-tae - Korea
2008 Center for Agriculture & Rural Development Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI) - Philippines, Therdchai Jivacate - Thailand
Magsaysay awardees for Government Service
1958 Jiang Menglin - Taiwan
1959 C D Deshmukh - India, Jose Aguilar - Philippines
1961 Raden Kodijat - Indonesia
1962 Francesca Reyes-Aquino - Philippines
1963 Akhtar Hameed Khan - Pakistan
1964 Yukiharu Miki - Japan
1965 Puey Ungpakorn - Thailand
1966 Fon Saengsingkaew - Thailand
1967 Keo Viphakone - Laos
1968 Lee Kwoh-ting - Taiwan
1969 Hsu Shih-chu - Taiwan
1971 Ali Sadikin - Indonesia
1972 Goh Keng Swee - Singapore
1973 Balachandra Sekhar - Malaysia
1974 Hiroshi Kuroki - Japan
1975 Mohammed Sufian - Malaysia
1976 Elsie Tu - British in Hong Kong
1977 Bejamin Galstaun - Indonesia
1978 Dato Shahrum bin Yub - Malaysia
1979 Raden Wasito - Indonesia
1980 Muhammed Alias - Malaysia
1981 Prawes Wasi - Thailand
1982 Arturo Alcaraz - Philippines
1983 Su Nan-cheng - Taiwan
1984 Ta-You Wu - Taiwan
1985 Tan Sri Noordin - Malaysia
1986 Aloysius Mboi, Nafsiah Mboi - Indonesia
1987 Haji Hanafiah - Malaysia
1988 Miriam Santiago - Philippines
1989 Zakiah Hanum - Malaysia
1991 Alfredo R.A. Bengzon - Philippines
1992 Chamlong Srimuang - Thailand
1993 Vo-Tong Xuan - Vietnam
1994 Kiran Bedi - India
1995 Morihiko Hiramatsu - Japan
1996 T N Seshan - India
1997 Anand Panyarachun - Thailand
1998 Syed Abidul Rizvi - Pakistan
1999 Tasneem Ahmed Siddiqui - Pakistan
2000 Jesse Robredo - Philippines
2001 Yuan Longping - China
2002 Hilario G. Davide, Jr. - Philippines
2003 James Michael Lyngdoh - India
2004 Haydee Yorac - Philippines
2005 Jon Ungphakorn - Thailand
2006 Ek Sonn Chan - Cambodia
2007 Jovito R. Salonga - Philippines
2008 Grace Padaca - Philippines
1959 C D Deshmukh - India, Jose Aguilar - Philippines
1961 Raden Kodijat - Indonesia
1962 Francesca Reyes-Aquino - Philippines
1963 Akhtar Hameed Khan - Pakistan
1964 Yukiharu Miki - Japan
1965 Puey Ungpakorn - Thailand
1966 Fon Saengsingkaew - Thailand
1967 Keo Viphakone - Laos
1968 Lee Kwoh-ting - Taiwan
1969 Hsu Shih-chu - Taiwan
1971 Ali Sadikin - Indonesia
1972 Goh Keng Swee - Singapore
1973 Balachandra Sekhar - Malaysia
1974 Hiroshi Kuroki - Japan
1975 Mohammed Sufian - Malaysia
1976 Elsie Tu - British in Hong Kong
1977 Bejamin Galstaun - Indonesia
1978 Dato Shahrum bin Yub - Malaysia
1979 Raden Wasito - Indonesia
1980 Muhammed Alias - Malaysia
1981 Prawes Wasi - Thailand
1982 Arturo Alcaraz - Philippines
1983 Su Nan-cheng - Taiwan
1984 Ta-You Wu - Taiwan
1985 Tan Sri Noordin - Malaysia
1986 Aloysius Mboi, Nafsiah Mboi - Indonesia
1987 Haji Hanafiah - Malaysia
1988 Miriam Santiago - Philippines
1989 Zakiah Hanum - Malaysia
1991 Alfredo R.A. Bengzon - Philippines
1992 Chamlong Srimuang - Thailand
1993 Vo-Tong Xuan - Vietnam
1994 Kiran Bedi - India
1995 Morihiko Hiramatsu - Japan
1996 T N Seshan - India
1997 Anand Panyarachun - Thailand
1998 Syed Abidul Rizvi - Pakistan
1999 Tasneem Ahmed Siddiqui - Pakistan
2000 Jesse Robredo - Philippines
2001 Yuan Longping - China
2002 Hilario G. Davide, Jr. - Philippines
2003 James Michael Lyngdoh - India
2004 Haydee Yorac - Philippines
2005 Jon Ungphakorn - Thailand
2006 Ek Sonn Chan - Cambodia
2007 Jovito R. Salonga - Philippines
2008 Grace Padaca - Philippines
Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2009
Africa
Best Book: The Lost Colours of the Chameleon – Mandla Langa (South Africa), Picador Africa
Best First Book : Say You're One of Them – Uwem Akpan (Nigeria), Abacus
Canada and the Caribbean
Best Book: Good to a Fault – Marina Endicott (Canada), Freehand Books
Best First Book : Reading by Lightning – Joan Thomas (Canada), Goose Lane Editions
Europe and South Asia
Best Book: Unaccustomed Earth – Jhumpa Lahiri (United Kingdom), Bloomsbury
Best First Book : A Case of Exploding Mangoes – Mohammed Hanif (Pakistan), Vintage
South East Asia and South Pacific
Best Book: The Slap – Christos Tsiolkas (Australia), Allen & Unwin
Best First Book : The Year of the Shanghai Shark – Mo Zhi Hong (New Zealand), Penguin
Best Book: The Lost Colours of the Chameleon – Mandla Langa (South Africa), Picador Africa
Best First Book : Say You're One of Them – Uwem Akpan (Nigeria), Abacus
Canada and the Caribbean
Best Book: Good to a Fault – Marina Endicott (Canada), Freehand Books
Best First Book : Reading by Lightning – Joan Thomas (Canada), Goose Lane Editions
Europe and South Asia
Best Book: Unaccustomed Earth – Jhumpa Lahiri (United Kingdom), Bloomsbury
Best First Book : A Case of Exploding Mangoes – Mohammed Hanif (Pakistan), Vintage
South East Asia and South Pacific
Best Book: The Slap – Christos Tsiolkas (Australia), Allen & Unwin
Best First Book : The Year of the Shanghai Shark – Mo Zhi Hong (New Zealand), Penguin
Booker facts
As of (2003):
Over the first 35 years there were a total of 201 novels from 135 authors on the shortlists.
Of the 97 novelists nominated once, there were 13 winners and three joint winners.
Of the 19 novelists nominated twice, there were seven winners and one two-time winner (J. M. Coetzee).
Of the 10 novelists nominated three times, there were four winners, one joint winner and one two-time winner (Peter Carey).
Of the six four-time nominees, all but William Trevor have won once. The other four-time nominees are Kazuo Ishiguro, Ian McEwan, Salman Rushdie, Thomas Keneally and Penelope Fitzgerald.
There have only been two five-time nominees, Margaret Atwood (first nominated in 1986 and won in 2000) and Beryl Bainbridge (nominated twice in the 1970s and three times in the 1990s, but she has never won).
There has been only one six-time nominee, Iris Murdoch, who won on her fourth nomination in 1978 and was nominated twice more in the 1980s.
Over the first 35 years there were a total of 201 novels from 135 authors on the shortlists.
Of the 97 novelists nominated once, there were 13 winners and three joint winners.
Of the 19 novelists nominated twice, there were seven winners and one two-time winner (J. M. Coetzee).
Of the 10 novelists nominated three times, there were four winners, one joint winner and one two-time winner (Peter Carey).
Of the six four-time nominees, all but William Trevor have won once. The other four-time nominees are Kazuo Ishiguro, Ian McEwan, Salman Rushdie, Thomas Keneally and Penelope Fitzgerald.
There have only been two five-time nominees, Margaret Atwood (first nominated in 1986 and won in 2000) and Beryl Bainbridge (nominated twice in the 1970s and three times in the 1990s, but she has never won).
There has been only one six-time nominee, Iris Murdoch, who won on her fourth nomination in 1978 and was nominated twice more in the 1980s.
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