List of Awards in India
List of Awards in India
Awards are the token of respect and honour conferred to the people with noteworthy achievements. The list of awards in India is vast as people have been marking great achievements in various fields. The major categories of Awards in India are;
- Civilian Awards
- Gallantry Awards
Civilian Awards
Civilian Awards are conferred to people with outstanding achievements in their field of work. These awards are presented to the respective recipients by the President of India on Republic Day. The inception year of these Civilian awards is 1954. Civilian Awards are categorized according to the degree of honour. The Civilian awards conferred are:
- Bharat Ratna- 1st degree of honour
- Padma Vibhushan- 2nd degree of honour
- Padma Bhushan- 3rd degree of honour
- Padma Shri- 4th degree of honour
Gallantry Awards
Gallantry Awards are presented to the personnel in the forces for bravery and valour. The Gallantry awards that are conferred in India are as follows (in the order of precedence):
- Param Vir Chakra
- Ashoka Chakra
- Mahavir Chakra
- Kirti Chakra
- Vir Chakra
- Shaurya Chakra
List of Awards and Prizes across the World
- Nobel Prize
- UNESCO Human Rights Awards
- Oscar Awards
Awards and Prizes of World
Nobel Prize: Nobel Prize is the most coveted and prestigious international award for intellectual achievement in the world. This prestigious award is available in various fields like medicine, physics, literature, peace, economics and also chemistry.
UNESCO Human Rights Awards: UNESCO Human Rights Awards was established in the year 1966 and is one of the famous awards that has been awarded every 5 years as a result of the contribution of an individual towards the human right establishment. The first award was given on World Human Rights Day in 1968. Malala Yousafzai received it in 2013.
Oscar Awards: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) instituted Oscar Awards or the Academy Awards in the year 1929. Bhanu Athaiya was the first Indian to get an Oscar for the movie Gandhi and also, Satyajit Ray was the first Indian to achieve lifetime achievement awards in 1992.
Civilians awards in India
Dada Saheb Phalke Awards: The Government of India gives the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema.
Bharat Ratna: Instituted in the year 1954, Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of the country. This award is eligible to any person without any distinction of race, occupation, position or sex. Someone receives Bharat Ratna for the highest degrees of national service that includes literary, artistic as well as recognition of public service. It translates to Gem of India or Jewel of India.
Arjuna Award: The Government of India gives the Arjuna Award in order to recognize outstanding achievement in National Sports.
Padma Vibhushan: Second highest Civilian award in India. Padma Vibhushan is second highest civilian awards in India in various disciplines including art, social work, public affairs, medicine, literature, sports and also civil services. Every year on the occasion of Republic Day the awards are consequently announced. The award has been awarded to about 300 individuals as of the year 2017 which includes 19 non-citizen recipients and also 12 posthumous.
Param Vir Chakra: Param Vir Chakra is the highest award for military services.
| Award | Established | In Category | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharat Ratna | <1954 | <Civilian | <Highest Civilian Award given for recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order. |
| Param Vir Chakra | <1950 | <Military | <It India's highest wartime gallantry award. It is given for highest degree of valour in the presence of the enemy during war time. |
| Ashoka Chakra | <1952 | <Military | <It is India's highest peacetime military decoration award. The Ashok Chakra series of awards are open to civilians also. These awards are biannual and are given on the Republic Day and Independence Day. |
| Padma Vibhushan | <1954 | <Civilian | <It is the second-highest civilian award in India. The awrd is given for exceptional and distinguished service in any field including service rendered by Government servants. |
| Padma Bhushan | <1954 | <Civilian | <It is the third-highest civilian award in India. The awrd is given for exceptional and distinguished service in any field including service rendered by Government servants. |
| Padma Shri | <195 | <Civilian | <It is the fourth-highest civilian award in India. The awrd is given for exceptional and distinguished service in any field including service rendered by Government servants. |
| Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak | 1961 | Civilian | It is a Civilian Lifesaving award given by Indian Government for saving lives from drowning, fire, or mine accidents. |
| Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak | 1961 | Civilian | It is a Civilian Lifesaving award given by Indian Government for saving lives from drowning, fire, or mine accidents. |
| Jeevan Raksha Padak | 1961 | Civilian | It is a Civilian Lifesaving award given by Indian Government for saving lives from drowning, fire, or mine accidents. |
| Shaurya Chakra | 1952 | Military | Awarded for gallantry otherwise than in the face of the enemy. This award may be granted to civilians or to military personnel and may be awarded posthumously. |
| Vir Chakra | 1947 | Military | Acts of gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land or at sea or in the air. |
| Vyas Samman< | 1991 | Literature | The award is given annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation and includes a cash payout of Rs 4,00,000. |
| Saraswati Samman | 1991 | Literature | The Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any of the 22 languages of India. |
| Jnanpith award | 1961 | Literature | This literary award presented annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith to an author for their "outstanding contribution towards literature". |
| Dadasaheb Phalke Award | 1969 | Film | The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema. It is presented annually by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. |
| Arjuna Award | 1961 | Sports | The award is given to recognize outstanding achievement in sports. The Arjuna Awards are given annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. |
| Dronacharya Award | 1985 | Sports | Dronacharya Award is given to the sports coaches for their outstanding contribution. |
| Dhyan Chand Award | 2002 | Sports | Dhyan Chand Award is a Lifetime Achievement award in Sports and Games in India. |
| Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award | 1991 | Sports | It is the highest sporting honour in India. |
| Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize | 1958 | Science and Technology | The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award is given annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research for outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in biology, chemistry, environmental science, engineering, mathematics, medicine and Physics. |
| International Gandhi Peace Prize | 1995 | Peace | The award is named after Mahatma Gandhi. It is awarded annually by the Government of India for contribution in Peace. |
| Sahitya Akademi Award | 1954 | Literature | It is given to the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the major Indian languages recognised by the Akademi. |
| Sangeet-Natak Akademi Award | 1952 | Literature | The Sangeet-Natak Akademi Award is given for highest achievement in music, dance and drama. |