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Other Awards- Dr.B.C. Roy Award | Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavna Award | Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award |  National Sahitya Academy Award | Indian Nobel Laureates
The Dr B C Roy National Award, the most prestigious award in the field of medicine in India. It was established under the aegis of the Medical Council of India, are given every year by the Dr. B.C. Roy National Award Fund to honour eminent people who have achieved distinction in medicine. This Award was instituted in 1976. The award includes a silver plate, a citation and Rs 1 lakh in cash.
Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavna Award given on the birthday of Late Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi on August 20 every year, has been instituted to commemorate the lasting contribution made by him to promote peace, communal harmony and fight against violence.
The Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar award was instituted in honour of the CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research ) founder-director Shanti. S.Batnagar. It is awarded annually by the CSIR to young Indian researchers every year for their contribution to scientific research. The prize comprises a citation, a plaque and a cash award of Rs 2 lakh.
The Sahitya Academy was instituted in 15 December 1952.Sahitya
Academy award given to the most outstanding books of literary merit
published in any of the major Indian languages recognised by it. The award
carries a monetary component (Rs. 40, 000) and a plaque.
Name of Recipients |
Year |
Name of Recipients |
Year |
Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) |
1913 for Literature |
Mother Teresa (1910-1997) |
1979 for Peace |
C.V.Raman (1888-1970) |
1930 for Physics |
S. Chandra Shekhar (1910-1995) |
1983 for Physics |
Hargobind Khorana (1922- ) |
1968 for Medicine |
1999 for Economics |