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Aalami Farogh-e-urdu Award

This Is An Annual Award Given By The Majlis-e-farogh-e-urdu-adab, A Literary Organisation Based In Qatar. Each Year Two Awards Are Given, One Each To An Indian And A Pakistani Litterateur In The Fields Like Urdu Fiction, Poetry, Criticism, Etc. The 2000 Award Has Been Conferred On The Noted Urdu Critic Jogender Paul. The 1999 Award Was Given To The Noted Fictionist Jeelani Bano.

Aditya Vikram Birla Kalashikar Puruskar

The 1999 Aditya Vikram Birla Kalashikar Puruskar For Lifetime Achievement Was Conferred On The Noted Sarangi Wizard Pandit Ram Narayan. Instituted By The Sangeet Kala Kendra, The Prize Includes Rs 1.5 Lakh And A Memento.

A V Birla Award

The Aditya Vikram Birla Kalashikar Puraskar Is Given By The Sangeet Kala Kendra, A Premier Institution For The Promotion Of Arts And Culture In Maharashtra, For Excellence Of The Highest Order In The Visual And Performing Arts. In 1998, The Award Was Given To Guru Shri Kelucharan Mahapatra For His Life Achievement In Classical Dance. Lata Mangeshkar And Mr M F Hussain Have Been Its Previous Recipients. In 1997 To Encourage Promising Contemporary Artists In Classical Dance, Visual And Performing Arts The Aditya Vikram Birla Kalkiran Puraskar Was Also Instituted By The Same Organisation.

B.D. Goenka Award

This Award Is Given For Excellence In Journalism And Carries A Cash Prize Of Rs 1 Lakh, Along With A Replica Of The Sun Temple At Konark. It Was Given To K.M.Mathew, Chief Editor Of Malayala Manorama And Krishna Raj, Editor, Economic And Political Weekly.

Bhasha Awards

President K R Narayanan Conferred The National Awards Of Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad For 1999-2000 To Eight Renowned Writers, Including Hindi Authors Krishna Sobti, Giriraj Kishor And Marathi Literateur Binda Karandikar. The Other Awardees Were M Neelmani Sahu (Oriya), Dr M Lilavati (Malayalam), Dr Vasireddy Sita Devi (Telegu), Surjit Patar (Punjabi) And Nilmani Phukan (Assamese). The Annual Awards For 1999 Were Conferred On Four Eminent Writers Of Marathi, Malayalam, Hindi And Oriya For Their Contributions To Indian Literature. The `sahyadri Samman' Was Conferred On 81-year-old Marathi Writer Vinda Karandikar; The `sanwatsar Samman' Was Bestowed On Noted Malayalam Writer Dr. M Lilawati; The `shatdal Samman' Was Conferred On Giriraj Kishore For Hindi Writing And The The `konark Samman' Was Conferred On Seventy-two-year-old Oriya Writer Nilmani Sahu Mahapatra. The Award, Given For The Writers' Contribution To Indian Literature Through Their Respective Languages, Included A Memento, Shawl And Rs 51,000.

Chameli Devi Jain Award

The Award Is Given By The Media Foundation To An Outstanding Woman Journalist. Barkha Dutt Has Been Selected For The 1999 Award.

Dayawati Modi Kavi Samman

Shivmangalsingh "Suman", Noted Hindi Poet, Was Awarded The Dayawati Modi Kavi Samman For 1999 For His Contribution To Hindi Poetry. The Award, Which Is Given By The Modi Kala Bharati, Carries A Cash Prize Of Rs 2.51 Lakh.

Deshikottam Award

The 'Deshikottam' Is The Highest Award Of The Viswa Bharati University. The 1999 Awards Were Conferred On Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (Nuclear Scientist), Mr. Satish Gujral (Artist), Mr. Shankha Choudhury (Sculptor), Ms. Chitrita Devi (Tagore Associate And Litterateur), Mr. J. J. Bhaba (Cultural Activist), Mr. Subinoy Roy (Rabindra Sangeet Exponent), Mr. V Balsara (Musician And Composer), , Mr. Tapan Sinha (Film Maker), Mr.Shankha Ghosh (Poet), And Kazuo Azuma (Japanese Tagore Scholar). The "Gagan Abani" Award, Comprising Rs. 15,000 And A Citation Was Presented To Artiste, Mr. Paritosh Sen, For 1997 And Mr. A. Ramachandra For 1998. The 'Rathindra' Award Was Given To Agricultural Scientist Mr. R.S. Paroda For 1997 And Bangladesh Economist Mohammad Younus For 1998.

Dinanath Award

Renowned Music Director Of Yesteryear Naushad Ali Was The Recipient Of The Prestigious Dinanath Mangeshkar Award For 2000 For Lifetime Contribution To Music, Presented By The Dinanath Smruti Pratishtan In April 2000. The Other Awards Given By The Same Organisation Include The Lifetime Contribution Award In Literature, `vilasini Award', Which Was Given To Noted Playwright Vijay Tendulkar, The Lifetime Contribution Award In Social Work, `anandmai Award', Given To Director Of The Annapurna Social Organisation, Prema Purav, The Outstanding Woman Of The Year Award, `adi Shakti Award', In Memory Of The Late Mai Mangeshkar Was Given To The U.S.-based Danseuse And Actor Meena Nerurkar And The Best Play Of The Year Award For `shobha Yatra' Was Given To Producer Pushpa Raut.

Diwaliben Award

This Is A Very Prestigious Award Instituted By The Jain Community And Consists Of Rs 3 Lakh, A Citation, A Trophy And A Medal. The 1999 Award Was Conferred On Ms Meneka Gandhi, Union Minister For Social Justice And Empowerment For Her "Outstanding Contribution To The Cause Of Vegetarianism And Animal Welfare".

Jamnalal Bajaj Awards

The Jamnalal Bajaj Awards Are Instituted By The Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation And Are Given Every Year For Outstanding Contributions In The Fields Of Contructive Work; Application Of Science And Technology; Uplift And Welfare Of Women And Children And For Promoting Gandhian Values Outside India. The Award Carries A Citation, A Trophy And A Cash Prize Of Rs 2 Lakh. The 1999 Jamnalal Bajaj Awards Were Given To Noted Gujarati Author, Mr. Narayan Desai, Technology Expert, Dr. Ajoy Kumar Basu, And Well-known Social Worker Ms. Saraswathi Gora, While Sir Joseph Rotblat From London Was Chosen For The `international Award For Promoting Gandhian Values Outside India'.

Hafiz Ali Khan Award

The Award Was Instituted By Ustad Amjad Ali Khan In Memory Of His Father. The Award For 1999 Has Been Given To The Renowned Flautist Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia.

Maharana Mewar Foundation Awards

The Prestigious Maharana Mewar Foundation Awards For 1999 Were Given To Noted Writer, Sir V. S. Naipaul, Crusader Against Communalism, Mr. Asghar Ali Engineer, Dr. Vir Bhadra Misra Of The Swatcha Ganga Campaign And Ms. Malini Parthasarathy, Executive Editor Of The Hindu. Sir Naipaul Was Awarded The International Col. James Tod Award For 1999-2000, Which Carries A Cash Prize Of Rs. 51,001, A Silver Plaque, A Citation And A Shawl. Ms. Parathasarathy Was Presented With The Haldighati Award, Mr Asghar Ali Engineer Was Presented With The Hakim Khan Sur Award, Dr.Vir Bhadra Was Presented With The Maharana Udai Singh Award. Each Of The Above Three Awards Carry A Cash Prize Of Rs. 25,001, A Silver Toran, Citation And A Shawl. In Addition, Ms. Kiran Bedi Was Chosen For The Pannadhai Award, While The Governor Of Arunachal Pradesh, Mr. Arvind Dave Was Honoured With The Maharana Mewar Award For His Philanthropic Work.

Nachiketa Award

Eminent Journalist Bhagwati Kumar Sharma, A Senior Editorial Member Of India'S Second Oldest Newspaper - Gujarat Mitra, Is The Recipient Of The Prestigious Nachiketa Award For 1999 For His Contribution To Vernacular Journalism. In 1998 The Award Was Given To Cho Ramaswamy, Editor Of Tamil Magazine Tughlaq. The Award, Instituted By Himachal Pradesh'S Paanchjanya Nachiketa Sanmaan Nirnayak Mandal (Pnsnm), The Award Is Given To An Outstanding Journalist And Carries A Citation And A Cash Prize Of Rs 1 Lakh.

Persis Khambata Memorial Award

Instituted By The Persis Khambatta Memorial Fundation, It Is Conferred Annually To A Graduating Fashion Design Student Of The Mumbai Chapter Of The National Institute Of Fashion Technology (Nift) For "Excellence In Scholarship, Accomplishment And Character". It Consists Of A Trophy And A Cash Prize Of Rs 10,000. The Nomination And Election Of Recipient Is Made By The Faculty Of Nift Mumbai.

Rashtriya Ekta Awards

These Annual Awards Have Been Instituted By The All India National Unity Conference (Ainuc) In The Memory Of Rajiv Gandhi And Are Given To Distinguished Personalities From Various Walks Of Life For Their Contribution To National Integration And Unity. The Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit, Film Actors Om Puri And Nana Patekar And Odissi Danseuse, Ms. Kavita Dwibedi Were The Prominent Award Winners Of 1999.

Rashtra Vaibhav Awards

The Mangeshkar Family—asha, Lata, Usha, Meena And Hridayanath—were Honoured With The Rashtra Vaibhav Awards For Their Contribution To Indian Cinema And Music During 4th Bollywood Millennium Awards Held In Mumbai. The Event, Organised By Maharashtra Kala Niketan, Was Dedicated To Late Master Dinanath Mangeshkar In Commemoration Of His Birth Centenary.

Sant Gyaneshwar Award

Instituted By The Maharashtra Urdu Academy, The 1997-98 Award Was Given To The Renowned Urdu Poet Kaifi Azmi.

Saraswati Samman Award

The Saraswati Samman Award, Instituted By The K. K. Birla Foundation, Is Given To The Author Of A Work Written In The Past 10 Years In Any Of The Languages Listed In The Eighth Schedule Of The Constitution And Comprises A Cash Component Of Rs. 5 Lakhs. The 1999 Award Was Given To The Tamil Author, Mr. Indira Parthasarthy. Others Who Had Received This Award Earlier Include Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Mr. Ramakant, Dr. Harbhajan Singh, Ms. Balamani Amma, Mr. Shamsur Rehman Faruqi, Mr. Manubhai Pancholi 'Darshak' And Mr. I Shankha Ghosh.

Seema Nazareth Award

The 1999 Business Standard-seema Nazareth Award For Excellence In Print Journalism Was Given To Shweta Rajpal Of Hindustan Times, Who Is The First Recipient Of The Award. The Award Includes A Cash Prize Of Rs 25,000 And A Citation.

Shankar Puraskar

Mukund Lath Has Been Honoured With The Shankar Puraskar For The Year 1999 For His Work Sangeet Evam Chintan. a Noted Sanskrit Scholar Has Been Honoured With The Shankar Puraskar For Her Work Vaisesika Darsana Mein Padartha Nirupana On The Ancient Vaisesika System Of Indian Philosophy. The Award Instituted By The K.K.Birla Foundation, Comprises A Cash Award Of Rs 1.5 Lakh.

Subbiram Reddy Kalapeetham Foundation Award

This Award Was Conferred On The Renowned Sitarist Ravi Shankar. The Award Carries Rs 2 Lakh Cash, A Gold Medal And A Citation.

Viresalingam Journalism Award

The 20th Award Was Given To P.P. Rao, Senior Advocate Of The Supreme Court On May 1, 2000.