by CulturoAdmin | Apr 21, 2020 | Honours & Awards
The Bharatiya Jnanpith Award, which is one of the most prestigious literary awards of India, was instituted on 22nd May, 1961, the 50th birthday of late Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain, the founder of the Bharatiya Jnanpith – a literary and cultural organisation founded in... by CulturoAdmin | Apr 21, 2020 | Honours & Awards
S.L.Puram Sadanandan Memorial Award: Noted theatre personality Kavalam Narayana Panicker was chosen for the 2010 S.L.Puram Sadanandan memorial award by the Culture department of Kerala government. The award comprises a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh, citation and a plaque.... by CulturoAdmin | Apr 21, 2020 | Honours & Awards
Maharashtra Bhushan: The Maharashtra Bhushan is a highest and prestigious award presented annually by the government of Maharashtra state in India. It was instituted in 1996 and was initially conferred in the fields of Literature, Art, Sport, and Science. Later the... by CulturoAdmin | Apr 21, 2020 | Honours & Awards
The Orissa government has instituted several awards in the field of culture. Some of the important awards include ‘Atibadi Jagannath Das Award’ (Orissa Sahitya Akademi Award), ‘Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja Award’ (Orissa Sangeet Natak Akademi... by CulturoAdmin | Apr 21, 2020 | Honours & Awards
II. Awards of the Karnataka Government: • Basava Puraskar: It is a national award given to individuals for their contribution in bringing about social reforms and social change and for bringing about religious harmony. It carries a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh. The... by CulturoAdmin | Apr 21, 2020 | Honours & Awards
Kalidas Samman: This is a prestigious annual award given separately for outstanding achievement in four categories i.e. Plastic Arts, Theatre, Classical Music and Classical Dance. Named after the renowned ancient classical Sanskrit writer, Kalidasa, the award was... 