List of Awards and Honours

List of Awards & Honors 2014

Abhishikta S Shetty - Miss South India 2014

Amitabh Bachchan - India's Global Icon of the Year

Amul (Milk Product Brand)

Anand Kumar - Ramanujan Mathematics Award 2014

Anees Salim - The Hindu Prize for Best Fiction 2013

Angela Merkel - Israel's highest civilian honour (the "Medal of Distinction")

Arogya Swami Joseph Paulraj

Assamese Film Ekhon Nedekha Nadir Xipaare (As River Flows) North Carolina film festival.

Bharat Gupta - Youth Achievers Award

Chandi Prasad Bhatt - Gandhi Peace Prize (2013)

Cristiano Ronaldo - world's best soccer player for the 2012/2013 season (FIFA)

Cyrus Mistry - DSC prize for South Asian literature

Dr. Tej Vir Singh - UNWTO Ulysses Prize for Excellence 2013 in the Creation and Dissemination of Knowledge

Gabriela Isler – Miss Universe 2013

Govind Mishra - Sarawasti Samman (2013)

Gulzar - Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2013

Gyan Correa - Gollapudi Srinivas National Award 2013.

ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund

Iwao Hakamada - WBC honorary Championship Belt

Jeev Milkha Singh - Asian Tour‘s Player of the Decade

Jhumpa Lahiri - Baileys Prize 2014(Shortlisted)

Kathy Cross - First woman to be induc

Kerala Tourism - United Nations Award

Killa (a Marathi film) - Crystal Bear (Glasernen Bar)Award at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.

Koyal Rana - Miss India 2014

Laxmi (an acid attack victim

Lewis Hamilton - Chinese F1 Grand Prix

Madan Babu - Protein Science Young Investigator Award 2014

Malala Yousafzai - Children’s Nobel Prize (Nominated)

Meb Keflezighi - First US male athlete to win the Boston Marathon

Meera Chandrasekhar - Robert Foster Cherry Award for Teaching 2014

MS Dhoni - UK’s 2014 Asian Award

Nadine Angerer - Best women's football player in the world (2013)

Nirendranath Chakraborty -
- High Performance Brand Award 2013
- 2014 Marconi Society Prize
- Audience choice a
- Morningstar India‘s best fund house award in the debt
inducted in an ICC umpires' panel
victim) - International Women of Courage Award, US
Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award (2012)

Pankaj Mishra - Windham Ca

Pope Francis - Time Person of the year 2013

Pranab Mukherjee - Award of Honor from Rotary International

Prof C N R Rao - Bharat Ratna

Queen Latifah - 2014 Matrix Award.

Rajesh Gopakumar - 23rd G D Birla Award for

Ratan Tata - Knight Grand Cross

Richard Quest - UNWTO Award for Lifetime Achievement 2013

Sachin Tendulkar - Bharat Ratna

Sankha Ghosh - Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award (2013)

Shigeru Ban - Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014

Shubhranshu Choudhary - Digital activism award

Sikkim - National Tourism Award

Sourav Ganguly - Honorary Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) degree by BESU

Sriprakash KS - Asia Pacific Academy Award

Stanislas Wawrinka - Monte Carlo Masters Title

TCS - Top Employer in Europe

Tomas Halik - Templeton Prize 2014

Vishwanath Tripathi - Vyas Samman Awards (2013)

Yushi (Taiwanese poet) - Thiruvalluvar award

List of 2014 Pulitzer Prize winners

Journalism

Public Service : The Guardian Us And The Washington Post

Breaking News Reporting

Investigative Reporting D.C.

Explanatory Reporting

Local Reporting - Will Hobson And Michael Laforgia

National Reporting - David Philipps Of The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Co

International Reporting

Feature Writing - No Award

Commentary - Stephen Henderson Of The Detroit Free Press

Criticism - Inga Saffron Of The Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial Writing - The Editorial Staff Of The Oregonian, Portlan

Campbell Literature Prize 2014 (Non-Fiction)
scientific research (2013)
r - The Boston Globe Staff
- Chris Hamby Of The Center For Public Integrity, Washington,
- Eli Saslow Of The Washington Post
Of The Tampa Bay Times
- Jason Szep And Andrew R.C. Marshall Of Reuters 2

Editorial Cartooning -

Breaking News Photography

Feature Photography

Books, Drama And Music

Fiction - "The Goldfinch" By Donna Tartt (Little, Brown)

Drama - "The Flick" By Annie Baker

History - "The Internal Enemy: Slavery And War In Virginia, 1772 Taylor (W.W. Norton)

Biography - "Margaret Fuller: A New American Life" By Megan Marshall (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Poetry - "3 Sections" By Vijay Seshadri (Graywolf Press)

General Nonfiction - (Bantam Books)

Music - "Become Ocean" By John Luther Adams (Taiga Press/Theodore Front Musical Literature)

Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards 2014

Ms. Senator Lisa Maria Singh

Kurian Varghese - Leading overseas Indian businessman in Bahrain

Vasdev Chanchlani - Entrepreneur and philanthropist based in Canada

Ramakrishna Mission - Fiji

Bikas Chandra Sanyal - Renowned educationist in France

Satnarainsing Rabin Baldewsingh of India in The Netherlands

Sasindran Muthuvel - First Member of Parliament of Indian origin in Papua New Guinea

Shihabudeen Vava Kunju - Arabia

Ms. Ela Gandhi - Contributions in promot cause of freedom in South Africa

Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil Parambath promoting better understanding of India in UAE

Shailesh Lakhman Vara - First In

Dr. Parthasarathy Chiramel Pillai relations between India and USA

Dr. Renu Khator - one of the first persons of Indian origin to head research university in America. President and Chancellor of The University of Houston.

Kevin Siers Of The Charlotte Observer
- Tyler Hicks Of The New York Times
- Josh Haner Of The New York Times
"Toms River: A Story Of Science And Salvation" By Dan Fagin
- First member of South Asian descent in Australian Parliament
- Significant contribution to promoting better understanding
Contributor to welfare of Indian community in Kingdom of Saudi
promoting ties between India and South Africa, and the
- Contribution in field of healthcare business and for
Indian origin Govt. minister for Conservative Party in UK
- Contributions in field of science, and fostering closer
a higher system and a

National Communal Harmony Awards 2013

Centre for Study of Society and Secularism, Mumbai

Mohinder Singh - Individual Categor

N Radhakrishnan - Individual Category

61st National Film Awards Winners List

Best Film (Hindi) : Jolly LLB

Best Actress : Geetanjali Thapa (Liar's Dice, Hindi)

Best Actor : Raj Kumar (Shahid, Hindi) & Suraj Venjaramoodu (

Supporting Actor (Female) :

Best Direction : Hansal Mehta for Shahid (Hindi)

Special Mention : Gauri Gadgil and Sanjana Rai for 'Yellow' (Marathi)

Direction (Non Feature) : Chidiya Udh

Special Effects : Jal

Short Fiction (Non Feature)

Non Feature Film on Social Issues

Environmental Film including Agriculture

Non Feature Film : Rangbhoomi (Hindi)

Best Book on Cinema : Cinema Ga Cinema (Telgu) by Nandagopal

Sound Design : Bishwadeep Chatterjee, Madras Cafe

Choreography : Ganesh Aacharya, Havan Karenge (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag)

Special Jury Award : Yellow

Best Children's Film : Kaphal (Hin

Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation

Best Film on Social Issues : Tuhya Dharma Koncha (Marathi)

Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration

Best Popular Film providing wholesome Entertainment

Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director

Best Feature Film : Ship of Theseus

Playback Singer : Bela Shinde Khura Khura

Best Feature Films in Local Languages (in alphabetical order) :

Best Feature Film in Assamese :'Ajeyo'

Best Feature Film in Bengali :'Bakitar Byaktigoto'

Best Feature Film in English :'The Coffin Maker'

Best Feature Film in Hindi : 'Jolly LLB'

Best Feature Film in Kannada:'December 1'

Best Feature Film in Konkani:'Baga Beach'

Best Feature Film in Malayalam:'North 24 Kaatham'

Best Feature Film in Marathi :'Acha Divas Mazha'

Best Feature Film in Tamil : 'Thanga

Best Feature Film in Telugu : 'Naa Bangaru Talli

Film Fare Awards 2014 Winners List

Best Film - Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Best Actor - Farhan Akhtar (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag)

Best Debut Actor - Dhanush (Raanjhanaa)

Best Actress - Deepika Padukone (Goliyon Ki Raslila RamLeela)

Best Debut Actress - Vaani Kapoor (Shu

Best Director - Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag)

Best Debut Director - Ritesh Batra (The Lunchbox)

Best Film (Critics) - Ritesh Batra (The Lunchbox)

Best Actor (Critics) - Rajkummar Rao (Shahid)

Best Actress (Critics) - Shilpa Shukla(BA Paas)

Best Screenplay - Abhishek Kapoor, Chetan Bhagat, Supratik Sen and Pubali Chaudari (Kai Po Che)

Best Story - Subhash Kapoor (Jolly LLB)

Best Actor (Supporting Role)-Acha Divas Mazha'

Best Actress (Supporting Role)-Supriya Pathak Kapur (Goliyon Ki Raslila - Ram Leela)

Lifetime Achievement Award-Tanuja

Best Music - Jeet Ganguly, Mithoon and Ankit Tiwari (Aashiqui 2)

Best Lyrics - Prasoon Joshi for Zinda (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag)

Best Playback Singer Male -Arijit Singh (Tum hi ho, Aashiqui)

Best Playback Singer Female-Monali Thakur (Sawaar loon, Lootera)

RD Burman Award - Sidharth Mahadevan

Best Choreography - Samir and Arsh Tanna Leela)

Best VFX - Tata Elxis (Dhoom:3)

Best Background Score - Hitesh Sonik (Kai Po Che)

Best Action - Thomas Struthers and Guru Bachchan (D Day)

Best Cinematography - Kamaljit Negi (Madras Cafe)

Best Editing - Aarif Sheikh (D-Day)

Trendsetter of the year - Chennai Express

Best Production Design - Acropolis Design (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag)

Best Costume - Dolly Ahluwalia (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag)

Best Sound Design - Bishwadeep Chatterjee and Nihar Ranjan Samar (Madras Cafe)

Complete List of 71st Golden Globe Awards Winners 2014

Best motion picture, drama :tion 12 Years A Slave

Best motion picture, musical or comedy :American Hustle

Best director for motion picture :Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity

Best actor in a motion picture, drama :Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club

Best actress in a motion picture, drama :Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine

Best actor in a motion picture, comedy :Leonardo DiCaprio, Wolf of Wall Street

Best actress in a motion picture, comedy :Amy Adams, American Hustle

Best supporting actor in a motion picture :Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club

Best supporting actress in a motion picture :Jennifer Lawrence

Best screenplay : Spike Jonze, Her

Best foreign language film : The Great Beauty

Best original score : Alex Ebert, All is Lost

Best original song from a motion picture : Ordinary Love, from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Best animated feature film :Frozen

Best TV drama : Breaking Bad

Best actor in a TV series, drama :Bryan Cranston

Best actress in a TV series, drama :Robin Wright, House of Cards

Best actor in a TV series, comedy :Andy Samberg, Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Best actress in a TV series, Comedy :Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Best TV series, comedy or musical :Brooklyn 99

Best supporting actor in a TV series, mini-series or TV movie : Jon Voight, Ray Dsnovsn

Best mini-series or TV movie :Behind the Candelabra

Best actor in a mini-series or TV movie :Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra

Best actress in a mini-series or TV movie :Elisabeth Moss

Oscar Awards 2014 winners List

Best Picture - 12 Years a Slave

Best Actor in a Leading Role- Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)

Best Actress in a Leading Role- Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role-Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave)

Best Animated Feature - Frozen (Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho)

Best Cinematography - Gravity (Emmanuel Lubezki)

Best Costume Design - The Great Gatsby (Catherine Martin)

Best Directing - Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón)

Best Documentary Feature Film- 20 Feet from Stardom (Nominees to be determined)

Best Documentary Short Film-The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life (Malcolm Clarke, Nicholas Reed)

Best Film Editing - Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger)

Best Foreign Language Film- The Great Beauty (Italy)

Best Makeup and Hairstyling- Dallas Buyers Club (Adruitha Lee, Robin Mathews)

Best Original Score - Gravity (Steven Price)

Best Original Song - Let It Go

Best Production Design - The Great Gatsby (Catherine Martin, Bever

Best Animated Short Film - Mr. Hublot (Laurent Witz, Alexandre Espigares)

Best Live Action Short Film- Helium (Anders Walter, Kim Magnusson)

Best Sound Editing - Gravity (Glenn Freemantle)

Best Sound Mixing - Gravity (Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri,

Best Visual Effects - Gravity (Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk, Neil Corbould)

Best Adapted Screenplay - 12 Years a Slave (John Ridley)

Best Original Screenplay - Her (Spike Jonze)

Padma Awards Winners List for the year 2014

Padma Vibhushan

Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra

Shri B.K.S. Iyengar, OthersOthers-Yoga, Maharashtra

Padma Bhushan

Prof. Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, Art- Painting, Gujarat

Begum Parveen Sultana, Art- Classical Singing, Maharashtra

Shri T.H. Vinayakram, Art- Ghatam Artist, Tamil Nadu

Shri Kamala Haasan, ArtArt-Cinema, Tamil Nadu

Justice Dalveer Bhandari, Public Affairs, Delhi

Prof. Padmanabhan Balaram, Science and Engineering, Karnataka

Prof. Jyeshtharaj Joshi, Science and Engineering,Maharashtra

Dr. Madappa Mahadevappa, Science and Engineering, Karnataka

Dr. Thirumalachari Ramasami, Science and Engineering, Delhi

Dr. Vinod Prakash Sharma, Science and Engineering, Delhi

Dr. Radhakrishnan Koppillil, Science and Engineering, Karnataka

Dr. Mrityunjay Athreya, Literature and Education, Delhi

Ms. Anita Desai, Literature and Education, Delhi

Dr. Dhirubhai Thaker, Literature and Education, Gujarat

Shri Vairamuthu Ramasamy Thevar, Literature and Education, Tamil Nadu

Shri Ruskin Bond, Literatur and Education, Uttarakhand,

Shri Pullela Gopichand, Sports- Badminton, Andhra Pradesh

Shri Leander Paes, Sports- Tennis, Maharashtra

Shri Vijayendra Nath Kaul, Civil Service, Delhi

Late Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma, Public Affairs, Uttar Pradesh

Late Dr. Anumolu Ramakrishna, Science and Engineering, Andhra Pradesh

Prof. Anisuzzaman, Literature and Education, Bangladesh

Prof. Lloyd I. Rudolph, Literature and Education, USA

Prof. Susanne H. Rudolph, Literature and Education, USA

Dr. (Smt.) Neelam Kler, Medicine - Neonatology, Delhi

Padma Shri

Shri Mohammad Ali Baig, Art- Theatre, Andhra Pradesh

Ms. Nayana Apte Joshi, Art, Maharashtra

Shri Musafir Ram Bhardwaj, Art- Instrumental Music - Pauna Manjha, Himachal Pradesh

Ms. Sabitri Chatterjee, Art- Film, West Bengal

Prof. Biman Bihari Das, Art- Sculptor, Delhi

Shri Sunil Das, Art - Painting, West Bengal

Smt. Elam Endira Devi, Art- Manipuri Dance, Manipur

Shri Vijay Ghate, Art -Instrumental Music - Tabla, Maharashtra

Smt Rani Karnaa, Art -Kathak, West Bengal

Shri Bansi Kaul, Art - Theatre, Jammu and Kashmir

Ustad Moinuddin Khan, Art- Instrumental Music-Sarangi Player, Rajasthan

Ms. Geeta Mahalik, Art- Odishi Dance, Delhi

Shri Paresh Maity, Art- Painting, Delhi

Shri Ram Mohan, Art -Film Animation, Maharashtra

Shri Sudarsan Pattnaik, Art- Sand Artist, Orissa

Shri Paresh Rawal, Art- Cinema and Theatre, Maharashtra

Shri Wendell Augustine Rodricks, Art- Fashion Designing, Goa

Prof. Kalamandalam Sathyabhama, Art- Mohini Attam, Kerala

Shri Anuj (Ramanuj) Sharma, Art- Performing Art, Chhattisgarh

Shri Santosh Sivan, Art- Film, Tamil Nadu

Ms. Supriya Devi, Art-Bengali Cinema, West Bengal

Ms. Sooni Taraporevala, Art- Film, Tamil Nadu

Ms. Vidya Balan, Art-Cinema, Maharashtra

Smt. Durga Jain, Social Work, Maharashtra

Dr. Rama Rao Anumolu, Social Work, Andhra Pradesh

Dr. Brahm Dutt, Social Work, Haryana

Shri Mukul Chandra Goswami, Social Work, Assam

Shri J.L. Kaul, Social Work, Delhi

Shri Mathurbhai Madhabhai Savani, Social Work,

Shri Tashi Tondup, Public Affairs, Jammu and Kashmir

Dr. Hasmukh Chamanlal Shah, Public Affairs, Gujarat

Shri Sekhar Basu, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra

Shri Madhavan Chandradathan, Science and Engineering, Kerala

Prof. Sushanta Kumar Dattagupta, Science and Engineering, West Bengal

Dr. Ravi Bhushan Grover, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra

Prof. Eluvathingal Devassy Jemmis, Science and Engineering, Karnataka

Shri Ramkrishna V. Hosur, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra

Dr. Ajay Kumar Parida, Science and Engineering, Tamil Nadu

Dr. Malapaka Yajneswara Satyanarayana Prasad, Science and Engineering, Andhra Pradesh

Shri Kiran Kumar Alur Seelin, Science and Engineering, Gujarat

Dr. Brahma Singh, Science and Engineering, Delhi

Prof. Vinod Kumar Singh, Science and Engineering, Madhya Pradesh

Dr. Govindan Sundararajan, Science and Engineering, Andhra Pradesh

Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Science and Engineering, Delhi

Dr. Jayanta Kumar Ghosh, Science and Engineering, West Bengal

Shri Ravi Kumar Narra, Trade and Industry, Andhra Pradesh

Shri Rajesh Saraiya, Trade and Industry, Maharashtra

Ms. Mallika Srinivasan, Trade and Industry, Tamil Nadu

Shri Pratap Govindrao Pawar, Trade and Industry, Maharashtra

Dr. Kiritkumar Mansukhlal Acharya, Medicine - Dermatology, Gujarat

Dr. Balram Bhargava, Medicine - Cardiology, Uttar Pradesh

Prof. (Dr.) Indra Chakravarty, Medicine - Health and Hygiene, West Bengal

Dr. Ramakant Krishnaji Deshpande, Medicine - Oncology, Maharashtra

Prof. (Dr.) Pawan Raj Goyal, Medicine - Chest Disease, Haryana

Prof. Amod Gupta, Medicine - Opthalmology, Haryana

Prof. (Dr.) Daya Kishore Hazra, Medicine, Uttar Pradesh

Prof. (Dr.) Thenumgal Poulose Jacob, Medicine - Vascular Surgery, Tamil Nadu

Prof. (Dr.) Shashank R. Joshi, Medicine - Endocrinology, Maharashtra

Prof. Hakim Syed Khaleefathullah, Medicine - Unani Medicine, Tamil Nadu

Dr. Milind Vasant Kirtane, Medicine - ENT Surgeory, Maharashtra

Dr. Lalit Kumar, Medicine - oncology, Delhi

Dr. Mohan Mishra, Medicine, Bihar

Dr. M. Subhadra Nair, Medicine - Gyneacology, Kerala

Dr. Ashok Panagariya, Medicine - Neurology, Rajasthan

Dr. Narendra Kumar Pandey, Medicine - Surgery, Haryana

Dr. Sunil Pradhan, Medicine - Neurology, Uttar Pradesh

Dr. Ashok Rajgopal, Medicine - Orthopaedics, Delhi

Dr. Kamini A. Rao, Medicine - Reproductive Medicine, Karnataka

o Dr. Sarbeswar Sahariah, Medicine - Surgery, Andhra Pradesh

o Prof. Om Prakash Upadhyaya, Medicine, Punjab

o Prof. (Dr.) Mahesh Verma, Medicine - Dental Science, Delhi

o Dr. J.S. Titiyal, Medicine- Opthalmology, Delhi

Dr. Nitish Naik, Medicine- Cardiology, Delhi

Dr. Surbrat Kumar Acharya, Medicine- Gastroentrology, Delhi

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Grover, Medicine-Oncology,Delhi

Dr. Naheed Abidi, Literature and Education, Uttar Pradesh

Prof. Ashok Chakradhar, Literature and Education, Delhi

Shri Chhakchhuak Chhuanvawram, Literature and Education, Mizoram

Shri Keki N. Daruwalla, Literature and Education, Delhi

Prof. Ganesh Narayandas Devi, Literature and Education, Gujarat

Prof. Kolakaluri Enoch, Literature and Education, Andhra Pradesh

Prof. (Dr.) Ved Kumari Ghai, Literature and Education, Jammu and Kashmir

Smt. Manorama Jafa, Literature and Education, Delhi

Prof. Rehana Khatoon, Literature and Education, Delhi

Dr. Waikhom Gojen Meeitei, Literature and Education, Manipur

Shri Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri, Literature and Education, Kerala

Prof. Dinesh Singh, Literature and Education, Delhi

Dr. (Mrs.) P. Kilemsungla, Literature and Education, Nagaland

Ms. Anjum Chopra, Sports - Cricket, Delhi

Ms. Sunil Dabas, Sports - Kabbadi, Haryana

Shri Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu, Sports - Mountaineering, Delhi

Ms. Dipika Rebecca Pallikal, Sports - Squash, Tamil Nadu

Shri H. Boniface Prabhu, Sports - Wheelchair Tennis, Karnataka

Shri Yuvraj Singh, Sports - Cricket, Haryana

Smt. Mamta Sodha, Sports - Mountaineering, Haryana

Ms Parveen Talha, Civil Service, Uttar Pradesh

Late Dr. Narendra Achyut Dabholkar, Social Work, Maharashtra

Shri Ashok Kumar Mago, Trade and Industry, USA

Dr. Siddharth Mukherjee, Medicine-Oncology, USA

Dr. Vamsi Mootha, Medicine - Biomedical Research, USA

Dr. Sengaku Mayeda, Literature and Education, Japan (ANI)