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The Ahimsa Award is an annual award given by the Institute of Jainology in recognition of individuals who embody and promote the principles of ahimsa (nonviolence). It was established in 2006 and has since been awarded at the annual Ahimsa Day event, on 2 October, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi .
The Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the Dalai Lama in 2005. The 14th Dalai Lama has received numerous awards over his spiritual and political career. [1] [2] He was a laureate for community leadership in 1959 Ramon Magsaysay Awards, Asia's version of Nobel Prize. [3]
The nominations for the award are received from all government recognised National Sports Federations, the Indian Olympic Association, the Sports Authority of India (SAI), the Sports Promotion and Control Boards, the state and the union territory governments and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna, Dhyan Chand and Dronacharya awardees of the ...
The award was first created by Governor Ralph F. Gates to compete with the Kentucky Colonel title, with the first two Sagamores being Robert A. Taft and Simeon Willis. The title was later given to those who had contributed to Indiana life: several recipients have been associated with Indiana University (IU), with former president Herman B Wells ...
List of Padma Shri award recipients showing year, field and State/Union Territory/Other Nationality [1] Year S. No. Recipient Field State/Country 2020 1 Shashadhar Acharya: Arts: Jharkhand 2 Yogi Aereon: Medicine: Uttarakhand 3 Jai Prakash Agarwal: Trade & Industry: Delhi 4 Jagdish Lal Ahuja: Social Work: Punjab 5 Kazi Masum Akhtar: Literature ...
Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2021 are just hours away!The annual celebration will be hosted by Kenan Thompson and promises to be a star-studded affair filled with appearances by nominees ...
The Fields Medal is a prize awarded to two, three, or four mathematicians under 40 years of age at the International Congress of the International Mathematical Union (IMU), a meeting that takes place every four years. The name of the award honours the Canadian mathematician John Charles Fields. [1]
This year’s Grammy Awards are finally here. Originally set for Jan. 31, tonight’s Trevor Noah-hosted ceremony will be broadcast on CBS, from the Los Angeles Convention Center, beginning at 5 p ...