The awards will be conferred by the president pranab mukherjee on august 29, the national sports day. The award is named after rajiv gandhi, former prime minister of india who served the office from 1984 to 1989. Khel ratna and dronacharya awardees announced dehradun news. T he finalists have been announced for the 2015 national book awards, and its good news for several favorites though hanya yanagihara lost out on the man booker prize on tuesday, she remains. Latest list of rajiv gandhi khel ratna award winners 2019. Sardar singh recommended for rajiv gandhi khel ratna award sardar singh earlier received the arjuna award and padma shri award in 2012 and 2015 respectively. The award is named after the late rajiv gandhi, former prime minister of india. Robin coste lewis full speech 2015 nba young peoples literature award winner. Abdul kalam has been honored by the bharat ratna in 1997 in the field of science and engineering. Aug 12, 2014 no khel ratna this year, 15 named for arjuna awards. Latest list of rajiv gandhi khel ratna award winners 2019 rajiv gandhi khel ratna award is the highest sporting award in india. Sania gets khel ratna, 17 others get arjuna award pti.
Sania receives rajiv gandhi khel ratna award the hindu. On dhyan chands birth anniversary, spotlight on arjuna winners national sports day, observed on august 29 which is the birth anniversary of hockey legend major dhyan chand. Aug 23, 2019 rajiv gandhi khel ratna award 2019 the rajiv gandhi khel ratna award is conferred in the memory of late prime minister rajiv gandhi. The official website of the 35th national games kerala 2015. Besides, the punjabi university of patiala was awarded the maulana abul kalam azad maka trophy 201516. No sportsperson has been named for the prestigious rajiv gandhi khel ratna while 15, including cricketer ravichandran ashwin, were today recommended for. We discussed each and every seven names for the khel ratna award. Initially, the government of india gave this award for outstanding performance in the field of sports for one year, but this duration was changed to four years in the year 2015. It is named after rajiv gandhi, former prime minister, who served from 19841989. Bajrang punia and deepa malik are awarded with this award in.
Paralympian star devendra jhajharia, who clinched gold in mens f46 javelin throw at the rio olympics, and former indian hockey skipper sardar singh will be honoured with the prestigious khel ratna award. Prime minister narendra modi sunday hosted the national sports awardees, including rio olympics silver medalist p. Rio olympic medal winners to be considered for khel ratna. Rajiv gandhi khel ratna award winners 19912019 gk book. National sports award 2018 list of winners gk notes in pdf. Sania mirzas name was officially approved for the coveted. Sania gets khel ratna, 17 others get arjuna award the hindu. The rajiv gandhi khel ratna rgkr is indias highest honour given for achievement in sports.
Rajiv gandhi khel ratna winners rajiv gandhi khel ratna. President awards khel ratna to pv sindhu, sakshi malik, dipa. The winner of rajiv gandhi khel ratna award 2019 is declared by the ministry of sports. Objective the objective of the award is to recognize the spectacular and most outstanding. General fiction for adult readers is a national book award category that has been continuous since 1950, with multiple awards for a few years beginning 1980. The government also named the winners of the 2015 arjuna awards. Jan 19, 2020 rajiv gandhi khel ratna awards winners list in hindi. It is given to the eminent people of indian origin who helped to bring glory to both india and spain.
No khel ratna this year, 15 named for arjuna awards. Mar 03, 2017 2015 india awards list 2015 paul h appleby award k chockalingam 2015 hridaynath mangeshkar award ar rahman2015 jnanpith award raghuveer chaudhari24th vyaas samman. The rajiv gandhi khel ratna award in sports and games, is the highest sporting honour of the republic of india. Aug 16, 2015 sania mirzas name was officially approved for the coveted rajiv gandhi khel ratnaaward, becoming only the second tennis player to be nominated for the highest sporting honour. List of winners of the national book award wikipedia. Khel ratna, arjuna and dronacharya award winners for 2017. It is the highest rank national sports award in india. As of 2018, all rajiv gandhi khel ratna recipients will receive rs. Scheme for the rajiv gandhi khel ratna award amended as on 23. Scheme for the rajiv gandhi khel ratna award amended as on.
No khel ratna this year, 15 named for arjuna awards more. President pranab mukherjee to confer khel ratna awards. The rajiv gandhi khel ratna awards holds the highest honour in india and is awarded to those who make the country proud on the international platform. The sports ministry today said medal winners from the upcoming rio games will be considered for this years khel ratna and arjuna awards. Learn more like birthday, birth place, age, family, biography and other awards about a. List of rajiv gandhi khel ratna and arjuna award winners 20. Read 2016 awards list important awards in literature, science, sports, peace,politics, business,economics,movies,institutions etc relevant to india or popularly known. The award is named after rajiv gandhi, former prime minister of india. National book awards 2015 national book foundation.
Aug 26, 2016 winners of national sports awards 2016 rajiv gandhi khel ratna, dronacharya, arjuna awards. Latest current affairs in april, 2020 about rajiv gandhi khel ratna award. Kombidinjal, idukki, kerala on 15 th august, 1975 achievements. It is awarded annually by the ministry of youth affairs and sports. It is given by ministy of youth affairs and sports, government of india. Kamal kishore premchand ki kahaniyon ka kaal kramanusaar adhyayanrajiv gandhi khel ratna award 2015 sania mirzag d birla award for scientific research sanjeev galandebest practice under bbbp scheme. The first recipient of the award viswanathan anand is countrys first chess grandmaster and a five time winner of world chess championship. Jan 01, 2018 rajiv gandhi khel ratna award physical education and sports.
Aug 30, 20 list of rajiv gandhi khel ratna award, arjuna award, dronacharya award, dhyan chand award winners for 20 under national sports awards of india. The rajiv gandhi khel ratna award, 2007 presented to manavjeet singh sidhu for his achievement in trap shooting. The recipients isare selected by a committee constituted. Crisp news summaries and articles on current events about rajiv gandhi khel ratna award for ibps, banking, upsc, civil services. Enthusiasm marked the third season of web ratna awards, an initiative to acknowledge the exemplary initiatives in egovernance using the medium of world wide web. Apart from a medal and a citation, a rajiv gandhi khel ratna awardee.
The rajiv gandhi khel ratna rgkr is indiaas highest honour given for achievement in sports. We have provided the list of rajiv gandhi khel ratna awards winners here in this pdf file. President awards khel ratna to pv sindhu, sakshi malik, dipa karmakar. Rio olympic medal winners to be considered for khel ratna, arjuna award 24 may, 2016, 08. Nov 26, 2017 tidbits about rajiv gandhi khel ratna award winners pankaj advani is the only sportsperson to have won the award for two sports disciplines. The list of awardees is given below rajiv gandhi khel ratna award ronjan sodhi for shooting arjuna awards chekrovolu swuro, archery ranjith maheshwari, athletics p. Neal shusterman full speech 2015 national book awards ceremony wednesday, november 18, 2015, cipriani wall street, new york, ny. It was instituted in 199192 and the first recipient of this award was chess grandmaster vishwanathan anand. Uttrakhand dronacharya award respectively for the year 2015. The rajiv gandhi khel ratna is the highest sporting award of india.
President pranab mukherjee presenting rajiv gandhi khel ratna award to sania mirza during presentation of sports and adventure award 2015 at. Rajeev gandhi khel ratna awardees from kerala 35th national. Rajiv gandhi khel ratna award winners day today gk. Aug 29, 2016 the award is given to the most outstanding performances by sportspersons over a period of four years. Heres the complete list of khel ratna, arjuna, dronacharya award winners. In 2015 anand was honoured with the top country award at the spanish embassy, delhi on 8 january. Aug 14, 2015 the government also named the winners of the 2015 arjuna awards. The words rajiv gandhi khel ratna winners rajiv gandhi khel ratna, rajiv, gandhi, khel ratna, rajiv gandhi, khel, ratna. These awardees are also the biggest names of the history of indian sports. It is indias highest honour given for achievement in sports, given by the ministry of youth affairs and sports, government of india and was established in 199192. Beenamol, athletics kalayathumkuzhi mathews beenamol born. Khel ratna news and updates from the economic times page 2.
The rajiv gandhi khel ratna, officially known as rajiv gandhi khel ratna award in sports and games, is the highest sporting honour of the republic of india. Rajeev gandhi khel ratna awardees from kerala 35th. All the names of the sportspersons that have been discussed so far in this article are the winners of the rajiv gandhi khel ratna award. Third indian woman to reach an olympics semifinal since p. Complete awards list pdfindia and international 2015 to 2016. Sports ministry of india on 22 august 2016 announced national sports awards for those players who have performed well in the field of sport. The award was instituded in 199192 and the chess grandmaster vishwanathan anand was the first recepient of the prestigious award. The awardees would be honored by president of india on august 31 20. Meanwhile, former weightlifter and now sports authority of india sai coach hansa.
Aug 22, 2017 the sports ministry on tuesday announced the winners of the prestigious rajiv gandhi khel ratna, arjuna, dronacharya and dhyan chand awards. The ceremony was held on 25th march, 2015 at stein auditorium, india habitat centre, lodhi road, new delhi. Browse national book awards honorees, from to the first ceremony in 1950 to the present. Aug 14, 2015 sania gets khel ratna, 17 others get arjuna award.
President ram nath kovind conferred national sports awards 2018 in new delhi on september 25, 2018. Aug 23, 20 sneak peek at final list of winners of the khel ratna and arjuna awards. The list has 17 sportspersons including cricketer rohit sharma and shooter jitu rai. Rajiv gandhi khel ratna awards information for students and. Khel ratna award winners meet pm modi modi rio olympics. Definition of rules the scheme may be called the rajiv gandhi khel ratna award in sports and games. List of major national sports awards in india my india. Wrestler sunil rana was also one of the indian medal winners in 2010. Asian and commonwealth games gold medallist wrestler bajrang punia and paralympics silver medallist athlete deepa malik were awarded the countrys highest sporting honour rajiv gandhi khel ratna on the occasion of national sports day at an awards ceremony at the rashtrapati bhawan on august 29, 2019. From 1935 to 1941, there were six annual awards for novels or general fiction and the bookseller discovery, the most original book. Aug 21, 2015 hello readers, another post of general awareness questions series.
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