๐ Chapter 05 ยท Topic 06 ยท International Awards
International Awards โ Complete Revision
All international awards โ given by, criteria, Indian winners in one master revision page.
โก All International Awards โ Master Table
| Award | Field | Given by | Prize | Indian/Notable Winners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nobel Prize | Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace, Economics | Nobel Foundation, Sweden | ~โน7โ8 crore | Tagore (1913), C.V. Raman (1930), Amartya Sen (1998), Kailash Satyarthi (2014) |
| Man Booker Prize | English fiction | Booker Prize Foundation, UK | ยฃ50,000 | Salman Rushdie (1981), Arundhati Roy (1997), Aravind Adiga (2008) |
| International Booker Prize | Translated fiction | Booker Prize Foundation, UK | ยฃ50,000 | Geetanjali Shree (2022) โ Tomb of Sand |
| Pulitzer Prize | Journalism, Literature, Music | Columbia University, USA | $15,000 | Jhumpa Lahiri (2000), Siddhartha Mukherjee (2011) |
| Ramon Magsaysay Award | Asian public service | Magsaysay Foundation, Philippines | $50,000 | Vinoba Bhave (1958), Mother Teresa (1962), Kiran Bedi (1994) |
| Fields Medal | Mathematics | International Mathematical Union | CAD 15,000 | Manjul Bhargava (2014) |
| Turing Award | Computer Science | ACM | $1 million | Raj Reddy (1994) |
| Goldman Environmental Prize | Environment | Goldman Foundation, USA | $200,000 | Medha Patkar (1992), M.C. Mehta (1996) |
| Right Livelihood Award | Humanitarian | Right Livelihood Foundation, Sweden | SEK 3 million | Vandana Shiva (1993), Aruna Roy (2011) |
| Stockholm Water Prize | Water conservation | SIWI, Sweden | $150,000 | Rajendra Singh (2015) |
โ Master Revision Checklist โ Chapter 05
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Nobel Prize = Alfred Nobel = first 1901 = 6 categories = 10 December
โ Nobel Peace Prize = Oslo; all others = Stockholm
โ Tagore = 1913 = Literature = first Asian Nobel = Gitanjali
โ C.V. Raman = 1930 = Physics = Raman Effect = National Science Day 28 Feb
โ Amartya Sen = 1998 = Economics = welfare economics
โ Kailash Satyarthi = 2014 = Peace = child labour + education
โ Abhijit Banerjee = 2019 = Economics = poverty alleviation
โ Man Booker = 1969 = English fiction = ยฃ50,000
โ Salman Rushdie = 1981 = Midnight’s Children = “Booker of Bookers”
โ Arundhati Roy = 1997 = The God of Small Things
โ Aravind Adiga = 2008 = The White Tiger
โ International Booker 2022 = Geetanjali Shree = Tomb of Sand = first Hindi novel
โ Pulitzer = Columbia University = Jhumpa Lahiri (2000)
โ Ramon Magsaysay = “Asian Nobel” = 1957 = Philippines = $50,000
โ First Indian Magsaysay = Vinoba Bhave (1958)
โ Fields Medal = mathematics = every 4 years = under 40 = Manjul Bhargava (2014)
โ Goldman Environmental Prize = “Green Nobel” = Medha Patkar (1992)
โ Right Livelihood = “Alternative Nobel” = Vandana Shiva (1993)
โ Nobel Peace Prize = Oslo; all others = Stockholm
โ Tagore = 1913 = Literature = first Asian Nobel = Gitanjali
โ C.V. Raman = 1930 = Physics = Raman Effect = National Science Day 28 Feb
โ Amartya Sen = 1998 = Economics = welfare economics
โ Kailash Satyarthi = 2014 = Peace = child labour + education
โ Abhijit Banerjee = 2019 = Economics = poverty alleviation
โ Man Booker = 1969 = English fiction = ยฃ50,000
โ Salman Rushdie = 1981 = Midnight’s Children = “Booker of Bookers”
โ Arundhati Roy = 1997 = The God of Small Things
โ Aravind Adiga = 2008 = The White Tiger
โ International Booker 2022 = Geetanjali Shree = Tomb of Sand = first Hindi novel
โ Pulitzer = Columbia University = Jhumpa Lahiri (2000)
โ Ramon Magsaysay = “Asian Nobel” = 1957 = Philippines = $50,000
โ First Indian Magsaysay = Vinoba Bhave (1958)
โ Fields Medal = mathematics = every 4 years = under 40 = Manjul Bhargava (2014)
โ Goldman Environmental Prize = “Green Nobel” = Medha Patkar (1992)
โ Right Livelihood = “Alternative Nobel” = Vandana Shiva (1993)