awards Flashcards
Author_______ novel ______ became the first Hindi language work of fiction to be
shortlisted for the International Booker Prize
Author Geetanjali Shree‟s novel „Tomb of Sand‟ became the first Hindi language work of fiction to be
shortlisted for the International Booker Prize
Brooklyn-based Pakistani vocalist______ has won a Grammy Award for her song _________.
Brooklyn-based Pakistani vocalist Arooj Aftab has won a Grammy Award for her song “Mohabbat”
first indian to win a grammy________
pandit ravi shankar in 1968
The first Grammy Awards ceremony was
held on ______ , to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year ____ After the 2011 ceremony, The Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The ______annual Grammy Awards took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 3, 2022
The first Grammy Awards ceremony was
held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011
ceremony, The Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The sixty-fourth
annual Grammy Awards took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 3, 2022
A photograph by _______ photographer ______ titled “Kamloops Residential School” has won
the 2022 World Press Photo of the Year award.
A photograph by Canadian photographer Amber Bracken titled “Kamloops Residential School” has won
the 2022 World Press Photo of the Year award.
Noted poet and litterateur Prof ______ will be awarded the prestigious Saraswati Samman,
2021, for his collection of poems „_______ Hun‟,
award instituted in:
The recipient is chosen by a selection committee, whose current head is_________
Noted poet and litterateur Prof Ramdarash Mishra will be awarded the prestigious Saraswati Samman,
2021, for his collection of poems „Mein to Yahan Hun‟,
1991
The recipient is chosen by a selection committee, whose current head is Dr Subhash C Kashyap,
A journalist from Mumbai,_______ was awarded the Chameli Devi Jain Award for an Outstanding
Woman Media person 2021.
award instituted in:____
by:______
A journalist from Mumbai, Aarefa Johari was awarded the Chameli Devi Jain Award for an Outstanding
Woman Media person 2021.
1980
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Veteran Bengali author ______ was awarded this year‟s O.Henry prize for a short story he wrote 45
years back. He bagged the award for his short story titled „______- a Bengali short fiction, which was
translated into English (The Old Man Of Kusumpur) earlier. T
Veteran Bengali author Amar Mitra was awarded this year‟s O.Henry prize for a short story he wrote 45
years back. He bagged the award for his short story titled „Gaonburo‟- a Bengali short fiction, which was
translated into English (The Old Man Of Kusumpur) earlier. T
Governor of Meghalaya ______ and former IPS officer _____ have been chosen for the
prestigious „Sant Namdev National Awards‟ for the years 2021 and 2020, respectively.
The prestigious “Sant Namdev National Award” has been instituted by the well-known Pune-based NGO
_________
Governor of Meghalaya Satya Pal Malik and former IPS officer AS Dulat have been chosen for the
prestigious „Sant Namdev National Awards‟ for the years 2021 and 2020, respectively.
The prestigious “Sant Namdev National Award” has been instituted by the well-known Pune-based NGO
Sarhad
Documentary filmmaker _______ – who has spent decades tracking the rise of Hindutva
nationalism – has been chosen for the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Hot Docs Festival in Toronto,
Canada.
Documentary filmmaker Anand Patwardhan – who has spent decades tracking the rise of Hindutva
nationalism – has been chosen for the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Hot Docs Festival in Toronto,
Canada.
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu conferred the International Gandhi Award for Leprosy, 2021 to _______ of Chandigarh and______ at a function in New Delhi.
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu conferred the International Gandhi Award for Leprosy, 2021 to Dr.
Bhushan Kumar of Chandigarh and Sahyog Kushtha Yagna Trust, Gujarat at a function in New Delhi.
PM _________ to be honoured with first-ever Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award
PM Narendra Modi to be honoured with first-ever Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award
______ Crowned EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2021
Falguni Nayar Crowned EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2021
the Lifetime Achievement was given to
________ Group Chairman of Larsen & Toubro. (EY ACHIEVEMENT)
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he Lifetime Achievement was given to A. M. Naik, Group
Chairman of Larsen & Toubro.
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________ to get Malcolm Adiseshiah Award
Prabhat Patnaik to get Malcolm Adiseshiah Award
