President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the 61st annual awards of the National Lalit Kala Akademi to 15 artists at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The National Lalit Kala Akademi awards are conferred to honour individuals for their extraordinary work in the field of art.
The Bhartiya Chhatra Sansad (BCS) gave out to ‘Adarsh Mukhya Mantri Puraskar’ (Ideal Chief Minister Award) upon Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh for his “path breaking initiatives to ensure good governance and holistic improvement in the state”.
Padma Shri Jadav Payeng, the Forest Man of India will be honored with the prestigious Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award in New Delhi. The award is instituted by My Home India for his consistent toil in creating a real man-made forest through massive reforestation.
Forest Man of India Jadav Payeng will be honored Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award 2020 which comprises of a trophy, a recitation and a reward of Rs 1 lakh in New Delhi for his consistent efforts in creating a real man-made forest through massive reforestation.
Sreekar Prasad, an expert editor has made place in the Limca Book of Records for ‘films edited in the most number of languages’. Sreekar Prasad has received the certification from the Limca Records for editing films in seventeen languages.
The Raja Ravi Varma State Award was conferred on veteran painter from Kalaburagi, Prof. J.S. Khanderao (for the year 2019) and senior artist from Mumbai, Vasudev Kamath (2020). The award comprises of cash prize of Rs.10,000 and a citation.
Adline Castelino has been announced as the winner of LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2020 competition. Aavriti Choudhary of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh crowned as LIVA Miss Diva Supranational 2020.
Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2020 declared in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Actor Ravi Dubey served as the host of the event. Hrithik Roshan grabbed the Best Actor award for film “Super 30”.
Veteran actor Manoj Kumar has been respected by the World Book of Records, London with the WBR Golden Era of Bollywood. He has been respected for being a legendary actor and for his contribution to Indian cinema.
Dr Niti Kumar, a Senior Scientist from Division of Molecular Parasitology and Immunology, CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow will be respected with the SERB Women Excellence Award-2020.