Hello, friends. This is Nishchay. I am not a writer ( trying to share what many thinks, can be motivational. I have cleared SSB for the INDIAN ARMY SSC (JAG) 19 entry in my first attempt. A boy from a small town in Chhattisgarh who was inspired by the sounds of the artillery of Boforce during INDO PAK KARGIL war 1999. I can proudly say I lived for 18 years with the dream of becoming a Soldier for my mother nation. I will tell you more about myself with my experience at 34 SSB Allahabad.
This was actually the second time I went to Allahabad for my JAG entry SSB INTERVIEW. Yeah… Second time. I was called for the JAG 18 Course on 03 of December 2016. I went to the center, had the breakfast and was sent back…. ( I was unable to present my provisional degree as its delivery was delayed. I went to the Sangam with 4 guys similar to my case (who are now my friend) who accompanied me when I was sent back. 3 of us had a dip in the Ganges and took the train back home. I still remember the CARIAPPA DWAR where I promised myself that I will come, the next time with full documents. :p yes. Nothing more.
Soon I was back, completed all my documentation and started waiting for the next notification which was out soon. I was ready & ensured that no one could send me back for the documents this time.
Received the call letter this time the date was again 03 but of July 2017. On 2nd of July had my LL.M entrance exam at Delhi. so, I left home on 29th mid night reached Delhi on1st of July gave the exam as it was in the morning shift, reached New Delhi railway station and took Garibrath exp to reach ALLAHABAD junction near about 2330 hr. I waited at the railway station till the morning, got myself ready for the day 1 and reached the SSB centre.
DAY 1
I was shivering during documentation and was terrified as a small error in my 10th mark sheet was identified by them. But it was accepted. We were allotted chest no and mine was 17. I gave the intelligence test, attempted almost every question. We were almost 80+ (as I think I saw chest no near to it) we were divided in a small group starting from chest no 14-22 we had a GD which never turned to be a debate. We had lunch and were called for the result. The officer started calling the chest no. It started from chest no. 1 then, 9, 16… I had my finger crossed and then suddenly it was chest no. 18. I quickly realized my chest was not called and started to quickly think of my mistakes. Suddenly I heard the officer calling chest no. 17, I ran quickly and then new chest no was allotted to me which was 10. 22 of us were screened in. I was relaxed and was happy and now it was the time to make new friends.
Day 2
It was the time for the unpredictable psych test. I just said to myself it’s simple I need to be positive and “yes” as I can do it. TAT was good, I did 60 WAT and 51 SRT which I thought was not bad. But then my calculations failed as I was not able to complete my SD in time. I was not really happy with myself and was facing an awkward situation. But now it comes the time when friends came up with their positive approach. Especially CHEST NO . 3, 5 and 11. Almost all were called for the interview on the second day except chest no. 10(me) -15.
Current Affairs questions will be from last 5-7 months (for AFCAT, NDA, CDS, TA)
It was the GTO series and suddenly I thought I have created another blunder by not completing my GPE solution. But now, it was the time to look forward with my potential to give my best. It was the GPT and I frequently gave workable ideas and now the positivity was embracing me.
it was raining heavily and the mud & water made the planks really heavy and the rope more rigid. During the half group task I was called with 2 of my group mates and again I gave my best, but the heavy plank was down from a structure directly on my left foot and damaged my thumb nail. It was damn painful and I quickly realized it was broken from inside leaving me with unbearable pain.
It was the time for the snake race and I was ready mentally to just give my 200% using the gainful experience of the DAHI LOOT festival celebrated in my home town. I with chest no. 11 became the platform to help our team members to climb the 2 walls and I was the last to cross the walls taking advantage of my thin build body and 5’11’’ height. I took the charge when the team needed me and climbed the obstacles to give additional support from the front. I even volunteered to repeat when the GTO said we have made mistake. We won and were very happy, increasing my personal morale.
Then it was the Group discussion which was again very smooth as we had great respect for all the views from everyone (even though we all were practicing lawyers) 😛
Command task was set in the rain and we waited almost 2 hours for the heavy rain to stop. I was asked many ideas with rising difficulty level and I knew I have shown my strength and successfully dealt with the problems. Lecturette was average as my communication skill is a bit average (as I consider). FGT was a bit messy as we all wanted to give the ideas but even then I got the chance to throw some valuable ideas.
But, this time my pain reached its height and the swelling made it difficult even to warm up the body before the individual obstacle. While my team members were having a short run to warm their muscles I sat there and was trying to make me understand that I can’t give up now. We went to the obstacle ground I was the third to be called I just said to myself “ forget the Pain just for 3 minutes” as soon as I heard whistle sound, I started running aimlessly forgetting nearly everything, I found I have completed 10 without any mistake and now I was going to repeat. I completed 10+4=14 obstacle and after completing sat down saying “I am proud of you Nishchay” (
Have I missed something??
Yes… it’s my interaction with the interviewing officer/my interview.
After coming from the GTO day 1 with a white T-shirt that turned to yellow. I took bath and was on the way to face the interviewer. By that time I generated a positive outlook as I was satisfied with my GTO day 1 performance. I went there waited for 10 mins and was called inside and now it was the time to face my biggest fear of SSB “THE INTERVIEW”. It started with some general questions and the first serious Question was.
NISHCHAY, why you want to join the forces?
I said. Sir, I want to earn PVC. (It was a serious reply … as this was the sole factor that motivated me from my childhood even without actually knowing the circumstances in which it is awarded)
I knew, the same reply was given by CAPTAIN MANOJ PANDEY PVC during his interview and many warned me not to say this… but I wanted to be loyal and thus I said.
Then PRESIDENT Sir asked.
I hope you know How to earn it?
I replied in yes, and explained the basic criteria for attaining the highest WAR time gallantry award.
It was the time for some questions from my entry i.e. LEGAL
and it was all about article 370. I explained in details the whole article and other Provisions related to it.
I was asked my STRENGTH and WEAKNESS
CIQ 1 was AVERAGE as I replied to some questions which were not asked.
Interviewer stopped me and I said sorry…
The interviewer was frequently looking at the watch placed above my head which made me nervous. I was frequently controlling my nerves and was replying to the questions.
a single question was then asked.
What were the problems faced in financing education?
I never wanted to gain sympathy but the atmosphere made me reply.
my father sells Panipuri/Fulke and yes I had financial issues. so I started working when I was in class 10th. I have worked as a NEWSPAPER Hawker, a flower seller in the temple, salesman, tutor and teacher which helped me a lot to learn from the world. I continued my studies with my father’s support and the positive slope of my academics from class 10th onward made it my USP which I think I presented accurately.
In my personal view, my INTERVIEW was AVERAGE and I rated myself to be in 3rd or 4th place among 22 of us.
Judgment day, the Conference
It was the judgment day as I wrote it in my notebook in May 2017 while practicing SRT.
We went to the hall and after some time it started. I was worried as the interview was average and not completing the SD and GPE made me more vulnerable as I thought.
I was sitting outside the room it was chest 9 he went inside within 5 mins he moved out to the waiting area. Now it was my no. every minute of waiting made me more furious. It took nearly 10 mins and finally I was called, I went inside and saw the President as my focus was on him.
he asked me about my stay, food, and general questions and then the question was, what do you think you have found about yourself.
and I said I have learned to be more friendly and adaptable than before. I was loyal to me and him.
Then, what do you think how have you performed in last 5 days?
I said… sir, I have tried.Tried my best.
Then, the question was.
What if not recommended.
I took a deep breath. I replied. My Judicial services result is awaited. I am preparing myself to be an IAS. I will become an officer and will come back through TA entry but will be back for sure, to earn that olive green uniform.
And I was asked to leave
we all waited and then the result was announced.
I heard chest no 10. I was shocked I stood up.. Officer asked me my roll no. I replied.. but the officer said
“I think I have called for a wrong person.”
I quickly took out my application, replied loudly
Sir, its chest no. 10, Nishchay Vyas and the correct roll no.
I was happy and wanted someone to hug me very tightly. I hugged my batch mates and was called to fill the forms. I earned + 9 chests no. and then called my dad to tell him the result and I felt I was really privileged to be his son. Then to my mom, as she was out of the station that time.
I can only say to all my dear aspirants,
never lose hope, have patience and keep trying with a positive approach.
This is what I said to myself when I reached the CARIAPPA DWAR on 3rd July.
“ I want it this time and will earn it this time…” just be calm and positive and try to give it as if it’s now or never.
Always Be loyal to yourself and try hard to achieve what you want and what you deserve.
Indian Air Force is the dream service of many candidates. The aim to touch the sky with a swift bird in control gives a life time experience to the Air Force personnel. There are some ways like NDA, CDS, AFCAT and NCC to join the Indian Air Force as an officer. But facing SSB is the compulsory step for this. Having the knowledge of the service for which you are attending the SSB is a mandatory thing. So here are 50 questions and answers about the IAF that will be beneficial for all the air force aspirants.
Conclusion – The questions related to the Indian Air Force are always asked in the personal interview of AFSB. Those who are going for the technical entries need to stay aware of the technical questions, especially those related to the subjects of the engineering field. So, present your knowledge in a better way with a best preparation.
India and China share a good history of the bilateral relations with a brief economic and social conjunctions. The relations got sour after 1962, when the two nations had a war between them. From then, several issues have emerged between the nations. The most recent being the Doklam dispute that China claims as its terror. It is a tri-junction between the India, China and Bhutan. The issues between the two nations have been asked in the SSB and the aspirants need to stay aware of it. So here is a crisp summary of issues between India and China.
LAC issues – Border demarcation has been a major issue between India and China. Currently, the line considered as border is a ceasefire. The McMohan line was demarcated in 1914. The area of Aksai chin in the north India has been captured by the Chinese authorities and a significant part of the north eastern states of India, especially Arunachal Pradesh is always considered as its part. China always tries to keep India engaged in a strategic pressure from both the sides. China’s intrusions in Daulat Beg Oldi and Chumar sector were criticised and apparently triggered a reaction from the Indian side. Similar stands off between the Indian and Chinese sides have made conflicting border issues between the two nations. In the beginning of this year, China has officially changed the names of a few places in Arunachal Pradesh, without consent or intimation to India, leading to the cross action from India.
Water Disputes – The 4 Rivers flowing from China to India are the crucial source of water for some Indian states. China has constructed some dams over them and is expected to construct few more on them for diverting the water, which adversely affects the water flow in India. Languchen Khabab, Tackok Khabab, Ma Cha Khabab, Senge Khabab are the 4 rivers that originate from Tibet and comes into the Indian Territory.
Dali Lama – India’s step to shelter Dalai Lama, who has taken shelter in Dharamshala, after his exile. The migration of around 1 lakh Tibetan residents is also a bone of contention between for China. China has alleged that Dalai Lama is provoking people in Tibet against China. Similarly, anti-social activists in India are always considered as the problem by China.
Passage of CPEC through PoK – The passage of the CPEC network from the disputed land between Pakistan and India is also an issue of the disturbance between the two nations. China is keenly involved in its silk route revival project and CPEC is an offshoot of it. The passage of this route through the Pakistan occupied Kashmir (Karakoram Highway) is being countered by India.
Apart from these, China has accelerated construction of the roads and rail network along India China border. China is constantly interfering in Indian affairs and trying to get the confidence of south Asian nation which is dependent on India. China has also been seen indulging in South China Sea dispute. But being a border sharer with India and using its veto power in NSG and other international decisions, China has always stood in the on the opposite stand of India. China is also providing crucial facilities like Dam construction, optic fiber network etc. to Nepal which is mostly dependent on India for its cross border trades and business. India is firm on its stand and is focussing on maintaining the harmony and peace between the borders. Side by side India has kept its armed forces on the toes for any disturbing situation.
The questions asked in the personal interview of the SSB are not definite. But there are certain topics on which the questions are certainly asked. These topics are PIQ, details of academics, knowledge of the sports played, etc. one of the crucial topics is the service related questions, i.e. questions related to the services, for which you are appearing in the SSB (Army, Navy, Air force). This can either be related to the general knowledge of the services or the current affairs in the field of the services. Some of the questions asked in the SSB are mentioned below with their answers.
The answers of following questions are attached at the bottom of this article.
50 Basic Questions On Indian Navy Every Aspirant Must Know
Tell me the ranks of Navy.
Who is the chief of the Indian Navy?
Tell me the name of the first aircraft carrier built by India.
What is project 75
What is the theory behind the working of a ship?
Tell me 4 submarines possessed by The Indian Navy.
Tell me the names of 3 destroyers of The Indian Navy
How many commands are there in The Indian Navy?
What are the locations of the commands of The Indian Navy?
Where is headquarter of The Indian Navy situated?
Tell me some operations conducted by the Indian Navy.
What is the motto of The Indian Navy?
How many types of uniforms are there in Indian navy?
Tell me the name of 5 naval exercises conducted by The Indian Navy.
What is the role of the Indian navy?
Describe the flag of The Indian Navy.
Tell me 5 weapons and arms of The Indian Navy.
INS Vikramaditya has been bought from which nation?
What is the name of the special force of the Indian Navy?
What is the full form of MARCOS?
What are the ways to join the Indian Navy as an officer?
How many corvettes does The Indian Navy possess?
How many frigates does The Indian Navy possess?
Who is the Vice Chief Of Naval Staff?
Which is the oldest naval base of Indian Navy?
What is the lowest and the highest rank of the Indian Navy?
What are minesweepers?
INS chakra was given on lease to India by which nation?
Tell me something about Andaman and Nicobar command
What is operation Trident?
What type of ranks does India use?
Who is considered as the father of The Indian Navy?
India has inducted some stealth warships. What do you mean by stealth technology?
What is the difference between frigates and corvettes?
What kind of missile is Barak missile of The Indian Navy?
Tell me the names of 5 aircraft used by the Indian Navy?
The Indian Naval Academy was established in which year and which place?
Indian Naval Academy is located in?
What is Blue water Navy?
Who was the first Chief Of Naval Staff of The Indian Navy?
Who was the first Indian to be the Chief Of Naval Staff of The Indian Navy?
What is INS Vishal?
Which satellite is used by the Indian Navy?
Tell me 5 relief rescue operations conducted by the Indian Navy.
What is the difference between Navy and Coast Guard?
What are the non-officer ranks in The Indian Navy?
The Indian Navy has UAVs for surveillance. What is the full form of UAV?
What are Torpedoes?
Tell me something about the aircraft carriers of the Indian Navy.
Conclusion – The question about the services are always asked in the SSB. While those who are going for the technical entry need to grill themselves for technical questions also. The questions are basic questions with knowledge based answers. The candidates going for the Navy’s SSB need to go through these questions and respective answers to leave a better impact over the interviewing officer.
THE INDIAN NAVY INVITES ENGINEERS TO JOIN AS SHORT SERVICE COMMISSION OFFICERS IN EXECUTIVE BRANCH (GENERAL SERVICE/HYDRO CADRE)/TECHNICAL BRANCH (GENERAL SERVICE/NAVAL ARCHITECTURE) AND AS PERMANENT COMMISSION OFFICERS IN NAVAL ARMAMENT INSPECTORATE CADRE SCHEME JUN 2018 COURSE.
Notification: Applications are invited from unmarried eligible male/female candidates for grant of Short Service Commission in Executive Branch viz. General Service/Hydro and Technical Branch (General Service/Naval Architecture) and Permanent Commission (PC) in Naval Armament Inspectorate Cadre (NAIC) in the Indian Navy for Jun 18 Course conducted at Indian Naval Academy (INA) Ezhimala, Kerala. Candidates must fulfill conditions of nationality as laid down by the Government of India.
Eligibility Conditions
Age: Born between 02 Jul 1993 & 01 Jan 1999 (both dates inclusive).
Educational Qualifications:
Who Can Apply Candidates who have passed Engineering Degree or are in the final year of Engineering course in any of the under mentioned disciplines from a recognised educational institute with 60% marks till 5th/7th semester in regular/integrated course respectively.
Call up for SSB Candidates will be issued Call Up for Service Selection Board (SSB) interview based on their academic performance till 5th/7th semester for all eligible regular/integrated course respectively.
Minimum %age on Joining INA The candidates will, however be required to pass final examination (BE/B Tech) with minimum 60% before joining INA. The candidates failing to meet minimum cut off %age will not be permitted to join INA Ezhimala.
Note: – (i) Only one application is to be filled by a candidate. (ii) Candidates who are eligible for more than one Branch/Cadre should mention their preference in the application. (iii) Candidates will be shortlisted for SSB based on their first preference. (iv) However, if not shortlisted for the first preference you may be considered for alternate Branch/Cadre subject to availability of spare slots in SSB batches of that Branch/Cadre. (v) Once shortlisted for a Branch/Cadre subsequent stages of selection process (SSB, medicals & meriting) will be exclusively for the Branch/Cadre only. (vi)Technical Branch candidates as mentioned above at Ser. No. (c) & (d) can also be allotted Air Technical Specilisation/appointed as Air Technical Officer by IHQ MoD (Navy). (vii) No equivalent stream of BE/B.Tech other than mentioned in para 3 above will be considered valid for selection process at any stage.
Selection Procedure The selection procedure is as follows:-
IHQ of MoD reserves the right to shortlist applications and to fix cut off/ based on percentage of marks obtained in BE/B.Tech without assigning any reason. No communication will be entertained on this account. SSB interviews for shortlisted candidates will be scheduled at Bangalore/Bhopal/Coimbatore/Visakhapatnam during Nov 17 – Mar 18. Selected candidates will be informed about their selection for SSB interview on their e-mail or through SMS (provided by candidates in their application form).
SSB interview will be conducted in two Stages. Stage I test consisting of Intelligence Test, Picture Perception and Discussion test will be conducted on the first day of arrival at SSB. Candidates who fail to qualify in Stage I will be routed back on the same day. Stage II tests comprising of Psychological testing, Group testing and Interview will last for 04 days. Successful candidates will thereafter undergo Medical Examination (approx duration 03-05 days).
Candidates recommended by the SSB and declared medically fit will be appointed for training as per all India merit of SSB marks depending on the number of vacancies.
Change of SSB Centre for the interview is not permissible under any circumstance.
Any correspondence regarding change of SSB dates be addressed to the call up officer of the SSB on receipt of call up letter. Candidates are to download the call up letter on receiving intimation from IHQ MoD (N) at SMS/email (provided by candidate in their application).
No compensation will be paid in respect of any injury sustained as a result of tests during SSB interviews.
AC 3 tier rail fare is admissible for the SSB interview, if appearing for the first time for that type of commission. Candidates will carry photocopy of the first page of pass book or cheque leaf where the name, A/C No. & IFSC details are mentioned, while appearing for SSB.
Current Affairs questions will be from last 5-7 months (for AFCAT, NDA, CDS, TA)
TRAINING: Candidates will be inducted as officers in the rank of Sub Lieutenant. Their training is scheduled to commence in Jun 2018 at Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala. Officer of Tech (GS) & NA/NAIC will undergo 22 Weeks Naval Orientation Course and Officer of Executive GS(X)/Hydro will undergo 44 Weeks Naval orientation Course at the Naval Academy, Ezhimala followed by professional training in Naval Ships and Training Establishments. Full pay & allowances are admissible to officers whilst under training.
How to Apply: Candidates are to register and fill application on e recruitment website www.joinindiannavy.gov.in. The candidates are to apply from 05 Aug 17 to 25 Aug 17.
DATE OF OPENING – 05 AUG 17 : LAST DATE FOR ONLINE APPLICATION – 25 AUG 17
Hello everyone. I’m Tamasa Das. I got recommended from 12 SSB Bangalore for Indian Navy from the batch of 27th June 2017. This was my second attempt. I got screened out in my first attempt from 12 SSB Bangalore for the entry UES of Indian Navy from the batch of 22nd February 2017. I prepared myself for those three months by remembering the mistakes I had done in my previous attempt. I am a student of Computer Science Engineering and was waiting for my final semester result at the time of my SSB. Well, I do not come from a defense background still the uniform means a lot to me specially the pride and honour. Well, I have cleared the SSB by myself but I took guidance from one of my friend who was in NDA and also from SSBCRACKOFFICIAL.
I was waiting at the Bangalore station for the selection centre bus. I have talked with few people as I was already a screened out one so I knew that on the first day we would have our documents verification and form fill up procedure. Well on the first day we had our documentation as usual. Later on, the next day we had our PPDT and OIR test. I did more than 90% in the OIR. For PPDT I have written a different story that includes Rifle shooting sports that I do play. While convincing others for the common story that includes the women empowerment as well the equality and female in the sports I cleared the first day. After finishing up all and lunch we were called in Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan Hall where screened in chest nos were called and new chest nos were distributed. At that time we were given our phones back and whoever got screened in had to submit the phone again. I got screened in. my chest no was 56 and after I got screened in I got new chest no that is 24. For the screening test this time I narrated my story well and without being panicked like previous time I was confident. 33 girls were screened in from our batch. We were given PIQ form to fill it up.
Next day we had our TAT, WAT, SRT and we had to write 5 paragraphs that include what our parents think of me, our teachers or boss(for those who are in job), our friends or colleagues(for those who are doing job), what we want to change in ourselves and what we think about us. For TAT all the pictures seemed easy to me to write a compact and positive story. I wrote one of my Rock Climbing experience for a picture. For the blank picture, I wrote my Trekking experience. For WAT I wrote 60 out of 60. In SRT I wrote 45 out of 60. Rest paragraphs were written by very clearly by me. On that day few of the candidates were having their interview. I was one of them. The interview was long more than an hour. I was asked questions on my educations and so on and family. Later on the questions were asked in my sports career that includes my current scores in my match, current position, my upcoming national games, my shooting kit, the timing of my swimming, my daily routine, and parents. Later on the reason of joining armed forces. Later on the current affairs, the post I have applied for, Navy, few current incidents including Gorkhaland issue as I am from West Bengal. Technical questions including RADAR its working procedure. Then my relationship with my teachers, my college, as I was Administrative Secretary of my college, what role I had to play etc. the interviewing officer had also asked me how did overcome from screened out to screened in and much more. Overall it was the longest interview I have ever given.
The next day we had our GTO 1. In this day first, we were divided into groups. Group of 8 or 9 girls. We were given two topics to discuss. Though I didn’t initiate I took part in that very clearly with example showed the points that are valid for the topics. Later on, we were given the map and an incident, where we need to find out a plan to stop the terror attack using the map. Well, this is the thing where one must remember the story very clearly cause that story includes several time for several attacks and position of the team. Once the time is over the story won’t be given. Remembering the story you have to write the plan. After finishing the writing within the time we had to discuss the plan and had to find out the minimum path to travel as well as minimum time to stop those attack. We discussed the plan. From my team, all the team members chose me to demonstrate the plan in front of GTO. Basically, the full plan which I had already written was being considered better by my team members. Then we moved to GTO ground for Progressive Group Task. There a person just needs common sense to solve the issue. Three things are there to be remembered. The red area is out of use, the blue area is for standing but not for keeping helping materials and white area is for standing and keeping the helping materials. One must listen very carefully to the instructions and just need to use common sense to find out the path with the wooden plank, rope and bamboo stick. One carrying box is there which must not be kept on the ground. Our team couldn’t complete those 4 obstacles within time but we were given chance to find out path. I did participate very well including sharing ideas as well as finding out the minimum path to cross those obstacles. Later on, we had our half group task that includes half of our team members and there I did perform including sharing ideas.
Current Affairs questions will be from last 5-7 months (for AFCAT, NDA, CDS, TA)
After that we had our another group task that is snake race, in that task we had to carry a long sand snake and we had to pass few obstacles. While passing those obstacles at least three of the group member should carry the snake and we had to shout our war cry. In that task I was standing in front and each and every obstacle I did cross very clearly. I helped my team members to climb on the wall. As I had done one climbing course before that basic mountaineering course it helped me to pull up my members and also it helped me a lot in all kind of physical task that includes jumping climbing waking on Burma bridge etc. our team couldn’t finish the first but I took care of one thing that none of the team members were left at any obstacles or they got hurt by any means.
On that day we had our Lecturette. In that I chose Indian company vs MNC Company among four options of topics. I told several issues the positive and negative impact as well the solutions and the example, being a student of CSE department I did bring out the MNC company jobs and all, several start up projects and start up companies that are Indian and their market values. We had our Individual Obstacles then. In that, I did almost all of them and repeated four of them. I did those double ditch, Burma bridge, Tarzan swing etc. As I am already in different sports fields, so it helped me a lot to do all those things. I found them not that much tough.
Thus another day ends. The next day we had our GTO 2. In that day few of my team members had their interview. I had my interview before. In GTO 2 command task was there. Two of my team members called me as subordinates. At the time of my command task, I did not only one task but eventually four tasks. Among them, two tasks were done by me with my subordinates rest two I had to do alone. The concept was I was standing on a sinking ship I had to find out a path to reach the shore. After finding out the first path the GTO Sir told me it was destroyed find another one. Thus I had to find out four paths. And rest two were done by me alone.
Me after recommendation
Well, thus the final day came the conference day. It was one of the breath taking experience that I have ever had. Sitting in front of more than 10 Naval Officers and answering simple questions like how was your stay, what you found here, what is the difference between working with friends in a group and in SSB group etc. I think I have given satisfactory answers. Later on, we were called in Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan Hall. Then one of the eminent naval officer had given the closing speech. Later on, we were moved to another hall where we were given our phones back. There another officer announced the final result. Only 6 girls were recommended and there I chest no 24 got the place. Usually, in those 5 days, we used to get liberty time of 4 hours to go out and to roam around the Bangalore in the group. Finally after recommendations we 6 girls were given the medical chest nos and I got chest no +2.each and every day new had our proper time of dinner, lunch, and breakfast. I made friends there and we went out to see the city also. Overall the experience was awesome.
As I was the pilot entry I had to wait for four days and had to go to Mysore for PABT. Later on, my medical examinations had started and it took 4 to 5 days to complete.
If you want to join the Indian army, navy or airforce after your graduation, this is the golden opportunity for you. UPSC has published the CDS 2 2017 notification, for those who don’t know what CDS is, we are providing few details about this exam. CDSE, also known as combined defence services examination is a written exam conducted by UPSC two times every year. You can write this exam in your final year of graduation and after your graduation, but you must have the age limit as per the notification.
There are 4 military academies you can join through CDS Exam:
IMA -Indian Military Academy, for Indian army permanent commission, only for male candidates.
OTA – Officers Training Academy Chennai, for Indian army short service commission, for both male and female candidates.
AFA – Air Force Academy, for Indian air force flying branch, only for male candidates.
INA – Indian Naval Academy, for male candidates only.
A Combined Defence Services Examination 2 2017 will be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission on 19th November 2017 for admission to the under mentioned courses:
Indian Military Academy, Dehradun 145th Course commencing in July 2018 [Including 13 vacancies reserved for NCC ‘C’ Certificate (Army Wing) holders].
Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala course commencing in July 2018 Executive (General Service) [including 06 vacancies reserved for NCC ‘C’ Certificate holders (Naval Wing)].
Air Force Academy, Hyderabad—(Pre-Flying) Training Course commencing in August, i.e. No. 204 F(P) Course 2018
Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai—108th SSC Course (NT) (For Men) commencing in October 2018.
Officers Training Academy, Chennai 22nd SSC Women (Non-Technical) Course commencing in October 2018.
Any graduate can apply for CDS exam but make sure you clear your graduation before the date of training as you have to submit all the educational documents before joining the training. Check the course date as mentioned above, it is obvious if you are completing your graduation after the mentioned date, you are not eligible.
What is the age limit for CDS 2 2017?
For IMA—Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd July 1994 and not later than 1st July 1999 only are eligible.
For Indian Naval Academy—Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd July 1994 and not later than 1st July 1999 only are eligible.
For Air Force Academy—20 to 24 years as on 1st July 2018 i.e. born not earlier than 2nd July 1994 and not later than 1st July 1998 (Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot Licence issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable up to 26 yrs. i.e. born not earlier than 2nd July 1992 and not later than 1st July 1998) only are eligible.
For Officers’ Training Academy—(SSC Course for men) Male candidates (married or unmarried) born not earlier than 2nd July 1993 and not later than 1st July, 1999 only are eligible.
HOW TO APPLY: Candidates are required to apply online by using the website www.upsconline.nic.in Brief instructions for filling up the online Application, detailed instructions are available in the notification lined below.
How To Crack CDS 2 2017?
Merely applying for the CDS exam is not enough, there are lakhs of aspirants who will apply for CDS exam, and thousands of them will make it for the SSB interview. CDS exam is not tough at all, even an average candidates can crack it with just one month of serious preparation. Below we have mentioned few sources which will help you to crack CDS exam and SSB interview.
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If you are going to attempt the next CDS, AFCAT, NDA or TA exam then these 100+ rules of Spotting the Error & Sentence Correction will help you to make correct choices. These simple rules of error detection not only help in competitive exams but also in day to day use of English language.
Words, phrases, and sentences are the bases of any language. An error in their use may shake the very foundation of the language and make an expression meaningless or ambiguous in a context. Therefore, a defence aspirant has to clear those barriers before they begin their voluminous studies; and so sentence correction is one of the verbal problems in defence entrance examinations. Knowing the common structures and the nuances of the language is crucial to understand the written text and to express accurately and precisely.
The PDF book attached at the end of this article comprises of complete knowledge of all aspects related to Error detection and sentence correction. The file includes the basic English Grammar rules like Tense, adverbs, and adjective. The pdf book also has exercises categorized into three levels, i.e. Easy Level, Moderate Level and Hard Level keeping in view various defence exam pattern.
Current Affairs questions will be from last 5-7 months (for AFCAT, NDA, CDS, TA)
1 . Two or more Singular Subjects connected by and usually take a Verb in
the Plural.
For example,
Incorrect- Hari and Ram is here.
Correct- Hari and Ram are here.
2. If two Singular Nouns refer to the same person or thing, the Verb must be
Singular.
Incorrect- The Secretary and Principal are coming.
Correct- The Secretary and Principal is coming.
(Here the same person is .Secretary as well as Principal)
B. USES OF PARTICIPLES AND INFINITIVES
1. Ask, advise, allow, command, force, forbid, invite, encourage, compel,
beg, order•, imagine, instruct, permit, persuade, tell, require, remind, teach,
etc. are followed by Object + To +V2
For example,
Incorrect- He advised to do it by me.
Correct- He advised me to do it. But if these are used in Passive Voice, then
they are followed by To +V,.
C. USES OF VERBS
1. When there are two Subjects in a sentence and they are not in the same
Number, then we must have to use separate Auxiliaries (is, are, am, was,
were, have, has) for both of them.
For example,
Incorrect- Three- killed and one were injured.
Correct- Three were killed and one was injured.
2. A single Verb should be made to serve two Subjects, only when the form
of Verb is same for both the subjects.
Incorrect- I am seventeen years old and my sister fourteen.
Correct- I am seventeen years old and my sister is fourteen.
I am Sai Bhargav from Hyderabad and got recommended for Indian Army through CDS Direct Entry from 17 SSB Bangalore. Whenever I read a success story I always wanted to write my story and today the time has come. Reading success stories motivated me to never give up. SSBCrack gave me a fair opportunity to understand the SSB process. I had read the articles on SSB crack to motivate myself. This is my 2nd attempt and in my first attempt, I got screened out in 33 SSB BHOPAL. After that, I really worked hard. My dream was never to get screened in but to get recommended in the next attempt itself.
I understood that my communication was not good. For 1 month I read the Hindu newspaper editorial aloud and noted down all the words which I was not familiar with. I started studying GK topics and practiced SRT and WAT many times to improve my speed. I started introspecting myself, asked my friends about my positives and negatives. I always noted down everything in a notebook about my mistakes and tried to improve them.
I reported on July 21 to center and had PPDT the next day. I wrote a story on a village reporting the problems of their village to their MLA. My story was completely different from all other stories in our group. But I narrated my story with full confidence, in the discussion I completely agreed to my group story based on problems of fisherman and I added my points to the discussion. It was a very healthy discussion and I enjoyed being a part of it. I was very confident about screening and six out of eleven from our group got screened in. It was my first step towards my dream.
Next day we had psych test. In TAT I wrote very simple and practical stories with clear details. For the 12th picture, I wrote how I worked hard to get an admission in NIT Calicut. In WAT I wrote all 60 sentences which relate me. In SRT I wrote 45 with detailed solutions. In SD I wrote the same things which my friends told me. After psych test, I was very confident that I did well. After that, we had a lunch.
Current Affairs questions will be from last 5-7 months (for AFCAT, NDA, CDS, TA)
I was not prepared for my interview but I got a call on the same day that I had the interview. IO asked my name as it was very long. I told TIPRISHETTI SAI BHARGAV VARMA. He asked me many questions about myself and I answered all of them. As I am a mechanical engineer he asked me few technical questions, among I answered only one and said I was not good in technical. I told my favorite subject as mathematics, he asked me many questions in Mathematics like what was the formula of compound interest and what if it was compounded Quarterly. I answered all mathematics questions. In GK he asked me about north eastern states, Issues between India and China, Kaveri water issue and South China sea dispute. I answered all those. In the interview, I said some wrong answers for army day, where did Naxalism start. He asked me to answer in two sentences why I would like to join the army. I said I want to live after my death. He asked me to elaborate then I said if I die in an accident or some other way my family would cry for me for 1 or 2 years later forget me but if I die in a war my whole region remember me for a long time. My second reason was I want to inspire people around me to take up this profession as there were no people serving in the army in our region. He asked me many personal questions and I answered them all. He asked me alternate career options I said that I had been preparing for SSC CGL and attempted SSC CPO.I was not comfortable with rapid fire questions but somehow answered them. Before leaving he asked me who was the financial, defense and home ministers. I answered them with a smile on my face. He wished me all the best and left the hall. I was shattered after the interview as I had a mixed feeling about the interview. But I motivated me to perform to my best in GTO.
The best part of SSB was GTO I really enjoyed it. On GTO 1 we had two group discussions which went well. All of us spoke well and had a healthy discussion. I initiated one of the GD’s. After that, we had GPE, in which I did a blunder mistake. I mistook 15 cm as 1.5 km when the scale was 1 cm =1 km and wrote my story according to it. In the discussion, we were contradicting on group plan GTO said last one min. I asked chest no 1 to give the plan and told others to add points to that. I nominated him to tell the plan to GTO. The best part in my SSB was Snake race, I really enjoyed it. In between, I climbed both the walls of my own and helped my group to climb. At last, we were winners of snake race. In PGT we did 3 obstacles I gave good suggestions and whenever there was some risk I went there and did it. Our HGT and FGT were easy. I went to visit HAL Museum in Bengaluru after my GTO.
I did 11 individual obstacles, I was unhappy about it. I fell down 2 times in between from balancing beam, because of that I couldn’t do more. I spoke very confidently for 3 min on sustainable development in LECURETTE. In command task, I got a bit tricky obstacle but I completed it in 5 min.GTO asked me why I would like to join forces. I said the same thing that I want to live after my death. He said it was a noble reason to join forces. After all, GTO gave a wonderful lecture about life for 40 min and wished us all the very best. After GTO, I went to the library to find out answers for which I couldn’t answer in the interview. I prepared my things for around 3 hours for my conference.
In my conference, they asked me four questions-what is your name, what all places I have visited in Banglore, what I have learned here in 5 days, Is there any suggestions for them. I answered all of them. Vice president said that’s it Sai Bhargav. I said thank you, sir and left the conference hall.
I was eagerly waiting for the result. Many things were running in my brain. While announcing results I closed my eyes for few seconds and said to God “If I am fit for this profession to give me this.” Second chest number 07 called was mine. I didn’t know what was happening there. I couldn’t see who were the others for some time. I got emotional and tears rolled down my eyes. I felt very bad for my friends who were not recommended. For 15 min I couldn’t understand what was happening there and everything got changed. I wish all the best for all aspirants.
Awards and Honours section is one of the important section which you will face in general knowledge and current affairs section of the defence exams and other competitive exams. Here we have listed the recent awards and honours from 2016 2017, 2018 2019 and 2020. Candidates can also download the same from the link given at the bottom of this article. To download more preparation ebooks for competitive exams visit shop.ssbcrack.com and use code WARRIOR20.
These include George Fernandes (Posthumous), Arun Jaitley (Posthumous), former Prime Minister of Mauritius Anerood Jugnauth, Mary Kom, Chhannulal Mishra, Sushma Swaraj (posthumous) and Pejavara Adhokhaja Matha Udupi (Posthumous).
List of Padma Bhushan 2020 Winners
Winners of this year’s Padma Bhushan award are – M. Mumtaz Ali, Muazzam Ali (posthumously), Muzaffar Hussain Baig, Ajay Chakraborty, Manoj Das, Balakrishna Doshi, Krishnammal Jagannathan, Former Nagaland Chief Minister SC Jamir, Uttarakhand’s well-known environmentalist and social worker Dr. Anil Prakash Joshi, Dr. Tsering Landol, eminent industrialist Anand Mahindra, Neelakanta Ramakrishna Madhava Menon (Posthumous), former Union Minister Manohar Parrikar (Posthumous), Prof. Jagdish Seth, Olympian badminton player PV Sindhu and industrialist Venu Srinivasan.
List of Padma Shri 2020 Winners
Guru Shashadhar Acharya,Dr. Yogi Aeron,Jai Prakash Agarwal, Jagdish Lal Ahuja Social Work Punjab, Kazi Masum Akhtar, Gloria Arieira, Khan Zaheerkhan Bakhtiyarkhan, Padmavathy Bandopadhyay, Dr. Sushovan Banerjee, Dr. Digambar Behera, Dr. Damayanti Beshra, Pawar Popatrao Bhaguji, Himmata Ram Bhambhu, Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Gafurbhai M. Bilakhia, Bob Blackman,Indira P. P. Bora, Madan Singh Chauhan among others.
August 2019
Awardee
Award
Ravish Kumar
Ramon Magsaysay Award 2019
Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
Journalism Award in Space Science, Technology and Research
NITI Aayog
4th Edition of WTI Awards
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu
President’s Certificate of Honour and Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman Awards
ISRO Chairman K. Sivan
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award
Himachal Pradesh
POSHAN Abhiyaan Awards
Director General of DD News, Mayank Agrawal
“Champions of Empathy Award”
Ruhan Rajput
‘Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 2019’
Former Cricketer Kapil Dev
Bharat Gaurav Award
Bhasha Mukherjee
Miss England 2019
President of Guinea
National Order of Merit
Naaz Joshi
Miss World Diversity 2019
Actor Steve Coogan
Charlie Chaplin Award
Lionel Messi
UEFA’s Goal of the Season award 2018-19
Cristiano Ronaldo(Runner Up)
UEFA’s Goal of the Season award 2018-19
Rajasthan
“Best Innovation and Initiative Leadership Award”( World Education Summit-2019)
Priyam Chatterjee
1st Indian Chef to win French honour
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman
Vir Chakra
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
“Order of Zayed“
Philipose Mar Chrysostum
Guinness Award
Dr K Thangaraj
JC Bose Fellowship for the Year 2019
Meeta Narain
‘Pushkin Medal – 2019’
Shri Prabhakar Singh
‘Eminent Engineer Award for the Year 2019’
Eric Cantona
UEFA President’s Award
Sattriya danseuse
Prestigious Award
Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee
Bharat Ratna
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2018
Name of the Person
Category
Aparna Kumar, Late Dipankar Ghosh, Manikandan K
For adventure in ‘land category’
Prabhat Raju Koli
For adventure in ‘Water category’
RameshwerJangra
For adventure in ‘Air category’
Wangchuk Sherpa
For lifetime achievement
July 2019
Awardee
Award
Aparna Kumar
1st IPS officer to complete 7 Summits Challenge (Climbing the North America’s Highest Peak Denali (20,310 feet)
Northeast Frontier Railway
Best Innovation Award (Railway)
“Find the Incredible You” Campaign
Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Award 2019
Wipro’s Azim Premji, Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga
2019 Global Excellence Awards (by US-India Strategic Partnership Forum)
‘Gully Boy’
NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film at 23rd Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2019
‘Nagarkirtan’
Best Featured Film at SAARC Film Festival 2019
Rohan Bopanna and Smriti Mandhana
Arjuna Award 2018 by Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju
P T Usha
International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)Veteran Pin
Vocalist S. Sowmya
Sangita Kalanidhi Award at 93rd Annual Conference of Music Academy
Meryl Streep
Tribute Actor Award at 2019 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
Sudarsan Pattnaik
People’s Choice Award at 2019 Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival
Vidisha Baliyan
Miss Deaf World 2019 Title
Priya Priyadarshini Jain
‘Indian Woman of Influence Award’at House of Lords, UK
P.Raghu Ram
Honorary fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons(FRCS) of Thailand
Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards
Zakhir Hussain
Akademi Ratna category
Sonal Mansingh
Akademi Ratna category
Jatin Goswami
Akademi Ratna category
K Kalyanasundaram Pillai
Akademi Ratna category
Diwan Singh Bajeli
Overall Contribution/Scholarship
Puru Dadhich
Overall Contribution/Scholarship
June 2019
Award
Awardee
“Orden Mexicana del Aguila Azteca” Award
Ms Pratibha Patil
Country’s First Woman Fighter
Flight Lieutenant Mohana Singh
Global Leadership Award 2019
Sunder Pichai and Adena Friedman
World’s Richest Female Musician
Rihanna
‘Nishan Izzuddin’- Maldives’ award
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Distinguished Alumni Award
Nirmala Sitharaman and S. Jaishankar
Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award
Priyanka Chopra
54th Jnanpith Award
Amitav Ghosh
BBC World Service Global Champion
Akshaya Patra
Femina Miss India World 2019
Suman Rao
‘Save Water Hero Award’
Makarand Tilloo
Innovation for Sustainable Development Award
Nitesh Kumar Jangir
Miss Universe Australia 2019
Priya Serrao
‘Lifetime Achievement Award’
Mark Tully
Kyrgyzstan’s Highest National Award
Xi Jinping
‘Journalist of the Year’ RedInk Award
Rachna Khaira
President’s award for excellent CSR in social development
NALCO
Emirates Recycling Award
Nia Tony
Statesmanship Award
Jimmy Carter
World Health Organization Award
Rajasthan government’s Medical & Health Department
J.C. Daniel Award
Sheela J.C.
Gold Award
Mahindra Automobiles
‘Outstanding Artistic Achievement’ Award
Movie – Veyil Marangal (Trees Under the Sun)
IIT Kanpur’s Honorary Doctorate
Pullela Gopichand
PM Yoga Award 2019
Swami Rajarshi Muni of Life Mission, Gujarat
Individual Category
Antonietta Rozzi of Italy
Individual Category
Bihar School of Yoga, Munger
Organisation Category
Japan Yoga Niketan of Japan
Organisation Category
May 2019
Awardee
Award
Alfred Brownell
Goldman Environmental Prize
Apurvi Chandela
World Number One Spot in 10m Air Rifle
A.S. Kiran Kumar
‘Knight of the Legion of Honour’
Nileena M. S.
Asian College of Journalism’s Award
Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty
P.C. Chandra Puraskaar 2019
King Maha Vajiralongkorn
King of Thailand
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
‘Order of St. George’ Award for the year 2019
G D ‘Robert’ Govender
V K Krishna Menon Award 2019
Tiger Woods
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Esha Singh and Akull Kumar
Silver in International Shooting
Chhaya Sharma
McCain Institute Award 2019
Aarohi Pandit
First Woman to Cross Atlantic Ocean
Anil Kapoor
Council of European Chambers of Commerce in India (CEUCC)
Kami Rita
World’s Highest Peak Mount Everest for 23rd time
Pramod Kumar Mishra
Sasakawa Award 2019
Saray Khumalo
First Black African Woman to Scale Mt. Everest
Jokha Alharthi
“Man Booker International Prize”
Shyam Saran
‘The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star’ Award
Bhawana Kanth
First Woman Pilot to qualify for Combat Missions
Indra Nooyi
Presented with an Honorary Degree by Yale University
Dr. Hema Divakar
‘Global Asian of the Year’ Award
Dr. Ankur Patwardhan
‘German Chemistry Prize’
Kalpana Dash
Odisha’s First Woman Mountaineer
Mahesh Mangaonkar
Sekisui Open for the Second Time
Saurabh Chaudhary
Second Gold Medal in 10m Air Pistol Event in ISSF Gold Cup 2019
Lewis Hamilton
Monaco Grand Prix
Guy Gunaratne
International Dylan Thomas Prize 2019
Acharya Balkrishna
One of the “UNSDG Ten Most Influential People in Healthcare” Award
Professor N. Kumar
‘Lifetime Recognition Award’
Chelsea
UEFA Europa League 2019
Annie Zaidi
Nine Dots Prize
April 2019
Awardee
Award
Neeraj Chopra (Athletics)
ESPN Sports Person of the Year (Male)
P V Sindhu (Badminton)
ESPN Sports Person of the Year (Female)
Saina Nehwal (Badminton)
ESPN Comeback of the Year
Jaspal Rana (Shooting)
ESPN Coach of the Year
Saurabh Chaudhary (Shooting)
ESPN Emerging Sportsperson of the Year
Ekta Bhyan (Para-athletics)
ESPN Differently-abled athlete of the Year
Pradip Kumar Banerjee (Football)
ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award
Salim Khan
Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Lifetime Achievement Award
Deepa Malik
New Zealand Prime Minister’sSir Edmund Hillary Fellowship for 2019
PM Narendra Modi
Russian Award “Order of Saint Andrew The Apostle”
PM Narendra Modi
Zayed Medal of UAE
Utkarsh Bangla and Sabooj Sathi Schemes
World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) awards
Rana Dasgupta
Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2019
K Siva Reddy
Saraswati Samman 2018
Benny Antony
National Intellectual Property Award for 2019.
Dr Rajendra Joshi
Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Award
Bhayanakam (Malayalam film)
Best Cinematography Award at Beijing International Film Festival
March 2019
Awardee
Award
President Ram Nath Kovind
Grand Order of the King of Tomislav by Croatia
Marcelo Gleiser (Brazilian physicist and astronomer)
Templeton Prize 2019
Peter Tabichi
Global Teacher Prize 2019
US Mathematician Karen Uhlenbeck
Abel Prize 2019
Raghu Karnad
Windham-Campbell Prize
Priyanka Dubey
Chameli Devi Jain Award
Raghuram Rajan
Yashwantrao Chavan National Award 2018
Japanese Architect Arata Isozaki
Pritzker Prize 2019
Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA)
SKOCH Award, 2018
G Satheesh Reddy.
Missile Systems Award 2019
Indore
Saubhagya Award under Pradhanmantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana
Leeladhar Jagudi
Vyas Samman 2018
Hailakandi in Assam
Top Aspirational District by Delta Ranking Report by NITI Ayog
Thanga Darlong
First Atal Bihari Vajpayee Life Time Award
Swati Shingade
First prize of DD Mahila Kisan Award for 2018- 19
Indore
India’s cleanest city by Swachh Survekshan Awards 2019
Ahmedabad
Cleanest big city with a population of more than ten lakh by Swachh Survekshan Awards 2019
Gauchar (Uttrakhand)
Best Ganga Town by Swachh Survekshan Awards 2019
Bhopal
Cleanest capital by Swachh Survekshan Awards 2019
eNAM (Electronic National Agriculture Market)
Digital Transformation by Businessline Changemaker Award 2019
February 2019
Awardee
Award
Behrouz Boochani
Victorian prize for literature (Australia)
Azim Premji
Ernst & Young Lifetime Achievement Award
Sanjiv Chadha
Freedom of the City of London’ Award
Sanjay Subrahmanyam (Indian Historian)
Dan David Prize of Israel 2019
Bradley Cooper
PETA’s Oscat Award
Sunil Chhetri
Football Ratna”Award
Sushma Swaraj
Spain’s Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit
Manpreet Singh
Asian Player Of The Year Award
Rail Connect mobile app
National e-Governance Award 2019
PM Narendra Modi
Seoul Peace Prize
Dr Divya Karnad
Prestigious Future for Nature 2019 Award by Future for Nature Foundation
Novak Djokovic
Sportsman of the Year at Laureus World Sports Awards 2019
Simone Biles
Sportswoman of the Year at Laureus World Sports Awards 2019
Tiger Woods
Comeback of the Year at Laureus World Sports Awards 2019
Roma
Best Film at BAFTA Film Awards 2019
January 2019
Awardee
Award
Bhupen Hazarika,
Bharat Ratna Award 2019
Bharat Ratna Award, 2019
Bharat Ratna Award 2019
Nanaji Deshmukh
Bharat Ratna Award 2019
Piyush Goyal
Carnot Prize 2018
PM Narendra Modi
Philip Kotler Presidential Award
Namita Gokhale
Sushila Devi Literature Award
Tamil Nadu
Best State Award in Swasth Bharat Yatra by FSSAI
Smriti Mandhana
ICC women’s cricketer of the Year Award
Virat Kohli
ICC Men’s Test Player of the Year
Virat Kohli
ICC ODI Player of the Year
Virat Kohli
Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy fo ICC Cricketer of the Year
Rishabh Pant
ICC Emerging Player of the Year
Yohei Sasakawa
Gandhi International Peace Award 2018
Tiger Woods
Comeback of the Year at Laureus World Sports Awards 2019
V.J. James
Kerala Sahitya Award for Best Novel “Nireeswaran”
Veerankutty
Kerala Sahitya Award for Poetry “Mindaprani”
Aymanam John
Kerala Sahitya Award for Best Short Story “Ethara Characharangalude Charitra Pusthakam”
Oscar winners 2019
Best supporting actress Emma Stone (The Favourite) Rachel Weisz (The Favourite) Amy Adams (Vice) Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk) – WINNER! Marina De Tavira (Roma)
Best makeup and hair Border Mary Queen of Scots Vice – WINNER!
Best documentary Free Solo – WINNER! Minding the Gap RBG Hale County This Morning, This Evening Of Fathers and Sons
Best costume design Black Panther (Ruth E Carter) – WINNER! The Favourite (Sandy Powell) Mary Poppins Returns (Sandy Powell) Mary Queen of Scots (Alexandra Byrne) The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (Mary Zophres)
Best film editing Bohemian Rhapsody (John Ottman) – WINNER! Vice (Hank Corwin) BlacKkKlansman (Barry Alexander Brown) The Favourite (Yorgos Mavropsaridis) Green Book (Patrick J Don Vito)
Best production design The Favourite (Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton) First Man (Nathan Crowley and Kathy Lucas) Roma (Eugenio Caballero and Barbara Enriquez) Mary Poppins Returns (John Myhre and Gordon Sim) Black Panther (Hannah Beachler and Jay Hart) – WINNER!
Best cinematography Roma (Alfonso Cuaron) – WINNER! Cold War (Łukasz Żal) Never Look Away (Caleb Deschanel) The Favourite (Robbie Ryan) A Star Is Born (Matty Libatique)
Best sound editing First Man A Quiet Place Bohemian Rhapsody – WINNER! Black Panther Roma
Best sound mixing A Star Is Born Bohemian Rhapsody – WINNER! First Man Roma Black Panther
Best foreign language film Roma (Mexico) – WINNER! Cold War (Poland) Shoplifters (Japan) Capernaum (Lebanon) Never Look Away (Germany)
Best supporting actor Mahershala Ali (Green Book) – WINNER! Richard E Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) Sam Elliott (A Star Is Born) Adam Driver (BlacKkKlansman) Sam Rockwell (Vice)
Best animated feature Incredibles 2 Ralph Breaks the Internet Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – WINNER! Isle of Dogs Mirai
Best live action short Detainment Fauve Marguerite Mother Skin – WINNER!
Best animated short Advertisement
Animal Behaviour Bao – WINNER! Late Afternoon One Small Step Weekends
Best documentary short Black Sheep End Game Lifeboat A Night at the Garden Period. End of Sentence. – WINNER!
Best visual effects First Man – WINNER! Avengers: Infinity War Solo: A Star Wars Story Ready Player One Christopher Robin
Best original screenplay Green Book (Brian Hayes Currie, Peter Farrelly and Nick Vallelonga) – WINNER! The Favourite (Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara) Roma (Alfonso Cuarón) Vice (Adam McKay) First Reformed (Paul Schrader)
Best adapted screenplay If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) A Star Is Born (Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters and Eric Roth) Can You Ever Forgive Me? (Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty) BlacKkKlansman (Spike Lee, David Rabinowitz, Charlie Wachtel and Kevin Willmott) – WINNER! The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (Joel Coen and Ethan Coen)
Best original score If Beale Street Could Talk (Nicholas Britell) Mary Poppins Returns (Marc Shaiman) Isle of Dogs (Alexandre Desplat) BlacKkKlansman (Terence Blanchard) Black Panther (Ludwig Goransson) – WINNER!
Best original song Shallow (A Star Is Born) – WINNER! All the Stars (Black Panther) I’ll Fight (RBG) The Place Where Lost Things Go (Mary Poppins Returns) When a Cowboy Trades his Spurs for Wings (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs)
Best actor Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) – WINNER! Christian Bale (Vice) Viggo Mortensen (Green Book) Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born) Willem Dafoe (At Eternity’s Gate)
Best actress Glenn Close (The Wife) Lady Gaga (A Star Is Born) Olivia Colman (The Favourite) – WINNER! Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) Yalitza Aparicio (Roma)
Best director Alfonso Cuarón (Roma) – WINNER! Adam McKay (Vice) Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite) Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman) Pawel Pawlikowski (Cold War)
Best picture Black Panther BlacKkKlansman Bohemian Rhapsody The Favourite Green Book – WINNER! Roma A Star is Born Vice
Outstanding Debut By a British Writer, Director or Producer
Beast-Michael Pearce (Writer/Director Category),Lauren Dark (Producer)
Best Film Not in the English Language
Roma
Best Costume Design
The Favourite
Best Makeup and Hair
The Favourite
Best Production Design
The Favourite
Best Editing
Vice
Best Cinematography
Roma
Best Special Visual Effects
Black Panther
Best Original Screen Play
The Favourite – Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara
Best Adapted Screenplay
BlacKkKlansman – Spike Lee, David Rabinowitz, Charlie Dachtel, Kevin Willmott
Best Sound
Bohemian Rhapsody
Best Original Music
A Star is Born
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
Number 9 Films (Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley)
EE Rising Star Award
Letitia Wright
BAFTA Fellowship
Thelma Schoonmaker
Awards and Honours in 2018
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2018
Name of the Sportsperson
Discipline
Mirabai Chanu
Weightlifting
Virat Kohli
Cricket
Dronacharya Awards 2018
Name of the Coach
Discipline
Subedar Chenanda Achaiah Kuttappa
Boxing
Vijay Sharma
Weightlifting
A. Srinivasa Rao
Table Tennis
Sukhdev Singh Pannu
Athletics
Clarence Lobo
Hockey (Life Time)
Tarak Sinha
Cricket (Life Time)
Jiwan Kumar Sharma
Judo (Life Time)
V.R. Beedu
Athletics (Life Time)
Arjuna Awards 2018
Name of the Sportsperson
Discipline
Neeraj Chopra
Athletics
Subedar Jinson Johnson
Athletics
Hima Das
Athletics
Nelakurthi Sikki Reddy
Badminton
Subedar Satish Kumar
Boxing
Smriti Mandhana
Cricket
Shubhankar Sharma
Golf
Manpreet Singh
Hockey
Savita
Hockey
Col. Ravi Rathore
Polo
Rahi Sarnobat
Shooting
Ankur Mittal
Shooting
Shreyasi Singh
Shooting
Manika Batra
Table Tennis
G. Sathiyan
Table Tennis
Rohan Bopanna
Tennis
Sumit
Wrestling
Pooja Kadian
Wushu
Ankur Dhama
Para-Athletics
Manoj Sarkar
Para-Badminton
Dhyan Chand Award 2018
Name of the Sportsperson
Discipline
Satyadev Prasad
Archery
Bharat Kumar Chetri
Hockey
Bobby Aloysius
Athletics
Chougale Dadu Dattatray
Wrestling
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2018
Category
Name of the entity
Identification and Nurturing of Budding & Young Talent
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited
Encouragement to Sports through Corporate Social Responsibility
JSW Sports
Sports for Development
Isha Outreach
FIFA Best Football Awards 2018
Highlights and Winners:
FIFA best men’s player: Luka Modric
FIFA best women’s player: Marta
Best Goal ‘Puskas’ award: Liverpool and Egypt international Mohamed Salah won the Puskas Goal of the Year award for his goal against derby rival Everton last season at Anfield.
Best men’s Coach: Men’s Coach award was won by World Cup winner Didier Deschamps, he was presented the award by compatriot and former Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger.
Best Women’s coach: Reynald Pedros, coach of Lyonnais Féminin – who won the French league and the Women’s Champions League last season – picks up the award.
Best Goalkeeper award: Belgian international and Chelsea goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois.
Best fans: Peru fans
FIFA Fair play award: Lennart Thy. Lennart missed a game for VVV-Venlo against PSV Eindhoven to donate stem cells to try and help a Leukaemia patient.
FIFA World XI: De Gea, Dani Alves, Raphael Varane, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Luka Modric, Kante, Eden Hazard, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Padma Vibhusham 2018
The Padma Vibhushan is the second-highest civilian award of the Republic of India; Bharat Ratna is the highest, Padma Bhushan third-ranking. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for “exceptional and distinguished service”, without distinction of race, occupation, position, or sex. The award criteria include “service in any field including service rendered by Government servants” including doctors and scientists, but excluding those working with the public sector undertakings. As of 2017, the award has been bestowed on 300 individuals, including twelve posthumous and 19 non-citizen recipients.
No
Name
Field
State
1
Illaiyaraja
Art-Music
Tamil Nadu
2
Ghulam Mustafa Khan
Art-Music
Maharashtra
3
Parameswaran Parameswaran
Literature and Education
Kerala
First awarded
1954
· Satyendra Nath Bose
· Nandalal Bose
· Zakir Husain
· Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
· V. K. Krishna Menon
· Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
Last awarded
2018
· Ilaiyaraaja
· Ghulam Mustafa Khan
· P. Parameswaran
Padma Bhushan 2018
The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for “distinguished service of a high order…without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex.” The award criteria include “service in any field including service rendered by Government servants” including doctors and scientists, but exclude those working with the public sector undertakings. As of 2017, the award has been bestowed on 1240 individuals, including 20 posthumous and 94 non-citizen recipients.
No
Name
Field
State
1
Pankaj Advani
Sports- Billiards/Snooker
Karnataka
2
Philipose Mar Chrysostom
Others-Spiritualism
Kerala
3
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Sports-Cricket
Jharkhand
4
Alexander Kadakin (Foreigner)
Public Affairs
Russia
5
Ramachandran Nagaswamy
Others-Archaeology
Tamil Nadu
6
Ved Prakash Nanda (OCI)
Literature and Education
US
7
Laxman Pai
Art-Painting
Goa
8
Arvind Parikh
Art-Music
Maharashtra
9
Sharda Sinha
Art-Music
Bihar
Padma Shri 2018
Padma Shri (also Padma Shree) is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Awarded by the Government of India, it is announced every year on India’s Republic Day.
No
Name
Field
State
1
Abhay Bang (Duo)
Medicine
Maharashtra
2
Rani Bang (Duo)
Medicine
Maharashtra
3
Damodar Ganesh Bapat
Social Work
Chhattisgarh
4
Prafulla Govinda Baruah
Literature and Education-Journalism
Assam
5
Mohan Swaroop Bhatia
Art-Folk Music
Uttar Pradesh
6
Sudhanshu Biswas
Social Work
West Bengal
7
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
Sports-Weightlifting
Manipur
8
Pandit Shyamlal Chaturvedi
Literature and Education-Journalism
Chhattisgarh
9
Jose Ma Joey Concepcion III (Foreigner)
Trade & Industry
Philippines
10
Langpoklakpam Subadani Devi
Art-Weaving
Manipur
11
Somdev Devvarman
Sports-Tennis
Tripura
12
Yeshi Dhoden
Medicine
Himachal Pradesh
13
Arup Kumar Dutta
Literature and Education
Assam
14
Doddarange Gowda
Art-Lyrics
Karnataka
15
Arvind Gupta
Literature and Education
Maharashtra
16
Digamber Hansda
Literature and Education
Jharkhand
17
Ramli Bin Ibrahim (Foreigner)
Art-Dance
Malaysia
18
Anwar Jalalpuri (Posthumous)
Literature and Education
Uttar Pradesh
19
Piyong Temjen Jamir
Literature and Education
Nagaland
20
Sitavva Joddati
Social Work
Karnataka
21
Malti Joshi
Literature and Education
MP
22
Manoj Joshi
Art-Acting
Maharashtra
23
Rameshwarlal Kabra
Trade & Industry
Maharashtra
24
Pran Kishore Kaul
Art
J&K
25
Bounlap Keokangna(Foreigner)
Others-Architecture
Laos
26
Vijay Kichlu
Art-Music
West Bengal
27
Tommy Koh(Foreigner)
Public Affairs
Singapore
28
Lakshmikutty
Medicine-Traditional
Kerala
29
Joyshree Goswami Mahanta
Literature and Education
Assam
30
Narayan Das Maharaj
Others-Spiritualism
Rajasthan
31
Pravakara Maharana
Art-Sculpture
Odisha
32
Hun Many (Foreigner)
Public Affairs
Cambodia
33
Nouf Marwaai(Foreigner)
Others- Yoga
Saudi Arabia
34
Zaverilal Mehta
Literature and Education-Journalism
Gujarat
35
Krishna Bihari Mishra
Literature and Education
West Bengal
36
Sisir Purushottam Misra
Art-Cinema
Maharashtra
37
Subhasini Mistry
Social Work
West Bengal
38
Somdet Phra Maha Muniwong (Foreigner)
Others-Spiritualism
Thailand
39
Keshav Rao Musalgaonkar
Literature and Education
MP
40
Dr Thant Myint – U(Foreigner)
Public Affairs
Myanmar
41
V Nanammal
Others-Yoga
Tamil Nadu
42
Sulagitti Narasamma
Social Work
Karnataka
43
Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan
Art-Folk Music
Tamil Nadu
44
I Nyoman Nuarta (Foreigner)
Art- Sculpture
Indonesia
45
Malai Haji Abdullah Bin Malai Haji Othman (Foreigner)
Social Work
Brunei
46
Gobaradhan Panika
Art-Weaving
Odisha
47
Bhabani Charan Pattanaik
Public Affairs
Odisha
48
Murlikant Petkar
Sports-Swimming
Maharashtra
49
Habibullo Rajabov (Foreigner)
Literature and Education
Tajikistan
50
M R Rajagopal
Medicine-Palliative care
Kerala
51
Sampat Ramteke (Posthumous)
Social Work
Maharashtra
52
Chandra Sekhar Rath
Odisha
53
S S Rathore
Civil Service
Gujarat
54
Amitava Roy
Science and Engineering
West Bengal
55
Sanduk Ruit (Foreigner)
Medicine- Ophthalmology
Nepal
56
R Sathyanarayana
Art-Music
Karnataka
57
Pankaj M Shah
Medicine- Ophthalmology
Gujarat
58
Bhajju Shyam
Art-Painting
MP
59
Maharao Raghuveer Singh
Literature and Education
Rajasthan
60
Kidambi Srikanth
Sports-Badminton
Andhra Pradesh
61
Ibrahim Sutar
Art-Music
Karnataka
62
Siddeshwara Swamiji
Others-Spiritualism
Karnataka
63
Lentina Ao Thakkar
Social Work
Nagaland
64
Vikram Chandra Thakur
Science and Engineering
Uttarakhand
65
Rudrapatnam Narayanaswamy Tharanathan (Duo)
Art-Music
Karnataka
66
Rudrapatnam Narayanaswamy Thyagarajan (Duo)
Art-Music
Karnataka
67
Nguyen Tien Thien (Foreigner)
Others-Spiritualism
Vietnam
68
Bhagirath Prasad Tripathi
Literature and Education
UP
69
Rajagopalan Vasudevan
Science and Engineering
Bihar
70
Panatawane Gangadhar Vithobaji
Literature and Education
Maharashtra
71
Romulus Whitaker
Others-Wildlife Conservation
Tamil Nadu
72
Baba Yogendra
Art
Madhya Pradesh
73
A Zakia
Literature and Education
Mizoram
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (Akademi Award) ( IPA : Saṅgīta Nākaka Akādamī Puraskāra) is an award given by the Music Natak Akademi , India’s National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recognition given practicing artists. The award consists since 2003 of Rs. 50,000, a citation, an angavastram (a shawl ), and a tamrapatra (a brass plaque). [2] The awards were given in the categories of music, dance, theater, other traditional arts and puppetry, and for contribution / scholarship in performing arts.
Noted theatre personality Ram Gopal Bajaj, dancer and historian Sunil Kothari, Carnatic music exponent R Vedavalli and famous Sitar player Arvind Parikh were conferred Sangeet Natak Akademi’s fellowships (Akademi Ratna) by President Ram Nath Kovind on Jan 2018.
List of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowships Awardees 2018
Name Of The Winner
Field
Category
Arvind Parikh
Music
Hindustani Classical Sitar Player
R Vedavalli
Music
Carnatic Vocalist
Ram Gopal Bajaj
Theatre
Acting and direction
Sunil Kothari
Dance
Indian Classical Dance
List of Sangeet Natak Akademi awards 2018
Name Of The Winner
Field
Category
Arvind Mulgaonkar
Music
Hindustani Tabla
Mysore M Manjunath
Music
Carnatic Violin
Nighoujam Shyamchang Singh
Music
Nata Sankirtana,
Ratnamala Prakash
Music
Sugam Sangeet
Ahmed Hussain & Mohd. Hussain
Music
Sugam Sangeet
J Vaidhyanathan
Music
Carnatic Mridangam
Kala Ramnath
Music
Hindustani Violin
Neela Ramgopal
Music
Carnatic Vocal Music
Komanakutty
Music
Carnatic Vocal Music
Padma Talwalkar
Music
Hindustani Vocal Music
Prabhakar Karekar
Music
Hindustani Vocal Music
Kalamandalam Ramachandran Unnithan
Dance
Kathakali
Maisnam Kaminikumar Singh
Dance
Manipuri Dance
Haricharan Bhuyan Borbayan
Dance
Sattriya Dance
Gopal Prasad Dubey
Dance
Chhau Dance
Anita R Ratnam
Dance
Contemporary Dance
Geeta Chandran
Dance
Bharatanatyam
Jitendra Maharaj
Dance
Khathak Dance
A B Bala Kondala Rao
Dance
Khuchipudi Dance
Ratikant Mohapatra
Dance
Odissi Dance
Gireesan V
Theatre
Acting
Oinam Biramangol Singh
Theatre
Acting
Mohan Joshi
Theatre
Acting
Anjana Puri
Theatre
Allied Theatre Acts
K Govind Bhat
Theatre
Yakshgana
Bipin Kumar
Theatre
Direction
Bipin Kumar
Theatre
Direction
Kusum Kumar
Theatre
Playwriting
Satyabrata Rout
Theatre
Direction
Yogesh Gadhavi
Music
Gujarati Folk Music
Vidyanand Saraik
Music
Folk Music From Himachal Pradesh
Chiranji Lal Tanwar
Music
Rajasthani Mand Music
Annabattula Lakshmi Mangatayaru & Annabattula Leela Sai
Theatre
Traditional Theatre
Gulzar Ahmad Ganie
Music
Chakri, Folk Music
Braj Kishor Dubey
Music
Folk Music
Somnath D Chari
Music
Traditional Music
Lakmidhar Rout
Art
Pala art from Bihar
Pappu Venugopal Rao
Art
Overall Contribution In Arts
Avinash Pasricha
Art
Overall Contribution In Art
63rd Filmfare Awards
The Filmfare Awards aka Clares are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest film events in India. The awards were first introduced in 1954, the same year as the National Film Awards.
63rd Filmfare Awards ceremony, presented by the Filmfare Magazine, honored the best Hindi language Indian films of 2017. The ceremony was held on 20 January 2018 and hosted by Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar.
63rd Filmfare Awards 2018
Category
Winner
Best Film
‘Hindi Medium’
Critics’ Award for Best Film
‘Newton’
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female)
Vidya Balan for ‘Tumhari Sulu’
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male)
Irrfan Khan for ‘Hindi Medium’
Critics’ Award for Best Actor (Male)
Rajkummar Rao for ‘Trapped’
Critics’ Award for Best Actor (Female)
Zaira Wasim for ‘Secret Superstar’
Best Director
Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari for ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’
Best Debut Director
Konkona Sensharma for ‘A Death in the Gunj’
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male)
Rajkummar Rao for ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
Meher Vij for ‘Secret Superstar’
Best Dialogue
Hitesh Kewalya for ‘Shubh Mangal Saavdhan’
Best Screenplay
Shubhashish Bhutiani for ‘Mukti Bhavan’
Best Original Story
Amit Masurkar for ‘Newton’
Best Actor (Male) in a Short Film
Jackie Shroff for ‘Khujli’
Best Actor (Female) in a Short Film
Shefali Shah for ‘Juice’
People’s Choice Award for Best Short Film
‘Anahut’
Best Short Film (Fiction)
‘Juice’
Best Short Film (Non-Fiction)
‘Invisible Wings’
Best Music Album
Pritam for ‘Jagga Jasoos’
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Arijit Singh for ‘Roke na ruke naina’ – ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania’
Best Playback Singer (Female)
Meghna Mishra for Nachdi phira – Secret Superstar
Best Lyrics
Amitabh Bhattacharya for Ullu ka pattha – Jagga Jasoos
Lifetime Achievement Award
Mala Sinha and Bappi Lahiri
Best Choreography
Vijay Ganguly and Ruel Dausan Varindani for Galti se mistake – Jagga Jasoos
Best Background Score
Pritam for Jagga Jasoos
Best Action
Tom Struthers for Tiger Zinda Hai
Best Cinematography
Sirsha Ray for A Death In The Gunj
Best Editing
Nitin Baid for Trapped
Best Production Design
Parul Sondh for Daddy
Best Sound Design
Anish John for Trapped
Best Costume
Rohit Chaturvedi for A Death In The Gunj
60th Grammy Awards 2018
A Grammy Award (stylized as GRAMMY, originally called Gramophone Award), or Grammy, is an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievement in the mainly English-language music industry. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest. It shares recognition of the music industry as that of the other performance awards such as the Academy Awards (film), the Emmy Awards (television), and the Tony Awards (theater).
Award
Awardee
Record of the Year
“24K Magic” – Bruno Mars
Album of the Year
24K Magic – Bruno Mars
Song of the Year
“That’s What I Like”
Best New Artist
Alessia Cara
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Shape of You” – Ed Sheeran
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Feel It Still” – Portugal. The Man
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Best Pop Vocal Album
÷ – Ed Sheeran
Best Dance Recording
“Tonite” – LCD Soundsystem
Best Dance/Electronic Album
3-D The Catalogue – Kraftwerk
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Prototype – Jeff Lorber Fusion
Best Rock Performance
“You Want It Darker” – Leonard Cohen
Best Metal Performance
“Sultan’s Curse” – Mastodon
Best Rock Song
“Run” Foo Fighters
Best Rock Album
A Deeper Understanding – The War on Drugs
Best Alternative Music Album
Sleep Well Beast – The National
Best R&B Performance
“That’s What I Like” – Bruno Mars
Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Redbone” – Childish Gambino
Best R&B Song
“That’s What I Like”
Gallantry Award 2018
Gallantry Awards are given for dignity, exceptional courage and valor after independence Indian Government Introduced Three Awards namely Param Vir Chakra, the Maha Vir Chakra and the Vir Chakra on 26th January 1950. Each Republic Day Indian President Give this medal to those who are eligible for these awards.
List of Awards Which is given on 26th January 2018:
President of India total served 390 awards on the occasion of Republic Day the awards include one Ashok Chakra, one Kirti Chakra, 14 Shaurya Chakras and 28 Param Vishisht Seva Medals. Others include four Uttam Yudh Seva Medals, two Bar to Ati Vishisht Seva Medals, 49 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals, Ten Yudh Seva Medals, two Bar to Sena Medals, 86 Sena Medals, one Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry), three Vayu Sena Medals, two Bar to Sena Medals (Devotion to Duty), 38 Sena Medals (Devotion to Duty), 13 Nao Sena Medals (Devotion to Duty), 14 Vayu Sena Medals (Devotion to Duty), one Bar to Vishisht Seva Medal and 121 Vishisht Seva Medals.
The Ashok Chakra:
The Ashok Chakra, posthumously awarded to Garud commando Jyoti Prakash Nurala of Indian Air Force. This is the greatest military honor given at the time of peace. Nirala had killed 03 terrorists alone in an encounter with the terrorists in November 2017 in the Haigen area of Jammu and Kashmir.
Kirti Chakra:
Major Vijayant Bisht was announced to give Honor of the Kirti Chakra. Major Vijayant Bisht got information about the infiltration of militants in Uri district of Jammu and Kashmir on June 06, 2017, after which they reached to confrontation with them with his team. Major Bisht saved the lives of a rifle man injured by a bullet and shot a terrorist during a long encounter. Major Bisht is being awarded the Kirti Chakra for his adventures.
Shaurya Chakra:
Armed force a total of nine warriors of the Army were honored with Shaurya Chakra. The names of the heroes like Major Akhil Raj RV, Capt Rohit Shukla, Captain Abhinav Shukla, Capt Pradip Sharya Arya, Havaldar Mubarik Ali, Havildar Rabindra Thapa, Nayak Narendra Singh, Lance Naik Badher Hussain and Paratrooper Manchu.
Air Force Corporal Devendra Mehta, Air Force Medal Wing Commander Anshul Saxena, Squadron Leader Rajiv Chauhan and Squadron Leader Kamal Sharma were named.
In Paramilitary Force two CRPF cobra commandos Vikas Jakhar and Riaz Alam Ansari were announced to be awarded with Shaurya Chakra.
Types of Gallantry awards
Param Vir Chakra
Mahavir Chakra
Vir Chakra
Ashok Chakra
Kirti Chakra
Shaurya Chakra
BAFTA Awards 2018
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is an independent charity that supports, develops and promotes the art forms of the moving image – film, television and game in the United Kingdom. In addition to its annual awards ceremonies, BAFTA has an international, year-round programme of learning events and initiatives offering access to talent through workshops, masterclasses, scholarships, lectures and mentoring schemes in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Best Film: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Outstanding British Film: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Director: Guillermo Del Toro, The Shape of Water Best Actress: Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Best Actor: Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour Best Supporting Actress: Allison Janney, I, Tonya Best Supporting Actor: Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Best Cinematography: Roger Deakins, Blade Runner 2049 Original Screenplay: Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Adapted Screenplay: James Ivory, Call Me by Your Name British Short Film: Cowboy Dave British Short Animation: Poles Apart Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer:I Am Not a Witch, Rungano Nyoni (writer/director), Emily Morgan (producer) Special Visual Effects: Blade Runner 2049Best Animated Film: Coco Best Film Not In The English Language: The HandmaidenBest Documentary: I Am Not Your Negro Best Production Design: Paul Austerberry, Jeff Melvin, Shane Vieau, The Shape of Water Best Editing: Jonathan Amos, Paul Machliss Baby Driver Best Sound: Dunkirk Best Original Music: The Shape of Water Best Costume Design: Phantom Thread Best Make Up & Hair: Darkest Hour The Ee Rising Star Award (Voted For By Public): Daniel Kaluuya
Other Awards and Honours 2018
Name of the Winner
Category
Organized by
The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust also known as Nhava Sheva
Samundra Manthan – Organisation of the Year award
Bhandarkar Shipping
Ravi Menon
the best central bank governor in Asia-Pacific for 2018
UK-based magazine ‘The Banker
film and theatre actor Soumitra Chattopadhyay
France’s highest order of merit the ‘Legion of Honour’
France
The Matunga suburban station
Limca Book of Records for having an all-woman staff.
Mumbai Suburban Railway network
Actor Sudhir Dalvi
Janakavi P Sawlaram award
Thane Municipal Corporation and the Janakavi P Savlaram Kala Samiti
dancer Jaishree T
Ganga Jamuna award
Thane Municipal Corporation and the Janakavi P Savlaram Kala Samiti
Arvind Parikh, R Vedavalli, Ram Gopal Bajaj and Sunil Kothari.
Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards
President Ram Nath Kovind
president Pranab Mukherjee
The Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) degree.
The Chittagong University in Bangladesh
Virat Kohli
the Cricketer of the Year and ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year
International Cricket Council (ICC )
Yuzvendra Chahal
T20 Performance of the Year
International Cricket Council (ICC )
Nara Lokesh
Dr Kalam Innovation in Governance Award 2018
Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Summit
Global icon Shah Rukh Khan
24th Crystal Award
World Economic Forum
seven girls and 11 boys
National Bravery Award 2017
Government of India and Indian Council for Child Welfare
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanisamy
UNESCO Award of Merit
UNESCO Asia Pacific region for the cultural heritage conservation committees
50 workers
Prime Minister’s Shram Awards named Shram Ratna Award’, ‘Shram Bhushan Award’, ‘Shram Vir/Shram Virangana’ ,‘Shram Shree/Shram Devi Awards’
Ministry of Labour and Employment
Dr Vinod Paul, Member of NITI Aayog
IhsanDogramacı Family Health Foundation Prize
World Health Organisation (WHO)
Bollywood playback singer Asha Bhosle
Yash Chopra Memorial Award’
TSR Foundation of T. Subbarami Reddy in memory of producer-director Yash Chopra
Najma A Heptulla, Narayan Yadav, Dinesh Trivedi, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Bhartruhari Mahtab
Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards
The Indian Parliamentary Group
Recent National and international awards 2017
Name of the Award
Recipient
Lifetime Achievement Award at Dubai International Film Festival
Rekha (Veteran actress)
The world’s third largest startup base
India (US and UK stands in the first and second position respectively)
Rio Paralympics silver medalist, who honored with Rs. 4 crore cash reward by P Narendra Modi
Deepa Malik
German Green Talent Award
Shamik Chowdhury (Indian researcher)
Prestigious award for outstanding work in the field of e-governance at the ‘State of the States Conclave 2016’
Haryana government
The highest-paid woman in music for 2016 in Forbes’ annual list.
Taylor Swift
Rashtriya Kalidas Samman by Madhya Pradesh Government
Raj Bisaria and Banshi Kaul
Australian of the Year Local Hero’ award 2017
Tejinder Pal
La Liga’s best player for 2015-16 season
Cristiano Ronaldo
Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award
Amitav Ghosh
Reporters without Borders (RSF)-TV5 Monde prize’
Hadi Abdullah
Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Governance for year 2016
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award at the ATP awards
Roger Federer
Uttarakhand Ratna award
Harish Rawat (Uttarakhand Chief Minister)
Goldsmiths Prize
Mike McCormack (Solar Bones author)
‘Doodle 4 Google’ 2016 contest
Anvita Prashant Telang ( from Pune )
Global Citizen Award
Imtiaz Sooliman
Tata Literature Live! Poet Laureate Award 2016
Gulzar (Lyricist-writer)
World’s best airline for the 4th consecutive year
Air New Zealand
The oldest woman to Space
Peggy Whitson (NASA astronaut, at an age of 56 years)
Winner of SumitraCharat Ram Award for lifetime achievement in the field of Indian classical music.
Pt Hari Prasad Chourasia (Noted flutist)
Winner of the prestigious Mother Teresa International Award
Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, by the Mumbai-based NGO Harmony Foundation.)
‘Artist of the Year’ at the 2016 American Music Awards (AMAs)
Ariana Grande (Singer)
‘Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock’ at the 2016 American Music Awards (AMAs)
Selena Gomez
‘Video of the Year’ award at the 2016 American Music Awards (AMAs)
Justin Bieber (for his track ‘Sorry’)
first World Sanskrit Award
Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (Princess of Thailand)
International Maritime Organization (IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea
Captain Radhika Menon
International Press Freedom Award
Malini Subramaniam (Indian Journalist, for her reporting from the Naxal-infested Bastar area)
Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize
Akshaya Mukul (Senior journalist, for his book “Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India”)
Winner of 10th Asia Pacific Screen Award in Best Actor Category
Manoj Bajpayee (Bollywood actor)
Winner of at the prestigious UNESCO Salon Youth Video Competition 2016
‘Magical Piano’, a short film by the Toonz Media Group (Dr Avaneesh, Head of Development, Toonz Media Group received the award from Salon Films Chairman Fred Wang)
Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) ‘Distinguished Indologist’ Award
Prof. Yu Long Yu (Chinese professor)
Golden Peacock award at the 47th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)
Iranian film “Daughter” (directed by Reza Mirkarimi)
List of Arjuna Awards Winners 2016
Name
Sports
Ajinkya Rahane
Cricket
Amit Kumar
Wrestling
Apurvi Chandela
Shooting
Gurpreet Singh
Shooting
Sandeep Singh Maan
Para Atheletics
Shiva Thapa
Boxing
Sourav Kothari
Billiards & Snooker
Soumyajit Ghosh
Table Tennis
Ritu Rani
Hockey
Subrata Pal
Football
Rajat Chauhan
Archery
Raghunath Vokkaliga
Hockey
Lalita Babar
Athletics
Virender Singh
Wrestling
Vinesh Phogat
Wrestling
List of Dhronacharya Awards Winners 2016
Name
Sports
Shri Nagapuri Ramesh
Athletics
Shri Sagar Mal Dhayal
Boxing
Shri Raj Kumar Sharma
Cricket
Shri Bishweshwar Nandi
Gymnastics
Shri S. Pradeep Kumar
Swimming (Lifetime)
Shri Mahabir Singh
Wrestling (Lifetime)
Padma Vibhushan
Awardee
Field of Prominence
Sharad Pawar
Public Affairs
Murli Manohar Joshi
Public Affairs
P.A. Sangma (posthumous)
Public Affairs
Sunder Lal Patwah (posthumous)
Public Affairs
K.J.Yesudas
Art – Music
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Others – Spiritualism
Udipi Ramachandra Rao
Science & Engineering
Padma Bhushan
Awardee
Field of Prominence
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
Art – Music
Devi Prasad Dwivedi
Literature & Education
Tehemton Udwadia
Medicine
Ratna Sundar Maharaj
Others-Spiritualism
Swami Niranjana Nanda Saraswati
Others-Yoga
H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (Foreigner)
Literature & Education
Cho Ramaswamy (Posthumous)
Literature & Education –Journalism
Padma Shri
Awardee
Field of Prominence
Basanti Bisht
Art-Music
Chemanchery Kunhiraman Nair
Art-Dance
Aruna Mohanty
Art-Dance
Bharathi Vishnuvardhan
Art-Cinema
Sadhu Meher
Art-Cinema
T K Murthy
Art-Music
Laishram Birendrakumar Singh
Art-Music
Krishna Ram Chaudhary
Art-Music
Baoa Devi
Art-Painting
Tilak Gitai
Art-Painting
Aekka Yadagiri Rao
Art-Sculpture
Jitendra Haripal
Art-Music
Kailash Kher
Art-Music
Parassala B Ponnammal
Art-Music
Sukri Bommagowda
Art-Music
Mukund Nayak
Art-Music
Purushottam Upadhyay
Art-Music
Anuradha Paudwal
Art-Music
Wareppa Naba Nil
Art-Theatre
Tripuraneni Hanuman Chowdary
Civil Service
T.K. Viswanathan
Civil Service
Kanwal Sibal
Civil Service
Birkha Bahadur Limboo Muringla
Literature & Education
Eli Ahmed
Literature & Education
Narendra Kohli
Literature & Education
G. Venkatasubbiah
Literature & Education
Akkitham Achyuthan Namboothiri
Literature & Education
Kashi Nath Pandita
Literature & Education
Chamu Krishna Shastry
Literature & Education
Harihar Kripalu Tripathi
Literature & Education
Michel Danino
Literature & Education
Punam Suri
Literature & Education
VG Patel
Literature & Education
V Koteswaramma
Literature & Education
Balbir Dutt
Literature & Education-Journalism
Bhawana Somaaya
Literature & Education-Journalism
Vishnu Pandya
Literature & Education-Journalism
Subroto Das
Medicine
Bhakti Yadav
Medicine
Mohammed Abdul Waheed
Medicine
Madan Madhav Godbole
Medicine
Devendra Dayabhai Patel
Medicine
Harkishan Singh
Medicine
Mukut Minz
Medicine
Arun Kumar Sharma
Others-Archaeology
Sanjeev Kapoor
Others-Culinary
Meenakshi Amma
Others-Martial Art
Genabhai Dargabhai Patel
Others-Agriculture
Chandrakant Pithawa
Science & Engineering
Ajoy Kumar Ray
Science & Engineering
Chintakindi Mallesham
Science & Engineering
Jitendra Nath Goswami
Science & Engineering
Daripalli Ramaiah
Social Work
Girish Bhardwaj
Social Work
Karimul Hak
Social Work
Bipin Ganatra
Social Work
Nivedita Raghunath Bhide
Social work
Appasaheb Dharmadhikari
Social Work
Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal
Social Work
Virat Kohli
Sports-Cricket
Shekar Naik
Sports-Cricket
Vikasa Gowda
Sports-Discus Throw
Deepa Malik
Sports-Athletics
Mariyappan Thangavelu
Sports-Athletics
Dipa Karmakar
Sports-Gymnastics
P. R. Shreejesh
Sports-Hockey
Sakshi Malik
Sports-Wrestling
Mohan Reddy Venkatrama Bodanapu
Trade & Industry
Imrat Khan (NRI/PIO)
Art-Music
Anant Agarwal (NRI/PIO)
Literature & Education
H.R. Shah (NRI/PIO)
Literature & Education-Journalism
Suniti Solomon (Posthumous)
Medicine
Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyya (Posthumous)
Others-Archaeology
Dr. Mapuskar (Posthumous)
Social Work
Anuradha Koirala (Foreigner)
Social Work
National Bravery Awards 2016
Name
Award
Abhijit KV
General National Bravery Award
Bhimsen
General National Bravery Award
Beedhovan
General National Bravery Award
Joena Chakbraborty
General National Bravery Award
Chongtham Kuber Meitei
General National Bravery Award
Maurice Yengkhom
General National Bravery Award
Sarwanand Saha
General National Bravery Award
Muhammad Shamnad
General National Bravery Award
Shivampet Ruchitha
Geeta Chopra Award
Mohit Mahdenrda Dalvi
General National Bravery Award
Vaibhav Ramesh Ghangare
General National Bravery Award
Nilesh Revaram Bhil
General National Bravery Award
Sai Krishna Akhil Kilambi
General National Bravery Award
Dishant Mehndiratta
General National Bravery Award
Anandu Dillep
General National Bravery Award
Kashish Dhanani
General National Bravery Award
Nithin Philip Mathew
General National Bravery Award
Shivansh Singh
Bharat Award
Gaurav Kawduji Sahastrabuddhe
Bharat Award
Abinash Mishra
General National Bravery Award
Angelica Tynsong
General National Bravery Award
Arjun Singh
Sanjay Chopra Award
Aromal SM
Bapu Gaidhani Award
Ramdinthara
Bapu Gaidhani Award
Rakeshbhai Shanabhai Patel
Bapu Gaidhani Award
The Asian Awards 2016
Name
Award
Mother Teresa
Founder’s Award
Anil Agarwal
Entrepreneur of the Year
Shri Prakash Lohia
Business Leader of the Year
Son-Heung-Min
Outstanding Achievement in Sports
Naughty Boy
Outstanding Achievement in Music
Kunal Nayyar
Outstanding Achievement in Television
Shuji Nakamura
Outstanding Achievement in Science and Technology
Asif Khapadia
Outstanding Achievement in Cinema
Osman Yousefzada
Outstanding Achievement in Art & Design
Rami Ranger
Outstanding Contribution to the Community
Vikram patel
Chivas Social Entrepreneur of the Year
Dada Saheb Phalke Awards 2016
Name
Award
Sikander Kher
Best Actor Male for Tere Bin Laden- Dead or Alive
Richa Chaddha
Best Actress Masaan
Sooraj Barjatya
Best Memorable film “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
Shabana Azami
Best Supporting actress “Neerja”)
Annu Kapoor
Best R.J.
Indra Krishnan
Best Actress Female T.V.
Sameer Dharmadhakari
Best Actor Male T.V
Deepak Dobriyal
Best Supporting Actor “Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Shoojit Sarkar
Best director ‘Piku’
Amitabh Bhattacharya
Best Lyrics “Dilwale”
Pritam
Best Music “Dilwale”
Kamini Kaushal
Life Time Achievement award
Bappi Lahiri
Life Time Achievement award
Palak Muchal
Best Singer Female
Rashmi Sharma
Best Producer T.V.
Swaraj Singh
Best Stage Actor
Sooraj Pancholi & Athiya Shetty
Best Pair- Debut
Amit Khanna
Best Photographer- Still Photography
Ganesh Acharya
Best Choreographer
Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards 2016
Name
Award
Sharodi Saikia
Dance – Sattriya
Smt. Suguna Varadachari
Carnatic Music – Vocal
Vidwan Lalgudi GJR Krishnan
Carnatic Music – Instrumental (Violin)
Manoj Joshi
Theatre – Acting
R.N. Tharanathan
Carnatic Music – Vocal
Ranganayaki Jayaraman
Dance – Bharatanatyam
K Kunhiraman Nair
Dance – Kathakali
Mandakini Trivedi
Dance – Mohiniattam
R.N. Thyagarajan
Carnatic Music – Vocal
Brij Narayan
Music – Instrumental (Sarod)
G Padmaja Reddy
Dance – Kuchipudi
Mashkoor Ali Khan
Hindustani Music – Vocal
Sadashiva Pradhan
Dance – Chhau
Himani Shivpuri
Theatre – Acting
Kartik Kumar
Hindustani Music – Instrumental (Sitar)
Khuman Lal Saav
Other Traditional / Folk / Tribal / Music / Dance and Theatre
Mushtaq Kak
Theatre – Direction
Parvez Akhtar
Theatre – Direction
Krishna Bisht
Hindustani Music – Vocal
Chhaya khutegaonkar
Other Traditional / Folk / Tribal / Music / Dance and Theatre
Gangmei Aluna Kabuini
Other Traditional / Folk / Tribal / Music / Dance and Theatre
Maya Khutegaonkar
Other Traditional / Folk / Tribal / Music / Dance and Theatre
S R D Prasad
Other Traditional / Folk / Tribal / Music / D
Ramchandra Singh
Other Traditional / Folk / Tribal / Music / Dance and Theatre
Ustad Sayeed Sabri- Jaipuri
Other Traditional / Folk / Tribal / Music / Dance and Theatre
Pammi Bai
Other Traditional / Folk / Tribal / Music / Dance and Theatre
Khem Raj
Other Traditional / Folk / Tribal / Music /
Nobel Prize 2016
Field
Name
Contribution
Physics
David J. Thouless; Duncan Haldane; and John M. Kosterlitz
Theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter
Chemistry
Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa
Design and synthesis of molecular machines”
Physiology or medicine
Yoshinori ohsumi
Discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy
Literature
Bob dylan
new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition
Peace
Juan manuel santos
Resolute efforts to bring the country’s more than 50-year-long civil war to an end.
Economics
Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström
Contract theory
58th Annual Grammy Awards 2016
Category
Name
Record of the Year
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”
Album of the Year
Taylor Swift, 1989
Best New Artist
Taylor Swift, 1989
Best Rock Performance
Alabama Shakes, “Don’t Wanna Fight”
Best Musical Theater Album
Hamilton
Song of the Year
Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”
Best Country Album
Chris Stapleton, Traveller
Best Rap Album
Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp a Butterfly
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Kendrick Lamar feat. Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap, The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern
Best Pop Solo Performance
Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”
Best Rap Song
Kendrick Lamar, “Alright”
Best Alternative Music Album
Alabama Shakes, Sound & Color
Best Rock Album
Muse, Drones
Best Rap Performance
Kendrick Lamar, “Alright”
Best Rock Song
Alabama Shakes, “Don’t Wanna Fight”
Best R&B Album
D’Angelo and the Vanguard, Black Messiah
Best Urban Contemporary Album
The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness
Best R&B Performance
The Weeknd, “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)”
Best R&B Song
D’Angelo and The Vanguard, “Really Love”
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Lalah Hathaway, “Little Ghetto Boy”
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Skrillex and Diplo, Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü
Best Dance Recording
Skrillex and Diplo With Justin Bieber, “Where Are Ü Now”
Best Music Video
Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood”
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Little Big Town, “Girl Crush”
Best Country Song
Little Big Town, “Girl Crush”
Best Music Film
Amy Winehouse, Amy
Best Rap/Song Collaboration
Common & John Legend, “Glory”
Best Pop Vocal Album
Taylor Swift, 1989
Best Country Solo Performance
Chris Stapleton, “Traveller”
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Tobymac, This Is Not a Test
Best Roots Gospel Album
The Fairfield Four, Still Rockin’ My Soul
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
Pitbull, Dale
Best Latin Pop Album
Ricky Martin, A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition)
Best Comedy Album
Louis C.K., Live at Madison Square Garden
Best Spoken Word Album
Jimmy Carter, A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety
Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Birdman
Best Gospel Album
Israel & Newbreed, Covered: Alive Is Asia [Live] (Deluxe)
Best Gospel Performance/Song
Kirk Franklin, “Wanna Be Happy?”
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Francesca Battistelli, “Holy Spirit”
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Stephen Paulus, Paulus: Prayers & Remembrances
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Joyce DiDonato and Antonio Pappano, Joyce & Tony – Live From Wigmore Hall
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Augustin Hadelich, “Dutilleux: Violin Concerto, L’Arbre Des Songes”
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Eighth Blackbird, “Filament”
Best Choral Performance
Charles Bruffy, “Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil”
Best Opera Recording
Saito Kinen Orchestra; SKF Matsumoto Chorus & SKF Matsumoto Children’s Chorus, “Ravel: L’Enfant Et Les Sortilèges; Shéhérazade”
Producer of the Year, Classical
Judith Sherman
Best New Age Album
Paul Avgerinos, Grace
Best Surround Sound Album
Roger Waters, Amused to Death
Best Orchestral Performance
Boston Symphony Orchestra, “Shostakovich: Under Stalin’s Shadow – Symphony No. 10”
Best Classical Compendium
Giancarlo Guerrero, Paulus: Three Places of Enlightenment; Veil of Tears & Grand Concerto
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Jon Cleary, Go Go Juice
Best Folk Album
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
Best Blues Album
Buddy Guy, Born to Play Guitar
Best Bluegrass Album
The Steeldrivers, The Muscle Shoals Recordings
Best Americana Album
Jason Isbell, Something More Than Free
Best American Roots Song
Jason Isbell, “24 Frames”
Best American Roots Performance
Mavis Staples, “See That My Grave Is Kept Clean”
Best Tropical Latin Album
Rubén Blades With Roberto Delgado & Orchestra, Son De Panamá
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
Los Tigres Del Norte,Realidades – Deluxe Edition
Best Children’s Album
Tim Kubart, Home
Best World Album
Angélique Kidjo, Sings
Best Reggae Album
Morgan Heritage, Strictly Roots
Best Latin Jazz Album
Eliane Elias, Made in Brazil
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album:
Maria Schneider, The Thompson Fields
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
John Scofield, Past Present
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Cécile McLorin Salvant, For One to Love
Best Surround Sound Album
James Guthrie and Joel Plante, Amused To Death
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk (Dave Audé Remix)”
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Alabama Shakes, Sound & Color
Best Historical Album
Various artists; The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Various Artists, The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928-32)
Best Album Notes
Joni Mitchell, Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced
Best Recording Package
Sarah Dodds, Shauna Dodds & Dick Reeves; Asleep at the Wheel, Still the King: Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
Maria Schneider, “Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)”
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Avi Kaplin, Kirstin Taylor, Kevin K.O. Olusola; “Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy”
Best Instrumental Composition
Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, “The Afro Latin Jazz Suite”
MusiCares Person of the Year
Lionel Richie
59th Annual Grammy Awards:
Award
Awardee
Album of the year:
25 – Adele
Record of the year:
Hello – Adele
Song of the year:
Hello – Adele
Best rap album:
Chance the Rapper – Coloring Book
Best urban contemporary album:
Beyonce – Lemonade
Best country solo performance:
My Church – Maren Morris
Best rock song:
Blackstar – David Bowie
Best pop duo/group performance:
Stressed Out – Twenty One Pilots
Best new artist:
Chance the Rapper
Best pop vocal album:
Adele – 25
Best pop solo performance:
Hello – Adele
Best Rhythm and Blues (R&B) performance:
Solange – Cranes in the Sky
Best R&B song:
Maxwell – Lake by the Ocean
Best rap performance:
Chance The Rapper featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz – No Problem
Best rap/sung performance:
Drake – Hotline Bling
Drake –
Hotline Bling
Best R&B album:
Lalah Hathaway – Lalah Hathaway Live
Best rap song:
Drake – Hotline Bling
Best metal performance:
Megadeth – Dystopia
Best rock performance:
David Bowie – Blackstar
Best dance recording:
The Chainsmokers – Don’t Let Me Down
Best dance/electronic album:
Skin – Flume
Best music video:
Beyonce – Formation
Best country song:
Humble and Kind – Tim McGraw
Best country duo/group performance:
Pentatonix Featuring Dolly Parton – Jolene
SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARDS WINNER LISTS 2016
The Sahitya Akademi has announced the lists of name of the Author. The award was given for the contribution in 24 Languages. It Includes the books of 5 Novels, 8 Poetry , 2 Criticism ,7 Short Stories , 1 Play and 1 Essays.
Winner Lists of Sahitya Akademi Award 2016
Name of the Author
Title
Contribution
Language
Gita Upadhyay
Janmabhumi Mero Swadesh
Novel
Nepali
Jerry Pinto
Em and the big Hoom
Novel
English
Nasira Sharma
Paarijat
Novel
Hindi
Boluwaru Mohammad Kunhi
Swatantryada Ota
Novel
Kannada
Edwin J.F.D’souza
Kale Bhangar
Novel
Konkani
Papineni Sivasankar
Rajanigandha
Poetry
Telegu
Nand Javeri
Akhar Katha
Poetry
Sindhi
Jnan Pujari
Meghmalar Bhraman
Poetry
Assamese
Gobinda Chandra Majhi
Nalha
Poetry
Santali
Anju (Anjali Narzary)
Ang Maboroi Dong Dasong
Poetry
Bodo
Prabha Varma
Shyamamadhavam
Poetry
Malayalam
Kamal Vora
Anekek
Poetry
Gujarati
Sitanath Acharya
Kavyanirjhari
Poetry
Sanskrit
Aziz Hajini
Aane Khane
Criticism
Kashmiri
Nizam Siddiqui
Mabad-e-Jadidiat Se Naye Ahed Ki Takhliqiyat Tak
Criticism
Urdu
Shyam Darihare
Barki Kaki at Hotmail Dot Com
Short Stories
Maithili
Paramita Satpathy
Prapti
Short Stories
Odia
Moirangthem Rajen
Cheptharaba Eshingpun
Short Stories
Manipuri
Chhatrapal
Cheta
Short stories
Dogri
Vannadhasan
Oru Siru Isai ()
Short Stories
Tamil
Bulaki Sharma
Muradjat Ar Dujee Kahaniyan
Short Stories
Rajasthani
Asaram Lomate
Aalok
Short Stories
Marathi
Swarajbir
Masia Di Raat
Play
Punjabi
Nrisinghaprasad Bhaduri
Mahabharrater Astadashi
Essays
Bengali
62nd Jio Filmfare Awards 2017
Award
Awardee
Best Actor (Male):
Aamir Khan for ‘Dangal’
Best Actor (Female):
Alia Bhatt for ‘Udta Punjab’
Best Film:
‘Dangal’
Best Director:
Nitesh Tiwari for ‘Dangal’
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film:
‘Neerja’
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor (Male):
Shahid Kapoor for ‘Udta Punjab’ and Manoj Bajpayee for ‘Aligarh’
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor (Female):
Sonam Kapoor for ‘Neerja’
Best Actor (Male) in a Short Film:
Manoj Bajpayee for ‘Taandav’
Best Short Film People’s Choice:
Khamakha
Best Short Film (Fiction):
‘Chutney’
Best Short Film (Non-fiction):
‘Matitali Kusti’
Best Actor (Female) in a Short Film:
Tisca Chopra for ‘Chutney’
Best Debut Director:
Ashwini Iyer Tiwari for ‘Nil Battey Sannata’
Best Male Debut:
Diljit Dosanjh for ‘Udta Punjab’
Best Female Debut:
Ritika Singh for ‘Saala Khadoos’
Best Dialogue:
Ritesh Shah for ‘Pink’
Best Screenplay:
Shakun Batra and Ayesha Devitre Dhillon for ‘Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)’
Best Story:
Shakun Batra and Ayesha Devitre Dhillon for ‘Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)’
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male):
Rishi Kapoor for ‘Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)’
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female):
Shabana Azmi for ‘Neerja’
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award:
Shatrughan Sinha
Best Music Album:
Pritam for ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’
Best Lyricist:
Amitabh Bhattacharya for ‘Channa Mereya’ from ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’
Best Playback Singer (Male):
Arijit Singh for ‘Ae dil hai mushkil’ from ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’
Best Playback Singer (Female):
Neha Bhasin for ‘Jag Ghoomeya’ from ‘Sultan’
Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent:
Amit Mishra for ‘Bulleya’ from ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’
Best Visual Effects:
Red Chillies for ‘Fan’
Best Editing:
Monisha Baldawa for ‘Neerja’
Best Costume:
Payal Saluja for ‘Udta Punjab’
Best Action:
Shyam Kaushal for ‘Dangal’
Best Background Score:
Sameer Uddin for ‘Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)’
Best Choreography:
Adil Shaikh for ‘Kar Gayi Chull’ in ‘Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)’
Best Cinematography:
Mitesh Mirchandani for ‘Neerja’
Best FIFA Football Awards
Award
Awardee
The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2016:
Cristiano Ronaldo
The Best FIFA Women’s Player 2016:
Carli Lloyd
The Best FIFA Men’s Coach 2016:
Claudio Ranieri
The Best FIFA Women’s Coach 2016:
Silvia Neid
70th Annual British Academy Film Awards
Award
Awardee
Best Film:
‘La La Land’
Best British Film:
‘I, Daniel Blake’
Best Director:
Damien Chazelle, ‘La La Land’
Best Actor:
Casey Affleck, ‘Manchester by the Sea’
Best Actress:
Emma Stone, ‘La La Land’
Best Supporting Actor:
Dev Patel, ‘Lion’
Best Supporting Actress:
Viola Davis, ‘Fences’
Best Film Not in the English Language:
‘Son of Saul’
Best Documentary:
’13th’
Best Animated Film: ‘
Kubo and the Two Strings’
Best Cinematography:
Linus Sandgren, ‘La La Land’
Best Original Screenplay:
Kenneth Lonergan, ‘Manchester by the Sea’
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Luke Davies, ‘Lion’
Best Editing:
John Gilbert, ‘Hacksaw Ridge’
Best Production Design:
Stuart Craig and Anna Pinnock, ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’
Best Costume Design:
Madeline Fontaine, ‘Jackie’
Best Makeup and Hair:
J. Roy Helland and Daniel Phillips, ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’
Robert Legato, Dan Lemmon, Andrew R. Jones and Adam Valdez, ‘The Jungle Book’
Best British Short Animation:
‘A Love Story’
Best British Short Film:
‘Home’
The EE Rising Star Award:
Tom Holland
Best Original Music:
Justin Hurwitz, ‘La La Land’
74th Annual Golden Globe Awards
MOVIES
Award
Awardee
Best Supporting Actor:
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nocturnal Animals
Best Original Score:
La La Land
Best Original Song, Motion Picture:
“City of Stars,” La La Land
Best Supporting Actress:
Viola Davis, Fences
Best Actor, Musical or Comedy:
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Best Screenplay:
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Best Animated Film:
Zootopia
Best Foreign-Language Film:
Elle
Best Director:
Damian Chazelle, La La Land
Best Actress, Musical or Comedy:
Emma Stone, La La Land
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy:
La La Land
Best Actor, Drama:
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Best Actress, Drama:
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Best Picture, Drama:
Moonlight
TELEVISION
Award
Awardee
Best Actor, Television Drama:
Billie Bob Thornton, Goliath
Best Actress, Television Series Comedy or Musical:
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Best Television Series Comedy or Musical:
Atlanta
Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television:
Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:
Hugh Laurie, The Night Manager
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:
Olivia Colman, The Night Manager
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:
Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager
Best Actress, Television Drama:
Claire Foy, The Crown
Best Television Drama:
The Crown, Netflix
Best Actor, Television Series Comedy or Musical:
Donald Glover, Atlanta
89th Academy Awards:
Award
Awardee
Best Picture:
Moonlight
Best Actress:
Emma Stone, La La Land
Best Actor:
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Best Director:
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Best Supporting Actress:
Viola Davis, Fences
Best Supporting Actor:
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Original Screenplay:
Manchester by the Sea
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Moonlight
Best Animated Feature:
Zootopia
Best Animated Short Film:
Piper
Best Live Action Short Film:
Sing
Best Foreign Language Film:
The Salesman
Best Documentary Feature:
Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow, OJ Made in America
Best Cinematography:
Linus Sandgren, La La Land
Best Original Song:
City of Stars, La La Land
Best Original Score:
La La Land
Best Visual Effects:
The Jungle Book
Best Production Design:
La La Land
Best Sound Editing:
Arrival
Best Sound Mixing:
Hacksaw Ridge
Best Makeup And Hairstyling:
Suicide Squad
Best Costume Design:
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Award
Awardee
March 16, 2017:
Indian-American teenager Indrani Das won the top prize of $2, 50,000 (Rs. 1.63 crore) in the Regeneron Science Talent Search competition in the U.S. for her research on treating brain injury and disease.
March 08, 2017:
Indian Institute of Technology-Madras has won the 2017 IEEE Spectrum Technology in the Service of Society Award for its solar-direct current (DC) inverter system.
March 09, 2017:
Eminent Konkani writer Mahabaleshwar Sail has been honoured with the Saraswati Samman 2016 for his novel Hawthan. The award comprises a cash prize of Rs 15 lakh and a citation.
March 01, 2017:
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Annual Awards: The BCCI Annual Awards Committee consisting N Ram, Ramachandra Guha and Diana Edulji announced the winners for the prestigious awards for the 2015-16 season. The complete list of winners is as follows:
Col. CK. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award:
Rajinder Goel, Padmakar Shivalkar
BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award for Women:
Shantha Rangaswamy
BCCI Special Award:
VV Kumar, Late Ramakant Desai
Polly Umrigar Award:
Virat Kohli
Dilip Sardesai Award (For India’s best cricketer in the West Indies series 2016):
Ravichandran Ashwin
Lala Amarnath Award for the best all-rounder in the Ranji Trophy 2015-16:
Jalaj Saxena of Madhya Pradesh.
Lala Amarnath Award for the best all-rounder in domestic limited-overs competitions, 2015-16:
Axar Patel of Gujarat
Madhavrao Scindia Award (Highest scorer in the Ranji Trophy 2015-16):
Shreyas Iyer of Mumbai
Madhavrao Scindia Award (Highest wicket-taker in the Ranji Trophy 2015-16):
Shahbaz Nadeem of Jharkhand
M.A. Chidambaram Trophy (Highest scorer in (U-23) Col. CK. Nayudu Trophy 2015-16:
Jay G. Bosta of Mumbai
M.A. Chidambaram Trophy (Highest wicket-taker in (U-23) Col. CK. Nayudu Trophy 2015-16:
Satyajeet Bachhav of Maharashtra
NKP Salve Award (Highest scorer in (U-19) Cooch Behar Trophy in 2015-16:
Arman Jaffer of Mumbai
NKP Salve Award (Highest wicket-taker in (U-19) Cooch Behar Trophy in 2015-16:
Ninad Rathva of Baroda
Raj Singh Dungarpur Award (Highest scorer in (U-16) Vijay Merchant Trophy in 2015-16):
Abhishek Sharma of Punjab
Raj Singh Dungarpur Award (Highest wicket-taker in (U-16) Vijay Merchant Trophy in 2015-16):
Abhishek Sharma of Punjab
Jagmohan Dalmiya Award (Best Woman cricketer (Sr.) of 2015-16):
Mithali Raj of Railways
Jagmohan Dalmiya Award (Best Woman cricketer (Jr.) of 2015-16):
Deepti Sharma of Uttar Pradesh
Best Umpire in Domestic cricket in 2015-16:
Nitin Menon
Best performance in BCCI Domestic tournaments of 2015-16:
Mumbai Cricket Association
64th National Film Award winner:
Feature Films Awards
Award
Awardee
Best Actor
Akshay Kumar (Rustom)
Best Actress
Surabhi Lakshmi (Minnaminungu)
Best Director
Rajesh Mapuskar (Ventilator)
Best Film on Social Issues
‘Pink’
Best Supporting Actor
Manoj Joshi (Dashkriya)
Best Supporting Actress
Zaira Wasim (Dangal)
Best Debut Film of a Director
Deep Chaudari (Alifa)
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
‘Sathamanam Bhavathi’
Best Stunt Choreography
Peter Hein (Pulimurugan)
Best Children’s Film
‘Dhanak’ (Hindi)
Best Child Artist
Adhish Praveen (Kunju Daivam), Saj (Noor Islam), Manohara (Railway Children)
Best Male Playback Singer
Sundara Iyer (Joker)
Best Female Playback Singer
Iman Chakraborty (Praktan)
Best Screenplay (original)
Syam Pushkaran (Maheshinte Prathikaaram)
Best Screenplay (adapted)
Sanjay Krishnaji Patel (Dashakriya)
Best Editing
Rameshwar S. Bhagat (Ventilator)
Best Special Effect Award
‘Shivaay’
Sound Designer
Jayadevan (Kaadu Pookkunna Neram)
Best Production Design
24
Best Costume Designer
Sachin (Cycle)
Best Environmental film including agriculture
The Tiger Who Crossed The Line
Best Make-up Artist
MK Ramakrishna
Best Music Direction
Babu Padmanabha (Allama)
Special Mention
Award
Awardee
Kadvi Hawa
(Hindi
Mukthi Bhavan
Hindi
Majirathi Keki
Assamese
Neerja
Sonam Kapoor
Best Feature Films in Regional Languages
Award
Awardee
Madipur
Tulu
Joker
Tamil
Wrong Side Raju
Gujarati
Pelli Choopulu
Telugu
Dashakriya
Marathi
Bisarjan
Bengali
Maheshinte Prathikaaram
Malayalam
K Sera Sera
Konkani
Reservation
Kannada
Neerja
Hindi
Nobel Prize 2017
The Nobel Prize is a set of annual international awards bestowed in several categories by Swedish and Norwegian institutions in recognition of academic, cultural or scientific advances.It is awarded for outstanding contributions to humanity in Physics, Chemistry, economics, literature, peace and medicine. All Noble prizes Presented by Sweden except Noble prize in the field of peace which is presented by Norway
Field
Name
Contribution
Physics
Rainer Weiss, the other half jointly to Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne
“for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves”.
Chemistry
Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson
“for developing cryo-electron microscopy for the high-resolution structure determination of biomolecules in solution”.
Physiology or medicine
Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young
“for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm”.
Literature
Kazuo Ishiguro
who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world”.
Peace
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
“for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons”.
