Awards & Honours 2026 – Part 2

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🏆 Literary & Cultural Awards
  • Sahitya Akademi Fellowship: Dr. Pratibha Ray, Laxmi Khilani, and Abdus Samad — all three eminent litterateurs were conferred the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour by the Sahitya Akademi.
  • 59th Jnanpith Award 2024: Hindi author Vinod Kumar Shukla was awarded the 59th Jnanpith Award for 2024.
  • 34th Saraswati Samman 2024: Bhadreshdas Swami was honoured with the 34th Saraswati Samman in 2025.
  • International Booker Prize 2026: Indian-origin author Padma Viswanathan was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026.
🎪 Entertainment & Sports Awards
  • 70th Filmfare Awards 2025: Alia Bhatt won the Best Actress award at the 70th Filmfare Awards 2025.
  • India’s 92nd Chess Grandmaster: Aryan Varshney became India’s 92nd Chess Grandmaster.
  • First Chess GM from NE India: Mayank Chakraborty became the first Chess Grandmaster from Assam and the North East region of India.
  • Women’s Trap Gold Medal: Neeru Dhanda won the Women’s Trap Gold Medal at the National Shooting Championship held at Dr. Karni Singh Range, Delhi.
  • Australian Open (Age Record): Venus Williams became the oldest woman to compete in the Australian Open main draw at the age of 45.
  • Pritzker Architecture Prize 2025: Chinese architect Liu Jiakun won the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2025.
⚙ Science & Mathematics Awards
  • Abel Prize 2025: Masaki Kashiwara was honoured with the Abel Prize 2025 (the Nobel Prize of Mathematics) in October 2025.
  • Breakthrough Prize 2026 – Mathematics: Frank Merle was honoured with the Breakthrough Prize 2026 in Mathematics.
  • Breakthrough Prize 2026 – Life Sciences: Stuart Orkin, Jean Bennett, and Rosa Rademakers — all three were honoured with the Breakthrough Prize 2026 in Life Sciences.
  • Breakthrough Prize 2026 – Physics: Indian scientist Dr. Atanu Nath was honoured with the Breakthrough Prize 2026 in Physics.
  • 9th Prof. M.S. Swaminathan Award 2026: Dr. C.H. Srinivasa Rao was honoured with the 9th Professor M.S. Swaminathan Award in April 2026.
  • WSIS Award 2026: India’s ‘Samriddh Gram Pahal’ initiative was nominated for the WSIS Award 2026 under the Enabling Environment category.
  • University Innovator Award (USA): Shekhar Suman Bora from Assam was honoured with the prestigious University Innovator Award in the United States.
  • Honorary Doctorate – Nambi Narayanan: Bagalkot University conferred an honorary doctorate on aerospace scientist Nambi Narayanan in April 2026.
🌐 International & Civilian Honours
  • India-UK Achievers Award: Jayant Chaudhary was given the India-UK Achievers Award in London.
  • Global Green Icon Award 2026: Former Rajya Sabha MP Joginipally Santosh Kumar was honoured with the Global Green Icon Award at the House of Lords, UK.
  • Sakharov Prize 2025: Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli were honoured with the Sakharov Prize (EU’s top human rights honour) in October 2025.
  • Order of Oman First Class: PM Narendra Modi was honoured by Oman with the Order of Oman First Class in December 2025.
  • Grand Order of the Star of Honor of Ethiopia: PM Narendra Modi was honoured with Ethiopia’s highest civilian honour in December 2025.
  • Young Global Leader 2026 (WEF): Arthur La was selected as the Young Global Leader for 2026 by the World Economic Forum.
  • Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards 2026: Indian teacher Soma Mandal was honoured with the Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards in May 2026.
🌿 Environment & Wildlife Awards
  • WWF Machali National Award: Anita Chaudhary was awarded the WWF Machali National Award for wildlife conservation.
🏝 Defence Honours
  • International Hall of Fame (US Army War College): In April 2026, Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi was inducted into the International Hall of Fame of the US Army War College.
💰 Business & Banking Awards
  • Best Fintech and DPI Adoption Award (IBA): Karnataka Bank won the Best Fintech and DPI Adoption Award at the Indian Banks’ Association Banking Technology Awards.
🏫 Handicraft & Governance Awards
  • Shilp Guru and National Handicraft Award 2023-24: The President of India presented the Shilp Guru and National Handicraft Awards.
  • Exemplary Governance Leadership Award: The Director of IIM Rohtak received the Exemplary Governance Leadership Award at the 46th World Management Congress in New Delhi.
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