Republic Day awards

प्रजासत्ताक दिनाच्या पूर्वसंध्येला मानाच्या पद्म पुरस्कारांची घोषणा राजधानी नवी दिल्लीत करण्यात आली. यामध्ये १३ दिग्गजांना पद्मविभूषण ३१ जणांना पद्मभूषण तर ८४ दिग्गजांना पद्मश्रीने सन्मानित करण्यात येणार आहे.

विजय केळकर आणि अजीम प्रेमजी यांना पद्मविभूषणने गौरवण्यात आले. ज्येष्ठ नाट्य दिग्दर्शक सत्यदेव दुबे, अभिनेत्री वहीदा रेहमान, संगीतकार खय्याम, शशी कपूर यांना पद्मभूषणने गौरवण्यात आले. हिंदू या कादंबरीचे लेखक भालचंद्र नेमाडे, अभिनेत्री काजोल, सुशीलकुमार यांना पद्मश्रीने गौरवण्यात आलं आहे, मात्र भालचंद्र नेमाडे यांची शिफारस महाराष्ट्र सरकारने नाही तर हिमाचल प्रदेश सरकारने केलीय. 

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Maharashtra Bhushan Award

The Maharashtra Bhushan is a highest and prestigious award presented annually by the government of Maharashtra state in India.

 

When the Shivsena- BJP alliance came to power in 1995, it proposed to institute this award.The Mahrashtra Bhushan was first awarded in 1996.

It was initially conferred in every years in the fields of Literature, Art, Sport, and Science. Later the fields of Social Work, Journalism, and Public Administration and Health Services were included. The award is presented for outstanding achievement in their field.

Prize and selection

At present, the award carries a cash prize of 5 lakh (500,000) rupees, a momento and citation. The winners are selected by a committee appointed of the Government of Maharashtra.

Recipients

The recipients of the Maharashtra Bhushan award are as follows :-

Year	Name	Field
1996	Pu La Deshpande	Literature
1997	Lata Mangeshkar	Arts, Music
1999	Vijay Bhatkar	Science
2001	Sachin Tendulkar	Sports
2002	Bhimsen Joshi	Arts, Music
2003	Abhay and Rani Bang	Medical Services
2004	Baba Amte	Social Work
2005	Raghunath Anant Mashelkar	Science
2006	Ratan Tata	Public Administration
2007	R K Patil	Social Work
2008	Nana Dharmadhikari	Social Work
2008	Mangesh Padgaonkar	Literature
2009	Sulochana Devi	Art, Cinma