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- After whom is the Magsaysay Award named ?
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The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay’s example of integrity in government, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is often considered Asia’s Nobel Prize. The prize was established in April 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund based in New York City with the concurrence of the Philippine government.
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The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay’s example of integrity in government, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is often considered Asia’s Nobel Prize. The prize was established in April 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund based in New York City with the concurrence of the Philippine government.
- What is the prize money given with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna?
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The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (RGKR) is India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports. The words “Khel Ratna” literally mean “sports gem” in Hindi. The award is named after the late Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India. It carries a medal, a scroll of honour and a substantial cash component. Up to 2004–05, the cash component was Rs. 500,000/(c.11,500 USD). Note : The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, is the highest sporting honour of the Republic of India. As of 2016, the award comprises a medallion, a certificate, and a cash prize of 7.5 lakh (in 2017).
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The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (RGKR) is India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports. The words “Khel Ratna” literally mean “sports gem” in Hindi. The award is named after the late Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India. It carries a medal, a scroll of honour and a substantial cash component. Up to 2004–05, the cash component was Rs. 500,000/(c.11,500 USD). Note : The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, is the highest sporting honour of the Republic of India. As of 2016, the award comprises a medallion, a certificate, and a cash prize of 7.5 lakh (in 2017).
- Who amidst the following eminent Indian journalists was conferred the Magsaysay Award ?
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Arun Shourie (born 2 November, 1941) is an Indian journalist, author and politician. He served as an economist with the World Bank (1968–72 and 1975– 77), a consultant to the Planning Commission, India, editor of the Indian Express and Times of India and a minister in the government of India (1998–2004). He was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1982.
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Arun Shourie (born 2 November, 1941) is an Indian journalist, author and politician. He served as an economist with the World Bank (1968–72 and 1975– 77), a consultant to the Planning Commission, India, editor of the Indian Express and Times of India and a minister in the government of India (1998–2004). He was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1982.
- Who was the First Indian Nobel Prize winner ?
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Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) was a poet, philosopher, educationist, artist and social activist. Hailing from an affluent land-owning family from Bengal, he received traditional education in India before traveling to England for further study. He abandoned his formal education and returned home, founding a school, Santiniketan, where children received an education in consonance with Tagore’s own ideas of communion with nature and emphasis on literature and the arts. In time, Tagore’s works, written originally in Bengali, were translated into English; the Gitanjali (“Tribute in verse”), a compendium of verses, named ‘Song Offerings’ in English was widely acclaimed for its literary genius. In 1913, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He was the first person of non-Western heritage to be awarded a Nobel Prize.
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Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) was a poet, philosopher, educationist, artist and social activist. Hailing from an affluent land-owning family from Bengal, he received traditional education in India before traveling to England for further study. He abandoned his formal education and returned home, founding a school, Santiniketan, where children received an education in consonance with Tagore’s own ideas of communion with nature and emphasis on literature and the arts. In time, Tagore’s works, written originally in Bengali, were translated into English; the Gitanjali (“Tribute in verse”), a compendium of verses, named ‘Song Offerings’ in English was widely acclaimed for its literary genius. In 1913, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He was the first person of non-Western heritage to be awarded a Nobel Prize.
- Who from the following is an awardee of both the Nobel Prize and the Bharat Ratna?
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta was an Albanian-born Indian Roman Catholic nun. “By blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, she was an Indian. She was the recipient of numerous honours including the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. Mother Teresa had first been recognised by the Indian government more than a third of a century earlier when she was awarded the Padma Shri in 1962 and the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding in 1969. She continued to receive major Indian awards in subsequent years, including India’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, in both 1972 and 1980.
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta was an Albanian-born Indian Roman Catholic nun. “By blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, she was an Indian. She was the recipient of numerous honours including the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. Mother Teresa had first been recognised by the Indian government more than a third of a century earlier when she was awarded the Padma Shri in 1962 and the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding in 1969. She continued to receive major Indian awards in subsequent years, including India’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, in both 1972 and 1980.