List of Awards and Honours in Jan, Feb and March 2017

March 21, 2017    

January 25, 2017: 

Here is the list of 2017 Padma award winners. The list comprises of 7 Padma Vibhushan, 7 Padma Bhushan and 75 Padma Shri Awardees. 19 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 5 persons from the category of foreigners, NRIs, PIOs and 6 posthumous awardees.

Padma Vibhushan

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

Field of Prominence
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
Art - Music
Devi Prasad Dwivedi
Literature & Education
Tehemton Udwadia
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

Field of Prominence
Basanti Bisht
Chemanchery Kunhiraman Nair
Aruna Mohanty
Bharathi Vishnuvardhan
Art-Cinema
Sadhu Meher
Art-Cinema
T K Murthy
Laishram Birendrakumar Singh
Krishna Ram Chaudhary
Art-Painting
Tilak Gitai
Art-Painting
Aekka Yadagiri Rao
Art-Sculpture
Jitendra Haripal
Kailash Kher
Parassala B Ponnammal
Sukri Bommagowda
Mukund Nayak
Purushottam Upadhyay
Anuradha Paudwal
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
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
Literature & Education
V Koteswaramma
Literature & Education
Balbir Dutt
Literature & Education-Journalism
Bhawana Somaaya
Literature & Education-Journalism
Vishnu Pandya
Literature & Education-Journalism
Subroto Das
Bhakti Yadav
Mohammed Abdul Waheed
Madan Madhav Godbole
Devendra Dayabhai Patel
Harkishan Singh
Mukut Minz
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)
Anant Agarwal (NRI/PIO)
Literature & Education
H.R. Shah (NRI/PIO)
Literature & Education-Journalism
Suniti Solomon (Posthumous)
Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyya (Posthumous)
Others-Archaeology
Dr. Mapuskar (Posthumous)
Social Work
Anuradha Koirala (Foreigner)
Social Work

January 14, 2017: Here is the complete list of those who won big at the 62nd Jio Filmfare Awards 2017 – The grand ceremony was held in Mumbai:

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: 
Best Short Film (Fiction): 
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'

  • January 09, 2017: President Barack Obama named 102 scientists and researchers including Four Indian-Americans as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. The four Indian scientists are Pankaj Lal from Montclair State University, Kaushik Roy Chowdhury from Northeastern University, Manish Arora from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Aradhna Tripati from University of California, Los Angeles. 
  • January 09, 2017: Best FIFA Football Awards Winners announced at a grand ceremony, which took place in Zurich:
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 

January 08, 2017: 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony was organized at Beverly Hills, California. Here’s the full list of winners, in the order in which they were presented:

MOVIES

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:
Best Foreign-Language Film:
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:

TELEVISION

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

February 20, 2017: 

Dr O P Yadava, CEO and Chief Cardiac Surgeon, National Heart Institute, New Delhi and Director, All India Heart Foundation, awarded Dr B C Roy National Award 2017 in the category of ‘to recognise the best talents in encouraging the development of specialities in different branches in medicine.’ The award will be conferred on him by Honourable President Pranab Mukherjee on the Doctors day observed every year on 1st July.

February 13, 2017: 

59th Annual Grammy Awards: Recording Academy announced at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, California. Here is the full list of winners of 59th Annual Grammy Awards:

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
 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

February 12, 2017: 

70th Annual British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Here is the Full list of winners at the 70th British Academy Film Awards:

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:
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'
Best Sound:
Claude La Haye, Bernard Gariƃ©py Strobl and Sylvain Bellemare, 'Arrival'
Best Special Visual Effects:
Robert Legato, Dan Lemmon, Andrew R. Jones and Adam Valdez, 'The Jungle Book'
Best British Short Animation:
'A Love Story'
Best British Short Film:
The EE Rising Star Award:
Tom Holland
Best Original Music:
Justin Hurwitz, 'La La Land'

February 27, 2017: Oscars 2017: 89th Academy Awards: Ceremony was held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles

Here is the full list of winners: 

Best Picture:
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: 
Best Animated Feature: 
Best Animated Short Film: 
Best Live Action Short Film: 
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 StarsLa La Land
Best Original Score: 
La La Land
Best Visual Effects: 
The Jungle Book
Best Production Design: 
La La Land
Best Sound Editing: 
Best Sound Mixing: 
Hacksaw Ridge
Best Makeup And Hairstyling:
Suicide Squad
Best Costume Design:
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
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
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List of Awards and Honours in Jan, Feb and March 2017 4.5 5 Yateendra sahu March 21, 2017 January 25, 2017:  Here is the list of 2017 Padma award winners. The list comprises of 7 Padma Vibhushan, 7 Padma Bhushan and 75 Padm...


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