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The Nobel Prizes are given every year for outstanding contributions in six fields of chemistry, economics, literature, peace, physics, or physiology or medicine.

The prizes in Chemistry, Literature, Peace, Physics, and Physiology or Medicine were first awarded in 1901. The related Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was established in 1968.

He has won gold medal in Commonwealth Games 2010. The award was instituted in 1961. It carries a monetary prize of Rs. 500,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll.

Gopalakrishnan is regarded as one of the finest filmmakers of India. As a director, producer and script writer he had played a major role in revolutionizing Malayalam cinema.

The Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding is an international award presented by the Government of India. It was established in 1965, administered by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).

It is given to the people for their outstanding contribution to the promotion of international understanding, goodwill and friendship among people of the world.

Capital city of Zhejiang Province Hangzhou in East China has been chosen by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) to host the 2022 Asian Games.

Tagore Literature Awards have been instituted as part of Samsung Hope Project and recognize the best literary contributions in 24 Indian languages.

Sugathakumari is an established writer in Malayalam. She won the prestigious Saraswati Samman in 2012 for Manalezhuthu, being only the third Malayalam writer to do so.

Note: The Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any 22 Indian languages listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India.

Eminent Konkani writer Mahabaleshwar Sail has been honoured with the Saraswati Samman 2016 for his novel Hawthorn.

The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist, inventor, and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine, and Literature.

Since 1901, it has been awarded annually (with some exceptions) to those who have “done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.

The Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee presents the Nobel Peace Prize in the presence of the King of Norway on 10 December each year (the anniversary of Nobel’s death).

The Peace Prize is the only Nobel Prize not presented in Stockholm. The Nobel laureate receives a diploma, a medal and a document confirming the prize amount. As of 2009, the prize was worth 10 million SEK (about US$ 1.4 million).

Since 1990, the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony is held at Oslo City Hall.

Kalinga Award — Popularization of Science.

• The Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science is an award given by UNESCO for exceptional skill in presenting scientific ideas to laypeople. It was created in 1952, following a donation from Biju Patnaik, Founder President of the Kalinga Foundation Trust in India.

Borlaug Award — Agriculture.

• The Borlaug Award is an award recognition conferred by a fertilizer company, Coromandel International, for outstanding Indian scientists for their research and contributions in the field of agriculture and the environment. The award was created in 1972 and named in honour of Nobel Laureate Norman E. Borlaug. It carries a cash prize of ` 5 lakh, a gold medal, and a citation.

Pulitzer award — Journalism.

• The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature, and musical composition. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of American (Hungarian-born) publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City.

Laureates Award — Sports.