Nobel Awards 2011

The Nobel Prize in Physics
Saul Perlmutter, Brian P. Schmidt, Adam G. Riess
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Dan Shechtman
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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Bruce A. Beutler, Jules A. Hoffmann, Ralph M. Steinman
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The Nobel Prize in LiteratureTomas Tranströmer
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The Nobel Peace Prize
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, Tawakkul Karman
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The Prize in Economic Sciences
Thomas J. Sargent, Christopher A. Sims
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Current GK – Awards – May 2011

Gopinath Muthukad wins Merlin Award:

Thiruvananthapuram-based illusionist and stunt performer Gopinath Muthukad has been selected by the International Magicians Society (IMS) of the US for the International Merlin Award this year. He is the second Indian magician, after P.C. Sorcar Jr. of West Bengal, to receive the award. The jury selected Muthukad April 2011 for his contributions to the development and popularisation of magical art and science over the last 35 years.

S. L. Bhyrappa wins Saraswati Samman:

Kannada writer S. L. Bhyrappa was on April 5, 2011 chosen for the prestigious Saraswati Samman for his novel ‘Mandra’. The award, constituted by the K. K. Birla Foundation, consists of Rs.7.50 lakh, a citation and a plaque. The jury which selected Bhyrappa was headed by former Chief Justice of India G. B. Patnaik. Seventy-five-year-old Bhyrappa has so far published 22 novels, the first being ‘Bheemakaya’ in 1959. He is one of the bestselling novelists in Kannada over the past 25 years.

D. Seshagiri Rao selected for ‘The Pride of India Leadership Award’:

D. Seshagiri Rao, cardiologist and Head of the Department, of Hyderabad-based Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), has been selected for ‘The Pride of India Leadership Award’, an international award given by NRI Institute, a Delhi-based not-for-profit NGO of People of Indian Origin. The award is being given to Dr. Rao for the ‘outstanding service and excellence in cardiology. It will be presented on April 15 by Mauritius President Sir Anerood Jugnauth in Delhi.

M. S. Dhoni offered honorary commission in Territorial Army:

World Cup winning captain of the Indian team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, was offered an honorary commission in the Territorial Army, during his meeting with the Chief of the Army Staff General V.K. Singh in New Delhi on April 5, 2011.  Dhoni readily accepted the offer. The commission would go through as per the laid-down procedure of the service. It may be noted that former captain Kapil Dev, is already an honorary Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army, while Sachin Tendulkar was conferred an honorary Group Captain rank of the IAF in September last year, which was approved by the President of India.

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83rd Oscar Award Winners 2011

83rd Oscar Award Winners 2011: Detailed list of nominated winners with their category award. The King’s Speech” won the top Academy Award, for best picture, giving the British royals drama a total of four Oscars.

Award Category	Nominated Winner
Actor in a Leading Role	Colin Firth in The King’s Speech
Actor in a Supporting Role	Christian Bale in The Fighter
Actress in a Leading Role	Natalie Portman in Black Swan
Actress in a Supporting Role	Melissa Leo in The Fighter
Animated Feature Film	Toy Story 3 (Lee Unkrich)
Art Direction	Alice in Wonderland
Best Picture	The King’s Speech (Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers)
Cinematography	Inception (Wally Pfister)
Costume Design	Alice in Wonderland (Colleen Atwood)
Directing	The King’s Speech (Tom Hooper)
Documentary (Feature)	Inside Job (Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs)
Documentary (Short Subject)	Strangers No More (Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon)
Film Editing	The Social Network (Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter)
Foreign-Language Film	In a Better World (Denmark) (defeating Montrealer Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies)
Makeup	The Wolfman (Rick Baker and Dave Elsey)
Music (Original Score)	The Social Network (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross)
Music (Original Song)	We Belong Together from Toy Story 3 (Music and Lyric by Randy Newman)
Short Film (Animated)	The Lost Thing (Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann)
Short Film (Live Action)	God of Love (Luke Matheny)
Sound Editing	Inception (Richard King)
Sound Mixing	Inception (Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick)
Visual Effects	Inception (Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb)
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)	The Social Network (Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin)
Writing (Original Screenplay)	The King’s Speech (Screenplay by David Seidler)

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Recipients of Dhyan Chand Award

Dhyan Chand Award is India’s highest award initiated in 2002 for lifetime achievement in sports and games in the memory of the legendary Indian hockey player Dhyan Chand.  Following is the complete list of Dhyan Chand Awardees:

Name of Awardee	Year	Sports/Games
Satish Pillai	2010	Athletics
Kuldeep Singh	2010	Wrestling
Anita Chanu	2010	Weightlifting
Ishar Singh Deol	2009	Athletics
Satbir Singh Dahya	2009	Wrestling
Gian Singh	2008	Wrestling
Hakam Singh	2008	Athletics
Mukhbain Singh	2008	Hockey
Rajendra Singh	2007	Wrestling
Shamsher Singh	2007	Kabaddi
Varinder Singh	2007	Hockey
Harish Birajdar	2006	Wrestling
Nandy Singh	2006	Hockey
Uday Prabhu	2006	Athletics
Manoj Kothari	2005	Billiards and Snooker
Maruti Mane	2005	Wrestling
Rajinder Singh	2005	Hockey
Hardyal Singh	2004	Hockey
Labh Singh	2004	Athletics
Mehendale Parshuram	2004	Athletics
Charles Cornelius	2003	Hockey
Dharm Singh Maan	2003	Hockey
Om Prakash	2003	Volleyball
Ram Kumar	2003	Basketball
Smita Yadav	2003	Rowing
Aparna Ghosh	2002	Basketball
Ashok Diwan	2002	Hockey
Shahuraj Birajdar	2002	Boxing

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Recipients of Dadasaheb Phalke Award

The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is an annual award given by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. It was instituted in 1969, the birth centenary year of Dadasaheb Phalke, considered the father of Indian cinema.
Following is the list of award winners:

Name of Awardee	Year	Occupation/Field
D. Ramanaidu	2009	Producer
V. K. Murthy	2008	Cinematographer
Manna Dey	2007	Playback Singer
Tapan Sinha	2006	Director
Shyam Benegal	2005	Director
Adoor Gopalakrishnan	2004	Director
Mrinal Sen	2003	Director
Dev Anand	2002	Actor, Director, Producer
Yash Chopra	2001	Director, Producer
Asha Bhosle	2000	Playback Singer
Hrishikesh Mukherjee	1999	Director
B.R. Chopra	1998	Director, Producer
Pradeep	1997	Lyricist
Sivaji Ganesan	1996	Actor
Rajkumar	1995	Actor
Dilip Kumar	1994	Actor
Majrooh Sultanpuri	1993	Lyricist
Bhupen Hazarika	1992	Director
Bhalji Pendharkar	1991	Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Akkineni Nageswara Rao	1990	Actor
Lata Mangeshkar	1989	Playback Singer
Ashok Kumar	1988	Actor
Raj Kapoor	1987	Actor, Director
B. Nagi Reddy	1986	Producer
V. Shantaram	1985	Actor, Director, Producer
Satyajit Ray	1984	Director
Durga Khote	1983	Actress
L. V. Prasad	1982	Actor, Director, Producer
Naushad Ali	1981	Music Director
Paidi Jairaj	1980	Actor, Director
Sohrab Modi	1979	Actor, Director, Producer
Rai Chand Boral	1978	Music Director, Director
Nitin Bose	1977	Cinematographer, Director, Screenwriter
Kanan Devi	1976	Actress
Dhirendranath Ganguly	1975	Actor, Director
Bomireddi Narasimha Reddy	1974	Director
Ruby Myers (Sulochana)	1973	Actress
Pankaj Mullick	1972	Music Director
Prithviraj Kapoor	1971	Actor (Posthumous)
B. N. Sircar	1970	Producer
Devika Rani Chaudhuri Roerich	1969	Actress

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The Nobel Organizations

The Nobel Prize is surrounded by several organisations and institutions with different tasks related to the prize.

The Nobel Foundation

The Nobel Prize is financed by the Nobel Foundation, a private institution established in 1900 based on the will of Alfred Nobel.

The Nobel Prize Awarding Institutions

The process of selecting the Nobel Laureates is exclusively handled by the Nobel Prize awarding institutions.

The Royal Swedish Academy (Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Chemistry and Prize in Economic Sciences)
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine)
The Swedish Academy (Nobel Prize in Literature)
The Norwegian Nobel Committee elected by the Norwegian Parliament (Nobel Peace Prize)

The Nobel Foundation Rights Association

To meet the demands of a constantly growing global audience when it comes to information of high quality, regarding the Nobel Laureates and their achievements, via a number of platforms, the Nobel Foundation Rights Association was established in 1999. This non-profit association has an overall function as the umbrella organisation for the following four units:

Nobel Web AB

Nobel Web manages Nobelprize.org with the mission of global dissemination of information about the Nobel Prize and the Nobel Laureates with the aim to uphold the position and status of the Nobel Prize.

Nobel Media AB

Nobel Media manages and develops media rights connected with the Nobel Prize, in the areas of TV and web production, distribution, publishing and events to reach a global audience.

Nobel Museum AB

The Nobel Museum illustrates a century of creativity through the Nobel Prize and the achievements of the Nobel Laureates. The Nobel Museum is located in the Old Town in Stockholm, Sweden.

Nobel Peace Center Foundation

The Nobel Peace Center is an institution aimed at presenting the Nobel Peace Prize and the work of the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates. The Nobel Peace Center is located at Rådhusplassen in Oslo, Norway.

Financing of Informational Activities

The companies Nobel Web AB, Nobel Museum AB, Nobel Media AB in Stockholm as well as the Nobel Peace Center Foundation in Oslo are all externally financed, e.g. via subsidies from state or local governments, corporate sponsors, educational organisations and philanthropic entities.

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Alfred Nobel:::The Man Behind the Nobel Prize

Alfred Nobel

The Man Behind the Nobel Prize

Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been honoring men and women from all corners of the globe for outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and for work in peace. The foundations for the prize were laid in 1895 when Alfred Nobel wrote his last will, leaving much of his wealth to the establishment of the Nobel Prize. But who was Alfred Nobel? Articles, photographs, a slide show and poetry written by Nobel himself are presented here to give a glimpse of a man whose varied interests are reflected in the prize he established. Meet Alfred Nobel - scientist, inventor, entrepreneur, author and pacifist.

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2010 Nobel Prize Announcements::: Summery

2010 Nobel Prize Announcements

Freedom of Speech in China

PEACEAmong the many people campaigning for human rights in China, Liu Xiaobo, the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, has become the most visible symbol of the struggle. A long-term exponent of non-violent protest, he is currently serving an 11-year prison term.

 

Mario Vargas Llosa

LITERATUREPeruvian by birth and a truly international citizen, the 2010 Nobel Laureate in Literature embraces multiple genres (novels, plays, essays), and politics too, in his commitment to social change.

Molecule Makers

CHEMISTRYRichard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki share the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing new, more efficient ways of linking carbon atoms together to build the complex molecules that are improving our everyday lives.

Graphene: Carbon's New Face

PHYSICSImagine a sheet of material that's just one atom thick, yet super-strong, highly conductive, practically transparent and able to reveal new secrets of fundamental physics. That's graphene, isolated by Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, 2010 Nobel Laureates in Physics.

The Father of the Test Tube Baby

MEDICINERobert G. Edwards, the 2010 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, battled societal and establishment resistance to his development of the in vitro fertilization procedure, which has so far led to the birth of around 4 million people.

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