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Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony

October 30 , 2018 2221 days 854 0
  • Union Government (Ministry of Culture) has announced winners of Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016.
  • The awardees were selected by the award jury headed by Prime Minister which included
    • Chief Justice of India Justice (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi,
    • Former Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami and
    • National Vice President of BJP Vinay Sahasrabuddhe.
  • The Awardees are,
2014 Rajkumar Singhajit Singh
  • He is doyen of Manipuri dance.
  • He is also teacher, performer and choreographer
2015 Chhayanaut
  • It is a cultural organization of Bangladesh established in 1961.
  • It has played leading role in promoting Tagore’s works in Bengali culture, music and literature all across the world.
2016 Ram Vanji Sutar
  • He is a renowned sculptor.
  • His first notable work was the 45 feet Chambal monument at the Gandhi Sagar Dam in Madhya Pradesh.
  • He is also the recipient of Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awards.
            Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony
  • It is an annual award instituted by Government of India in 2011 as part of commemoration of 150th Birth Anniversary of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore.
  • It was conferred for the first time on Indian Sitar Maestro Pt. Ravi Shankar in 2012 and second time on Shri Zubin Mehta in 2013.

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