Dronacharya Awards and Arjuna Awards

Dronacharya Awards and Arjuna Awards

• Dronacharya Awards was instituted in 1985 to honour eminent coaches, who have outstandingly and consistently motivated sportspersons to the highest performance in international events.
• Arjuna Awards was institutd in 196 as the highest national recognition for outstanding performance in sports and games at the international level.

Bravery and Gallantry Awards

Bravery and Gallantry Awards
National Bravery Awards was started in 1957 by the Indian Council for child Welfare. The award was to recognize and honour children who performed outstanding deeds of bravery and selfless sacrifice.

Gallantry Awards – The Ashok Chakra series of awards are open to civilians. These awards are biannual and are given on the Republic Day and Independence Day.

Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards

Padma Awards :
Padma Awards namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan andPadma Shree are given for exeptional and distinguished service of high order in any field. The Padma Awards are announced on the eve of the Republic Day.
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BHARAT RATNA AWARDS
The President of India gives the BHARAT RATNA AWARDS , the highest civilian honour, for exceptional service towards advancement of Art, Literature and Science, and in recognition of Publoc Service of the highest order.

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Awards & Honours

Introduction

India, as we have stated throughout this book, is a lead of excellence. Our countrymen have been excptional achievers in various fields of activity, which ranges from sports and gallantry to arts nad science.

And our country employs a number of awards to honours these great men and women of our country, whose actions and deeds have made us proud and glad. These awards play an important role in our life, as they prove to be not only a source of encouragement for the extra-ordinary, but also an inspiration for the ordinary.

True Indian Game

National Game


Hockey is the Notional Game of India. Unmatched excellence and incomparable virtuosity brought India a string of Olympic gold medals. The brilliant Indians brought a touch of magic to their play and the ball-juggling feats of the Indians were a sheer delight. The Golden Era of hockey in India was the period form 1928-1956 when India won 6 consecutive gold medals in the Olympics. During the Golden Era, India played 24 Olympic matches, won all 24, scored178 goals (at an average of 7.43 goals per match) and conceeded only 7goals. The two other gold medals for India came in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and the 1980Moscow Olympics.

National Fruit

A fleshy fruit, eaten ripe or used green for pickles etc., of the tree Magnifera indica, the mango is one of the most important and widely cultivated fruits of the tropical world. Its juicy fruit is a rich source of Vitamins A, C and D. In India there are over 100 varieties of mangoes, in different sizes, shapes and colours. Mangoes have been cultivated in India from time immemorial. Poet Kalidasa sung its praises and Akber planted 100,000 mango trees in Darbhanga, known as LAKHI BAGH.

MANGO FRUIT(Y)……….. FRESH ‘N’ JUICY

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