Entertainment Awards (Comic Books)

S.No.	Awards & Honours	Purpose/Objective	First Held in country/year	Name of Body/Institution/ Government
1	Adamson Awards (held annually)	Awarded to notable cartoonists	1965	Swedish Academy of Comic Art (SACA).
2	Alley Award	It is a series of comic book fan awards	1962	---
3	Doug Wright Award (held annually)	It helps in honouring excellence in works published in English.	2004	Jury of five Canadians who have made significant contributions to national culture, based on shortlisted selections provided by a nominating committee of five experts in the comics field.
4	Eagle Award	Awards for comic book titles and creators.	1977	---
5	Eisner Award	It is given for creative achievement in American comic books.	1988	The nominations in each category are generated by a five-member panel, then voted on by comic-book professionals, and presented at the annual Comic-Con International convention held in San Diego, California, usually in July or August. Jackie Estrada has been the award administrator since 1990.
6	Joe Shuster Awards (given annually)	Given for outstanding achievements in the creation of comic books, graphic novels and webcomics.	2005	Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards Association
7	Jack Kirby Award	Given for achievement in comic books.	1985 (last given in 1987)	Amazing Heroes magazine
8	Kodansha Manga Award (awarded annually)	Awarded for best cartoon serials in four categories.	1977	Publisher Kodansha
9	Lulu Awards	To promote readership of comic books by women and the participation of women in the comic book industry.	1994	Friends of Lulu, a non-profit, national charitable organization in the United States.
10	The Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame	Honours significant life-long contributions to the art of cartooning in Canada.	2005	---
11	Prix Saint-Michel	Mainly focused Franco-Belgian comics	1971	City of Brussels
12	Urhunden Prizes	It is given for Best Swedish Album of the year, Best foriegn Album of the year and 'urhunden' comics of the year.	1987	Svenska Seriefrämjandet (Swedish Comicbook Association)

Entertainment Awards (Advertisement)

S.No.	Awards & Honours	Purpose/Objective	First Held in country/year	Name of Body/Institution/ Government
1	Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival (held yearly)	To celebrate the best of creativity in brand communication, discuss industry issues and network with one another.	Venice, Itlay, 1954	International Advertising Festival, the team behind Cannes Lions, Dubai International Advertising Festival and Spikes Asia
2	Clio Awards (held annually)	to reward innovation and creative excellence in advertising, design and communication.	1960	Prometheus Global Media
3	Design and Art Direction (D & AD)	Benchmarking and rewarding great ideas that are well executed and appropriate	1963	---
4	Effie Award	To honor the most effective marketing communications ideas	1968	Effie Worldwide, Inc., a non-profit organization
5	The Advertising Club of New York Award	focuses efforts on advertising industry self-regulation, professional training and good fellowship.	1915	The Advertising Club of New York
6	Summit International Awards	This award is for the pioneers who are leaders, innovators and visionaries in this exciting new realm of advertising.	----	SIA Organization
7	OBIE Awards (annual awards)	creative excellence in the world of advertising.	1956	The Village Voice newspaper
8	Cresta Awards	To honor an absolute standard of creative excellence in the international advertising and marketing communications industry.	1993	Creative Standards International, in partnership with the International Advertising Association

Business And Management Awards

S.No.	Awards & Honours	Purpose/Objective	First Held in country/year	Name of Body/Institution/ Government
1	Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards	To enhance the awareness of the importance of entrepreneurship amongst the general public and in turn, stimulate the growth of local and regional brands and enterprises both locally and regionally.	Malayasia	Kuala Lumpur-based regional NGO, Enterprise Asia
2	Deming Prize For Quality	To reward companies for major advances in quality improvement	Japan, 1950	Japanese Union of Scientists and Engineers (JUSE)
3	E. H. Harriman Award (Presented annually)	To encourage safe operating practices and safety enhancements.	1913	E.H. Harriman Memorial Awards Institute
4	European Business Awards	To recognise and promote excellence, best practice and innovation in the European business community.	First awarded in 2007, launched in 2006	HSBC
5	European IST Grand Prize	For groundbreaking products that represent the best of European innovation in Information Society Technologies.	2006	Euro-CASE
6	Henry Laurence Gantt Medal	For distinguished achievement in management and service to the community.	1929	American Society of Mechanical Engineers
7	Jake Award (Presented annually)	To recognize outstanding safety achievements in the short line railroad industry, which had gone unrecognized before.	1995	Rail transport industry group American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association
8	Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award	To recognize U.S. organizations in the business, health care, education, and nonprofit sectors for performance excellence.	1987	President of the United States
9	Railroader of the Year (Awarded annually)	To recognize the railroads' commitments to customer service and innovation in the industry.	1964	Trade journal Railway Age
10	Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership	To recognize companies for the exemplary quality of their relationships with employees and communities.	1997	The Conference Board, a non-profit organization
11	Train Operator of the Year	To recognize excellence among train operating companies of the United Kingdom	1997	As part of the HSBC Rail Business Awards
12	Woodrow Wilson Awards (Awarded annually)	Awarded to those who have shown an outstanding commitment to President of the United States Woodrow Wilson's dream of integrating politics, scholarship, and policy for the common good.	----	Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

List of Jnanpith Award Winners (1965–2014)

Jnanpith Award is being given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The Award is the brain-child of late Smt. Rama Jain, the first President of and the moving spirit behind the Bharatiya Jnanpith since its inception. It has become the most prestigious literary award of the country. This awards inlude sum of Rs. 5 lakhs including citation.

Year : Name – Works (Language)
1965 : G. Sankara Kurup – Odakkuzhal [Flute] (Malayalam)
1966 : Tarashankar Bandopadhyaya – Ganadevta (Bengali)
1967 : Kuppali Venkatappagowda Puttappa (Kuvempu) – Sri Ramayana Darshanam (Kannada)
1967 : Umashankar Joshi – Nishitha (Gujarati)
1968 : Sumitranandan Pant – Chidambara (Hindi)
1969 : Firaq Gorakhpuri – Gul-e-Naghma (Urdu)
1970 : Viswanatha Satyanarayana – Ramayana Kalpavrikshamu [A resourceful tree:Ramayana] (Telugu)
1971 : Bishnu Dey Smriti – Satta Bhavishyat (Bengali)
1972 : Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' – Urvashi (Hindi)
1973 : Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre – Nakutanti [Naku Thanthi (Four Strings)] (Kannada)
1973 : Gopinath Mohanty – Paraja (Oriya)
1974 : Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar – Yayati (Marathi)
1975 : P. V. Akilan – Chitttrappavai (Tamil)
1976 : Ashapurna Devi – Pratham Pratisruti (Bengali)
1977 : K. Shivaram Karanth – Mookajjiya Kanasugalu [Mookajjis dreams] (Kannada)
1978 : Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayan 'Ajneya' – Kitni Navon Men Kitni Bar [How many times in many boats?] (Hindi)
1979 : Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya – Mrityunjay [Immortal] (Assamese)
1980 : S. K. Pottekkatt – Oru Desathinte Katha [Story of a land] (Malayalam)
1981 : Amrita Pritam – Kagaj te Canvas (Punjabi)
1982 : Mahadevi Varma – Yama (Hindi)
1983 : Maasti Venkatesh Ayengar – Chikkaveera Rajendra [Life and struggle of Kodava King Chikkaveera Rajendra] (Kannada)
1984 : Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai – Kayar [Coir] (Malayalam)
1985 : Pannalal Patel – Maanavi Ni Bhavaai (Gujarati)
1986 : Sachidananda Rout Roy (Oriya)
1987 : Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar (Kusumagraj) – Natsamrat (Marathi)
1988 : Dr.C. Narayana Reddy – Vishwambhara (Telugu)
1989 : Qurratulain Hyder – Akhire Shab Ke Humsafar (Urdu)
1990 : V. K. Gokak (Vinayaka Krishna Gokak) – Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi (Kannada)
1991 : Subhas Mukhopadhyay – Padati (Bengali)
1992 : Naresh Mehta (Hindi)
1993 : Sitakant Mahapatra – "for outstanding contribution to the enrichment of Indian literature, 1973-92" (Oriya)
1994 : U. R. Ananthamurthy – for his contributions to (Kannada) literature (Kannada)
1995 : M. T. Vasudevan Nair – Randamoozham [Second Chance] (Malayalam)
1996 : Mahasweta Devi – Hajar Churashir Ma (Bengali)
1997 : Ali Sardar Jafri (Urdu)
1998 : Girish Karnad – "for his contributions to (Kannada) literature and for contributions to (Kannada) theater (yayati)" (Kannada)
1999 : Nirmal Verma (Hindi)
1999 : Gurdial Singh (Punjabi)
2000 : Indira Goswami (Assamese)
2001 : Rajendra Keshavlal Shah (Gujarati)
2002 : D. Jayakanthan (Tamil)
2003 : Vinda Karandikar – Ashtadarshana (poetry) (Marathi)
2004 : Rahman Rahi – Subhuk Soda, Kalami Rahi and Siyah Rode Jaren Manz (Kashmiri)
2005 : Kunwar Narayan (Hindi)
2006 : Ravindra Kelekar (Konkani)
2006 : Satya Vrat Shastri (Sanskrit)
2007 : O. N. V. Kurup (Malayalam)
2008 : Akhlaq Mohammed Khan 'Shahryar' (Urdu)
2009 : Amar Kant (Hindi)
2009 : Shrilal Shukla (Hindi)
2010 : Chandrashekhara Kambara – for his contributions to Kannada literature (Kannada) 

2011 : Pratibha RayYajnaseni (Oriya)

2012 : Ravuri Bharadhwaja - For his notable contribution to Telugu literature (Telugu)

2013 :   Kedarnath Singh - For his notable contribution to Hindi literature. ‘Abhi bilkul abhi’ and ‘Yahan se dekho’ are among his prominent works (Hindi)

2014 : Bhalchandra Vanaji Nemade (Marathi)

‘Abhi bilkul abhi’ and ‘Yahan se dekho’ are among his prominent works - See more at: http://www.onlinegk.com/current-affairs/current-affairs-june-2014#sthash.QTmHJyfr.dpuf

Religions in India

Religion and Dharma System	Religion/ Dharma	Founded	Holy Book	Holy Cities, Pilgrimage sites	Founder of Religion	Diviner / Incarnations of God
Hinduism	Dharma	500 C.E.	BHAGAVAD GITA, VEDA, Upanishad	Kasi, Ayodhya, Mathura, etc.	None	Rama, Krishna, Buddha
Hinduism refers to the beliefs and practices of Hindus as expressed in its doctrines i.e., BHAGAVAD GITA, VEDA, Upanishad, sacrament, narrative, and epic. It is the main religion of India and Nepal which includes the worship of several gods and belief in REINCARNATION. Hinduism is practiced by over 700 million people.
Ancient Sanatana Dharma	Dharma	4000 B.C.E.	-	Kasi, Ayodhya, Madhupura (Mathura)	None	Rama, Krishna
The term Sanātana Dharma translates to approximately “eternal law”, is notion of great importance to Hinduism. Those preferring sanatana dharma emphasize a more catholic tradition of belief and practice. “Speak the truth, speak the truth that is pleasant. Do not speak the truth to manipulate. Do not speak falsely to please or flatter someone. This is the quality of the Sanatan Dharma“.
Zoroastrianism	Religion	1800 B.C.E.	Zend Avesta (Gathas)	Yazd, Pasargade, Persepolis, Kernan, Tehran	Zarathushtra	Zarathushtra
It is a religion started in ancient Persia by Zoroaster that teaches that there is one God and a continuing struggle in the world between forces of light and darkness. Zoroastrianism originated in ancient Persia (now Iran). The sacred texts of Zoroastrianism are collectively called the Avesta.
Buddhism	Dharma	600 B.C.E.	Dhammapada	Bodh Gaya, Rajgir, Kapilavastu, Saranath	Gautam Siddhartha	Gautam Siddhartha
Buddhism is an Asian religion based on the teaching of Gautama Siddhartha (or Buddha). Buddhism played a central role in the spiritual, cultural, and social life of the Eastern world and, during the twentieth century, spread to the West.
Jainism	Dharma	650 B.C.E.	Akaranga Sutra	Palitana, Kashi/Varanasi, Parasnath,etc.	Mahavira	Mahavira
Jainism is one of the three most ancient of India’s religious traditions still in existence. Jainism teaches a path to spiritual deliverance through a strict code of conduct based on non-violence to all living creatures. The name Jainism derives from the Sanskrit verb root ji (to conquer). Jainism originated around the seventh-fifth centuries BC in the Ganga basin of North India. Jainism often employs concepts similar to Hinduism and Buddhism
Judaism	Religion	1600 B.C.E.	Tanakh (Torah, Neviim, Ketuvim)	Jerusalem	Abraham	Abraham, Moses
Judaism is the religion of the Jews, a monotheistic religion discerned in patterns of action, social order, and culture. God is viewed as the divine “Giver of Torah*” – in its broadest traditional sense, supported by the Hebrew Scriptures. Jews believe that they are chosen by the God to receive divine guidance. Abraham was the founder of Judaism. * the law of God as given to Moses and recorded in the first five books of the Bible
Christianity	Religion	30 C.E.	Bible	Bethlehem, Vatican City, Jerusalem	Yah’shua (Jesus)	Yahshua, Abraham
Christianity is the religion that is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ and the belief that he was the son of God. Christians number more than 1.7 billion and can be divided among three principal groups: the Roman Catholic church, the Eastern Orthodox churches, and the Protestant churches.
Islam	Religion	650 C.E.	Quran	Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem	Muhammad	Muhammad, Yahshua, Abraham
It is the Muslim religion, based on belief in one God and REVEALED through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah. The term islam, literally means “surrender”. In Islam Allah is viewed as the sole God – creator, sustainer, and restorer of the world. The most sacred place for Muslims is the Ka’aba, a cube-shaped building in Mecca.
Sikhism	Dharma	1450 C.E.	Guru Granth Sahib	Amritsar	Guru Nanak	Guru Nanak
Sikhism was founded in the late fifteenth century by Guru Nanak. The word sikh is derived from the Pali sikkha or Sanskrit sisya (follower). Historically Sikhism is associated with Punjab, India, a region that connects southern Asia with the Middle East. The Adi Granth is the canonical scripture of the Sikhs.
Bahaism	Religion	1850 C.E.	Qitab I Aqdas	Haifa, Israel	Baha’ullah	Many from many faiths
Bahaism is a religion founded in Iran in the mid-19th century by Mirza Hoseyn ‘Ali Nuri, who is known as Baha` Ullah (Arabic: “Glory of God”). The principal Baha`i doctrines are the essential unity of all religions and the unity of humanity. The Baha`is use a calendar in which the year is divided into 19 months of 19 days each, with the addition of 4 intercalary days (5 in leap years).
Confucianism*	Dharma	550 B.C.E.	Confucian Canon	Nanjing and Wuxi, China	Kung Fu-Tze	Kung Fu-Tze
Confucianism is a Chinese ethical and philosophical system developed from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. It is a complex system of moral, social, political, philosophical, and quasi-religious. It has had tremendous influence on the culture and history of East Asia. It is considered as a state religion of some East Asian countries.
Taoism*	Dharma	640 B.C.E.	Tao te Ching	Jinhua and Guangdong, China	Lao Tze	Lao Tze
Taoism (or Daoism) refers to a variety of related philosophical and religious traditions that have influenced Eastern Asia for more than two millennia. It have had a notable influence on the western world particularly since the 19th century. Taoism has never been a unified religion, but has rather consisted of numerous teachings based on various revelations.
* Though Confucianism and Taoism are not religions; but listed here for informational purposes.

Republic Day Chief Guest Full List (1950-2015)

Year – Guest Name (Country)

2015 – Barack Obama (President, United States of America) 

2014 – Shinzo Abe (Prime Minister, Japan) 

2013 – King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (King of Bhutan, Bhutan)

2012 – Yingluck Shinawatra (Prime Minister, Thailand)

2011 – Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (President, Indonesia)

2010 – Lee Myung Bak (President, Republic of Korea)

2009 – Nursultan Nazarbayev (President, Kazakhstan)

2008 – Nicolas Sarkozy (President, France)

2007 – Vladimir Putin (President, Russia)

2006 – King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (King, Saudi Arabia)

2005 – King Jigme Singye Wangchuck (King, Bhutan)

2004 – Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (President, Brazil)

2003 – Mohammed Khatami (President, Iran)

2002 – Cassam Uteem (President, Mauritius)

2001 – Abdelaziz Bouteflika (President, Algeria)

2000 – Olusegun Obasanjo (President, Nigeria)

1999 – King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (King, Nepal)

1998 – Jacques Chirac (President, France)

1997 – Basdeo Panday (Prime Minister, Trinidad and Tobago)

1996 – Dr. Fernando Henrique Cardoso (President, Brazil)

1995 – Nelson Mandela (President, South Africa)

1994 – Goh Chok Tong (Prime Minister, Singapore)

1993 – John Major (Prime Minister, United Kingdom)

1992 – Mário Soares (President, Portugal)

1991 – Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (President, Maldives)

1990 – Anerood Jugnauth (Prime Minister, Mauritius)

1989 – Nguyen Van Linh (General Secretary, Vietnam)

1988 – Junius Jayewardene (President, Sri Lanka)

1987 – Alan García (President, Peru)

1986 – Andreas Papandreou (Prime Minister, Greece)

1985 – Raúl Alfonsín (President, Argentina)

1984 – King Jigme Singye Wangchuck (King, Bhutan)

1983 – Shehu Shagari (President, Nigeria)

1982 – King Juan Carlos I (King, Spain)

1981 – José López Portillo (President, Mexico)

1980 – Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (President, France)

1979 – Malcolm Fraser (Prime Minister, Australia)

1978 – Patrick Hillery (President, Ireland)

1977 – Edward Gierek (First Secretary, Poland)

1976 – Jacques Chirac (Prime Minister,France)

1975 – Kenneth Kaunda (President, Zambia)

1974 – Josip Broz Tito (President, SFR Yugoslavia); Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (Prime Minister, Sri Lanka)

1973 – Mobutu Sese Seko (President, Zaire)

1972 – Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (Prime Minister, Mauritius)

1971 – Julius Nyerere (President, Tanzania)

1970 – 

1969 – Todor Zhivkov (Prime Minister, Bulgaria)

1968 – Alexei Kosygin (Prime Minister, USSR); Josip Broz Tito (President, SFR Yugoslavia)

1966, 1967 – 

1965 – Rana Abdul Hamid (Food and Agriculture Minister, Pakistan)

1964 – 

1963 – King Norodom Sihanouk (King, Cambodia)

1962 – 

1961 – Queen Elizabeth II (Queen, United Kingdom)

1960 – Kliment Voroshilov (President, USSR)

1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 – 

1955 – Malik Ghulam Muhammad (Governor General, Pakistan)

1954 – King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (King, Bhutan)

1951, 1952, 1953 –

1950 – Sukarno (President, Indonesia)