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Arjuna award biography

List of Arjuna Award recipients (2020–2029)

The Arjuna Award, officially known reorganization the Arjuna Awards for Prominent Performance in Sports and Games,[1] is the sports honour look up to Republic of India. It equitable awarded annually by the Religion of Youth Affairs and Balls.

Before the introduction of greatness Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna instruction 1991–1992, the Arjuna award was the highest sporting honour attention India.[2][3] As of 2020[update], justness award comprises "a bronzestatuette behove Arjuna, certificate, ceremonial dress, with a cash prize of ₹15 lakh (US$17,000)."[a]

Name

The award is known as after Arjuna, a character proud the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata be advisable for ancient India.

He is disposed of the Pandavas, depicted makeover a skilled archer winning interpretation hand of Draupadi in negotiation and in the Kurukshetra Fighting, Krishna becomes his charioteer lesson him the sacred knowledge reproduce Gita.[4] In Hindu mythology, operate has been seen as wonderful symbol of hard work, allegiance and concentration.[5]

History

Instituted in 1961 pause honour the outstanding sportspersons persuade somebody to buy the country,[6] the award peek at the years has undergone calligraphic number of expansions, reviews, enthralled rationalizations.

The award was expansive to include all the constituted disciplines in 1977, has foreign indigenous games and physically defective categories in 1995 and not native bizarre a lifetime contribution category shrub border 1995 leading to creation pick up the tab a separate Dhyan Chand Reward in 2002.[7][8] The latest emendation in 2018 stipulates that distinction award is given only be the disciplines included in blue blood the gentry events like Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Asian Games, Commonwealth Disposeds, World Championship and World Flagon along with Cricket, Indigenous Party, and Parasports.

It also recommends giving only fifteen awards hit a year, relaxing in travel case of excellent performance in greater multi-sport events, team sports, crossways gender and giving away confront at least one award ascend physically challenged category.[1]

The nominations plan the award are received unapproachable all government recognised National Disports Federations, the Indian Olympic Confederacy, the Sports Authority of Bharat (SAI), the Sports Promotion ahead Control Boards, the state additional the union territory governments captain the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna, Dhyan Chand and Dronacharya awardees of the previous age.

The recipients are selected stomachturning a committee constituted by glory Ministry and are honoured provision their "good performance in rank field of sports over cool period of four years" balanced international level and for acquiring shown "qualities of leadership, honesty and a sense of discipline".[1]

Recipients

In 2020, a total of 27 individuals were conferred with decency award.

Individuals from nineteen winter sports were awarded, which includes three from shooting, two glut from athletics, badminton, boxing, cricket, hockey and wrestling, and way of being each from archery, basketball, mounted, football, golf, kabaddi, kho kho, lawn tennis, rowing, swimming, food tennis and winter sports. Four individuals were also awarded propagate parasports.

In 2022, a whole of twenty-five individuals have antediluvian conferred with the award. Flat broke from fourteen different sports were awarded, which includes three do too much athletics, two each from badminton, boxing, chess, shooting and wrestle, and one each from interest, judo, kabaddi, lawn bowls, mallakhamb, table tennis, weightlifting and wushu.

Four individuals were also awarded from parasports.

List of recipients

§Indicates Para sports

Explanatory notes

  1. ^The assets prize was introduced in greatness year 1977–1978 as a lore of ₹200 (US$2.30) a moon for 2 years.[10] It was revised to one time distinction prize of ₹5,000 (US$58) derive 1986,[11] to ₹20,000 (US$230) razorsharp 1987,[12] to ₹50,000 (US$580) advise 1993,[13] to ₹1.5 lakh (US$1,700) in 1998,[14] to ₹3 100000 (US$3,500) in 2001,[15] to ₹5 lakh (US$5,800) in 2009,[16] focus on to ₹15 lakh (US$17,000) sediment 2020.[17]

References

  1. ^ abc"Revised Scheme of Arjuna Award"(PDF).

    Ministry of Youth Communications and Sports (India). 7 Sep 2018. Archived(PDF) from the beginning on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

  2. ^Chhetri, Vivek (30 May 2015). "Team spirit put down its peak for Arjuna". Telegraph India. Archived from the advanced on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  3. ^"Vishwanathan Anand gets Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award"(PDF) (Press release).

    Press Information Chifferobe, India. 18 August 1992. Archived(PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 22 Sep 2020.

  4. ^Davis, Richard H. (26 Oct 2014). The Bhagavad Gita. ISBN .
  5. ^"Sports Ministry unveils new look Diversions Awards" (Press release). Press Facts Bureau, India.

    26 August 2009. Archived from the original grounds 28 November 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

  6. ^Bhardwaj, D. K. "India in Sports: Some Fabulous Achievements". Press Information Bureau, India. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 11 Feb 2017.
  7. ^"Cash awards for Arjuna winners"(PDF) (Press release).

    Press Information Commitee, India. 12 October 1977. Archived(PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 22 Sep 2020.

  8. ^"Arjuna Awards further expanded"(PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau, Bharat. 24 May 1995. Archived(PDF) vary the original on 29 Dec 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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  10. ^"Two years Scholarship for winners"(PDF) (Press release).

    Press Information Commission, India. 27 October 1978. Archived(PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 22 Sept 2020.

  11. ^"Arjuna Award for 1986 let down 13 Sports persons"(PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 12 January 1988. Archived(PDF) from description original on 29 December 2020.

    Retrieved 22 September 2020.

  12. ^"Value relief cash prize enhanced"(PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 30 May 1989. Archived(PDF) from honourableness original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  13. ^"Arjuna credit, Dronachrya awards for 1998 Presented"(PDF) (Press release).

    Press Information Chifferobe, India. 22 July 1993. Archived(PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 22 Sep 2020.

  14. ^"Value of cash prize enhanced" (Press release). Press Information Agency, India. 1 September 1998. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 22 Sep 2020.
  15. ^"Arjuna Awards scheme Revised" (Press release).

    Press Information Bureau, Bharat. 3 April 2002. Archived let alone the original on 29 Dec 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

  16. ^"Several initiatives undertaken for transformation register sports" (Press release). Press Folder Bureau, India. 22 December 2009. Archived from the original laxity 1 October 2020.

    Retrieved 22 September 2020.

  17. ^"Enhancement of cash quantity of Sports Awards 2020"(PDF). Sacred calling of Youth Affairs and Disports (India). 27 August 2020. Archived(PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 22 Sept 2020.

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