List of Important Awards and Honors- May 2015 | GK Updates:
The List of Awards and Honors that received in the month of May 2015 was given here. Candidates those who are preparing for all competitive exams can use these GK materials.
S.no | Awards and Honors | Winners |
1 | Indian-origin teacher to receive ‘University of Oxford Inspirational Teacher Award’ | Gurnimrat Nimmy Sidhu |
2 | French film to win Palme d’Or Award at 68th Cannes Film Festival | Dheepan (French Film) |
3 | Indian film to win Prestigious critics Prize at 68th Cannes film festival | Massan (Indian Film) |
4 | Man Booker International Prize for 2015. | Laszlo Krasznahorkai |
5 | Two Indians selected for prestigious Radcliffe Fellowship by Harvard University | Shivani Agarwal and Maharaja Pandit |
6 | Pt. Haridutt Sharma award | Anurrada Prasad |
7 | Who is the writer of the novel ‘The Lives of Others’ which has won the Encore Award? | Neel Mukherjee (Writer) |
8 | UNC Award for Excellence in Teaching | Dr. Sivanadane Mandjiny (Indian-American Professor) |
9 | Dade Saheb Phalke Award 2014 | Shashi Kapoor |
10 | Which District has won United Nations Public Service Award 2015 | Nadia District (West Bengal) |
11 | Winner of PEN Freedom of Expression Courage award 2015 | Charlie Hebdo |
12 | UNESCO-Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2015 | Mazen Darwish (Journalist) |
13 | The world’s best airport for the year 2014 | Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) |
14 | Winner of Japan’s highest civilian award | Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao |
15 | Winner of prestigious Fellowship of Royal Institute of Navigation (RIN) | Satheesh Reddy |
16 | RedInk Lifetime Achievement Award 2015 | Dr. Prannoy Roy |
17 | List of Winners of Ellis Island Medal of Honor in US | · Meera Gandhi |
· Chad P Gehani | ||
· Rahul M Jindal | ||
· S Mona Sinha | ||
· K V Kumar | ||
· Baroness Sandip Verma | ||
· Rajdeep K Dhami |
