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Awards Instituted By IIPM
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Surama Chowdhury Memorial International Award in Literature/Journalism 
 

The Surama Chowdhury Memorial International Award was instituted by IIPM in the year 2008, in memory of Smt. Surama Chowdhury, one of the founder members of the IIPM Society. She was an avid reader of literature, who strongly believed that an appreciation of literature is a necessity for one and all across all age groups, to help the person generate a broader outlook to life. She was also a voracious reader of newspapers and general interest magazines. Her contribution towards the building of the institute’s foundation was immense. The prize carries a monetary reward of USD 100,000 (equivalent to INR 60 lacs as per current exchange rates, 2012), a gold medal and a citation and is given away to people from the world of literature/journalism. This is not an annual event, as the award committee may not present the award in a particular year due to the unavailability of the right candidate. Event date: 30th August.
 

List of Past Awardees:
 

Year

Recipients
   

2011/12

Prafulla Ray (Keya Patar Nouka)
Sunil Gangopadhyay (Shei Samay)
Samaresh Majumdar (Uttaradhikar-Kaalbela-Kalpurush)
Imdadul Haq Milan (Noor Jehan)
Selina Hossain (Gayatri Sandhya)
Late Akhtaruzzaman Ilyas (Khoabnama) #
   

2010 

Khaled Hosseini (A Thousand Splendid Suns)^
   

2008

Atin Bandopadhyay (Neel Kantha Pakhir Khonje)
Syed Mustafa Siraj (Aleek Manush)
Abul Bashar (Phool Bou)
Gour Kishore Ghosh (Prem Nei)#
 

# Since the award was declared posthumously, hence, the award committee has declared to initiate a foundation in memory of the author, from the income of which future talents in Literature would be recognised.

^ Acceptance still pending

 

Bharatiya Manavata Vikas Awards

 

The Bharatiya Manavata Vikas Awards were instituted in 2010 by IIPM to create an enhanced awareness of the contribution of various people from different walks of life, who have worked towards a common goal of spreading human welfare and humanity. The recipients are regarded giants in their own areas and have extensively contributed over the years through action, words or intellectual abilities in bringing about a change in the world around them. The award carries a monetary reward of Rs. 500,000, a gold medal and a citation. It is once again not an annual event, as the award committee may not present the award in a particular year due to the unavailability of the right candidate. Event date : 28th March.
 

List of Past Awardees:
 

Year

Recipients
   

2011

Dr. Binayak Sen (doctor/social activist)
Ilina Sen (academician/social activist)
Prakash Karat (social worker)
Kiran Bedi (social activist)
T N Seshan (former Chief Election Commissioner of India)
V R Krishna Iyer (former justice of Supreme Court)
   

2010

Dr. Ashok Sanjay Guha (academician)
Swaminathan Anklesaria Aiyar (columnist/journalist)
Gurcharan Das (columnist)
Mahasveta Devi (author / social activist)
Medha Patkar (social activist)
Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya (painter)
Sunanda Sanyal (academician/political thinker)
Pradip Bose (political ideologue)
Belur Sramajibi Hospital Samity (healthcare foundation)
 

Rabindranath Tagore Memorial International Prize
 

The Rabindranath Tagore Memorial International Prize was instituted in the year 2010 by IIPM to coincide with the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of India’s first Noble laureate, Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore (lovingly called Gurudev by everyone). The award carries a monetary reward equivalent to Euro 1.1 million (which is approximately Rs. 7 Crore and is greater than the Nobel Prize amount), a gold medal and a citation. The award, which was a bold step taken towards challenging the western world’s assumed supremacy, also provides a platform for people living in Africa, Latin America, Asia or any other part of the world, who have been neglected or denied this award, to be recognized and showcased in front of the world. The prize would be given away in multiple categories (not necessarily prizes in every category to be given away in the same year) – Peace/People Centric Economics/People Centirc Management/Literature. It is once again not an annual event, as the award committee may not present the award in a particular year due to the unavailability of the right candidate. Event date : First/Second week of May.
 

Year

Recipients
   

2011 (for literature)

Ramapada Chowdhury (Bonpalashir Padabali – The Ballad of Bonpalashi)
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (lifetime contribution)#
Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay (lifetime contribution) #
Manik Bandopadhyay (lifetime contribution)#
Tarashankar Bandopadhyay (lifetime contribution)#
Jibanananda Das (lifetime contribution)#
Ashapurna Devi (lifetime contribution)#
   

# Since the award was declared posthumously, hence, the award committee has instituted a foundation in memory of the author with the portion of the prize money, to recognize talents in literature.
 

Other Awards
 

IIPM has instituted miscellaneous awards to felicitate individuals from various walks of life for their contributions in their own fields. A year-wise list of various awards and the recipients are given below:
 

Year

Award/Prize Name

Category

Recipients

2011

IIPM Award for Excellence

Football

Baichung Bhutia (sportsman)
 

IIPM Award for Excellence

Healthcare

Phani Gopal Bhattacharya (social worker)
 

IIPM Award for Excellence

Journalism

Ravindra Kumar (Editor – The Statesman)
 

Satyajit Ray Memorial Award

Film Making

Anjan Das (film-maker)
 

Barun Sengupta Memorial Award

Journalism

Rantidev Sengupta (columnist)
 

Michael Madhusudan Dutta Memorial Award

Literature

Joy Goswami (poet)
       

2010

Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Award

Art & Culture
Art & Culture

Suchitra Mitra (vocalist)
Soumitra Chatterjee (film and stage actor)
   

Social Work

Dr. Tushar Kanjilal (social scientist/rural economist)
   

Literature

Selina Hossain (author from Bangladesh)
 

Rabindranath Tagore International Peace Prize

Peace

Irom Chanu Sharmila (social activist)
 

Gour Kishore Ghosh Memorial Award

Literature

Nirmalendu Gun (author from Bangladesh)
 

Barun Sengupta Memorial Award

Journalism

Manas Ghosh (Editor – Dainik Statesman)
 

IIPM Award for Excellence

Performing Art

Kaushik Sen (film and stage actor)
 

IIPM Award for Excellence

Journalism

Rabi Ranjan Chattopadhyay (academician/columnist)
 

IIPM Award for Excellence

Journalism

Pulok Narayan Dhar (columnist)
 

IIPM Award for Excellence

Journalism

S Gurumurthy (academician/columnist)
 

IIPM Award for Excellence

Journalism

Bharath Jhunjhunwala (columnist)
 

IIPM Award for Excellence

Healthcare

Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty (cardiologist)
 

IIPM Award for Excellence

Social Commitment

Swami Haripadananda Maharaj (social worker)
 

IIPM Award for Excellence

Practicing Educationist

Nurul Islam Midiya (social worker)
       

2009

Gour Kishore Ghosh Memorial Award
Barun Sengupta Memorial Award (columnist, former bureaucrat)

Literature
Journalism

Sankha Ghosh  (poet)
Debabrata Bandopadhyay
 
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