Gomant Vibhushan

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Gomant Vibhushan
Civilian award for exceptional work in any field
Awarded forHighest civilian honour of Goa
Sponsored by Government of Goa
Reward(s)₹5 lakh (US$5,900)
First award2010
Final award2021-22
Highlights
Total awarded8
First winner Anil Kakodkar
Last winner Prabhakar Karekar

Gomant Vibhushan Award is the highest civilian honour of the State of Goa. It is given annually by Government of Goa to people of Goan origin for exceptional work in any field. [1]

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The award was established by Goa Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of Goa. [2] It is presented by the Governor of Goa at a public function, and carries a memento, which is a glass-encased traditional brass lamp, a citation and ₹ 5 lakhs, as a monetary award. [1]

Awardees

YearNameImageFieldRef.
2009-2010 Anil Kakodkar Anil Kakodkar.JPG Science [3]
2011 Charles Correa Charles Correa.jpg Architecture [4]
2012-2013 Raghunath Anant Mashelkar Ramesh Mashelkar Apr09.jpg Science [5]
2014 Lambert Mascarenhas Shri Lambert Mascarenhas 2015 (cropped).jpg Journalism [6]
2016 Laxman Pai PaiImage (cropped).jpg Art [7] [8] [9]
2018 Dr. Premanand Ramani Dr PS Ramani - neurospinal surgeon and writer (cropped).jpg Medicine [10]
2019-20 Vinayak Khedekar Folk Art [11]
2021-22 Prabhakar Karekar Music [12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gomant Vibhushan Award" (PDF). Government of Goa. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  2. ↑ "Charles Correa to be given 'Gomant Vibhushan'". The Hindu. December 17, 2011. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  3. ↑ Kamat, Prakash (May 30, 2010). "India will become energy-independent: Kakodkar". The Hindu. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  4. ↑ "Goa's highest civilian award to Charles Correa". The Times of India . 2011-12-19. Archived from the original on 2012-07-01.
  5. ↑ "R A Mashelkar conferred Gomant Vibhushan award". The Times of India. May 31, 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  6. ↑ "Lambert Mascarenhas to get Gomant Vibushan". The Times of India . May 30, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  7. ↑ "Laxman Pai to get Gomant Vibhushan award | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  8. ↑ "Laxman Pai to be conferred with Gomant Vibhushan". Archived from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  9. ↑ "Noted visual artist Pai to get Gomant Vibhushan award | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  10. ↑ "Herald: Dr Ramani to receive Gomant Vibhushan". www.heraldgoa.in. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "State's highest civilian award for Khedekar and Pandit Karekar | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India . 2023-06-28. Archived from the original on 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  12. ↑ "State's highest civilian award for Khedekar and Pandit Karekar". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
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