Rajasthan Ratna Award 2013: Government awarded 7 persons for Rajasthan Ratna Award 2013 today Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur. Rajasthan Ratna is the Rajasthan's highest civilian award, for performance of highest order in any field of human endeavor. Founder of Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti Dr D R Mehta (social service), Jasdev Singh (commentary), Pandit Ramnarayan (Sarangi player), late Nagendra Singh (law), late Kailash Sankhla (environment protection), late Hasrat Jaipuri (Art and Culture) and late Gavri Devi (Maand singer) have been selected for the award. Rajasthan Government started Rajasthan Ratna Award from year 2013. You can also check
Rajasthan Ratna Award 2012 Winners.
Rajasthan Ratna awardees are given
Rs 1 lakh as cash, a shawl and a citation by the stategovernor,chief
minister and minister of art and culture.This award is on the lines of
the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna that is conferred by the central
govt of India .
Rajasthan Ratna Award 2013 Winners:
1. Dr D R Mehta
(social service): Dr. D R Mehta, founder and chief patron of the
organization that popularized the Jaipur Foot gets Rajasthan Ratna
Awards 2013. D.R. Mehta (born June 25, 1937) is a former chairman of
Securities and Exchange Board of India. He is a founder and chief patron
of Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS), the world's
largest organization for the handicapped in terms of free fitment of
artificial limbs/calipers etc.
2. Jasdev Singh
(commentary): Jasdev Singh is an Indian sports commentator. He was
awarded Padma Shri in 1985 and Padma Bhushan in 2008. He has also been
official commentator on Independence Day, and Republic Day parade
broadcasts since 1963 for state run media, Doordarshan and also All
India Radio.
3. Pandit Ramnarayan
(Sarangi player): Pandit Ram Narayan, is an Indian musician who
popularised the bowed instrument sarangi as a solo concert instrument in
Hindustani classical music and became the first internationally
successful sarangi player. Narayan was born in Udaipur and learned to
play the sarangi at an early age.
4. Nagendra Singh
(law): He served on the United Nations International Law Commission
from 1967 to 1972. He was appointed representative in UNO assembly in
1966, 1969, 1975. He was also elected secretary in international bar
association, and served as Chief Election Commissioner of India. He was a
recipient of the Padma Vibhushan from the Government of India in 1973.
5. Kailash Sankhla
(environment protection): Kailash Sankhala (1925–1994) was a renowned
naturalist and conservationist of India. He was the director of Delhi
Zoological Park and Chief Wildlife Warden of Rajasthan. Born on 30
January 1925 he is best known for his work in preserving tigers.
6. Hasrat Jaipuri
(Art and Culture): Hasrat Jaipuri (April 15, 1922 – September 17, 1999)
was a Hindi and Urdu poet and film lyricist in Hindi films. Jaipuri was
born in Jaipur, where he studied English till medium level, and then
acquired his taalim in Urdu and Persian from his paternal grandfather,
Fida Husain.
7. Gavri Devi
(Maand singer): Gavri Devi (14th April1920-29th June1988) was one of
the most successful, disserving singer of mand style of singing from
Rajasthan. When India organised the Indian Festival in Moscow (Russia)
she gave her special performance their.
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