Presidential Award For Foreign Nationals
Presidential Award For Foreign Nationals
Presidential Award For Foreign Nationals
पारामाररबो
Embassy of India
Paramaribo
18 March 2021
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Dr. Sophie Redmondstraat No. 239, PO Box No. 1329, Paramaribo, Suriname
Phone: 00-597-498344, Fax: 00-597-491106 E-mail: [email protected]
Website: indembassysuriname.gov.in
Guidelines for Presidential Award for foreign nationals for Certificate of Honours to scholars in
Sanskrit and Classical languages for the year 2021
The Presidential Award of Certificate of Honour to Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Arabic, Persian,
Classical Tamil, Classical Oriya, Classical Kannada, Classical Telugu and Classical Malayalam scholars
and Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman for young scholars in the same fields - recommendations for
the year 2021. Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India has invited
recommendations/nominations for Presidential Award of Certificates of Honours to distinguished
scholars of Languages mentioned above.
2. The Scheme for the Award of the Certificates of Honours was introduced in the year 1958 to
honour the scholars of Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian languages. The scheme was extended to cover
Pali/Prakrit in year 1996. Certificate of Honour is awarded to scholars of eminence over 60 years of
age with outstanding contribution in the field of Sanskrit, Arabic, Persian, Pali/Prakrit. This scheme
included one award of Certificate of Honour to one Scholar of either of Pali or Prakrit for a year. In
addition to this, the scheme also provides for Maharshi Madrayan Vyas Samman for young scholars
in the age group of 30 to 45 years in the field of Sanskrit,
Pali/Prakrit, Arabic and Persian.
3. From the year 2016 onwards, 32 more awards i.e. 8 each for four classical languages namely,
Classical Kannada, Classical Telugu and Classical Malayalam Classical Oriya are also introduced. They
are life time achievement awards to scholars in India and also to those living abroad (foreign and
Indian nationals) and Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman for young scholars in these Classical
languages.
4. In this regard, it is stated that a certificate, a shawl and one time cash award as mentioned below
are given to the awardees:
i. Rs. 5.00 lakh each for Certificate of Honour
ii. Rs. 5.00 lakh each for Life Time Achievement awards (includes international
Awards.
iii. Rs. 1.00 lakh each for Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman awards.
5. The Scheme also provides for one International Award of Certificate of Honour to a Non-resident
Indian or person of non-Indian origin with outstanding contributions in the field of Sanskrit and Two
International Awards (one each for person of Indian and Non-Indian Origin) in each of the languages
of Classical Oriya, Classical Kannada, Classical Telugu and Classical Malayalam.
6. The Embassy of India, Paramaribo is asking for nominations and recommendations. Particulars in
respect of the scholars recommended for the award may be sent by 16 April 2021.
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Certificate of Honour
(for scholars aged 60 years and above)
I Maharishi Badrayan Vyas Samman
(for young scholars between 30 to 45 years of age)
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Designation of Recommending
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Note 1: Copy of the best five (maximum) Book/Publications by the nominee must be enclosed; otherwise the
recommendation shall not be entertained. After the selection process is completed, the same will be returned
by Central Sanskrit University (Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan), New Delhi.
Note 2: #This column is required to be filled specifically in respect of scholars recommended for Maharshi
Badrayan Vyas Samman and other scholars with lT and Science background.
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that he /she bears a good moral character. He/she has no case pending against him/her in any Court of
Law and that he/she has never been prosecuted/ convicted in the past.
I also do hereby undertake to intimates the Govt. Forthwith occurrence of any event that will make the
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