AWARDS 2012

PEN Open Book Award:

Stylish Indian author Siddhartha Deb scooped the prestigious award for his novel “The Beautiful and the Damned”.

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2012:

Olympic medalists Vijay Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt have been jointly conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, country's highest sporting honour.

Arjuna Awards, 2012:

Deepika Kumari (Archery),
 Laishram Bombayla Devi (Archery),
Sudha Singh (Athletics),
Kavita Ramdas Raut (Athletics), Ashwani Ponnappa (Badminton),
Parupalli Kashyap (Badminton),
Aditya S Mehta (Billiards and Snooker),
Vikas Krishan (Boxing),
Yuvraj Singh (Cricket),
Sardar Singh (Hockey),
Yashpal Solanki (Judo),
Anup Kumar (Kabaddi),
Samir Suhag (Polo),
Annu Raj Singh (Shooting),
Omkar Singh (Shooting),
Joydeep Karmakar (Shooting),
Deepika Pallikal (Squash),
Sandeep Sejwal (Swimming),
Ng. Sonia Chanu (Weightlifting),
Narsingh Yadav (Wrestling),
Rajinder Kumar (Wrestling),
Geeta Phogat (Wrestling),
M. Bimoljit Singh (Wushu),
Deepa Mallick (Athletics, Paralympics),
Ramkaran Singh (Athletics, Paralympics).