Awards & Honors 2023 For Kerala PSC

 This page summarises all of the notable awards and honors granted in 2023 at the international, national, and state levels for various forthcoming Kerala PSC examinations, including Prelims and Mains.


List of Important Awards & Honors of 2023

 International Level Awards 2023

  • Golden Globe Award 2023 – 
    • Best Original Song – Naatu Naatu (RRR)
    • Best Director – Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans).
    • Best Actor – Austin Butler (Elvis).
    • Best Actress – Cate Blanchett (Tár).
  • Oscar Awards 2023
    • Oscar Nominated Indian Films 2023 – 2
      • RRR (S.S. Rajamouli).
      • The Chello Show (Paan Nalin)
    • Oscar Nominated Indian Documentaries 2023 – 2
      • All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen) 
      • The Elephant Whispers (Kartiki Gonsalves)
  • Miss Universe 2022 – R’Bonney Gabriel (USA)
    • 9th winner of the pageant from the US.
    • First Runner up – Amanda Dudamel (Venezuela).
    • Second Runner up –  Andreína Martínez (Dominican Republic).
  • UN Medal for Exemplary Service – Peacekeepers from India.
    • 1,171 peacekeepers from India deployed for the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
    • The second highest troop-contributing country to the UN – India (2370).
    • The highest troop-contributing country to the UN – Rwanda (2637).
  • UN's World Habitat Award 2023 – Odisha.
    • for its 5T Jaga Mission, the world’s largest land titling and slum upgrading program which empowers the life of slum dwellers.
  • Winners of the 111th Australian Open – 
    • Men's singles – Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
    • Women's singles – Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus)
    • Men's doubles – Rinky Hijikata & Jason Kubler (Australia)
    • Women's doubles – Barbora Krejčíková & Kateřina Siniaková (Czech Republic)
    • Mixed doubles – Luisa Stefani & Rafael Matos (Brazil)
      • Runner Up of Mixed doubles Australian Open 2023 – Sania Mirza & Rohan Bopanna.
  • Lifetime Achievement Honour (UK) – Manmohan Singh.
  • Winners of Women's Under-19 T20 Cricket World Cup 2023 – India.
    • Venue – South Africa.
    • Runners Up – England.
    • Hosts of Women's Under-19 T20 Cricket World Cup 2025 – Malaysia & Thailand.
    • Hosts of Women's Under-19 T20 Cricket World Cup 2027 – Bangladesh & Nepal.
  • Grammy Award 2023 – 
    • Record of the Year – Lizzo.
    • Song of the Year – Lizzo (About Damn Time).
    • Album of the Year – Harry Styles (Harry’s House).
    • Best Dance/Electronic Recording – Beyoncé (Break My Soul).
    • Best Immersive Audio Album – Ricky Kej & Stewart Copeland (Divine Tides).
  • UNESCO Peace Prize 2023 – Angela Merkel (For her assistance to refugees by implementing the "open-door" policy in Germany).
  • Golden Book Awards 2023 – 
    • Sohan Roy (Kathakavyam; കഥാകാവ്യം)
    • Arun Kunjunny (Merrored Poetry 101)
    • Lijeesh Kumar (Ormakal Ente Urakkam Keduthunnu; ഓർമ്മകൾ എന്റെ ഉറക്കം കെടുത്തുന്നു)
    • Shaji Kumar AP (Oru Minute; ഒരു മിനിറ്റ്)
    • Sanjay Ambala Parambath (Kanmani, കൺമണി)
    • Dr. Ashok D’cruz (Malayala Gaveshanam Akavum Puravum; മലയാള ഗവേഷണം അകവും പുറവും)
    • Dr. K. Sreekumar (Buddhavelicham; ബുദ്ധവെളിച്ചം)
    • Manoj Vaz Ramchandran (Queendom, Tinsel)
    • Manoj Krishneswary (Subhachinthakalude 365 Dinangal ; ശുഭചിന്തകളുടെ 365 ദിനങ്ങൾ)
    • Vrinda Menon (Asthamikkatha akashangalil ente kathakal; അസ്തമിക്കാത്ത ആകാശങ്ങളിൽ എന്റെ കഥകൾ)
    • Dr. K. Venugopal (Karshakarude Thozhil Janya Rogangal; കർഷകരുടെ തൊഴിൽ ജന്യരോഗങ്ങൾ)
  • National Geographic ‘Pictures of the Year' award 2023 – Karthik Subramaniam (Indian Origin).
    • National Geographic ‘Pictures of the year’
  • 76th BAFTA Awards 2023 – 
    • Best Film – All Quiet on the Western Front
    • Best Actor – Austin Butler (Elvis)
    • BestActress – Cate Blanchett (Tar)
    • Best Director – Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front).
  • International Mother Language Award – Dr. Mahendra Mishra (for the advancement of indigenous languages in Odisha).  
  • Marconi Prize 2023 – Hari Balakrishnan (for fundamental contributions to wired and wireless networking, mobile sensing, and distributed systems).
  • Porter Prize 2023 – Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry (for the government’s strategy in managing COVID-19).
  • Pritzker Architecture Prize 2023 – Sir David Chipperfield.
  • Oscars Awards 2023 – 
    • Best Picture – Everything Everywhere All At Once.
    • Best Director – Daniel Kwan & Daniel Schienert (Everything Everywhere All at Once).
    • Best Actor – Brendan Fraser  (The Whale).
    • Best Actress – Michelle Yeoh  (Everything Everywhere All at Once).
  • India @ Oscars Awards 2023 – 
    • Best Original Song – 'Naatu Naatu' (RRR).
      • Singers – Rahul Sipligunj & Kaala Bhairava.
      • Lyrics – Chandrabose.
    • Best Documentary Short Film – 'The Elephant Whisperers' (Kartiki Gonsalves & Guneet Monga)
      • The first Indian documentary to win an Oscar award – The Elephant Whisperers.
      • A 41-minute short documentary aired on Netflix set in the background of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve of Tamil Nadu.
  • Honorary Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia – Ratan Tata.
  • Governor of the Year 2023 – Shaktikanta Das.
  • 2022 Christopher Martin-Jenkins Spirit of Cricket Award – Aasif Sheikh (Nepal).
  • ATP Masters 1000 titles – 
    • Most no. of ATP Masters 1000 titles – Novak Djokovic (38).
    • The oldest duo to win an ATP Masters 1000 title – Rohan Bopanna & Matthew Ebden (Australia).
  • Saudi Arabia Grand Prix 2023 – Sergio Pérez.
  • Abel Prize 2023 – Luis Caffarelli.
    • for his seminal contributions to regularity theory for nonlinear partial differential equations including free-boundary problems and the Monge-Ampère equation.
  •  IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships 2023 – 
    • Indian Winners – 
      • Middleweight – Lovlina Borgohain (75 kg, Gold)
      • Minimumweight – Nitu Ghanghas (48 kg, Gold)
      • Light flyweight – Nikhat Zareen (50 kg, Gold)
      • Light heavyweight – Saweety Boora (81 kg, Gold)
  • 2023 International Prize in Statistics  –  C.R. Rao (Indian origin).
  • Best Production/Process Development award in Vaccine Industry Excellence (ViE) @ World Vaccine Congress 2023  –  Bharat Biotech.
  • Indian nomination for Laureus Sport for Good Award – Slum Soccer. 
    • a New Delhi-based Foundation that helps children from slum areas to get a hand in life through football thereby reducing the crime rates in the slum areas.
    • Founder of Slum Soccer –  Vijay Barse.
  • Malcolm Adiseshiah Award 2023 – Utsa Patnaik.
  • Federal Cross of Merit/Bundesverdienstkreuz – Angela Merkel.
    • Germany’s highest Order of Merit.
  • Asian Wrestling Championships 2023 (India) – 
    • Men’s Freestyle – 
      • Gold – Aman Sehrawat (57kg)
      • Bronze – Deepak Mirka & Anirudh Gulia (125 kg)
    • Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 
      • Silver – Rupin Gahlawat (55kg) & Neeraj Chhikara (63 kg)
      • Bronze – Vikas Dalal (72 kg) & Sunil Kumar (87kg) 
    • Women’s Wrestling – 
      • Silver – Antim Panghal (53kg) & Nisha Dahiya (68kg)
      • Bronze – Anshu Malik (57kg), Sonam Malik (62kg), Reetika Hooda (72kg) & Priya Malik (76kg)
  • Order of Australia – Ratan Tata.
  • Goldman Environment Prize 2023 – Alessandra Korap (environmental,  Munduruku ethnic group, Brazil)
  • Inaugural Latin Women of the Year award – Shakira (Columbian Singer).
  • Global Gold Award for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by the Green Organization – Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL).
  • Immigrant Achievement Award (USA) – Neeli Bendapudi (Indian origin, president of Penn State University, for her contributions to higher education in the US).
  • Leipzig Book Prize 2023 – Maria Stepanova.
  • UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2023 – Niloufar Hamedi, Elaheh Mohammadi & Narges Mohammadi (three imprisoned female journalists from Iran).
  • Honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes – Michael Douglas.
  • Pulitzer Prize 2023 – 
    • Fiction – Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver) & Trust (Hernan Diaz).
    • Drama – English (Sanaz Toossi).
    • History – Freedom’s Dominion: A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power (Jefferson Cowie).
    • Memoir/Autobiography – Stay True (Hua Hsu).
    • Biography – G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century (Beverly Gage).
    • Poetry – Then the War: And Selected Poems, 2007-2020 (Carl Phillips (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)).
    • General Nonfiction – His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice (Robert Samuels & Toluse Olorunnipa (Viking)).
    • Music – Omar (Rhiannon Giddens & Michael Abels).
  • Best Long Documentary Award @ South Asian Film Festival of Montreal 2023 – Gauri.
    •  Directed by Kavitha Lankesh.
    • About the journalist Gauri Lankesh who was assassinated in 2017.
  • International Booker Prize 2023 – Georgi Gospodinov (Time Shelter, Bulgaria)
    • Translated by Angela Rodel.
  • Grand Companion of the Order of Logohu (GCL) – Narendra Modi.
    • The highest civilian award of Papua New Guinea.
  • World No.1 in Men’s Javelin rankings – Neeraj Chopra.
  • Winners of South Asian Youth TT Championship 2023 – India (Gold - 16).
  • Winner of Monaco Grand Prix 2023 – Max Verstappen.
  • Winner of Spanish Grand Prix 2023 – Max Verstappen.
  • Winners of Hockey Junior Asia Cup Champions – India (against Pakistan).
  • Winner of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 – Chennai Super Kings (won by 5 wickets; Runners Up - Gujarat Titans).
  • Grand Order of the Chain of the Yellow Star – Droupadi Murmu.
    • The highest civilian award in Suriname.
    • The first Indian to be honored with the Grand Order of the Chain of the Yellow Star.
  • Winner of Asian U20 Athletics Championship – Japan (23 medals).
    • 2nd – China (19 medals, 11 gold ).
  • India @ Asian U20 Athletics Championship – 3rd.
    • 19 medals – 6 gold, 7 silver& 6 bronze.
  • Winners of ICC World Test Championship 2023 – Australia (vs India).
  • Winner of French Open 2023 – Novak Djokovic.
  • World Health Organization Award – When Climate Change Turns Violent.
    • Special prize in the ‘Health for All’ category in the 4th Annual Health for All Film Festival.
    • Documentary directed by – Vandita Saharia.
  • 2023 Iqbal Masih Award – Lalitha Natarajan (Indian-origin).
    • US Department of Labor's 2023 for the Elimination of Child Labour.
  • Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography 2023 – Ramchandra Guha.
    • Book – Rebels Against the Raj: Western Fighters for India’s Freedom.
  • German Peace Prize 2023 – Salman Rushdie.
  • 45th European Essay Prize – Arundhati Roy (Essay: Azadi).
  • Order of the Nile (Egypt’s highest honor) – Narendra Modi.
  • PEN Pinter Prize 2023 – Michael Rosen (UK).
  • Points of Light Award (UK) – Rajindar Singh Dhatt (Undivided Indian Ex-Servicemen’s Association)
  • Wimbledon 2023 – 
    • Men's Singles – C. Alcaraz Garfia (vs Novak Djokovic).
    • Womens Singles – Marketa Vondroušová (vs Ons Jabeur).
    • Doubles Men’s Winners – Wesley Koolhof & Neal Skupski.
    • Doubles Women’s Winners – Barbora Strýcová & Hsieh Su-Wei.
    • Mixed Doubles – Mate Pavić & Lyudmyla Kichenok.
  • Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor (Highest honor of France) – Narendra Modi.
  • Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters 2023 (Chevalier De L’orde Des Arts Et Des Lettres, the second highest civilian of France) – 
    • Dr. Fatima Shahnaz (Writer),
    • Aruna Sairam (Carnatic Vocalist, Padma Shri Winner),
    • Shashank Subramanyam (Flautist).
    • Rahul Mishra (Fashion Designer).
  • Légion d’Honneur (France) – Lalithambika VR (ISRO Scientist).
  • 15th edition of the Eni Award – Prof. Thalappil Pradeep (IIT Madras).
  • Miles Franklin Literary Award 2023 – Shankari Chandran (Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens).
    Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens
  • UNESCO Asia Pacific Cultural Heritage Award 2022 – Byculla Railway Station (Mumbai).
  • 2023 Men's Asian Champions Trophy – India (vs Malaysia).
  • Winner of Chess World Cup 2023 – Magnus Carlsen.
    • 2nd – Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa.
  • George Ledlie Prize (Harvard University) – Raj Chetty.
  • Winner of Dutch Grand Prix 2023 – Max Verstappen.
  • Bronze Medal Winner of BWF World Badminton Championships 2023 – HS Prannoy.
  • First Indian to Secure Gold at World Athletics Championships – Neeraj Chopra (Javelin throw).
  • 65th Ramon Magsaysay Awards 2023 – 
    • Dr. Ravi Kannan R. (India, for his strong devotion in the medical profession, focusing on what medicine is truly for: pro-health and people-centered treatment),
    • Korvi Rakshand (Bangladesh, for developing inclusive education for the underprivileged children in Bangladesh),
    • Eugenio Lemos (Timor-Leste, for notable contributions to how young Timorese view nature and their surroundings),
    • Miriam Coronel-Ferrer (Philippines, for his unwavering belief in the transformative power of non-violent strategies in peacebuilding).
  • Winners of the Inaugural Men’s Hockey 5s Asia Cup – India.
  • Winners of US Open 2023 – 
    • Men’s singles – Novak Djokovic.
    • Women’s singles – Coco Gauff.
    • Men’s doubles – Rajeev Ram &  Joe Salisbury.
    • Women’s doubles – Erin Routliffe & Gabriela Dabrowski.
    • Mixed doubles – Anna Danilina & Harri Heliovarra.
  • FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Winners – Germany.
  • Winners of Asia Cup 2023 – India (8th title).
    • Host – Pakistan.
    • Runners-up – Sri Lanka.
    • Man of the Match – Mohammed Siraj.
    • Most runs –  Shubman Gill (302).
    • Most wickets – Matheesha Pathirana (11, Sri Lanka).
    • Man of the Tournament – Kuldeep Yadav.
  • Norman Borlaug Field Award 2023 – Dr. Swati Nayak (for her pioneering work in advancing climate-resilient and nutritious rice varieties and engaging farmers in demand-driven seed systems).
  • India’s official entry for Oscars 2024 – 2018: Everyone is a Hero.
  • SASTRA Ramanujan Prize 2023 – Ruixiang Zhang.
    • for young mathematicians.
    • Age limit – 32 years.
    • Prize –  $10,000.
    • Founded by –  (Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA), Kumbakonam, India.
  • Nobel Prize 2023– 
    • Peace – Narges Mohammadi.
    • Physics – Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz & Anne L’Huillier.
    • Chemistry – Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus & Alexei I. Ekimov.
    • Medicine / Physiology – Katalin Karikó & Drew Weissman.
    • Literature – Jon Fosse.
  • The First Woman to get the CIF Global Indian Award – Sudha Murty.
  • Sakharov Prize 2023 (EU) – Jina Mahsa Amini & the Iranian movement - 'Woman, Life, Freedom.' 
  • The Only Indian PSU to be included in the Forbes 'World’s Best Employers 2023' List – NTPC (261st).
  • Best Tourism Village Award 023 of World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) – Dhordo Village (Gujarat).
  • (8th) Ballon d'Or 2023 Winner – Lionel Messi (Club: Inter Miami; Argentina).
    • Ballon d'Or 2023 Feminin Winner – Aitana Bonmati (Club: FC Barcelona; Spain).
    • Gerd Muller Trophy 2023 Winner – Erling Haaland (Club: Manchester City; Norway).
    • Yachine Trophy 2023 Winner – Emiliano Martinez (Club: Aston Villa; Argentina).
    • Kopa Trophy 2023 Winner – Jude Bellingham (Club: Real Madrid; England).
    • Socrates Award 2023 Winner – Vinicius Jr. (Club: Real Madrid; Brazil).
    • Men's Club of the Season 2022-23 – Manchester City.
    • Women's Club of the Season 2022-23 – FC Barcelona.
  • Asian Games 2022 Winners
  • Faraday Medal – Dr. Arogyaswami Paulraj (Indian Origin).
    • Inventor of wireless link called MIMO (Multiple In, Multiple Out), a key technology powering 4G and 5G mobiles as well as Wi-Fi wireless networks.
    • The 100th recipient of the Faraday Medal.
    • Padma Bhushan in 2010.
  • Champions of Women’s Asian Champions Trophy Hockey 2023 – India (Runner up: Japan).
  • 2023 British Academy Book Prize – Nandini Das (Courting India: England, Mughal India, and the Origins of Empire; Indian Origin).
Courting India: Nandini Das
  • Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Award in the '10 years and under' category  – Vihaan Talya Vikas.
  • Winner of FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss 2023 – Vaishali R.
  • Grassroots Football Award (AFC President’s Recognition Bronze medal) – All India Football Federation (AIFF)
    • For grassroots football development.
    • Second Grassroots Football Award; 1st in 2014.
  • Winner of Paris Masters 2023 title for the 7th time – Novak Djokovic.
  • First Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award – Salman Rushdie.
  • Winner of ICC Men’s World Cup 2023 – Australia (6th title).
    • Runners-up – India.
    • Most runs – Virat Kohli (765).
    • Most wickets – Mohammed Shami (24)
    • Player of the series – Virat Kohli.
  • 72nd Miss Universe 2023 – Sheynnis Palacios (Nicaragua).
  • Emmy Awards 2023 – 
    • Directorate Award – Ektaa Kapoor.
    • Best Comedy Series Award – Vir Das.
  • Stars Asian International Film Festival (Best Actor) – Ishwak Singh (Berlin).
  • 2023 Booker Prize – Paul Lynch (Prophet Song).
  • UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award 2023 – Abdullahi Mire.
  • 2023 Time Magazine Athlete of the Year – Lionel Messi.
  • Champions of FIFA U-17 World Cup 2023 – Germany.
    • Runner Up – France.
    • Germany's first FIFA U-17 World Cup title. 
  • Asian Academy Creative Awards 2023 – 
    • Best Actor – Vijay Varma (Dahaad, Amazon Prime).
    • Best Actress – Rajshri Deshpande (Trial by Fire, Netflix).
    • Best Cinematography – Pratik Shah.
  • 2023 International Anti-Corruption Champion (by USA) – Nikhil Dey.
    • co-founder of the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS), the organization which played a pivotal role in the introduction of Right to Information Act, 2005.
  • Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Merito della Repubblica Italiana) – Kabir Bedi.
  • Winner of the Karmaveer Chakra Medal & the Rex Karmaveer Global Fellowship – Dr. Hemachandran Ravikumar.
    • for his contributions to 'The Study of Memory Activities of the Cells in the Homo sapiens' and his work on 'Summarised Facts, Managements, and Treatment Pattern for COVID-19.'
  • 2023 Diwali ‘Power of One’ Award (also known as Oscars of diplomacy) – General Ban Ki-moon (Former UN Secretary General), Mirsada Colakovic, Kim Sook & Miroslav Lajcak.
  • Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2023 – Daniel Barenboim & Ali Abu Awwad (Classical pianist-conductor & Palestinian peace activist respectively).
  • United World Wrestling (UWW) Rising Star of the Year – Antim Panghal (India), Georgios Kougioumtsidis (Greece) & Hasrat Jafarov (Azerbaijan).



          National Level Awards 2023


          • Digital India Platinum Award 2022 – e-NAM (National Agriculture Market).
            • an online trading platform for agricultural commodities in India under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
            • Launched on – April 14, 2016.
            • Union Agriculture Minister – Narendra Singh Tomar.
          • Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia Lifetime Achievement Award – Dr. Prabha Atre.
          • Padma Awards Winners 2023 – 
            • Padma Vibhushan (6) – 
              • Zakir Hussain (Art)
              • S.M. Krishna (Public Affairs)
              • Dilip Mahalanabis (Posthumous, Medicine)
              • Srinivas Varadhan (Science & Engineering, USA)
              • Mulayam Singh Yadav (Posthumous, Public Affairs)
              • Balkrishna Doshi (Posthumous, Others - Architecture)
            • Padma Bhushan (9) – 
              • Vani Jairam (Art)
              • Suman Kalyanpur (Art)
              • Sudha Murty (Social Work)
              • Deepak Dhar (Science & Engineering)
              • Kapil Kapoor (Literature & Education)
              • S. L. Bhyrappa (Literature & Education)
              • Kumar Mangalam Birla (Trade & Industry)
              • Kamlesh D. Patel (Others - Spiritualism)
              • Swami Chinna Jeeyar (Others - Spiritualism)
          • Raja Ram Mohan Roy National Award 2023 – A.B.K. Prasad (Journalist).
          • PEN / Nabokov Lifetime Achievement Award 2023 – Vinod Kumar Shukla.
          • Gaja Capital Business Book Prize 2022 – Harish Damodaran (Book - 'Broke to Breakthrough: The Rise of India's Largest Private Dairy Company')
          • Golden Kailasha Award (Ajanta-Ellora Film Festival) – Naanera (Rajasthan).
          • BBC Lifetime Achievement Award 2022 –  Pritam Siwach (Hockey).
          • BBC Indian Sportswoman of The Year 2022 – Mirabai Chanu (Boxing).
            • The first athlete to win the BBC Indian Sportswoman of The Year award twice – Mirabai Chanu (2019 & 2022).
          • BBC Para Sportswoman of the Year – Bhavina Patel (Table Tennis).
          • BBC Emerging Player of the Year – Nitu Ghanghas (Boxing).
          • 36th National Games –
            • Venue – Gujarat.
            • Winners – Services (128 medals: 61 Gold, 35 Silver, 32 Bronze).
            • First Runners Up – Maharashtra.
            • Second Runners Up – Haryana.
            • Best State Trophy – Maharashtra.
            • Best Male Athlete – Sajan Prakash (5 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze).
            • Best Female Athlete – Hashika Ramchandra (6 Gold, 1 Bronze).
            • Host of 37th National Games – Goa.
          • Irani Cup 2022 – Rest of India.
            • defeated Madhya Pradesh by 238 runs.
          • Ranji Trophy 2022–23 –  Saurashtra (2nd title, defeated Bengal by 9 wickets).
          • Santosh Trophy 2023 – Karnataka (Defeated Meghalaya by 3-2).
          • The first brothers from India to become Grandmasters – Vignesh NR & Visakh NR.
            • Vignesh NR –  80th Grandmaster of India after winning the 24th NordWest Cup 2023  in Germany.
            • Visakh NR – 59th Grandmaster of India.
          • Vyas Samman 2022 – Dr. Gyan Chaturvedi (Pagalkhana, satirical novel).
          • Saraswati Samman 2022 – Sivasankari (Surya Vamsam, Memoir).
          • Sangita Kalanidhi Award 2023 of Madras Music Academy – Bombay Jayashri.
          • Winners of 13th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2023 – Madhya Pradesh (defeated Maharashtra).
          • Wildlife Conservation Award 2023 – Aaliya Mir.
            • The First Woman From J&K To Receive Wildlife Conservation Award – Aaliya Mir.
          • 13th AGBA (AEGIS GRAHAM BELL AWARDS) – Hello Ujjivan app.
          • Femina Miss India 2023 – Nandini Gupta (Rajasthan).
          • Pravasi Bharatiya Samman – Raj Subramaniam (Indian origin, Malayali; CEO of FedEx)
          • Santokbaa Humanitarian Award – Sonam Wangchuk.
          • Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Puraskar – Asha Bhosle.
          • Shatabdi Purush (Man of the Century) – Pandit Ramkishan (for his contribution to Indian socialism).
          • Dr. Ambedkar Award – Yogi Adityanath (CM of Uttar Pradesh).
          • Govind Swarup Lifetime Achievement Award 2022 – Jayant V. Narlikar.
            • The inaugural Award was presented by the Astronomical Society of India for the outstanding contributions of individuals to the field of astronomy.
            • Astronomical Society of India
              • Founded in  – 1972.
              • Headquarters – Hyderabad.
          • Jnanpith Award 2021 – Damodar Mauzo.
          • Khelo India University Games 2023 (3rd edition) – 
            • 1st – Panjab University (26 gold, 17 silver & 26 bronze –  69 medals)
            • 2nd – Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (24 gold, 27 silver and 17 bronze –  68 medals)
            • 3rd – Jain University (16 gold, 10 silver, and six bronze  –  32 medals)
          • Gandhi Peace Prize 2021 – Gita Press, Gorakhpur.
          • 4th National Water Awards –
            • Best State – Madhya Pradesh.
            • Best District – Ganjam District, Odisha.
            • Best Village Panchayat – Jagannadhapuram Village Panchayat, Telangana.
            • Best Urban Local Body – Chandigarh Municipal Corporation.
            • Best Industry – Barauni Thermal Power Station, Begusarai, Bihar.
          • Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskaram 2023 (Malayalam) – Ganesh Puthoor (അച്ഛന്റെ അലമാര - Achante alamara (Poetry)).
          • Sahitya Akademi Bala Sahitya Puraskaram 2023 (Malayalam) –  Priya A. S. (പെരുമഴയത്തെ കുഞ്ഞിതളുകള്‍ - Perumazhayathe Kunjithalukal)
          • Sahitya Akademi Bala Sahitya Puraskaram 2023 – Sudha Murthy (Grandparents’ Bag of Stories).
          • 1st Prof. Jayashankar Award – Acharya N. Gopi.
          • Government eMarketplace (GeM) Awards 2023 – 
            • Rising Star Award 2023 –  Coal India Limited (CIL).
            • Best Engagement Award 2023 –  The Ministry of Coal.
            • Timely Payments Award 2023 –  NLC India Ltd.
          • Golden Peacock Environment Management Award 2023 – Adani Transmission Limited.
          • Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2023 – Narendra Modi.
          • First Udyog Ratna Award (Maharashtra) – Ratan Tata.
          • Miss Earth India 2023 – Priyan Sain (Rajasthan).
          • National Film Awards Winners 2023 – 
            • Best Film – Rocketry.
            • Best Actor – Allu Arjun (Pushpa).
            • Best Actress – Alia Bhatt (Gangubai Kathiawadi) & Kriti Sanon (Mimi).
            • Best Director – Nikhil Mahajan (Godavari).
            • Best Malayalam Film – Home.
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          • Gold Award – National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS).
            • in excellence in Government Process Re-engineering for Digital Transformation Category-1.
          • National Award for E-Governance – SVAMITVA Scheme.
          • Durand Cup 2023 Winner – Mohun Bagan Super Giant (Runners Up: East Bengal).
          • Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2022 – 
            • Biological Sciences – Ashwani Kumar, Maddika Subba Reddy.
            • Chemical Sciences – Akkattu Biju, Debabrata Maiti.
            • Engineering Sciences – Rajnish Kumar, Dipti Ranjan Sahoo.
            • Earth & Atmospheric Sciences – Vimal Mishra.
            • Medical Sciences – Dipyaman Ganguly.
            • Mathematical Sciences – Neeraj Kayal, Apoorva Khare.
            • Physical Sciences – Anindya Das, Basudeb Dasgupta.
          • Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2023 – Waheeda Rehman.
          • Best Tourism Village of India 2023 – Nawanpind Sardaran Village (Punjab).
          • Durga Bharat Samman – Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty.
          • Rajyotsava Award – Aditi Ashok (Karnataka’s second highest civilian award).
          • Rohini Nayyar Prize – Dinanath Rajput.
          • Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023 (T20 cricket) – Punjab.
          • Changemaker of the Year Award 2023, by Hindu Businessline – Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
          • 37th National Games – 
            • Venue – Goa.
            • Mascot – Moga (Indian Bison).
            • Topper in the Medal Tally & Winner of Raja Bhalindra Singh Trophy – Maharashtra.
            • 2nd – Services.
            • 3rd – Haryana.
            • Kerala in 5th Position.
            • Venue of the 38th National Games – Uttarakhand.
          • Gansamragini Lata Mangeshkar Award 2023 – Suresh Wadkar.
          • Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2022 – Indian Medical Association (IMA) & Trained Nurses Association of India. 
          • JCB Prize for Literature 2023 – Perumal Murugan (Firebird).
            • Prize – ₹25 lakh.
            • Translator –  Janani Kannan.
            • English translation of his Tamil novel Aalanda Patchi.
          • 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) – 
            • Golden Peacock – Endless Borders (Iranian Film).
            • Best Actor – Pouria Rahimi Sam (Endless Borders).
            • Best Actress – Melanie Thierry (Party of Fools).
            • Best Actor – Stephan Komandarev (Blaga’s Lessons).
            • Best Web Series – Panchayat Season 2.
            • Special Jury Award – Rishab Shetty (Kantara).
            • Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award – Michael Douglas.
            • ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal – Drift (Anthony Chen).
          • Winners of 13th Hockey India Senior Men's National Championship 2023 – Punjab (Runner Up: Haryana).
          • Vyas Samman 2023 – Pushpa Bharati (Yaadein, Yaadein aur Yaadein).
          • Padmapani Lifetime Achievement Award (Ajanta-Ellora Film Festival) – Javed Akhtar.
          • National Sports Awards 2023 Winners – 
            • Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023 – Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj & Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty  (Badminton).
            • Dronacharya Award Lifetime Achievement Award Winners 2023 – E. Bhaskaran (Kabbadi),  Jashkirat Singh Grewal (Golf) & Jayanta Kumar Pushilal (Table Tennis).
          • 2023 Kuvempu Rashtriya Puraskar – Shirshendhu Mukyopadhyaya (Bengali Writer).


          State Level Awards 2023

          • Harivarasanam Award – Sreekumaran Thampi.
          • Odakkuzhal Award 2022 – Ambikasuthan Mangad (Pranavayu).
          • Basheer Award Award 2022 – M. Mukundan (Nrutham Cheyyunna Kutakal; നൃത്തം ചെയ്യുന്ന കുടകൾ).
          • Prof. M.P. Paul Puraskaram  2023 – Dr. M. Leelavathy (Oveall Contribution) & N. Radhakrishnan Nair (ആത്മബലിയുടെ ആവിഷ്‌കാരം)
          • Mahakavi Kanhaiyalal Sethia Award – K. Satchidanandan.
          • Bala Sahitya Institute Awards 2022 – 
            • Poetry – Manoj Maniyur (Chimminivettam; ചിമ്മിനിവെട്ടം)
            • Drama / Play – Dr. Nethallur Harikrishnan (Kayalamma; കായലമ്മ)
            • Biography / Autobiography – Sudhir Poochali (Marconi; മാ‌ർക്കോണി)
            • Story / Novel – E.N. Sheeja  (Ammamanamulla Kanivukal; അമ്മമണമുള്ള കനിവുകൾ)
          • Mathrubhumi Book of The Year – Dr. Peggy Mohan (Wanderers, Kings and Merchants).
          • Smrithi Puraskaram –
            • C. Radhakrishnan (Kaalam Kathuvekkunnath; കാലം കാത്തുവെക്കുന്നത്)
            • Kanayi Kunhiraman (Oveall Contribution, Sculpture)
          • Akbar Kakkattil Award 2022 – Subhash Chandran (Samudrashila; സമുദ്രശില).
          • M.V. Kumaran Sahitya Puraskaram – N. Prabhakaran (Oveall Contribution)
          • V.V. Rugmini Award – P. Praveena (Ashtamoorthi; അഷ്ടമൂര്‍ത്തി)
          • Swaraj Trophy 2021-22 – 
            • Best Grama Panchayat – Mulanthuruthy grama panchayat.
              • 2nd – Pappinissery grama panchayat.
              • 3rd – Marangattupilly grama panchayat.
            • Best Block Panchayat – Perumpadappu.
              • 2nd – Kodakara.
              • 3rd – Nedumangad.
            • Best District Panchayat – Kollam.
            • Best Municipality – Tirurangadi.
              • 2nd –  Wadakkanchery.
              • 3rd – Sulthan Bathery.
            • Best Corporation – Thiruvananthapuram.
            • Mahatma Ayyankali award for the implementation of the Ayyankali Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme (AUEGS) – Kollam Corporation.
            • Mahatma Award for the best implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) – Kallikkad Grama Panchayat (Thiruvananthapuram).
          • Jnanappana Prize 2023 – V. Madhusoodanan Nair.
          • Malliyoor Shankara Smriti Award – Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
          • Television Lifetime Achievement Award (Kerala govt's highest visual media award) – Shyamaprasad (Film Director).
          • Ardrakeralam Puraskaram 2021-22 – 
            • for activities related to the Ardram Mission as a part of the Navkerala Karma Project.
            • State Level Awards – 
            • Block Panchayat – Mulanthuruthi (Ernakulam),  
              • 2nd – Nedunkandam (Idukki), 
              • 3rd – Sasthamkotta (Kollam).
            • Village Panchayat – Chennirkkara (Pathanamthitta), 
              • 2nd – Pothencode (Thiruvananthapuram), 
              • 3rd – Kinanoor Karinthalam (Kasaragod).
            • District Panchayat – Kozhikode, 
              • 2nd – Palakkad, 
              • 3rd – Kottayam.
            • Municipality – Piravam (Ernakulam), 
              • 2nd – Karunagapally (Kollam), 
              • 3rd – Vaikom (Kottayam).
            • Municipal Corporation – Thiruvananthapuram, 
              • 2nd – Kollam. 
          • National Panchayat Awards 2023 (Kerala) – 4 awards.
            • Best child-friendly village panchayat – Cheruthana (Alappuzha).
            • Best grama panchayat with self-sufficient infrastructure – Veeyapuram grama panchayat (Alappuzha).
            • Second position for the activities done for water sufficiency – Perumbadappu gram Panchayat (Malappuram).
            • Third position in the good governance category – Alagappa Nagar panchayat (Thrissur).
          • mRube Accolades Award 2023 (by Rubber Board) – MRF.
          • Vaishnavam Award 2023 – C. Radhakrishnan.
          • Padmaprabha Literary Award 2023 – Subhash Chandran.
          • Sagar Shreshtha Sammaan Award 2023 – Cochin Port Authority (CPA).
            • By the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways.
            • for the best turnaround time in the non-container category during 2022-23.
            • Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways – Sarbananda Sonowal.
          • Mathrubhumi Literary Award 2022 – Sethu. 
          • Maiden Prem Nazir Award of Samskara Sahithi – Madhu.
          • ONV Literary Award 2023 – C. Radhakrishnan.
          •  ICP Memorial Literary Award 2023 – T. Padmanabhan (in memory of late freedom fighter ICP Namboodiri).
          • 19th P. Kesavadev Literary Award 2023  – Dr. Desamangalam Ramakrishnan.
          • P. Kesavadev Diabscreen Award – Dr. Cyriac Abby Philips ("The Liver Doc").
          • Kerala Sahitya Awards 2022
            • Geetha Hiranyan Endowment Award 2022 – Akhil K.
          • IMA Award for Community Service – Dr. K. Venugopal.
          • Kerala State Film Awards 2023 –  
            • Best Film – Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam (നൻപകൽ നേരത്ത് മയക്കം; Director: Lijo Jose Pellissery).
            • Best Actor – Mammootty (Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam).
            • Best Actress – Vincy Aloshious (Rekha).
            • Best Director – Mahesh Narayanan (Ariyippu).
          • Winner of Nehru Trophy Boat Race 2023 – Veeyapuram Chundan.
            • Champakkulam Chundan (2rd).
            • Nadubhagom Chundan (3rd).
          • Winner of Sree Narayana Trophy Boat Race 2023 – Kattil Thekkathil Chundan.
          • 47th Vayalar Award 2023 – Sreekumaran Thampi (Jeevitham Oru Pendulum, ജീവിതം ഒരു പെൻഡുലം).
          • N.V. Krishna Warrier Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram – Madhavan Puracherry (Uchira, ഉച്ചിര)
          • Best Asian Actor in the Septimius Awards 2023 – Tovino Thomas (2018).
          • Akkitham Purskaram 2023  (By Vallathol Vidyapeedam) – K.T. Praveen.
          • Cherukad Award 2023 – Vinod Krishna (9mm Bareta).
          • 1st Akshararatnam Award – Sreekumaran Thampi.
          • Shihab Thangal Karma Sreshta Puraskaram – C. Radhakrishnan.
          • Karma Sreshta Puraskaram – Santhosh P. Chombala.
          • Kerala Assembly Award (നിയമസഭാ പുരസ്‌കാരം)  – M.T. Vasudevan Nair.
          • O. V. Vijayan Literary Award 2022 – P. F. Mathews (Muzhakkam; മുഴക്കം).
          • Ezhuthachan Puraskaram 2022 – S. K. Vasanthan.
          • Bharana Bhasha Award 2023 (for best district) – Malappuram.
          • Global Responsible Tourism Award 2023 – Kerala (2nd consecutive time).
          • Hasmukh Shah Memorial Award for Ecological Studies 2023 – Alvin Anto.
          • 13th Sanjayan Puraskaram – P. R. Nath.
          • Sree Guruvayurappan Chembai Award (by the Guruvayur Devaswom) – Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan (Carnatic Music). 
          • K.P. Kesavan Menon Smaraka Puraskaram 2023 – Vyshakan.
          • K.P. Kesavan Menon Puraskaram 2023 – A.K.B. Nair.
          • Kerala Awards  – 
            • Kerala Jyothi Award – T. Padmanabhan.
            • Kerala Prabha Award – 
              • Justice M. Fathima Beevi (Social & civil services),
              • Nataraja Krishnamoorthy (Arts).
            • Kerala Sree Award – 
                • Dr. V. P. Gangadharan (Healthcare),
                • Punaloor Somarajan (Social Service),
                • Ravi D. C. (Commerce & Industries),
                • K. M. Chandrasekhar (Civil Service),
                • Pandit Ramesh Narayan (Arts).
          •  Kerala State Differently Abled Awards 2023 – 20 Categories
            • Best Disabled-friendly Corporation              –     Eloor.
            • Best Disabled-friendly Block Panchayat      –     Vadakara.
            • Best Disabled-friendly Grama Panchayat     –     Punnayurkulam & Pulpatta.
            • Best Disabled-friendly District Panchayat    –     Kozhikode.
          • 35th Jimmy George Foundation Award – M. Sreeshankar.
          • P. Govinda Pillai National Award 2023 – Arundhati Roy.
          • 2023 Mahakavi Kunchan Nambiar Award – K.G. Sankara Pillai.
          • Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram 2022 – Kureepuzha Sreekumar.
          • Kendra Sahitya Academy Award 2023 – E.V. Ramakrishnan (മലയാള നോവലിന്റെ ദേശകാലങ്ങള്‍ - Malayala Novelinte Deshakalangal; Study)
          • IFFK 2023 –
            • Suvarna Chakoram – Evil Does Not Exist.
            • Rajata Chakoram – Shokir Kholikov (Film: Sunday).
            • IFFK Lifetime Achievement Award – Krzysztof Zanussi. 
          • Winner of 67th National School Athletics Tournament 2023-2024 – Kerala (11 Gold, 5 Silver & 8 Bronze medals).
            • Venue – Maharashtra.


            Awards and Honours Current Affairs 2023 is a must-read for every competitive exam and interview including all Kerala PSC exam aspirants. Hope this helps.

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