Gomant Vibhushan

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]

Gomant Vibhushan
Civilian award for exceptional work in any field
Awarded forHighest civilian honour of Goa
Sponsored byGovernment of Goa
Reward(s)₹5 lakh (US$6,300)
First awarded2010
Last awarded2021-22
Highlights
Total awarded8
First winnerAnil Kakodkar
Last winnerPrabhakar Karekar

The award was instituted 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
Year Name Image Field Ref.
2009-2010 Anil Kakodkar Science [3]
2011 Charles Correa Architecture [4]
2012-2013 Raghunath Anant Mashelkar Science [5]
2014 Lambert Mascarenhas Journalism [6]
2016 Laxman Pai Art [7][8][9]
2018 Dr. Premanand Ramani Medicine [10]
2019-20 Vinayak Khedekar Folk Art [11]
2021-22 Prabhakar Karekar Music [12]

References
  1. "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. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  6. "Lambert Mascarenhas to get Gomant Vibushan". The Times of India. May 30, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  7. "Laxman Pai to get Gomant Vibhushan award | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  8. "Laxman Pai to be conferred with Gomant Vibhushan".
  9. "Noted visual artist Pai to get Gomant Vibhushan award | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  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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