Ministry of Culture
Dr. Mahesh Sharma gave away Awards for Excellence in Book Production at Delhi Book Fair
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31 AUG 2017 8:58PM by PIB Delhi
Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State (Independent charge) for Culture and Tourism gave away awards for excellence in book production in various categories at the Delhi Book Fair here today. Federation of Indian Publishers (FIP) gives these awards every year during the Delhi Book Fair. Addressing on the occasion, the Minister appreciated the efforts of Federation of Indian Publishers and called upon all awardees to bring out more quality books for the betterment of Indian masses..
Publications Division under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting bagged 11 Awards & two Certificates of Merit in various categories in Hindi, English & Regional languages. DPD’s journal Kurukshetra has won first prize while children books on swachhta: Swachh Jungle Ki Kahani – Dadi ki Jubani in Hindi & Assamese & Buddhopadesha in Kannada have won second prize.
The details of the awards won by Publications Division are as follows:
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Sr No.
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Title
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Category
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Prize
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1.
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First Garden of the Republic
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Art Books/Coffee Table Books (English)
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First Prize
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2.
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Sanchi Ki Gudiya
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Children Books (11-17 Years) (Non Textbooks)
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First Prize
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3.
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Kurukshetra (Monthly)
September 2016
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Journals and House Magazines (Hindi)
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First Prize
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4.
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Bharat 2017
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Text Books & Reference Books: Colleges & Universities (Hindi)
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Second Prize
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5.
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Swachh Jungle ki Kahani Dadi ki Zubani Part III
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Children Books (6-11 Years) (Hindi)
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Second Prize
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6.
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Swachh Aranyar Katha Aaitar Xadhukatha (1)
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Children Books (6-11 Years)(Regional Languages)
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Second Prize
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7.
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Buddhopadesha – Translated in Kannada
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Books from Translated Hindi to other Indian Languages & vice-versa in all categories of General Books and Children books (Regional Languages)
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Second Prize
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8.
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Courts of India: Past to Present
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Cover Jackets (English)
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Second Prize
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9.
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Bal Ramayan
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Cover Jackets (Regional Languages) (Tamil)
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Second Prize
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10.
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Yojana
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Journals and House Magazines (Regional Languages) (Telugu)
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Second Prize
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11.
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Catalogue 2017
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Price Lists, Catalogues & Brochures (Regional Languages)
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Second Prize
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12.
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Yojana
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Journals and House Magazines (English)
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Certificate of Merit
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13.
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Unfolding Indian Elections Journey of the living Democracy
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Text Books & Reference Books: Colleges and University (English)
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Certificate of Merit
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Sanjay Kumar/jk/Culture/31-08-2017
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