Yash Bharti Award 2016: 12 eminent personalities honoured

Q.  Which award was constituted by Mulayam Singh Yadav government?
- Published on 05 Dec 16

a. Yash Bharti Award
b. Yash Birla Award
c. Sahitya Akademi Award
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Yash Bharti Award
 
Yash Bharti Award 2016: 12 eminent personalities honoured12 eminent personalities were honoured with the Yash Bharti Award 2016 in Lucknow, UP on Dec 1, 2016.
  • With this, the total of 77 people have received the award.
  • The Yash Bharti Award is the highest award of the state of Uttar Pradesh; it was constituted by the Mulayam Singh Yadav government

    • List of Awardees

  • Lt. Gen (Retd.) AK Singh
  • Dr Manzur Hasan (cardiologist)
  • Atul Tiwari (film writer)
  • Dr. Deen Muhammad Deen (Hindi literary figure)
  • Suhas LY: DM of Azamgarh (he also won gold medal in Beijing Paralympics)
  • Dr. Abbas Raza Naiyyar (HOD, Dept of Urdu, Lucknow University)
  • Murad Ali Khan (trap shooter)
  • Naseeruddin Shah (actor)
  • Archana Satish (anchor)
  • Shikha Dwivedi (anchor)
  • Rachna Govil (sports)
  • Pramod Kumar Choudhary (activisit)

    • About the Yash Bharti Awards

  • Instituted by Mulayam Singh Yadav Government in 1994.
  • The award carries a cash prize of INR 11 lakhs, a citation and a shawl.
  • The award was temporarily discontinued by the BSP government from 2007 to 2013.

    • Conferred by the UP government for excellence in:

  • Literature
  • Fine Arts
  • Folk and classical music
  • Sports

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