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News |  10 Nov 2011 17:35 |  By RnMTeam

Govt announces International award in memory of Tagore

NEW DELHI: The Indian Government has instituted an international award in the memory of poet and novelist Rabindranath Tagore for promoting the values of universal brotherhood.

The prize money of the award is Rs 10 million, the same for Gandhi Peace Prize and Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding.

The award will be given to individuals, Associations, Institutions or Organizations and is open to all persons regardless of nationality, race, languages, caste, creed or gender.

The nominations are to be invited from various eminent persons and institutions every year in accordance with Code of Procedure by 31 August. For the first year nominations are being asked by 1 February, 2012.

The first Tagore award would be given on 7 May, 2012 which is the day of the concluding ceremony of the commemoration of 150th birth anniversary of the poet. The award will be presented every year on the same day.

The guidelines for the award have been finalized by the Culture Ministry, on the recommendations of the National Committee constituted under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister with 36 eminent personalities to mark the 150th birth anniversary. The Committee had authorized the National Implementation Committee (NIC) constituted under the Chairmanship of the Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to decide on its implementation.

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