Gomant Vibhushan

Highest civilian award in Goa, India

Award

Gomant Vibhushan

Civilian award for exceptional work in any field
Awarded for| Highest civilian honour of Goa
Sponsored by| Government of Goa
Reward(s)| ₹5 lakh (US$5,800)
First award| 2010
Final award| 2021-22
Highlights
Total awarded| 8
First winner| Anil Kakodkar
Last winner| Prabhakar Karekar

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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]

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

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Year  | Name  | Image  | Field  | Ref.

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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

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1. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
6. ^ "Lambert Mascarenhas to get Gomant Vibushan". The Times of India. May 30, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
7. ^ "Laxman Pai to get Gomant Vibhushan award | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
8. ^ "Laxman Pai to be conferred with Gomant Vibhushan". Archived from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
9. ^ "Noted visual artist Pai to get Gomant Vibhushan award | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
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.

## External links

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* "Gomant Vibhushan Award". Directorate of Art and Culture, Government Of Goa.