List of Arjuna Award recipients (1990–1999)

Arjuna Award

Civilian award for outstanding individual achievements in National Sports
Sponsored by| Government of India
Established| 1961
First awarded| 1961
Highlights
Total awarded| 147

<- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

The Arjuna Award, officially known as the Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games,[1] is the sports honour of the Republic of India.It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Before the introduction of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 1991–1992, the Arjuna award was the highest sporting honour of India.[2][3] As of 2020[update], the award comprises "a bronze statuette of Arjuna, certificate, ceremonial dress, and a cash prize of ₹15 lakh (US$18,000)."[a]

## Name

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The award is named after Arjuna, a character from the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata of ancient India. He is one of the Pandavas, depicted as a skilled archer winning the hand of Draupadi in marriage and in the Kurukshetra War, Lord Krishna becomes his charioteer teaching him the sacred knowledge of Gita.[4] In Hindu mythology, he has been seen as a symbol of hard work, dedication and concentration.[5]

## History

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Instituted in 1961 to honour the outstanding sportspersons of the country,[6] the award over the years has undergone a number of expansions, reviews, and rationalizations. The award was expanded to include all the recognised disciplines in 1977, has introduced indigenous games and physically handicapped categories in 1995 and introduced a lifetime contribution category in 1995 leading to creation of a separate Dhyan Chand Award in 2002.[7][8] The latest revision in 2018 stipulates that the award is given only to the disciplines included in the events like Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, World Championship and World Cup along with Cricket, Indigenous Games, and Parasports. It also recommends giving only fifteen awards in a year, relaxing in case of excellent performance in major multi-sport events, team sports, across gender and giving away of at least one award to physically challenged category.[1]

The nominations for the award are received from all government-recognised National Sports Federations, the Indian Olympic Association, the Sports Authority of India (SAI), the Sports Promotion and Control Boards, the state and the union territory governments and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna, Dhyan Chand and Dronacharya awardees of the previous years. The recipients are selected by a committee constituted by the Ministry and are honoured for their "good performance in the field of sports over a period of four years" at international level and for having shown "qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline".[1]

## Recipients

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A total of 147 awards were presented in the 1990s - thirteen in 1990, followed by eight in 1991, seven in 1992, ten in 1993, eight in 1994, nine in 1995, eighteen in 1996, twenty-one in 1997, thirty in 1998 and twenty-three in 1999. Individuals from twenty-nine different sports were awarded, which includes twenty-one from hockey, twenty from athletics, eleven from kabaddi, nine each from boxing, cricket, shooting and weightlifting, eight from wrestling, four each from badminton, golf, judo, lawn tennis, rowing, swimming and yachting, three each from table tennis and volleyball, two each from archery, football and squash, and one each from basketball, billiards & snooker, bodybuilding, carrom, chess, equestrian, gymnastics, kho kho and powerlifting.[9]

Amongst the notable winners was Leander Paes (awarded in 1990), considered one of the greatest doubles players in tennis history. He won eight Grand Slam doubles titles and ten Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. He also won the bronze medal in men's single tennis at 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, being the first Indian individual medal winner at Olympics since 1952.[10] Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar (awarded in 1994), considered one of the greatest batsmen of all time according to the Encyclopedia Britannica, was the first cricketer to score 100 centuries in international competition.[11] He is also the highest run scorer of all time in International cricket and the first sportsperson to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award in 2014.[11] Dhanraj Pillay (awarded in 1995), was a field hockey player and the captain of the India national team. He is regarded as one of best Indian players of all times, having made three hundred and thirty-nine appearances for the national team and having scored a hundred and seventy goals.[12] Another cricketer Rahul Dravid (awarded in 1998), nicknamed The Wall for "the sense of permanence to be found in his batting", is the fourth highest run-scorer in Test cricket and is considered one of the greatest batsmen of all time.[13]

## List of recipients

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Indian stamp honoring Sachin Tendulkar Rahul Dravid Award recipients by year[9] | Year  | Number of recipients

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1990  |

1991  |

1992  |

1993  |

1994  |

1995  |

1996  |

1997  |

1998  |

1999  |

Award recipients by sport[9] | Sport  | Number of recipients

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Archery  |

Athletics  |

Badminton  |

Basketball  |

Billiards & Snooker  |

Bodybuilding  |

Boxing  |

Carrom  |

Chess  |

Cricket  |

Equestrian  |

Football  |

Golf  |

Gymnastics  |

Hockey  |

Judo  |

Kabaddi  |

Kho Kho  |

Lawn Tennis  |

Powerlifting  |

Rowing  |

Shooting  |

Squash  |

Swimming  |

Table Tennis  |

Volleyball  |

Weightlifting  |

Wrestling  |

Yachting  |

Key

§ Indicates Para sports

\+ Indicates a Lifetime contribution honour

# Indicates a posthumous honour

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List of Arjuna award recipients, showing the year, sport, and gender[9] Year  | Recipient  | Sport  | Gender

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1990  | R. Chandra | Weightlifting | Male
1990  | Bula Choudhury | Swimming | Female
1990  | Kunjarani Devi | Weightlifting | Female
1990  | M. R. Dharuvala | Squash | Male
1990  | Pushpendra Kumar Garg | Yachting | Male
1990  | Anupama Gokhale | Chess | Female
1990  | Leander Paes | Lawn Tennis | Male
1990  | Deena Ram | Athletics | Male
1990  | Dalel Singh Ror | Volleyball | Male
1990  | Hardeep Singh | Kabaddi | Male
1990  | Jagbir Singh | Hockey | Male
1990  | Ombir Singh | Wrestling | Male
1990  | M. S. Walia | Table Tennis | Male
1991  | Chhaya Adak | Weightlifting | Female
1991  | Rajeev Bagga | Badminton§ | Male
1991  | Limba Ram | Archery | Male
1991  | Ali Sher | Golf | Male
1991  | Adhiraj Singh | Equestrian | Male
1991  | Dalvir Singh | Rowing | Male
1991  | K. Udayakumar | Volleyball | Male
1991  | Dharmendra Singh Yadav | Boxing | Male
1992  | E. S. Bhaskaran | Powerlifting | Male
1992  | Sandeep Byala | Judo | Male
1992  | Mervyn Fernandis | Hockey | Male
1992  | Bahadur Prasad | Athletics | Male
1992  | Rajendra Prasad | Boxing | Male
1992  | Sanjeeva Kumar Singh | Archery | Male
1992  | Pappu Yadav | Wrestling | Male
1993  | Cawas Billimoria | Judo | Male
1993  | Ashok Kumar Garg | Wrestling | Male
1993  | Mukund Killekar | Boxing | Male
1993  | Kiran More | Cricket | Male
1993  | Homi Motivala | Yachting | Male
1993  | Manoj Pingale | Boxing | Male
1993  | Manoj Prabhakar | Cricket | Male
1993  | K. Saramma | Athletics | Female
1993  | Bharati Singh | Weightlifting | Female
1993  | Mansher Singh | Shooting | Male
1994  | R. S. Bhanwala | Rowing | Male
1994  | Rosa Kutty | Athletics | Female
1994  | Karnam Malleswari | Weightlifting | Female
1994  | Subbiah Rajaratnam | Kabaddi | Male
1994  | Jaspal Rana | Shooting | Male
1994  | Jude Felix Sabastian | Hockey | Male
1994  | Ashok D. Shinde | Kabaddi | Male
1994  | Sachin Tendulkar | Cricket | Male
1995  | Mahesh Bhupathi | Lawn Tennis | Male
1995  | Venkatesan Devarajan | Boxing | Male
1995  | P. Ganesan | Kabaddi | Male
1995  | Malathi Krishnamurthy Holla | Athletics§ | Female
1995  | Mukesh Kumar | Hockey | Male
1995  | Anil Kumble | Cricket | Male
1995  | Dhanraj Pillay | Hockey | Male
1995  | Jyotirmoyee Sikdar | Athletics | Female
1995  | Shakti Singh | Athletics | Male
1996  | Ashish Ballal | Hockey | Male
1996  | Ajit Bhaduria | Athletics | Male
1996  | Shriram Bhavsar | Kabaddi | Male
1996  | Poonam Chopra | Judo | Female
1996  | Neta Moreshwar Dadwe | Kabaddi | Female
1996  | Sandeep Singh Dhillon | Badminton§ | Male
1996  | Kalle Gowda | Athletics & Cricket§ | Male
1996  | A. Maria Irudayam | Carrom | Male
1996  | Moraad Ali Khan | Shooting | Male
1996  | V. Kutraleeswaran | Swimming | Male
1996  | Amit Luthra | Golf | Male
1996  | Gaurav Natekar | Lawn Tennis | Male
1996  | Kelly Subbanand Rao# | Yachting | Male
1996  | Rajkumar Sangwan | Boxing | Male
1996  | Javagal Srinath | Cricket | Male
1996  | A. B. Subbaiah | Hockey | Male
1996  | Padmini Thomas | Athletics | Female
1996  | Surender Singh Waldia | Rowing | Male
1997  | Reeth Abraham | Athletics | Female
1997  | Chetan Baboor | Table Tennis | Male
1997  | Sourav Ganguly | Cricket | Male
1997  | Misha Grewal | Squash | Female
1997  | Asif Ismail | Lawn Tennis | Male
1997  | Ajay Jadeja | Cricket | Male
1997  | Harmik Kahlon | Golf | Male
1997  | Sanjay Kumar | Wrestling | Male
1997  | Satendra Kumar | Shooting | Male
1997  | N. Laxmi | Weightlifting | Female
1997  | M. Mahadev | Athletics & Cricket§ | Male
1997  | Brahmanand Sankhwalkar | Football | Male
1997  | Ashok Harishankar Shandilya | Billiards & Snooker | Male
1997  | Naresh Kumar Sharma | Shooting§ | Male
1997  | Paramjit Sharma | Weightlifting | Male
1997  | Harmik Singh | Hockey | Male
1997  | Jagdish Singh | Wrestling | Male
1997  | Rajinder Singh | Hockey | Male
1997  | Randhir Singh | Kabaddi | Male
1997  | Shilpi Singh | Shooting | Female
1997  | Surinder Singh Sodhi | Hockey | Male
1998  | Bhaichung Bhutia | Football | Male
1998  | Baljit Singh Dhillon | Hockey | Male
1998  | Rahul Dravid | Cricket | Male
1998  | Anju Dua | Gymnastics§ | Female
1998  | S. D. Eshan | Athletics | Male
1998  | Maharaj Krishan Kaushik | Hockey | Male
1998  | Ashan Kumar | Kabaddi | Male
1998  | S. Omana Kumari | Hockey | Female
1998  | Rachita Mistry | Athletics | Male
1998  | Nayan Mongia | Cricket | Male
1998  | Shobha Narayan | Kho Kho | Female
1998  | Biswajit Palit | Kabaddi | Male
1998  | T. V. Pauly | Bodybuilding | Male
1998  | Kaka Pawar | Wrestling | Male
1998  | Satheesha Rai | Weightlifting | Male
1998  | Sri Chand Ram | Athletics | Male
1998  | Subramaniam Raman | Table Tennis | Male
1998  | Ranjini Ramanujam | Badminton§ | Female
1998  | Surjit Singh Randhawa# | Hockey | Male
1998  | Mohammed Riaz | Hockey | Male
1998  | Bhanu Sachdeva | Swimming | Male
1998  | Manavjit Singh Sandhu | Shooting | Male
1998  | Baldev Singh | Hockey | Male
1998  | Dingko Singh | Boxing | Male
1998  | Narender Singh | Judo | Male
1998  | Neelam Jaswant Singh | Athletics | Female
1998  | Paramjit Singh | Athletics | Male
1998  | Rohtas Singh | Wrestling | Male
1998  | Pritam Rani Siwach | Hockey | Female
1998  | Roopa Unnikrishnan | Shooting | Female
1999  | Parduman Singh Brar + | Athletics | Male
1999  | Gulab Chand | Athletics | Male
1999  | Sajjan Singh Cheema + | Basketball | Male
1999  | Pullela Gopichand | Badminton | Male
1999  | Gurmeet Kaur | Athletics | Female
1999  | Haripal Kaushik + | Hockey | Male
1999  | Balbir Singh Kullar + | Hockey | Male
1999  | Ashok Kumar + | Wrestling | Male
1999  | Jitender Kumar | Boxing | Male
1999  | Nisha Millet | Swimming | Female
1999  | Aashim Mongia | Yachting | Male
1999  | Victor Philips + | Hockey | Male
1999  | Tirath Raj + | Kabaddi | Male
1999  | Sunita Rani | Athletics | Female
1999  | Balwinder Singh + | Kabaddi | Male
1999  | Dalbir Singh | Weightlifting | Male
1999  | Gurcharan Singh | Boxing | Male
1999  | Jagjit Singh | Rowing | Male
1999  | Jeev Milkha Singh | Golf | Male
1999  | Ramandeep Singh | Hockey | Male
1999  | Sukhpal Singh | Volleyball | Male
1999  | Vivek Singh | Shooting | Male
1999  | G. Venkataravanappa + | Athletics§ | Male

## Explanatory notes

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1. ^ The cash prize was introduced in the year 1977–1978 as a scholarship of ₹200 (US$2.40) a month for 2 years.[14] It was revised to one time cash prize of ₹5,000 (US$60) in 1986,[15] to ₹20,000 (US$240) in 1987,[16] to ₹50,000 (US$600) in 1993,[17] to ₹1.5 lakh (US$1,800) in 1998,[18] to ₹3 lakh (US$3,600) in 2001,[19] to ₹5 lakh (US$6,000) in 2009,[20] and to ₹15 lakh (US$18,000) in 2020.[21]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Revised Scheme of Arjuna Award" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). 7 September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
2. ^ Chhetri, Vivek (30 May 2015). "Team spirit at its peak for Arjuna". Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
3. ^ "Vishwanathan Anand gets Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 18 August 1992. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
4. ^ Davis, Richard H. (26 October 2014). The Bhagavad Gita. ISBN 978-0-691-13996-8.
5. ^ "Sports Ministry unveils new look Sports Awards" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 26 August 2009. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
6. ^ Bhardwaj, D. K. "India in Sports: Some Fabulous Achievements". Press Information Bureau, India. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
7. ^ "Cash awards for Arjuna winners" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 12 October 1977. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
8. ^ "Arjuna Awards further expanded" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 24 May 1995. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
9. ^ a b c d "List of Arjuna Awardees (1961–2018)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
* "List of Arjuna Award Winners". All India Sport Council of the Deaf. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
* "Government announces awards for sport persons" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 14 August 1997. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
* "President R.K.Narayan presents sports awards" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 29 August 1998. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
* "Arjun Awards, Dronarchya Awards for 1998 presented" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 1 September 1999. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
* "Arjuna Awards Presented" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 29 August 2000. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
10. ^ "Leander Paes". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
11. ^ a b "Sachin Tendulkar". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
12. ^ "Dhanraj Pillay's 48th birthday: Some interesting facts that you should know". India Today. 15 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
13. ^ Biswas, Soutik (9 March 2012). "The greatness of Rahul Dravid". BBC India. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
14. ^ "Two years Scholarship for winners" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 27 October 1978. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
15. ^ "Arjuna Award for 1986 to 13 Sports persons" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 12 January 1988. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
16. ^ "Value of cash prize enhanced" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 30 May 1989. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
17. ^ "Arjuna awards, Dronachrya awards for 1998 Presented" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 22 July 1993. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
18. ^ "Value of cash prize enhanced" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 1 September 1998. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
19. ^ "Arjuna Awards scheme Revised" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 3 April 2002. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
20. ^ "Several initiatives undertaken for transformation of sports" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 22 December 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
21. ^ "Enhancement of cash amount of Sports Awards 2020" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). 27 August 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

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Others|

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Recipients|

| By year|

| Arjuna|

* Arjuna (1961–1969)
* Arjuna (1970–1979)
* Arjuna (1980–1989)
* Arjuna (1990–1999)
* Arjuna (2000–2009)
* Arjuna (2010–2019)
* Arjuna (2020–2029)

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