- Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation
Infobox Indian Awards
awardname = Raja-Lakshmi Award
type =
category = Fine Arts, Music, Science, Journalism
Medicine, Social Service
instituted =1979
firstawarded =1979
lastawarded =2007
total = 29
awardedby =Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation
cashaward = Indian Rupees One Lakh
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firstawardees =Sri Sri
lastawardees = Dr.Ch.Gnaneswar Memorial Endowment Fund
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followedby =Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation is a Charitable Trust that promotes Arts, Sciences, Literature, Medicine, Journalism, Humanities and other intellectual pursuits and to honour distinguished persons in these fields. Established in
1979 inChennai by P.V. Ramaniah Raja, a businessman, the Foundation instituted the Raja-Lakshmi Award. The Raja-Lakshmi Award carries a prize amount of Rs.1,00,000/-, a Citation and a Plaque. The Awardee also receives the Dr. K.V. Rao & Dr. Jyoti Rao Award of US $ 2000, in association with the Telugu Fine Arts Society ( [http://tfas.net TFAS] ), New Jersey, USA.The Foundation also instituted awards such as the Raja-Lakshmi Literary Award (1987-1999) and "Recognise the Teacher" Award. Special awards have also been announced on a one-off basis. Presently the Awards being given are 'Raja-Lakshmi Award' and the 'Lakshmi-Raja Vaidika Puraskar'. Lakshmi-Raja Vaidika Puraskar was instituted in the year 1994 coinciding with the 60th birthday of Smt.Mahalakshmi Raja, founder trustee of the Foundation. The Award honours Vedic scholars, and consists of a Citation, a plaque and a cash prize of Rs.25,000/-.
These Awards are announced on August 15th (birthday of Late Smt. Mahalakshmi Raja) of every year and presented at a function on November 19th (birthday of Sri Ramaniah Raja) in the same year.
The Foundation has also instituted the Ratna Rao Memorial Prize which is awarded annually to the best student in M.Sc. Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai.
The Foundation also has been holding annual lectures on the 13th of March every year in memory of Late Smt. Mahalakshmi Raja.
The 30th Annual Raja-Lakshmi Award has been announced on August 15 2008 for
Koneru Humpy andAchanta Sharath Kamal for their exemplary achievements in the field of sports. This is the 1st Award announced in the field of Sports.Recipients of Raja-Lakshmi Award
Recipients of Special Awards
1983 -
Palagummi Padmaraju 1992 -
M.S.Bharat 1998 -
Bhavaraju Sarveswara Rao 2002 -
Gollapudi Maruthi Rao 2004 - Bapu & RamanaMemorial Lectures delivered
2002 - A.Prasanna Kumar
2003 - Ajeya Kallam
2004 - Dr.B.P.Rajan
2005 - T.V.Sairam & B.M.Rao
2006 - K.Sivaprasad Gupta 2007 - K.Chaya Devi, Dr.K.Venkateswarulu & T.A.Venkateswaran
2008 - Dr.Perala Balamurali
Publications
External links
* [http://tfas.net/general/awards.html Information from Telugu Fine Arts Society]
Newspaper Articles
* [http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/15/stories/2008081559842700.htm "Sharath, Humpy to receive award", The Hindu, Friday, August 15, 2008]
* [http://http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/14/stories/2008081459270700.htm "Chess prodigy, table tennis player to get Raja-Lakshmi award ", The Hindu, Thursday, August 14, 2008]
* [http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/20/stories/2007112061210300.htm "Raja-Lakshmi Award presented", The Hindu, Tuesday, November 20, 2007]
* [http://www.hinduonnet.com/fr/2007/03/16/stories/2007031600810200.htm "Evocative vocals, enlightening talks", The Hindu, Friday, Mar 16, 2007]
* [http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/21/stories/2006112116170300.htm "Lending it the S.P Touch", The Hindu, Nov 21, 2006]
* [http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/15/stories/2006081505050400.htm "Raja-Lakshmi award for S.P. Balasubrahmanyam", The Hindu, August 15, 2006]
* [http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/15/stories/2005081508070400.htm "Malladi Chandrasekhara Sastry selected for Raja-Lakshmi award", The Hindu, August 15, 2005]
* [http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEK20040814232600&Page=K&Title=Southern+News+-+Karnataka&Topic=0& "Raja-Lakshmi Award for Sudha Murty", Indian Express, August 15 2004]
* [http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/08/15/stories/2004081501332200.htm "Raja-Lakshmi Award for Sudha Murty", The Hindu, Aug 15, 2004]
* [http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/11/25/stories/2002112501530200.htm "Rewarding Eminence", The Hindu, Nov 25, 2002]
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