Gomant Vibhushan Award

Gomant Vibhushan
Awarded by Government of Goa
Type Civilian
Category General
Description
Description Highest civilian honour of Goa
Statistics
First awarded 2010
Last awarded 2016
Total awarded 5
First awardee(s) Anil Kakodkar
Last awardee(s) Laxman Pai
Award rank
 none

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

Year Name Image Field Ref.
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]

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