NEW DELHI, Feb 21:
President Pranab Mukherjee today said the first ‘Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony’ will be given posthumously to Pandit Ravi Shankar.
Addressing the joint sitting of Parliament at the start of the Budget Session, Mr Mukherjee said, “A new International award ‘Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony’ has been instituted.
“The first award will be given posthumously to late Pandit Ravi Shankar,” he said.
A jury under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after detailed deliberations decided unanimously to select Pandit Ravi Shankar to be the first recipient of the Tagore Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to cultural harmony and universal values.
On the recommendation of the jury the award has been renamed as the ‘Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony’.
The award would be presented by the President in a special ceremony.
The award shall carry an amount of Rs One Crore, a Citation in a Scroll, a Plaque as well as an exquisite traditional handicraft/handloom item.
The award is open to all people regardless of nationality, race, language, cast, creed or sex. (UNI)
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