Punjab Rattan Award
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The Punjab Rattan Award, is an award
Award
An award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field; a certificate of excellence. Awards are often signifiedby trophies, titles, certificates, commemorative plaques, medals, badges, pins, or ribbons...

 given by the Government of Punjab
Punjab Government
Punjab Government may refer to:*Government of Punjab *Government of Punjab...

 for exceptional excellence and achievement in the service of Punjab or international level in the field of art, literature, culture, science, technology, politics and achievements at the international level. The award consists of the Punjab Rattan Award itself, Punjabi silver plaque and a Punjab Rattan Award citation. The prestigious award, in Punjab, is considered to be as prized and valued as the much sought after Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award
Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award
The Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award, is an award given by the Government of Punjab for excellence and achievement in the service of Punjab in the field of Sport. This can be at the Olympic level, World Championship level, national and other international sporting arenas. The award was instituted in...

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Awardees

  • Smt. Amrita Pritam
    Amrita Pritam
    Amrita Pritam was a Punjabi writer and poet, considered the first prominent woman Punjabi poet, novelist, and essayist, and the leading 20th-century poet of the Punjabi language, who is equally loved on both the sides of the India-Pakistan border, with a career spanning over six decades, she...

  • Dr K.N. Pathak, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University
  • Khushwant Singh, Writer
  • Yash Chopra, Film Director

Controversy

The Punjab Rattan Award, is considered so valuable in Punjab that some have made accusations that political parties in the past have used it, by awarding it, to win allies and political advantage.

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