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The Arjuna Award, officially known as Arjuna Awards given for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, [3] is the second-highest sporting honour of India, the highest being the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. The award is named after Arjuna, one of the characters of the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata of ancient India. [4]
He is a recipient of the Arjuna Award and is the first Assamese to obtain the Arjuna award. [3] [4] Baruah was born on 3 September 1940. He came from a farmer's family, and was very poor while growing up in Sivasagar. Baruah enjoyed sports from a young age, particularly football.
The Arjuna Award, officially known as the Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, [1] is the sports honour of 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.
The Arjuna Award, officially known as the Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, [1] is a 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 ...
Civilian awards. Asom Sourav, 2nd highest civilian award of Assam, 2021 [37] National awards. Arjuna Award, presented by President Ram Nath Kovind virtually for her outstanding performance in boxing. [38] Khel Ratna Award in 2021, highest sporting honour of India. [39] Rewards; For winning the bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics -
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 ...
Monalisa Mehta (née Baruah) is an Indian table tennis player from Assam. She received an Arjuna Award in 1987 [1] and is an important Assamese sports personality. [citation needed] She is married to Kamlesh Mehta, eight-time national table tennis champion. [2] She has recently purchased an apartment in Shine Heaven, Panjabari, Guwahati. [3]
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 ...