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Awards

  Military and Police Dag Hammarskjold Medal- Established in 1997 and named after Dag Hammarskjöld(second Secretary-General of the UN)  Posthumous Award to UN peacekeepers(Highest Honor Award to UN peacekeepers) 

Literature Awards for Indians

 In the field of literature, prominent awards that can be won by Indian citizens. International Awards 1. Nobel Prize in Literature(1901~)  Highest literature prize of world Awarded by Swedish Academy(Stockholm, Sweden)  Eligibility- no bar on citizenship and language Prize- Gold Medal + Diploma bearing a citation + Cash prize. Foreign Awards(UK)   2. Booker Prize(1969~)  Awarded by Crankstart group (since 2019)  Eligibility- English novel published in UK Or Ireland Prize- £50,000 3. International Booker Prize(2005~)  Awarded by Crankstart group (since 2019)  Eligibility- translated English novel published in UK Or Ireland Prize- £50,000 Many Indians won Booker prize, but the only Indian to win International Booker prize was Geetanjali Shree for his book Ret Samadhi(Tomb of sands- Daisy Rockwell) in 2022. National(Government affiliated)   4. Jnanpith Award(1961~)  India’s highest award in literature Awarded by Government of India Eligibi...