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P ULITZER P RIZES These are highly coveted awards given in United States each year for distinguished achievement in Journalism, Literature, Drama, Cartoons and Music. The prizes were established by Joseph Pulitzer, a newspaper publisher. They are administered through Columbia University in New York City.

M AGSAYSAY A WARD It was created in 1957 in honour of Roman Magsaysay, the late president of Philippines. It embraces East, Southeast and South Asia any person living in Asia without regard to race, gender, or religion. The award is given in six categories annually. 1.        Public service 2.        Government Service 3.        Community Leadership 4.        Journalism 5.        Peace and International Understanding 6.        Emergent Leadership

N obel P rize Alfred Nobel of sweden discovered dynamite and blasting cap. He was labelled as the MERCHANT OF DEATH for inventing explosive in the war. His last will specified that his fortune be used to create a series of prizes for those who confer the Greatest Benifit on Man Kind in Physics, Chemistry. Nobel foundation was founded in 1900 to manage the finances and administration of the Nobel prizes. According to his last will, he desired the prizes to be awarded to those during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind. Every year since 1901 prizes has been awarded for achievements in Physics Chemistry Physiology or medicine Literature and peace  Nobel of the memorial prize economic sciences was established by the National Bank Of Sweden in 1918. Each of the prizes can be divided between not more than three contestants. The prizes are announced on the birthday of Alfred Nobel and are officially Presented on December 10 every year on

K ING F AISAL I NTERNATIONAL P RIZE King Faisal international prizes were created in 1979 by king Faisal Foundation for rending excellent services in the fields of Islam, Islamic Studies and Arabic Literature. It added prizes of medicine and science in 1982 and 1983, respectively. Science awards rotate between the fields of ·          Biology ·          Physics ·          Mathematics ·          Chemistry A certificate written in Arabic calligraphy, describing the work for which the winner is awarded the prize, a commemorative 200-gram gold medallion and a cash endowment of SR 750,000 (US $ 200,000). Co-winners in any category share the monetary grant.

J AWAHARLAL N EHRU A WARD F OR I NTERNATIONAL U NDERSTANDING ( I NDIA) It is awarded each year for outstanding contribution to the promotions of international understanding, goodwill and friendship among people of the world. It has been instituted in memory of Pandit Jawahralal Nehru, the first prime minister of India in 1965. The award is being administered by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.

A GA K HAN A WARD F OR A RCHITECTURE It was established in 1977, strives to enhance the perception of Islamic culture as expressed through the architectural excellence, encompassing concerns as varied as contemporary design, social housing community improvement and development, restoration, re-use and area conservation and landscaping and environmental issues. Through its efforts, the award seeks to identify and encourage building concepts that successfully address the needs and aspiration of Muslims societies. The award is organized on the basis of a rotating calendar spanning cyclical periods of three years each, and is governed by a steering committee chaired by His Highness Aga Khan. The current prize fund totals ( US $ 50,000 ) the largest architectural prize in the world – is presented to projects selected by an independent master jury. To date, the master juries have selected 105 projects to receive the award for architecture.