Prime Minister of India honoured with Lokmanya Tilak National Award in Pune

Q: Who has recently been presented with the Lokmanya Tilak National Journalism Award?

Sanjay Gupta , the Chief Editor of the leading Hindi daily, 'Jagran' has recently been presented with the Lokmanya Tilak National Journalism Award

Lokmanya Tilak National Award in Pune Adding to the accolade, the Prime Minister of India had been conferred with Lokmanya Tilak National Award in Pune for his exceptional contributions to the progress and development of the nation at the 103rd death anniversary of Lokmanya Tilak, instituted by the Tilak Smarak Mandir Trust in 1983, aims to honour the lasting legacy of Lokmanya Tilak. With it, PM Modi becomes the 41st distinguished individual to receive this esteemed recognition.

Lokmanya Tilak National Award in Pune

About the Lokmanya Tilak National Award in Pune

On Tuesday, PM Modi had been conferred with Lokmanya Tilak National Award at an event in Maharashtra’s Pune on Tuesday, when he was in the city to launch various development projects and received the award that was constituted by Tilak Smarak Mandir Trust in 1983. The award is provided to people who have worked for the progress and development of the nation and whose contribution is remarkable and extraordinary. Expressing his gratitude, PM Modi said, “This is a memorable moment for me. Lokmanya Tilak had a unique ability to identify young talents, Veer Savarkar was one such example.”

List of some notable recipients of the Lokmanya Tilak National Award:

Name	Position/Title	Year of Award
Indira Gandhi	Former Prime Minister	_
Atal Bihari Vajpayee	Former Prime Minister	1994
Dr Manmohan Singh	Former Prime Minister	1997
Rahul Bajaj	Chairperson of the Bajaj Group	2000
Pranab Mukherjee	Former President	2009
Sharad Pawar	Founder of Nationalist Congress Party	2016
Cyrus S. Poonawalla	Chairman of Cyrus Poonawalla Group	2021

PM Modi at Pune

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Who has recently been presented with the Lokmanya Tilak National Journalism Award?

Sanjay Gupta, the Chief Editor of the leading Hindi daily, ‘Jagran’ has recently been presented with the Lokmanya Tilak National Journalism Award

Which Indian leader was given the title of Lokmanya?

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the title of Lokmanya for his Home Rule Movement