Awards and Titles ************* Miss World: Reita Faria in 1966 *********************** Miss Universe: Sushmita Sen in 1994 *************************** Miss Earth: Nicole Faria in 2010 *********************** Dhan Gopal Mukerji, first Indian to win any literary award (the Newbery Medal) in the United States, in 1927 for Gay Neck, the Story of a Pigeon ************ Nirad C. Chaudhuri, first Indian to win a major non-fiction award, the Duff Cooper Prize in the United Kingdom, in 1966 for The Continent of Circe ************* Arundhati Roy won the Booker prize for her novel The God of Small Things in the year 1997 making her the first Indian woman to receive the prestigious award. *********************** Bhaswati Bhattacharya was the first Indian to speak as Orator at the Harvard University Commencement Exercises in 1993. ***************************************** Bharat Ratna: Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, C. Rajagopalachari, and Dr C.V. Raman in 1954 ******************** Commandeur of the Order of Arts and Letters: Mrinal Sen ****************************************** Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters: Sivaji Ganesan ****************************************** Dadasaheb Phalke Award: Devika Rani in 1969 ********************************* Ashoka Chakra Award to a civilian : D.K. Jatar (posthumous) and M.C Dixit, captain and co-captain respectively, of the sabotaged planeKashmir Princess, for most conspicuous bravery, daring and self-sacrifice ********* Magsaysay Award: Vinoba Bhave, 1958 ***************************** Stalin Peace Prize (now known as Lenin Peace Prize) in 1952- Saifuddin Kitchlew ***************** Oscar for Lifetime Achievement - Satyajit Ray ********************************* Nishan-e-Pakistan: Morarji Desai,19 May 1990 ********************************* Ford Supermodel of the World (contest): Bipasha Basu, 1996 **********************************
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