Maharashtra Bhushan Explained

Maharashtra Bhushan Award
Subheader:	Maharashtra State highest civilian award for outstanding individual achievements
Sponsor:	Govt. of Maharashtra
Firstawarded:	1996
Lastawarded:	2023
Reward:	25,00,000/-^[1]
Previous:	Shiv Chhatrapati Award

The Maharashtra Bhushan is a highest civilian award presented annually by the Government of Maharashtra State in India.

When the Shivsena- BJP alliance came to power in 1995, it proposed to institute this award. The Maharashtra Bhushan was first awarded in 1996. It was initially conferred in every years in the fields of Literature, Art, Sport, and Science. Later the fields of Social Work, Journalism, and Public Administration and Health Services were included. The award is presented for outstanding achievement in their field.

Prize and selection

At present, the award carries a cash prize of 25 lakhs, a memento and citation. The winners are selected by a committee appointed of the Government of Maharashtra.

Recipients

The recipients of the Maharashtra Bhushan award are as follows

Year	Name	Image	Field	Ref.
1996	Purushottam Laxman Deshpande		Literature	^[2]
1997	Lata Mangeshkar		Arts, Music	^[3]
1998	Sunil Gavaskar		Sports
1999	Vijay Bhatkar		Science	^[4]
2001	Sachin Tendulkar		Sports	^[5]
2002	Bhimsen Joshi		Arts, Music	^[6]
2003	Abhay and Rani Bang		Medical Services	^[7]
2004	Baba Amte		Social Work	^[8]
2005	Raghunath Anant Mashelkar		Science	^[9]
2006	Ratan Tata		Public Administration	^[10]
2007	R. K. Patil		Public Administration	^[11]
2008	Dr. Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari		Social Work	^[12]
2008	Mangesh Padgaonkar		Literature	^[13]
2009	Sulochana Latkar		Arts, Cinema	^[14]
2010	Jayant Narlikar		Science	^[15]
2011	Anil Kakodkar		Science	^[16]
2015	Babasaheb Purandare		Literature	^[17]
2021	Asha Bhosle		Arts, Music	^[18]
2022			Social Work
2023	Ashok Saraf		Arts, Cinema

See also

• Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman

Notes and References

1. News: 'महाराष्ट्र भूषण' पुरस्काराच्या रक्कमेत वाढ; पुरस्कारासाठी एकूण २७ नावांचा प्रस्ताव . 10 February 2023 . Maharashtra Times . mr.
2. Web site: Pu La with Maharashtra Bhushan award. Hindu Vivek Kendra. 2009-12-02. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120211022018/http://www.hvk.org/articles/1097/0021.html. 2012-02-11.
3. Web site: Maharashtra Bhushan award for Lata Mangeshkar. 27 December 2021. rediff.com.
4. Web site: Maharashtra Bhushan for Tendulkar (2000-01) and Bhatkar (1999-2000). 24 April 2001. rediff.com.
5. Web site: Sachin got Maharashtra Bhushan award . Cricinfo.com. 2009-12-02.
6. News: Maharashtra Bhushan award for Bhimsen Joshi. https://web.archive.org/web/20120610052842/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-04-27/news-interviews/27121057_1_bhimsen-joshi-padma-bhushan-classical-music. dead. 2012-06-10. 2009-12-02. The Times of India. 2002-04-27.
7. Web site: Bangs bag Maharashtra Bhushan award. Rediff.com. 2009-12-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191429/http://indiaabroad.com/news/2003/apr/24maha.htm. 2016-03-03. dead.
8. News: Award for Baba Amte, Mashelkar . https://web.archive.org/web/20050506013908/http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/01/stories/2005050102571000.htm . dead . 2005-05-06 . Chennai, India . . 2005-05-01.
9. Web site: Biodata of Dr RA Meashelar . CSIR . 2009-12-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100725145656/http://www.csir.res.in/External/Heads/aboutcsir/leaders/DG/mashelkar-bio.htm . 2010-07-25 .
10. Web site: Ratan Tata gets Maharashtra Bhushan. 10 May 2006. dnaindia.com.
11. Web site: Maharashtra Bhushan award to be conferred posthumously on R K Patil. One India. 2009-12-02.
12. Web site: Maharashtra Bhushan conferred on Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari. 26 November 2008. timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
13. Web site: `Maharashtra Bhushan' Award Presented to Spiritual Leader. 25 November 2008. outlookindia.com.
14. http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5284803.cms हा तर माझ्या घरचा आहेर!
15. https://web.archive.org/web/20120323185619/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-07/pune/28665280_1_jayant-narlikar-iucaa-astronomy-and-astrophysics Narlikar honoured with Maharashtra Bhushan
16. Web site: 26 April 2012 . Anil Kakodkar to get 'Maharashtra Bhushan' award . 27 July 2022 . news18.
17. News: Purandare awarded "Maharashtra Bhushan".. 1 May 2015. Indian Express. 1 May 2015.
18. Web site: Asha Bhosle to be honoured with ‘Maharashtra Bhushan. 26 March 2021. thehindu.com.