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| Formation | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Type | NGO |
| Legal status | Charitable Trust |
| Purpose | Recognizing & Awarding Eminent Personalities of India |
| Headquarters | Ichalkaranji |
| Coordinates | 16°42′N 74°28′E / 16.7°N 74.47°E |
Region served | India |
Chairman of the Trust | Pandit Daji Kulkarni |
Parent organization | FIE group of Industries. |
| Website | fiefoundation.org |
FIE Foundation is a charity trust established in 1970. It belongs to FIE (Fuel Instruments and Engineers) Group of Industries, located in Ichalkaranji, Maharashtra, India.
Background
[edit]P. D. (Panditkaka Daji) Kulkarni, chairman and trustee of FIE Group, established the FIE Foundation trust to recognize and award eminent and emerging personalities of India in different fields for their contribution to the nation and society. The award winners are generally selected from industries including engineering, science and technology, humanities, education, agriculture, music and arts, sports, literature, child artists, and local talents.
The highest award conferred is Rashtrabhushan Award. The awards are given yearly in a ceremony held in Ichalkaranji in January or February. Guests have included Prime Minister of India Chandra Shekhar, Chief Minister of Maharashtra Manohar Joshi, actor Dilip Kumar, and industrialist Rahul Bajaj.
Rashtrabhushan Awardees
[edit]Sumant Moolgaokar (Architect of Tata Motor),[1] Jayant Narlikar, S. L. Kirloskar, Krishnaswami Kasturirangan, Dr. Raja Ramanna, Russy Modi, Navalmal Firodiya, Aditya Birla, Ratan Tata, Rahul Bajaj, H. P. Nanda, Jayaprakash Narayan,[2] Baba Amte,[3] Lata Mangeshkar, Tarkteerth Laxmanshastri Joshi, Nanasaheb Gore, Ashok Kumar, T. N. Seshan, Keshub Mahindra, Dr. R. N. Dandekar, Pandurang Shastri Athavale, B. R. Chopra, Kamal Haasan, Narayan Murthy, Hema Malini, Dr. Sudha Murthy (Infosys Foundation chairperson),[4] Rajeev Bajaj, Ramoji Rao, Brijmohan Munjal[5]
National Awardees
[edit]- Byron Damania ( high speed indigenous spindle 60,000rpm)
- Kapil Dev ( Sports)
- Shriram Bhavsar (sports)
- Rajdeep Sardesai (Journalism)
- Vinita Singhania (Industry)
- Vasant Purushottam Kale (Literature)
- Shobhaa De (Writer)
- Siddharth Kak (T.V. Personality)
- Yash Pal
- Byron Damania ( CNC Controller)
- S. D. Kulkarni (Industry)
- S. K. Mohanty (Language Technology)
- Veerendra Heggade (Education)
- Naresh Goyal (Engineering)
- Mallika Sarabhai (Performing Arts)
- Nana Chudasama (Social )
- Vitthal Kamat (Industry)
- Nilu Phule (Arts)
- Veena Patil (Industry)
IMTEX Awards
[edit]IMTEX is an International Machine Tool Exhibition organised every three years by the Indian Machine Tool Manufacturing Association of India, during which awards are presented for latest technical innovations in machine tools.[6] In 2009, ALFA SYSTEMS PVT LTD was granted the award.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Tata Central Archives SUMANT MOOLGAOKAR Archived 2015-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Jayaprakash Narayan" – on 30 April 1977, Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan was conferred the title "Rashtra Bhushan" with a cash award of Rs. One lakh. The presentation was made by Mr. M. C. Chagla. Archived 5 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Baba Amte: The messiah of humanity". India Today. 9 February 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ↑ "Sudha Murthy, Hema Malini, Rajiv Bajaj felicitated Sunday, 2 Dec 2007". Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ↑ "Fie foundation Awards". Fie foundation. 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ↑ imtex Page 1
- ↑ "About Us". Alfasystems.net. Retrieved 20 September 2010.