Jagjit Singh - Awards

Awards

  • In 2012, State Government of Rajasthan awarded Jagjit Singh its highest civilian award, the Rajasthan Ratna.
  • In 2003, Singh was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, by the government of India
  • In 1998, Jagjit Singh was awarded Sahitya Academy Award, a literary honor in India. He was awarded for popularizing the work of Mirza Ghalib.
  • Sangeet Natak Academy Award
  • Sahitya Kala Academy Award by Rajasthan government in 1998
  • Ghalib Academy by Delhi Government in 2005
  • Dayavati Modi Award
  • Lata Mangeshkar Samman in 1998 by Madhya Pradesh government
  • D. Litt. by Kurukshetra University, Haryana in 2003
  • Teacher's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006

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