Rashtrapati Award

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Rashtrapati Awards are given by the President of India. They are given to award excellence in various fields. The award-giving ceremony is conducted in the Rashtrapati Bhavan - the President's official residence. The awards are given annually for Excellence in various fields. Especially the classical language scholars for the languages such as Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Arabic and Persian. There is also a Presidential Honour for young scholars below age 40 who have worked to bridge the ancient and the modern especially using IT, this award was instituted in 2002 called "Maharishi Badrayan Vyas Samman" award.