Eminent Historian-writer Ramachandra Guha has been chosen for Japan’s Fukuoka Prize 2015 in the Academic category. Along with him Thant Myint-U for Grand Prize category and Minh Hanh for Arts and Culture category were also chosen for this edition of award.
They have been selected for their giant contributions to academia, arts and culture throughout Asia. The awards shall be given on September 17, 2015 at the Fukuoka International Congress Centre. During this award ceremony Mr Guha will give a enlighten everybody on “Gandhi, India and the World”.
He had also served as the Philippe Roman Chair of International Affairs and History at the London School of Economics.
About Ramchandra Guha
- He is an historian and writer
- His research include social, political, environmental and cricket history.
- He also writes as a columnist for myriad newspapers.
- His famous bibliography:
- Gandhi Before India
- Patriots and Partisans
- Makers of Modern India
- India after Gandhi
- The history of the world’s largest democracy
- Awards and Honours
- Padma Bhushan (2009)
- Sahitya Akademi award (2011) for India After Gandhi.
- About Fukuoka Prize
- Established: in 1990
- It was established by the Japanese city of Fukuoka and the Yokatopia Foundation.
- It is an annual prize that honours the outstanding work of individuals or organizations in preserving or creating Asian culture.
- This Prize has three categories:
- Grand Prize, Academic Prize
- Arts and Culture Prize.
- The award ceremony is held in every year in September.
Some related Questions
- Who are winners of 2014 ?( Mohammad Yunus, Romila Thapar, Ashis Nandy and Mo Yan)
- What is Fukuoka? (It is known as Asian Month in Fukuoka)
