Punjab Ratan
The Punjab Ratan Award, is a type of award given by the Government of Punjab for exceptional excellence and achievement in the service of Punjab or at an international level. The award is given to deserving awardees in the field of art, literature, culture, science, technology, and politics. The award consists of the Punjab Rattan Award itself, Punjabi silver plaque and a Punjab Rattan Award citation. In Punjab, the prestigious award is considered to be as prized and valued as the much sought-after Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award.
Awardees
- Smt. Amrita Pritam
- Khushwant Singh, Writer
- Yash Chopra, Film Director
- S. K. Sama, Endocrinologist and Padma Shri awardee
- Ranbir Chander Sobti, Cell biologist and Padma Shri awardee
- Hira Lal Sibal, Jurist and Padma Bhushan recipient
- Dr Rajneesh Kapoor - Senior Director, Interventional Cardiology, Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon, India
- Jagjit Singh Dardi, Senior Sikh Journalist, Chairman
- Sardar Anjum, Indian Poet, Famous for Karzdar https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardar_Anjum