1. Anuvrat Ahimsa Peace Award conferred on Thomas Clough Daffern, a Gandhian Philosophy Exponent, by Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot.

2.  World Food prize 2011 winner is Brazil’s Lula d’Silva and Ghana’s JA Kofuor.

3. Magician Gopinath Muthukund, awarded Merlin Award, a magic Oscar, in New Delhi.

4. Forest Whitaker, a US actor named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.

5. IIFA Awards 2011: Best Film-Dabangg, Best Director-Karan Johar For ‘My Name is Khan’, Best Actor-Shah Rukh Khan, Best Actress-Anushka Sharma, Best Supporting Actor-Arjun Rampal for ‘Rajniti’, Best Supporting Actress- Prachi Desai for ‘Once upon a time in Mumbai’

6. Colin Firth, main actror in ‘The Kings Speech’ has been honored with Commander of the Order on Queens’s Birthday.

7. Maharlika award in Science by Philippines awarded to Indian Scientist Dr Navin C Nanda, working at University of Albama in Barmingham.

8. Alyssa Campanella: Miss USA 2011.

9. Sukanya Roy won US spelling bee Competition.