Gomant Vibhushan

Gomant Vibhushan Award is the highest civilian honour of the State of Goa. It is given annually by Government of Goa to people of Goan origin for exceptional work in any field.^[1]

Gomant Vibhushan
Civilian award for exceptional work in any field
Awarded for	Highest civilian honour of Goa
Sponsored by	Government of Goa
Reward(s)	₹5 lakh (US$5,900)
First award	2010
Final award	2021-22
Highlights
Total awarded	8
First winner	Anil Kakodkar
Last winner	Prabhakar Karekar
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The award was instituted by Goa Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of Goa.^[2] It is presented by the Governor of Goa at a public function, and carries a memento, which is a glass-encased traditional brass lamp, a citation and ₹ 5 lakhs, as a monetary award.^[1]

Awardees

Year	Name	Image	Field	Ref.
2009-2010	Anil Kakodkar		Science	[3]
2011	Charles Correa		Architecture	[4]
2012-2013	Raghunath Anant Mashelkar		Science	[5]
2014	Lambert Mascarenhas		Journalism	[6]
2016	Laxman Pai		Art	[7][8][9]
2018	Dr. Premanand Ramani		Medicine	[10]
2019-20	Vinayak Khedekar		Folk Art	[11]
2021-22	Prabhakar Karekar		Music	[12]