Prabhakar Vaidya is an Indian physical educationist, academic and the honorary secretary of Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak Mandal,[1] a century-old organization and a national institution working towards modernizing the traditional systems of Sports & Games.[2] He was honored by the Government of India, in 2012, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.[3]
Prabhakar Vaidya
Born
Amravati, Maharashtra, India
Occupation
Physical educationist
Spouse
Sudha
Children
Madhuri, Sandeep, Deepa
Awards
Padma Shri Shiv Chhatrapati State Award State Best Teacher Award LNIPE Best Old Student Award Karmavir Kannamwar Award Dadaji Didolkar Award Paul Harris Fellow International Award Ramchandra Purushottam Ganorkar Smruti Samajik Puraskar Shiv Chhatrapati Jiwan Gaurav Puraskar Krida Jivanvrati Sanman Vidarbha Gaurav Award Sant Gadge Baba Social Work Award Bharat Scouts and Guides Lifetime Achievement Award Vidarbha Bhushan Puraskar Krida Maharshi Jivan Gaurav Lifetime Achievement Award Limca Book Award
Prabhakar Vaidya was born in Amravati in the Indian state of Maharashtra.[4] He graduated in Physical Education from the renowned Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education, Gwalior in 1960 and later secured a master's degree from the same university, in 1966.[1] Vaidya started his career as a member of the faculty of HVP Mandal College of Physical Education[5] in 1967 where he spent his entire career as a teacher of physical education. He retired from academic teaching in 1992 as the Principal of the college.[1]
Vaidya is the honorary secretary of Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak Mandal, in Amravati.[1] The organization, started in 1914 is a national institution in sports and physical healthcare.[2] He is the founder president of the National Association of Physical Education and Sports Science (NAPESS)[6] and has held the post of vice president of Maharashtra State Association of Sports Medicine and Maharashtra State Gymnastic Association.[1] He has also been the Chief Commissioner of Amravati chapter of Bharat Scouts and Guides, and a member of the International Council of Higher Physical Education and Recreation, New York and the International Association of Colleges of Physical Education, Spain.[1]
Prabhakar Vaidya is a former Chairman of the Maharashtra State Board of Studies of Physical Education (1983–1986) and has been a member of the Academic Council of Nagpur University (1979–1981) and Amravati University.[1] He has also been a member of various bodies under the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education from 1986 to 1990.[1] He has represented India at the World Lingiad Festival[7] at Stock Holm, Sweden (1949) and the III World Congress of Physical Education at Istanbul, Turkey (1953).[1] He has also presented demonstrations of traditional Indian physical culture at various countries such as Germany (1949), Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria (1953).[1]
Prabhakar Vaidya is married to Sudha and the couple lives in Amravati, Maharashtra.[2]
Awards and recognitionsedit
Prabhakar Vaidya is a recipient of three Maharashtra State awards, Shiv Chhatrapati Award (1976), Best Teacher award (1987) and Shiv Chhatrapati Jiwan Gaurav Puraskar, (2006) which is the highest award by the Government of Maharashtra in the sports category.[1] He has also received the Best Old Student award (1991) from the Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education, Karmavir Kannamwar award (1998), Dadaji Didolkar award (2002), Paul Harris Fellowship (2003) from Rotary International and Ramchandra Purushottam Ganorkar Smruti Samajik Puraskar (2005).[1]
Maharashtra Amateur Athletics Federation awarded the Krida Jivanvrati Samman to Vaidya in 2006. This was followed by a number of awards such as Vidarbha Gaurav award from Krishi Vikas Pratishthan, Nagpur, Shri Sant Gadge Baba Social Work Award (2010) from Shri Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Bharat Scouts and Guides Lifetime Achievement Award (2010), Vidarbha Bhushan Puraskar (2010) from Vidarbha Samaj Sangha, Mumbai, Krida Maharshi (2012) from Shankaracharya Vasudevanand Saraswati and Jivan Gaurav Award from the D. Y. Patil University.[1][8] The Government of India awarded the civilian honour of Padma Shri to Vaidya in 2012.[9]
^Vaidehi More (26 January 2012). "Padma Shri for HVPM chief Prabhakar Vaidya | Nagpur News – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
External linksedit
"Civil Investiture Ceremony – Padma Shri". Video. YouTube. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
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Prabhakar Vaidya is an Indian physical educationist academic and the honorary secretary of Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak Mandal 1 a century old organization and a national institution working towards modernizing the traditional systems of Sports amp Games 2 He was honored by the Government of India in 2012 with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri 3 Prabhakar VaidyaBornAmravati Maharashtra IndiaOccupationPhysical educationistSpouseSudhaChildrenMadhuri Sandeep DeepaAwardsPadma ShriShiv Chhatrapati State AwardState Best Teacher AwardLNIPE Best Old Student AwardKarmavir Kannamwar AwardDadaji Didolkar AwardPaul Harris Fellow International AwardRamchandra Purushottam Ganorkar Smruti Samajik PuraskarShiv Chhatrapati Jiwan Gaurav PuraskarKrida Jivanvrati SanmanVidarbha Gaurav AwardSant Gadge Baba Social Work AwardBharat Scouts and Guides Lifetime Achievement AwardVidarbha Bhushan PuraskarKrida MaharshiJivan Gaurav Lifetime Achievement AwardLimca Book AwardWebsitewww hvpm org Contents 1 Biography 2 Awards and recognitions 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography editPrabhakar Vaidya was born in Amravati in the Indian state of Maharashtra 4 He graduated in Physical Education from the renowned Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education Gwalior in 1960 and later secured a master s degree from the same university in 1966 1 Vaidya started his career as a member of the faculty of HVP Mandal College of Physical Education 5 in 1967 where he spent his entire career as a teacher of physical education He retired from academic teaching in 1992 as the Principal of the college 1 Vaidya is the honorary secretary of Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak Mandal in Amravati 1 The organization started in 1914 is a national institution in sports and physical healthcare 2 He is the founder president of the National Association of Physical Education and Sports Science NAPESS 6 and has held the post of vice president of Maharashtra State Association of Sports Medicine and Maharashtra State Gymnastic Association 1 He has also been the Chief Commissioner of Amravati chapter of Bharat Scouts and Guides and a member of the International Council of Higher Physical Education and Recreation New York and the International Association of Colleges of Physical Education Spain 1 Prabhakar Vaidya is a former Chairman of the Maharashtra State Board of Studies of Physical Education 1983 1986 and has been a member of the Academic Council of Nagpur University 1979 1981 and Amravati University 1 He has also been a member of various bodies under the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education from 1986 to 1990 1 He has represented India at the World Lingiad Festival 7 at Stock Holm Sweden 1949 and the III World Congress of Physical Education at Istanbul Turkey 1953 1 He has also presented demonstrations of traditional Indian physical culture at various countries such as Germany 1949 Turkey Iran Iraq and Syria 1953 1 Prabhakar Vaidya is married to Sudha and the couple lives in Amravati Maharashtra 2 Awards and recognitions editPrabhakar Vaidya is a recipient of three Maharashtra State awards Shiv Chhatrapati Award 1976 Best Teacher award 1987 and Shiv Chhatrapati Jiwan Gaurav Puraskar 2006 which is the highest award by the Government of Maharashtra in the sports category 1 He has also received the Best Old Student award 1991 from the Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education Karmavir Kannamwar award 1998 Dadaji Didolkar award 2002 Paul Harris Fellowship 2003 from Rotary International and Ramchandra Purushottam Ganorkar Smruti Samajik Puraskar 2005 1 Maharashtra Amateur Athletics Federation awarded the Krida Jivanvrati Samman to Vaidya in 2006 This was followed by a number of awards such as Vidarbha Gaurav award from Krishi Vikas Pratishthan Nagpur Shri Sant Gadge Baba Social Work Award 2010 from Shri Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University Bharat Scouts and Guides Lifetime Achievement Award 2010 Vidarbha Bhushan Puraskar 2010 from Vidarbha Samaj Sangha Mumbai Krida Maharshi 2012 from Shankaracharya Vasudevanand Saraswati and Jivan Gaurav Award from the D Y Patil University 1 8 The Government of India awarded the civilian honour of Padma Shri to Vaidya in 2012 9 See also editPhysical Education nbsp India portalReferences edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m HVPM HVPM 2014 Retrieved 16 December 2014 a b c TOI TOI 26 January 2012 Retrieved 16 December 2014 Padma Shri PDF Padma Shri 2014 Retrieved 11 November 2014 Amravati Mirror Amravati Mirror 26 February 2013 Retrieved 16 December 2014 HVPCPE HVPCPE 2014 Retrieved 16 December 2014 NAPESS NAPESS 2014 Retrieved 16 December 2014 Lingiad Lingiad 2014 Retrieved 16 December 2014 DNA DNA 2012 Retrieved 16 December 2014 Vaidehi More 26 January 2012 Padma Shri for HVPM chief Prabhakar Vaidya Nagpur News Times of India The Times of India Retrieved 25 May 2021 External links edit Civil Investiture Ceremony Padma Shri Video YouTube 4 April 2012 Retrieved 1 December 2014 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