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As per Alfred Nobel's will, the Peace Prize is awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo, while the other prizes (Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature) are awarded in Stockholm by Swedish institutions.
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The Padma Vibhushan is indeed the second-highest civilian award in India, after Bharat Ratna and before Padma Bhushan. It recognizes exceptional and distinguished service in any field.
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Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Physics (1903) for radioactivity research and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1911) for discovering radium and polonium. She remains the only person with Nobels in two distinct scientific fields.
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Arundhati Roy won the Booker Prize in 1997 for her debut novel 'The God of Small Things', becoming the first Indian citizen to win this prestigious literary award.
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The Arjuna Award, instituted in 1961 by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, recognizes outstanding achievement in national sports and is one of India's most prestigious sports honors.
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Bharat Ratna can be awarded posthumously. The provision was added in 1955, and notable posthumous recipients include Lal Bahadur Shastri (1966) and Subhas Chandra Bose (1992, later withdrawn).