Rajasthan Ratna Award 2013:
 Government awarded 7 persons for Rajasthan Ratna Award 2013 today 
Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur. Rajasthan Ratna is the Rajasthan's highest 
civilian award, for performance of highest order in any field of human 
endeavor. Founder of Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti Dr D R 
Mehta (social service), Jasdev Singh (commentary), Pandit Ramnarayan 
(Sarangi player), late Nagendra Singh (law), late Kailash Sankhla 
(environment protection), late Hasrat Jaipuri (Art and Culture) and late
 Gavri Devi (Maand singer) have been selected for the award. Rajasthan 
Government started Rajasthan Ratna Award from year 2013. You can also 
check 
Rajasthan Ratna Award 2012 Winners.
Rajasthan Ratna awardees are given 
Rs 1 lakh as cash, a shawl and a citation by the stategovernor,chief 
minister and minister of art and culture.This award is on the lines of 
the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna that is conferred by the central
 govt of India .
Rajasthan Ratna Award 2013 Winners:
1. Dr D R Mehta
 (social service): Dr. D R Mehta, founder and chief patron of the 
organization that popularized the Jaipur Foot gets Rajasthan Ratna 
Awards 2013. D.R. Mehta (born June 25, 1937) is a former chairman of 
Securities and Exchange Board of India. He is a founder and chief patron
 of Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS), the world's 
largest organization for the handicapped in terms of free fitment of 
artificial limbs/calipers etc. 
 
2. Jasdev Singh
 (commentary): Jasdev Singh is an Indian sports commentator. He was 
awarded Padma Shri in 1985 and Padma Bhushan in 2008. He has also been 
official commentator on Independence Day, and Republic Day parade 
broadcasts since 1963 for state run media, Doordarshan and also All 
India Radio. 
 
3. Pandit Ramnarayan
 (Sarangi player): Pandit Ram Narayan, is an Indian musician who 
popularised the bowed instrument sarangi as a solo concert instrument in
 Hindustani classical music and became the first internationally 
successful sarangi player. Narayan was born in Udaipur and learned to 
play the sarangi at an early age.
 
4. Nagendra Singh
 (law): He served on the United Nations International Law Commission 
from 1967 to 1972. He was appointed representative in UNO assembly in 
1966, 1969, 1975. He was also elected secretary in international bar 
association, and served as Chief Election Commissioner of India. He was a
 recipient of the Padma Vibhushan from the Government of India in 1973.
 
5. Kailash Sankhla
 (environment protection): Kailash Sankhala (1925–1994) was a renowned 
naturalist and conservationist of India. He was the director of Delhi 
Zoological Park and Chief Wildlife Warden of Rajasthan. Born on 30 
January 1925 he is best known for his work in preserving tigers.
 
6. Hasrat Jaipuri
 (Art and Culture): Hasrat Jaipuri (April 15, 1922 – September 17, 1999)
 was a Hindi and Urdu poet and film lyricist in Hindi films. Jaipuri was
 born in Jaipur, where he studied English till medium level, and then 
acquired his taalim in Urdu and Persian from his paternal grandfather, 
Fida Husain.
 
7. Gavri Devi
 (Maand singer): Gavri Devi (14th April1920-29th June1988) was one of 
the most successful, disserving singer of mand style of singing from 
Rajasthan. When India organised the Indian Festival in Moscow (Russia) 
she gave her special performance their.