Kalinga Prize

E108921

UNESCO prize international award science communication award

The Kalinga Prize is a UNESCO award that honors individuals for exceptional contributions to the popularization of science.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Kalinga Prize canonical	4
UNESCO Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science	2
UNESCO science prize	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T900814 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Kalinga Prize
Context triple: [Arthur C. Clarke, awardReceived, Kalinga Prize]

A. UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence
The UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence is an international award established by UNESCO to honor individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to fostering tolerance, non-violence, and human rights.
B. Indira Gandhi Prize
The Indira Gandhi Prize is an international award presented annually by the Indian government to honor outstanding contributions to peace, disarmament, and development.
C. Kyoto Prize
The Kyoto Prize is a prestigious international award from Japan that honors individuals worldwide for outstanding contributions to science, technology, arts, and philosophy.
D. Niwano Peace Prize
The Niwano Peace Prize is an international award that honors individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions to interreligious cooperation and the promotion of world peace.
E. Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding
The Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding is an Indian international honor established to recognize individuals for their outstanding contributions to promoting international peace, goodwill, and understanding among nations.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Kalinga Prize
Target entity description: The Kalinga Prize is a UNESCO award that honors individuals for exceptional contributions to the popularization of science.

A. UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence
The UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence is an international award established by UNESCO to honor individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to fostering tolerance, non-violence, and human rights.
B. Indira Gandhi Prize
The Indira Gandhi Prize is an international award presented annually by the Indian government to honor outstanding contributions to peace, disarmament, and development.
C. Kyoto Prize
The Kyoto Prize is a prestigious international award from Japan that honors individuals worldwide for outstanding contributions to science, technology, arts, and philosophy.
D. Niwano Peace Prize
The Niwano Peace Prize is an international award that honors individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions to interreligious cooperation and the promotion of world peace.
E. Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding
The Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding is an Indian international honor established to recognize individuals for their outstanding contributions to promoting international peace, goodwill, and understanding among nations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO prize ⓘ international award ⓘ science communication award ⓘ
administeredBy	UNESCO Secretariat ⓘ
associatedCountry	India ⓘ
associatedOrganization	Kalinga Foundation Trust, Bhubaneswar ⓘ
awardedFor	exceptional contributions to the popularization of science ⓘ
awardGivenBy	UNESCO ⓘ
awardingBodyType	intergovernmental organization ⓘ
category	science and technology award ⓘ
countryOfOrganization	France ⓘ
criterion	outstanding skill in presenting scientific ideas to lay audiences ⓘ
eligibility	film producers on science ⓘ individuals ⓘ lecturers on science ⓘ radio and television program makers on science ⓘ science communicators ⓘ writers on science ⓘ
field	popularization of science ⓘ science communication ⓘ
firstAwarded	1952 ⓘ
founder	Biju Patnaik ⓘ Kalinga Foundation Trust ⓘ
frequency	biennial ⓘ
fullName	Kalinga Prize self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UNESCO Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science
hasWebsite	https://www.unesco.org (UNESCO official site, prize information section) ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Paris ⓘ
inception	1951 ⓘ
includes	Kalinga Chair at a university in India (for the laureate) ⓘ Kalinga Chair travel and lecture tour in India ⓘ
languageOfDocumentation	English ⓘ French ⓘ
monetaryAward	cash prize ⓘ
namedAfter	Kalinga ⓘ surface form: Kalinga (ancient name of a region in India)
notableAspect	one of the oldest UNESCO prizes ⓘ
organizer	UNESCO Secretariat ⓘ surface form: UNESCO Natural Sciences Sector
presentedBy	Director-General of UNESCO ⓘ
purpose	to honor exceptional contributions to the popularization of science ⓘ
regionServed	worldwide ⓘ
relatedConcept	public understanding of science ⓘ science journalism ⓘ science literacy ⓘ
selectionProcess	based on nominations submitted by UNESCO Member States and partner organizations ⓘ
sponsor	Government of India ⓘ Kalinga Foundation Trust ⓘ
typicalLaureateProfile	science popularizer ⓘ science writer ⓘ scientist engaged in public outreach ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arthur C. Clarke → awardReceived → Kalinga Prize ⓘ

UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal → category → Kalinga Prize ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO science prize

Sergei Kapitsa → awardReceived → Kalinga Prize ⓘ

Kalinga Prize → fullName → Kalinga Prize self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science

Piero Angela → awardReceived → Kalinga Prize ⓘ

George Gamow → awardReceived → Kalinga Prize ⓘ

UNESCO awards → includes → Kalinga Prize ⓘ