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The award contains a  prize of Rs one lakh and a memento.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the award:<\/strong>The Lokmanya Tilak countrywide award is given yearly considering 1983 on August 1, the death anniversary of Lokmanya Tilak, with the aid of the Lokmanya Tilak Trust. However, this year the date has been modified due to the coronavirus situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Cyrus Poonawalla, Chairman of the Pune-based vaccine maker Serum Institute of India (SII), has been chosen for the prestigious Lokmanya Tilak National Award for 2021. Highlights: He has been named for his work at some point in the COVID-19 pandemic by manufacturing the Covishield vaccine. 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