a Sanskrit minor poem Laghuraghuvaram. September 27 - Founded the Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University. 2002 Won the Kavikularatna title from Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi. Wrote a Sanskrit epic poem Śrībhārgavarāghavīyam, a Sanskrit minor poem Śrīrāghavabhāvadarśanam, a Sanskrit commentary on the Rāmastavarājastotra Śrīrāmastavarājastotre Śrīrāghavakṛpābhāṣyam and a Hindi discourse Śrī Sītārāma Vivāha Darśana. 2003 Won the Rajshekhar Samman from the Madhya Pradesh Sanskrit Academy, Bhopal, the Bhaurao Deoras Award by the Bhaurao Deoras Seva Nyas, Lucknow, the Diwaliben Award by the Dewaliben Mehta Charitable Trust, Mumbai and the Ativishishta Puraskar by the Uttar Pradesh Sanskrit Samsthana, Lucknow. Wrote a Sanskrit letter poem Kubjāpatram. July - Deposed as an expert witness in the Ram Janmabhoomi Babri Masjid dispute case in the Allahabad High Court. 2004 Won the Awadh Ratna title from the Awadh Vikas Parishad, Allahabad and the Badarayana Puraskar. Wrote a Sanskrit minor poem Bhṛṅgadūtam and a Hindi discourse Tuma Pāvaka Ma̐ha Karahu Nivāsā. 2005 Wrote a Hindi commentary on the Ramcharitmanas Bhāvārthabodhinī. Won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit for Śrībhārgavarāghavīyam. 2006 Won the Sanskrit Mahamahopadhyay title from the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Prayag, the Shreevani Alankaran award from the Jaydayal Dalmiya Shri Vani Trust and the Banabhatta Award from the Madhya Pradesh Sanskrit Board, Bhopal. Wrote a Hindi discourse Ahalyoddhāra. 2007 Won the Goswami Tulsidas Samarchan Samman from the Tulsi Research Institute, Municipal Corporation, Allahabad and the Vachaspati Award by the K. K. Birla Foundation, New Delhi. Wrote a Hindi deliberation on Rāsapañcādhyāyī Śrīrāsapañcādhyāyīvimarśaḥ. November 27 - Received a letter telling him and his disciples either to accept Islam or to be prepared to die. November 30 - Released the first Braille version of the Bhagavad Gita. 2008 Wrote a Hindi discourse Ahalyoddhāra. Wrote a Hindi Rītikāvya Hara Te Bhe Hanumāna. 2009 Wrote a Sanskrit suprabhatam Śrīsītārāmasuprabhātam. November - Accused of tampering with the Ramcharitmanas. 2010 Wrote a Hindi epic poem Aṣṭāvakra. 2011 Won the Tulsi Award 2011 from Morari Bapu and the Dev Bhumi Award from the Government of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla. Wrote a Sanskrit lyrical epic poem Gītarāmāyaṇam, a Awadhi lyrical poem Avadha Kai Ajoriyā and a Sanskrit minor poem Śrīsītāsudhānidhiḥ. 2014 November - Nominated by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Clean India Campaign. 2015 January 25 - Awarded Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour. See also Works of Rambhadracharya Notes References Works cited Personal timelines