Sikkim Akademi Invitation 2006
7th World Poetry Day
Invited to read as a delegate at the three-day programme organised by Sikkim Akademi, an autonomous body established under the aegis of the Cultural Affairs and Heritage Department, Government of Sikkim, with advisory support of Poets Foundation, Calcutta.
Citation for Achievement in Sphere of English Literature 2018
Amrita Vidya, Agra
Citation of Brighter Honour 2020
International Sufi Centre, Bangalore
Conferred in recognition of distinguished contribution to Indian English poetry and for pioneering pursuits in influencing mankind towards communal harmony and cosmic humanism. Conferred upon 25 poets of India on the occasion.
Sahitya Akademi Invitation 2020
Webline Literature Series
Invited to read poems through the Webline Literature Series of India's national academy of letters alongside poets Ranu Uniyal and Inam Hussain Mullick. conducted online via livestream on Facebook and YouTube.
Lifetime Achievement Award 2022
Poets Foundation, Kolkata
Conferred at the Silver Jubilee Celebration of the Poets Foundation for lifetime achievement in the field of engineering and poetry.
Harishoudh Smriti International Poetry Seminar 2023
Invited to participate in and make a special contribution to the international poetry seminar and kavi sammelan organised on the occasion of Vishwa Hindi Diwas by Theater on Demand, Australia, in association with Bharat-Australia Sahitya Setu. A Prashasit Patra was conferred on the occasion.
Conferred by Amrita Vidya Education for Immortality 2025
Society, at their Agra
Poet of the Year 2026
Ukiyoto Publishers' Kolkata Literary Carnival
Awarded for ‘Khandelwal's Poetic Process’ at the 11th International Literary Awards 2025-26. Certificate of Honour presented by the Federation of Indian Publishers and CLC, signed by Director Arjun Chaudhuri, Ukiyoto Publishing.
Literary Creative Award — Creativity Prize | 2018
Naji Naaman's Foundation for Gratis Culture (FGC), Lebanon
Selected from 2,371 participants from 66 countries writing in 40 languages. 64 prizewinners across four categories: Merit, Creativity, Honour, and Genius. Rajiv Khandelwal received the Creativity Prize alongside 35 other laureates from India, Egypt, Algeria, Palestine, Sudan, Morocco, Bulgaria, Italy, Romania, Montenegro, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Bosnia, Iraq, Japan, Cyprus, Canada, France, China, and the United States.
The prize poem, 'Wandering Thoughts', was published at pages 85 to 87 of the prizes' yearbook: Naji Naaman's Literary Prizes 2018, First Edition, July 2018, ISBN 978-9953-580-83-8, published by Maison Naaman pour la Culture, Jounieh, Lebanon. Official notification received from info@najinaaman.org, 30 May 2018.
Naji Naaman's literary prizes were established in 2002 and are awarded to authors of the most emancipated literary works in content and style, aiming to revive and develop human values. The Foundation for Gratis Culture is a registered non-governmental and non-profit organisation (License No. 454, dated March 9, 2011) based in Jounieh, Lebanon.
Official notification was received on 30 May 2018 from info@najinaaman.org.
Award Verification Archive
Official documentary evidence supporting the Naji Naaman Literary Creative Award.
Official Prize Notification
Email from info@najinaaman.org dated 30 May 2018 confirming Rajiv Khandelwal as a Creativity Prize winner.
Yearbook Publication Record
Naji Naaman's Literary Prizes 2018 Yearbook. ISBN 978-9953-580-83-8. First Edition, July 2018. "Wandering Thoughts" appears on pages 85–87.