From social work to using science and technology for rural development, the 38th Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation Awards were here Saturday given to individuals for their outstanding contribution in promotin
From social work to using science and technology for rural development, the 38th Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation Awards were here Saturday given to individuals for their outstanding contribution in promoting Gandhian values.
The award for achievement in the field of constructive work was given to Man Singh Rawat of Sarvodaya Sevak (Uttarakhand), while award for application of science and technology for rural development went to P. Vivekanandan, founder of Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Voluntary Action (Tamil Nadu). Award for development and welfare of women and children was bagged by Anne Ferrer, founder-member and executive director of Rural Development Trust (Andhra Pradesh) and the international award for promoting Gandhian values outside India was bagged by Minoru Kasai, professor emeritus, International Christian University (Japan). Renowned historian and biographer Rajmohan Gandhi gave away the awards that carries a trophy and a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh each, in the presence of Rahul Bajaj, chairman, Board of Trustees and Justice C.S. Dharmadhikari (retd), chairman, Council of Advisors of the Foundation.
“These awards continue to serve the ideals to which Jamnalal Bajaj had dedicated his life and promotes the constructive Gandhian endeavours, in which he was deeply rooted throughout his life,-" Mr Gandhi said.
