TM Krishna and Bezwada Wilson: Indian Recipients of Ramon Magsaysay Award 2016
Two social activists from India, TM Krishna and Bezwada Wilson were conferred with the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2016. They were conferred the award along with 4 others at a ceremony held at Cultural Center of the Philippines in Pasay City on the birth anniversary of Ramon Magsaysay, the former Philippine President, on August 31, 2016.
Following is a detailed list of those who received the often called Asian Noble Prize.-
From India -
Thodur Madabusi Krishna: Krishna was honoured for undertaking social inclusiveness in culture. By profession, he is a Carnatic music vocalist. He was given under the category ‘Emergent Leadership
Bezwada Wilson: A renowned campaigner against manual scavenging, Wilson was honoured for asserting the inalienable right to a life of human dignity. Currently he is the National Convener of the Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA).
Including Krishna and Wison, so far 50 Indians have been conferred with this prestigious award with first recipient being CD Deshmukh for Community Leadership in 1958.
In 2015 also two Indians received the Magsaysay Award and these were Sanjeev Chaturvedi (IFS) and Anshu Gupta (social entrepreneur and founder of NGO Goonj).
From other Asian countries -
Vientiane Rescue: The Laos based foundation was recognized for volunteering to rescue people and save lives at risk.
Conchita Carpio Morales: Conchita from Philippines was recognized for restoring faith in the rule of law in her country the Philippines.
Dompet Dhuafa: Dompet from Indonesia was recognized for broadening the transformative influence of zakat.
Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers: The Japan based foundation was recognized for constructing a world of genuine solidarity.
About Ramon Magsaysay Award
Ramon Magsaysay Award is also called Asia’s Nobel Prize. It is the highest honour of Asia. It is being awarded each year to those individuals or establishments from Asia region, who have rendered their altruistic and philanthropic service to the common folk. The award bears a Medallion embossed with the image of erstwhile Ramon Magsaysay, cash prize and a certificate.
The award was instituted in 1957 in the memory of Philippines’ third Head of the state Ramon Magsaysay. It was set up by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund of New York City in collaboration with Philippine government.
The awards were given in six categories, five of which were discontinued in 2009. As of now these one award is given for Emergent Leadership and rest of the awardees are uncategorized. The five categories that were discontinued are Government Service, Public Service, Community Leadership, Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts and Peace & International Understanding.
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