Jamnalal Bajaj Award

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Jamnalal Bajaj Award
Rev. Fr. Charles Peter Dougherty receives 2009 Jamnalal Bajaj International Award for promoting Gandhian values outside India.jpg
Date1978
CountryIndia
Presented byJamnalal Bajaj Foundation

Jamnalal Bajaj Award is an Indian award, for promoting Gandhian values, community service and social development.[1] Established in 1978, by the Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation of Bajaj Group, it is given annually in four categories, and usually presented by the President, Vice president, Prime Minister of India or a leading figure.[2] The foundation currently headed by Rahul Bajaj, was created in 1977, in the memory of group founder, philanthropist and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi, Jamnalal Bajaj.[3][4] The award ceremony takes place on his birth anniversary, November 4.[5][6]

Awards[]

The award comprises a citation, a trophy and a cheque of Rs Ten lakh each.[7] It is given in four categories,[8] namely:

  1. Constructive Work, established in 1978.
  2. Application of Science and Technology for Rural development, established in 1978.
  3. Outstanding contribution for the Development and Welfare of Women and Children, established in 1980 in memory of Janaki Devi Bajaj.
  4. International Award for promoting Gandhian values outside India, which is given to an individual of foreign nationality, established in 1988 on the birth centenary of Jamnalal Bajaj.

To commemorate the birth centenary of Mr. Jamnalal Bajaj, the Foundation presented a special award to Dr. Nelson Mandela in 1990.[9]

List of awardees[]

Year Constructive Work Science & Technology Women & Child Welfare International
1978 Jugatram Dave
1979 Sarla Devi & Murlidhar Devidas Amte (Baba Amte)
1980 Gandhi Niketan Ashram Anil Sadgopal Jayashri Raiji & Kamalabai Hospet
1981 Amalprava Das A. M. M. Murugappa Chettiar Ramadevi Choudhury
1982 Gokulbhai Daulatram Bhatt
1983 Tagaduru Ramachandra Rao Manibhai Desai
1984 Gaura Devi
1985 T.S. Avinashilingam Sanjit Roy Anutai Wagh
1986 Sunderlal Bahuguna
1987 Natwar Thakkar
1988 S. Jagannathan and Krishnammal Jagannathan Malati Devi Choudhuri
1989 T. G. K. Menon Danilo Dolci
1990 S. A. Dabholkar Ratan Shastri A. T. Ariyaratne
1991 Charles Walker
1992 Thakurdas Bang K. Vishwanathan Shalini Moghe Homer A. Jack
1993 and Johan Galtung
1994 Shanti Devi Gedong Bagus Oka
1995 G. Muniratnam Kamala
1996 Manubhai Pancholi
1997 R. K. Patil
1998 Acharya Ramamurti Rajammal P. Devadas Kumari Jharna Dhara Chowdhury
1999 Narayan Desai Saraswathi Gora Joseph Rotblat
2000 Bhaskar Save Desmond Tutu
2001 Anil K. Rajvanshi Satish Kumar
2002 Chitra Naik
2003 Rabindra Nath Upadhyay Alice Garg Dr. Mary E. King
2004 Sarojini Varadappan
2005 P. Gopinathan Nair Rajendra Singh Daisaku Ikeda
2006 S.N. Subbarao[10] Anil Prakash Joshi Rani Abhay Bang Ismail Serageldin
2007 Ashoka Gupta Michael Nagler
2008 Biswanath Pattnaik Tushar Kanjilal Phoolbasan Yadav
2009 Lavanam[11] Ayyappa Masagi Jaya Arunachalam
2010 Chunibhai Vaidya Chewang Norphel Lia Diskin[2]
2011 and Anupam Mishra Shobhana Ranade Agus Indra Udayana
2012 [12] Glenn D. Paige
2013 Snehlata Nath[13]
2014 Sulak Sivaraksa
2015
2016 B. V. Nimbkar Rached Ghannouchi
2017
2018 Clayborne Carson
2019 Mohammad Imran Khan Mewati Shaheen Mistri
2020[14] Cancelled due to corona outbreak

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See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Varma, p. 87
  2. ^ a b "Nonagenarians among four Jamnalal Bajaj awardees". The Hindu. October 29, 2010.
  3. ^ "Jamnalal Bajaj Award". Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29.
  4. ^ "The Gandhian spirit". Financial Express. January 2, 2000.
  5. ^ "Vice President presents Jamnalal Bajaj Awards". Indian Express. Nov 5, 2008.
  6. ^ "Jamnalal Bajaj Awards presented". Mint. November 15, 2007.
  7. ^ "Jamnalal Bajaj Awards website". Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  8. ^ "About the Awards". Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29.
  9. ^ Special Award to Dr. Nelson Mandela
  10. ^ "Jamnalal Bajaj awards presented". The Hindu. Nov 7, 2006. Archived from the original on February 10, 2007.
  11. ^ "Jamnalal Bajaj awards announced". The Times of India. Oct 8, 2009. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012.
  12. ^ "Jamnalal Bajaj awards presented". Indian Express. Dec 21, 2012.
  13. ^ "Snehlata Nath, Jamnalal Bajaj Awards 2013, Outstanding Contribution in Application of Science and Technology for Rural Development". Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  14. ^ https://www.jamnalalbajajawards.org/

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