Jamnalal Bajaj Award
| Jamnalal Bajaj Award | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | 1978 |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation |
Jamnalal Bajaj Award is an Indian award, for promoting Gandhian values, social work 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 five lakh each.[7] It is given in four categories,[8] namely:
- Constructive Work.
- Application of Science and Technology for Rural development.
- Outstanding contribution for the Development and Welfare of Women and Children (Established in 1980, in the memory of Janaki Devi Bajaj)
- International Award for promoting Gandhian values outside India. (Established in 1988 on birth centenary of Jamnalal Bajaj, given to an individual of foreign nationality)
List of awardees
| Year | Constructive Work | Science & Technology | Women & Child Welfare [9] | International[10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Jugatram Dave | Satish Chandra Das Gupta | ||
| 1979 | Sarla Devi & Murlidhar Devidas Amte (Baba Amte) | Jayant Shamrao Patil | ||
| 1980 | Gandhi Niketan Ashram | Dr. Anil Sadgopal | Smt. Jayashri Raiji & Kamalabai Hospet | |
| 1981 | Amalprava Das | A. M. M. Murugappa | Smt. Ramadevi Choudhury | |
| 1982 | Gokulbhai Daulatram Bhatt | Prembhai | Smt. Taraben Mashruwala | |
| 1983 | Tagaduru Ramachandra Rao | Dr. Manibhai Desai | Smt. Pushpaben Mehta | |
| 1984 | Popatlal Ramchandra Shah | Mohan Narhari Parikh | Smt. Gaura Devi | |
| 1985 | T.S. Avinashilingam | Sanjit Roy | Smt. Anutai Wagh | |
| 1986 | Sunderlal Bahuguna | Vilas B. Salunke | Smt. Vasanti S. Roy | |
| 1987 | Natwar Thakkar | Sunit Dhanaji Bonde | Smt. Annapragada C. Krishna Rao | |
| 1988 | S. Jagannathan & Smt. Krishnammal Jagannathan | Ishwarbhai Patel | Smt. Malati Devi Choudhuri | Pierre Parodi |
| 1989 | K. Janardanan Pillai | T. G. K. Menon | Smt. Indirabai Halbe | Mr. Danilo Dolci |
| 1990 | Tirath Ram | S. A. Dabholkar | Ratan Shastri | Dr. A. T. Ariyaratne |
| 1991 | Dwarko Sundarani | S. Krishnamurthy Mirmira | Smt. Radha Bhatt | Mr. Charles Walker |
| 1992 | Prof. Thakurdas Bang | K. Vishwanathan | Smt. Shalini Moghe | Dr. Homer A. Jack |
| 1993 | Vichitra Narain Sharma | Dr. Dinkarrao G. Pawar | Smt. Kantaben and Harivilasben Shah | Prof. Johan Galtung |
| 1994 | L.N. Gopalaswami | V.S. Aggarwal | Smt. Shanti Devi | Mrs. Gedong Bagus Oka |
| 1995 | Kashinath Trivedi | G. Muniratnam | Smt. Vimla Bahuguna | Smt. Kamala |
| 1996 | Manubhai Pancholi | Dr. S. S. Kalbag | Dr. Smt. Indumati Parikh | Prof. Adolfo De Obieta |
| 1997 | R. K. Patil | Prof. S.S. Katagihallimath | Vinoba Niketan | Dr. Young Seek Choue |
| 1998 | Acharya Ramamurti | Dr. Devendra Kumar | Dr. Smt. Rajammal P. Devadas | Kumari Jharna Dhara Chowdhury |
| 1999 | Narayan Desai | Ajoy Kumar Basu | Smt. Saraswathi Gora | Prof. Sir Joseph Rotblat |
| 2000 | Shri Somdutt Vedalankar | Shri Bhaskar Hiraji Save | Smt. Vidya Devi | Archbishop Desmond Tutu |
| 2001 | Sisir Sanyal | Dr. Anil K. Rajvanshi | Smt. Rehmat Sultan Fazelbhoy | Dr. Satish Kumar |
| 2002 | Siddharaj Dhadda | Dr. Arunkumar Dave | Dr. Chitra Naik | Dr. George W. Willoughby |
| 2003 | Rabindra Nath Upadhyay | Vinayak Patil | Smt. Alice Garg | Dr. Mary E. King |
| 2004 | Radhakrishna Bajaj | Prabhakar Shankar Thakur | Dr. Smt. Sarojini Varadappan | Ms. Marie Thoeger |
| 2005 | Gopinathan Nair | Rajendra Singh | Kum. Arunaben Shankarprasad Desai | Dr. Daisaku Ikeda |
| 2006 | S.N. Subbarao [11] | Dr. Anil Prakash Joshi | Dr. Smt. Rani Abhay Bang | Dr. Ismail Serageldin |
| 2007 | Yashpal M. Mittal | Dr. Anand Dinkar Karve | Smt. Ashoka Gupta | Prof. Michael Nagler |
| 2008 | Biswanath Pattnaik | Tushar Kanjilal | Smt. Phoolbasan Yadav | Louis Campana |
| 2009 | Lavanam [12] | Ayyappa Masagi | Dr. Smt. Jaya Arunachalam | Rev. Fr. Charles Peter Dougherty |
| 2010 | Chunibhai Vaidya | Chewang Norphel | Ms. Shakuntaladevi Choudhary | Prof. Lia Diskin [2] |
| 2011 | Ramesh Bhaiya & Smt. Vimla Bahan | Anupam Mishra | Smt. Shobhana Ranade | Agus Indra Udayana |
| 2012 | Jayant Mathkar[13] | Kalyan Paul | Glenn D. Paige | Nighat Shafi |
| 2013 | G.V. Subba Rao | Snehlata Nath | Vidhya Das | Jean-Marie Muller |
References
- ^ Varma, p. 87
- ^ a b "Nonagenarians among four Jamnalal Bajaj awardees". The Hindu. October 29, 2010.
- ^ "Jamnalal Bajaj Award". Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation.
- ^ "The Gandhian spirit". Financial Express. January 2, 2000.
- ^ "Vice President presents Jamnalal Bajaj Awards". Indian Express. Nov 5, 2008.
- ^ "Jamnalal Bajaj Awards presented". Mint (newspaper). November 15, 2007.
- ^ "Vinoba Sewa Ashram founders get Jamnalal Bajaj awards". CNN-IBN. Nov 7, 2011.
- ^ "About the Awards". Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation.
- ^ Established in 1980
- ^ Established in 1988
- ^ "Jamnalal Bajaj awards presented". The Hindu. Nov 7, 2006.
- ^ "Jamnalal Bajaj awards announced". The Times of India. Oct 8, 2009.
- ^ "Jamnalal Bajaj awards presented". indianexpress. Dec 21, 2012.
- "Jamnalal Bajaj Awards Archive". Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation.
External links
- Jamnalal Bajaj Award at the Jamnalal Bajaj Award Foundation