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RAMON MAGSAYSAY AWARD 2019
It was established in 1957 by trustees of New York City based Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Philippines government.
- The award is named after the third president of Philippines Ramon Magsaysay.
- It is awarded annually to individuals or organizations from Asia region for their selfless and philanthropic service.
- The award is internationally-recognized as the Nobel Prize and is the highest award given to Asian individuals and organization
- It carries Medallion bearing likeness of the late president Ramon Magsaysay, cash prize and a certificate.
This Ramon Magsaysay Award was given under following categories:
- Outstanding contributions in Government Service
- Public Service
- Community Leadership
- Journalism
- Literature and Creative Communication Arts
- Peace and International Understanding and Emergent Leadership.
History of Ramon Magsaysay Award:
In 1958 Ramon Magsaysay Award was given for the first time. First Indian who won this award – Acharya Vinoba Bhave for community leadership
Two Indians, who awarded among the six winners of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for the year 2018 are:
| Dr. Bharat Vatwani | For Restoring health and dignity to troubled lives |
| SonamWangchuk | For Harnessing nature, culture and education for community progress. |
Last year in 2019, Indian Journalist Ravish Kumar, NDTV has won the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award 2019.
The four other to win The Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2019
| KoSwe Win | Journalist from Myanmar for Building the quality and force of media’s truth telling. |
| Angkhana Neelapaijit | Human rights Activist from Thailand |
| Raymundo Pujante Cayabyab | Musician from Philippines for nurturing gift and unifying power of music |
| Kim Jong-Ki | Activist working with violence and mental health issues in youthfrom South Korea. |
About Ravishkumar:
- Kumar, born in Jitwarpur village in Bihar, joined New Delhi Television Network (NDTV) in 1996 and worked his way up from being a field reporter.
- He is Managing Director of NDTV India.
- Author of the book “The Free Voice – On Democracy, Culture and The Nation”.
- He is among five individuals who were declared winners of the award and highest honour and celebrates greatness of spirit and transformative leadership in Asia.
- Awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award for ‘Prime Time’ programme deals with real-life, under-reported problems of ordinary people.
List of Awards received by Ravishkumar:
- Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Award – Hindi Journalism and creative Literature for 2010
- RamnathGoenka Excellence in Journalism Award – Journalist of the Year in 2013 and 2017 for the broadcast category in Hindi language.
- Best journalist of the year in 2016 by Mumbai Press Club.
- First KuldipNayar journalism award – contribution to the field of journalism- 2017.
Some other Indians who won Raman Magsaysay Award Previously:
- Political Background- ArvindKejriwal (2006) for Emerging Leadership
- Government officials for Government service category – C D Desmukh( 1959 ), KiranBedi ( 1994), TN Sheshan ( 1996)
- Musician- PanditRavishankar( 1992) , MS Subbulaxmi ( 1974)
- Public Service- Jaya Prakash Narayan (1965)
- Community Leadership- Aruna Roy ( 2000)
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