Ramon Magsaysay Awardees for the year 2015 announced; Two Indians among the awardees

July 30, 2015Awards & Honours

The names of the awardees for the Ramon Magsaysay Award (popularly known as ‘Asia’s Nobel Prize’) for the year 2015 has been announced.

Sanjiv Chaturvedi (Left) and Anshu Gupta

Among the five awardees, there are two Indians, namely Sanjiv Chaturvedi and Anshu Gupta.

The awards will be presented on 31 August 2015 at Manila, Philippines.

List of Awardees

He was awarded for Emergent Leadership for his exemplary integrity, courage and tenacity in uncompromisingly exposing and painstakingly investigating corruption in public office.
He is an Indian Forest Service officer and currently the deputy secretary of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
He has also served as a Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) at AIIMS during 2012-14.

He was recognized for his creative vision in transforming the culture of giving in India and his enterprising leadership in treating cloth as a sustainable development resource for the poor.
He founded Goonj in 1999, which is a non-governmental organisation based in Delhi and works in 21 states across India in disaster relief, humanitarian aid and community development.

She was recognized for her fearless, indomitable spirit to revive and develop the ancient Laotian art of silk weaving, creating livelihoods for thousands of poor, war-displaced Laotians, and thus preserving the dignity of women and her nation’s priceless silken cultural treasure.

She was recognized for her single-minded crusade in preserving the endangered artistic heritage of southern Philippines, and in creatively propagating a dance form that celebrates and deepens the sense of shared cultural identity among Asians.

He was recognized for his generous compassion in addressing the fundamental needs of both the living and the dead in Myanmar – regardless of their class or religion – and his channeling personal fame and privilege to mobilize many others toward serving the greater social good.

The Award was established in 1957.
It is Asia’s highest honour.
It is widely regarded as Asia’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize.
The Award honours those individuals whose lives are characterized by selfless service which impacts the lives of the greater many – the same ideals and achievement for which the Philippines third President Ramon Magsaysay is remembered.
The awardees receive a certificate, a medallion bearing the likeness of the late President, and a cash prize.
Till date 307 persons have received the award which was first given in 1958.