The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate
former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay’s example of integrity in
government, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism
within a democratic society.
The Ramon Magsaysay Award is often considered to be Asia’s Nobel Prize.The prize was established in April 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund based in New York City with the concurrence of the Philippine government.
This award was instituted in memory of the Philippines President Ramon Magsaysay who died in an air crash in 1957.
The awards have been given from 1958 onwards.
The award carries a gold medal, $ 50,000 and a certificate a and is awarded for the following 5 services.
Magsaysay Award Foundation gives the prize to Asian individuals achieving excellence in their respective fields. The awards were given in six categories, five of which were discontinued effective 2009 :
The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation recognizes and honors individuals and organizations in Asia regardless of race, creed, sex, or nationality, who have achieved distinction in their respective fields and have helped others generously without anticipating public recognition.
Name
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2012 Award Winners
2013 Award Winners
2014 Award Winners
2015 Award Winners
The Ramon Magsaysay Award is often considered to be Asia’s Nobel Prize.The prize was established in April 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund based in New York City with the concurrence of the Philippine government.
This award was instituted in memory of the Philippines President Ramon Magsaysay who died in an air crash in 1957.
The awards have been given from 1958 onwards.
The award carries a gold medal, $ 50,000 and a certificate a and is awarded for the following 5 services.
Magsaysay Award Foundation gives the prize to Asian individuals achieving excellence in their respective fields. The awards were given in six categories, five of which were discontinued effective 2009 :
- Government Service (1958–2008)
- Public Service (1958–2008)
- Community Leadership (1958–2008)
- Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts (1958–2008)
- Peace and International Understanding (1958–2008)
- Emergent Leadership (2001– )
The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation recognizes and honors individuals and organizations in Asia regardless of race, creed, sex, or nationality, who have achieved distinction in their respective fields and have helped others generously without anticipating public recognition.
Name
| Year Awarded | Category | |
| Vinobha Bhave | 1958 | Community Leadership |
| Chintaman Deshmukh | 1959 | Government Services |
| Amitabha Chowdhury | 1961 | Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts |
| Mother Teresa | 1962 | Peace and International Understanding |
| Dara Khurody | 1963 | Community Leadership |
| Verghese Kurien | 1963 | Community Leadership |
| Tribhuvandas Patel | 1963 | Community Leadership |
| Welthy Fisher | 1964 | Peace and International Understanding |
| Jayaprakash Narayan | 1965 | Public Service |
| Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay | 1966 | Community Leadership |
| Satyajit Ray | 1967 | Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts |
| Moncompu Sambasivan Swaminathan | 1971 | Community Leadership |
| M.S. Subbalakshmi | 1974 | Public Service |
| Boobli George Verghese | 1975 | Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts |
| Henning Holck-Larsen | 1976 | Peace and International Understanding |
| Ela Ramesh Bhatt | 1977 | Community Leadership |
| Mabelle Arole | 1979 | Community Leadership |
| Rajanikant Arole | 1979 | Community Leadership |
| Gour Kishore Gosh | 1981 | Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts |
| Pramod Karan Sethi | 1981 | Community Leadership |
| Chandi Prasad Bhatt | 1982 | Community Leadership |
| Manibhai Desai | 1982 | Public Service |
| Arun Shourie | 1982 | Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts |
| Rasipuram Lakshman | 1984 | Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts |
| Muralidhar Amte | 1985 | Public Service |
| Lakshmi Chand Jain | 1989 | Public Service |
| K.V. Subbanna | 1991 | Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts |
| Ravi Shankar | 1992 | Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts |
| Banoo Jehangir Coyaji | 1993 | Public Service |
| Kiran Bedi | 1994 | Government Services |
| Pandurang Athavale | 1996 | Community leadership |
| Tirunellai Seshan | 1996 | Government Services |
| Maheshweta Devi | 1997 | Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts |
| Jockin Arputham | 2000 | Peace and International Understanding |
| Aruna Roy | 2000 | Community Leadership |
| Rajendra Singh | 2001 | Community Leadership |
| Sandeep Pandey | 2002 | Emergent Leadership |
| James Michael Lyngdoh | 2003 | Government Services |
| Shantha Sinha | 2003 | Government Services |
| Lakshminarayan Ramdas | 2004 | Peace and International Understanding |
| V. Shantha | 2005 | Public Service |
| Arvind Kejriwal | 2006 | Emergent Leadership |
| Palagummi Sainath | 2007 | Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts |
| Mandakini Amte | 2008 | Community Leadership |
| Deep Joshi | 2009 | Community Leadership |
| Neelima Mishra | 2011 | Emergent Leadership |
| Harish Hande | 2011 | Community Leadership |
| Kulandei Francis | 2012 | Emergent Leadership |
Note
2012 Ramon Magsaysay
Award Read more from Asian Scientist Magazine at:
http://www.asianscientist.com/2012/07/academia/asias-nobel-prize-ramon-magsaysay-award-2012/
2012 Award Winners
2013 Award Winners
2012 Ramon Magsaysay
Award Read more from Asian Scientist Magazine at:
http://www.asianscientist.com/2012/07/academia/asias-nobel-prize-ramon-magsaysay-award-2012/
2012 Ramon Magsaysay
Award Read more from Asian Scientist Magazine at:
http://www.asianscientist.com/2012/07/academia/asias-nobel-prize-ramon-magsaysay-award-2012/
2014 Award Winners
2015 Award Winners
2016 Award Winners
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