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Wednesday, July 27, 2016

2016 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees Announced WEdnesday July 27,2016

 


TM Krishna, Bezwada Wilson Win Ramon Magsaysay Award
Karnataka-born Bezwada Wilson, a prolific campaigner for eradication of manual scavenging in India, and Carnatic singer T M Krishna from Chennai, were today chosen for the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2016.
Apart from the two Indians, 4 others have been selected for the award -
  1. Conchita Carpio—Morales of the Philippines
  2.  Dompet Dhuafa of Indonesia
  3. Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers and 
  4. ‘Vientiane Rescue’ of Laos.
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