Mahaveer Foundation has called for nominations from Madhya Pradesh for its prestigious 20th Mahaveer Awards. The awardees will be selected by a panel of eminent personalities representing different domains and headed by Justice MN Venkatachaliah, Former Chief Justice of India.
Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation, since 1995, has been bestowing the prestigious Mahaveer Awards on outstanding personalities and organisations in recognition of their excellence in propagation of `Non-violence and Vegetarianism’, `Education’, `Medicine’ and `Community and Social service’. The Award in each category carries a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh, a commendatory citation and a memento, which will be presented to the Recipient at a grand function. The awards are presented by eminent personalities such as President of India, Vice-President of India, Governors and Ministers.
The nomination form is downloadable at www.bmfawards.org. The last date for receipt of the nominations is September 30, 2016.
TS Krishnamurthy, Former Chief Election Commissioner of India; Justice GS Singhvi, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India; Prof MS Swaminathan, Chairman Emeritus, MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai; Prof BM Hegde, Former Vice Chancellor, Manipal university, Chairman Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mangalore; S Gurumurthy, Journalist and writer; DR Mehta, Former Chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India; Prabhat Kumar, Former Cabinet Secretary of Government of India and Acharya Chandanaji Maharaj, an eminent Sanyasini and a Social reformer are the members of the Selection Jury.