The IIPM Manavata Vikas Award ceremony, which was organized under the aegis of The Indian Institute of Planning & Management (IIPM) on April 15, 2010, was an event notable not only because of the phenomenally eminent awardees, but also because of the presence of some of India’s leading intellectuals, academicians and industry luminaries at the event.
In a country where there are more movie awards and fashion show felicitations than conferences on betterment of poor people, the IIPM-Manavata Vikas Awards have, at the outset, created a new benchmark for being explicitly and unabashedly supportive of socially relevant work targeted towards the destitute and hugely disadvantaged sections of the society. It is supremely unpardonable that India has allowed decades of debilitating poverty to continue growing with hundreds of millions being added to the list every year. Although the IIPM-Manavata Vikas Award might not be effective in the short term in reducing the collective plight of the poor sections, it is but a surety that this is an award series that will gain considerable national momentum in the years to come & much international recognition too.
The awards were divided into two key categories. The first category was the category for contribution to the progress of humanity, management and economics. The second was a special category for contribution towards the upliftment of West Bengal and its people since IIPM’s Manavata Vikas Kendras – centers working towards on-the-ground social support activities – have their roots in Bengal.
The noted and most highly respected awardees, who were felicitated with a gold medallion, citation and a Rs.5 lakh monetary prize, included:
* Famed octogenarian Padma Vibhushan Mahasweta Devi, for dedicating her life towards the upliftment of the tribals — the adivasis, lodhas, shabars, santhals, among others.
* Pradip Bose, for his incisive analysis of political and economic systems, predicting the downfall of Stalinism everywhere and promoting democratic socialism.
* Sunanda Sanyal, for his lifetime dedication to the well-being of students and for his active contribution to restore democracy in West Bengal.
* Dr Ashok Sanjay Guha, for establishing newer perspectives to economic growth theories.
* Medha Patkar, the renowned leader of the Narmada Bachao Andolan movement, for her selfless and untiring contribution in taking up causes of the displaced poor.
* Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya, for his contribution in organising the Bengal intelligentsia to restore democracy in West Bengal.
* Gurcharan Das, former MD of P&G Worldwide and eminent public intellectual, for his contribution to people centric management theories.
* Swaminathan S. A. Aiyar, Consulting Editor of The Economic Times, highly lauded writer and economist, for his contribution in making complex economic problems easily comprehensible to the common man.
* Belur Sramajibi Swasthya Prakalpa Samity, for its contribution in making advanced healthcare facilities available to the poorest of the poor.
The Chief Guest for the occasion was Dr. N. R. Chatterjee (Former Dean, FMS, Delhi University and current Dean – Faculty Development Programme, IIPM). The main speakers at the award event included Dr. Malay K. Chaudhuri (Founder Director, IIPM and Chairman, IIPM – Manavata Vikas Awards Committee), Prof. A. Sandeep (All India Dean, IIPM), and Prof.
In a country where there are more movie awards and fashion show felicitations than conferences on betterment of poor people, the IIPM-Manavata Vikas Awards have, at the outset, created a new benchmark for being explicitly and unabashedly supportive of socially relevant work targeted towards the destitute and hugely disadvantaged sections of the society. It is supremely unpardonable that India has allowed decades of debilitating poverty to continue growing with hundreds of millions being added to the list every year. Although the IIPM-Manavata Vikas Award might not be effective in the short term in reducing the collective plight of the poor sections, it is but a surety that this is an award series that will gain considerable national momentum in the years to come & much international recognition too.
The awards were divided into two key categories. The first category was the category for contribution to the progress of humanity, management and economics. The second was a special category for contribution towards the upliftment of West Bengal and its people since IIPM’s Manavata Vikas Kendras – centers working towards on-the-ground social support activities – have their roots in Bengal.
The noted and most highly respected awardees, who were felicitated with a gold medallion, citation and a Rs.5 lakh monetary prize, included:
* Famed octogenarian Padma Vibhushan Mahasweta Devi, for dedicating her life towards the upliftment of the tribals — the adivasis, lodhas, shabars, santhals, among others.
* Pradip Bose, for his incisive analysis of political and economic systems, predicting the downfall of Stalinism everywhere and promoting democratic socialism.
* Sunanda Sanyal, for his lifetime dedication to the well-being of students and for his active contribution to restore democracy in West Bengal.
* Dr Ashok Sanjay Guha, for establishing newer perspectives to economic growth theories.
* Medha Patkar, the renowned leader of the Narmada Bachao Andolan movement, for her selfless and untiring contribution in taking up causes of the displaced poor.
* Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya, for his contribution in organising the Bengal intelligentsia to restore democracy in West Bengal.
* Gurcharan Das, former MD of P&G Worldwide and eminent public intellectual, for his contribution to people centric management theories.
* Swaminathan S. A. Aiyar, Consulting Editor of The Economic Times, highly lauded writer and economist, for his contribution in making complex economic problems easily comprehensible to the common man.
* Belur Sramajibi Swasthya Prakalpa Samity, for its contribution in making advanced healthcare facilities available to the poorest of the poor.
The Chief Guest for the occasion was Dr. N. R. Chatterjee (Former Dean, FMS, Delhi University and current Dean – Faculty Development Programme, IIPM). The main speakers at the award event included Dr. Malay K. Chaudhuri (Founder Director, IIPM and Chairman, IIPM – Manavata Vikas Awards Committee), Prof. A. Sandeep (All India Dean, IIPM), and Prof.
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