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Karmaveer Chakra Award | |
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Awarded for | Recognising commitment and relentless courage by walking the path less trodden and initiating a wave of change in society. |
Sponsored by | United Nations |
Country | Worldwide |
First awarded | 1984 |
Website | rexideas |
The Karmaveer Chakra Award is the global civilian honours given by the international confederation of NGO (iCONGO) in partnership with United Nations [1] to the people across the globe for relentless courage. The award is tribute to A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, 11th President of India, who had offered to be the ambassador for the awards and international volunteering olympiad. [2]
The award is presented annually in mid of November to individuals and organisations in broad categories like activism, education, volunteering and healthcare. Notable recipients include Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj, Devika Vaid, Harish Iyer, [3] Jason Fernandes, [4] Shruti Kapoor, Manju Latha Kalanidhi, Anurag Chauhan, Jyoti Dhawale, Kajol, [5] Sudha Menon [6]
Narayanappa, the farmer, received the Award 2023-24 from Andrapardesh.
Verghese Kurien, known as father of the white revolution of India, is the first recipient of Karmaveer lifetime achievement award.[ citation needed ]
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