Karmaveer Chakra Award
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| Karmaveer Chakra Award | |
|---|---|
| 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.com |
The Karmaveer Chakra Award is the global civilian honours given by the international confederation of NGO (iCONGO) in partnership with United Nations[1] [2] [3] 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.[4]
Awards
[edit]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 Anupam Mittal, Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj, Devika Vaid, Harish Iyer,[5] Jason Fernandes,[6] Shruti Kapoor, Manju Latha Kalanidhi, Anurag Chauhan, Jyoti Dhawale, Kajol,[7] Sudha Menon[8]
Narayanappa, the farmer, received the Award 2023-24 from Andrapardesh. [1]
Verghese Kurien, known as father of the white revolution of India, is the first recipient of Karmaveer lifetime achievement award.[9]
Hierarchy of awards
- Karmaveer Chakra GOLD - Nominations may be proposed and chosen by council of fellows strictly. Self-nominations or nominations by fellows and citizens are not accepted.
- Karmaveer Chakra SILVER - Nominations may be proposed by fellows only and will be chosen at the discretion of the council of fellows. Self-nominations or nominations by citizens are not accepted.
- Karmaveer Chakra BRONZE - Nominations may be proposed by all fellows and citizens of the world. Self-nominations are also welcome. Nominations will be accepted at the discretion of the council of fellows.
- Karmaveer Puraskar.
- Karmaveer Jyoti.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "UNV Karmaveer Chakra" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ^ "UNV Karamveer Chakra". United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ^ "UNV Karamveer Chakra: National Medallion for proactive Volunteer Action". United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ^ "REX Karmaveer Global Fellowship And Karmaveer Chakra Awards". Businessworld. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Equal rights activist Harish Iyer wins REX Karamveer Global Fellowship award". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
- ^ "Jason conferred with Karmaveer Chakra Award". Navhind Times ePaper. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ "Kajol to receive the Karamveer Puraskar award". Sify. Archived from the original on 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
- ^ "Writing their way for a better tomorrow: Pune authors who made an impact in 2018". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- ^ "UN Karmaveer lifetime achievement award". Sikkim Express. Retrieved 2023-12-11.