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SGI President, Dr. Daisaku Ikeda, was selected, along with Gandhian P Gopinathan
Nair, Ramon Magsaysay awardee Rajendra Singh, and Dr.Arunaben Desai, for this year’s Jamnalal Bajaj Award. Dr. Arunaben Desai, is the other recipient of this award, for uplift and welfare of women and Children. Gandhian P Gopinathan Nair has bagged the award for outstanding contribution to the field of constructive work, Mr. Rajendra Singh,, for application of science and technology for rural development and Dr. Ikeda for promoting Gandhian values outside India. Dr. Arunaben Desai, the fourth recipient of this award, for uplift and welfare of women and Children.
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This year's awards will be presented by Nobel Laureate Amartya
Sen, at a function to be held on November 4, a statement issued by the Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation, mentioned. This year's awards received recommendations from 149 people
sponsoring 72 names for the award for constructive work, 25 names for the award for application of
science and technology for rural development, 25 names for the award for uplift and welfare of women and children, and 11 international entries.
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