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The Roshni Alumni Association and the School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya, Mangaluru, volition jointly contiguous their archetypal Roshni Impact awards to six persons present connected Saturday.
The Community Catalyst Award volition beryllium presented to N. Joshua Jayaseelan of Madras Christian College, whose enactment successful younker development, assemblage transformation, and planetary collaborations has strengthened kid protection, biology awareness, and grassroots empowerment, according to a release.
The Mind Matters grant goes to Anish V. Cherian of NIMHANS, Bengaluru, a psychiatric societal enactment leader.
Justice Trailblazer grant volition beryllium fixed to advocator Flavia Agnes, co-founder of the MAJLIS Legal Centre, whose 4 decades of feminist ineligible advocacy person supported galore survivors of violence.
The Earth Guardian grant recognises the biology enactment of Jeeth Milan Roche, whose dedication has resulted successful the planting of galore trees and instauration of implicit 15 Miyawaki forests successful Mangaluru.
Special awards
In addition, 2 peculiar awards volition beryllium presented during the event.
The Kudla Beacon grant volition beryllium fixed distant to Michael D’Souza, an NRI philanthropist whose exceptional assemblage enactment includes large contributions to education, housing, and empowerment initiatives, specified arsenic ₹33.5 crore successful interest-free acquisition loans and enactment for much than 417 homes for families successful need, the merchandise said.
The Nazneen Abdulla Yenepoya Special Jury grant volition beryllium presented to Poonam Pardeshi of Perkins India, a nationalist disability-inclusion champion who, contempt being visually impaired since birth, has spent 2 decades transforming accessible education, advocacy, exertion integration, and grooming for inclusion crossed India.
The awards are aimed astatine recognising the “invisible” enactment of societal workers, activists, environmentalists, mental-health professionals, human-rights advocates, and assemblage leaders who labour softly to uplift society, the merchandise said.
Ravindranath Shanbhag, president of the Human Rights Protection Foundation, Udupi, and Ahmed Kabeer, an inspiring young entrepreneur, YouTuber, volition beryllium the guests connected the occasion.
The awards volition beryllium presented astatine 5 p.m. astatine Roshni Nilaya, Valencia.
