Thursday, March 28, 2013

Anna Hazare wins IIPM-Rabindranath Tagore Memorial International Peace Prize

IIPM also Announces Anna Hazare Fellowship in Rural Entrepreneurship & Management

NEW DELHI: After Irom Sharmila in 2010, it’s Anna Hazare who has won the 2011 IIPM RABINDRANATH TAGORE INTERNATIONAL PEACE PRIZE. In a bid to show strong solidarity to Anna Hazare’s determined and nonviolent protest against corruption and for the institution of a Jan Lokpal Bill; IIPM, the foremost institute of higher learning in management, entrepreneurship and National Economic Planning, today declared that the award for the veteran activist would include the award honorarium of Rs.1 crore. This was declared by Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri, Director of IIPM Think Tank, after he met Anna in the presence of IIPM’s Founder Director, Dr Malay Chaudhuri at the protest venue near Jantar Mantar. The prestigious award, comprising the highest prize money in this category in India, would be handed over to Anna Hazare on 9th May 2011 at a special ceremony being organized by the institute to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of India’s first Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.

Speaking on the occasion, Prof Arindam Chaudhuri commented, “This award is to pay our sincere gratitude to a person who has selflessly worked throughout his lifetime for the betterment of the society, working for the poor, the needy and the general public. His non-violent approach and awe-inspiring support base has truly made him a modern day Gandhi. We at IIPM stand in strong solidarity to support his protest against corruption.”

During his meeting with the veteran activist in the morning, Dr. Malay Chaudhuri, the Founder Director of IIPM, expressed his strong desire to start an Anna Hazare Fellowship Programme in Rural Entrepreneurship and Leadership at IIPM. This programme aims to train 50 rural youths annually, selected from all across the country, with the required managerial and entrepreneurial skills. Once trained, these young rural entrepreneurs would be provided a monthly fellowship of Rs.4000, which they would further utilize to bring about sustainable economic development in their specified rural belts.

Last year, IIPM honoured the “Iron Lady” of Manipur, Irom Chanu Sharmila with the Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Peace Prize, for her determined and committed fight for over a decade against the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). The prize was handed over to her in Imphal by a 3-member team, which had travelled from Delhi. On previous occasions, IIPM has honoured various noted individuals from different walks of life for their contribution in social welfare, literature, fine arts, culture, et al.


Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).

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