Introduction
Ramon Magsaysay Award named after the seventh Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay, is an annual award given to the Asian individuals achieving excellence in their respective fields.
Ramon Magsaysay Award was established in April 1957 by the trustee of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund based in New York City with the concurrence of the Philippine government.
The awards were given in six categories, five out of which were discontinued in 2009 :
Ramon Magsaysay Award was established in April 1957 by the trustee of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund based in New York City with the concurrence of the Philippine government.
The awards were given in six categories, five out of which were discontinued in 2009 :
- Government Services [1958 - 2008]
- Public Services [1958 - 2008]
- Community Leadership [1958-2008]
- Journalism,Literature and Creative Communication Arts [1958 - 2008]
- Peace and International Understanding [1958 - 2008]
- Emergent Leadership [ 2001 ..]
- Uncategorised [ 2009 ... ]
Vinobha Bhave is the first indian who was awarded with Ramon Magsaysay Award in Community Leadership Category in 1958. Below list shows a details of Indians who has been awarded with prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award from 1958 to 2018.
1958 Vinobha Bhave - Community Leadership
1959 Chintaman Deshmukh - Government Services
1961 Amitabha Chowdhury - Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts
1962 Mother Teresa - Peace and International Understanding
1963 Dara Khurody - Community Leadership
1963 Verghese Kurien - Community Leadership
1963 Tribhuvandas Patel - Community Leadership
1964 Welthy Fisher - Peace and International Understanding
1965 Jayaprakash Narayan - Public Service
1966 Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay - Community Leadership
1967 Satyajit Ray - Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts
1971 Moncompu Sambasivan Swaminathan - Community Leadership
1974 M.S. Subbalakshmi - Public Service
1975 Boobli George Verghese - Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts
1976 Henning Holck-Larsen - Peace and International Understanding
1977 Ela Ramesh Bhatt - Community Leadership
1979 Mabelle Arole - Community Leadership
1979 Rajanikant Arole - Community Leadership
1981 Gour Kishore Gosh - Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts
1981 Pramod Karan Sethi - Community Leadership
1982 Chandi Prasad Bhatt - Community Leadership
1982 Manibhai Desai - Public Service
1982 Arun Shourie - Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts
1984 Rasipuram Lakshman - Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts
1985 Muralidhar Amte - Public Service
1989 Lakshmi Chand Jain - Public Service
1991 K.V. Subbanna - Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts
1992 Ravi Shankar - Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts
1993 Banoo Jehangir Coyaji - Public Service
1994 Kiran Bedi - Government Services
1996 Pandurang Athavale - Community leadership
1996 Tirunellai Seshan - Government Services
1997 Maheshweta Devi - Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts
2000 Jockin Arputham - Peace and International Understanding
2000 Aruna Roy - Community Leadership
2001 Rajendra Singh - Community Leadership
2002 Sandeep Pandey - Emergent Leadership
2003 James Michael Lyngdoh - Government Services
2003 Shantha Sinha - Government Services
2004 Lakshminarayan Ramdas - Peace and International Understanding
2005 V. Shantha - Public Service
2006 Arvind Kejriwal - Emergent Leadership
2007 Palagummi Sainath - Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts
2008 Mandakini Amte - Community Leadership
2009 Deep Joshi - Uncategorized
2011 Neelima Mishra - Emergent Leadership
2011 Harish Hande - Uncategorized
2012 Kulandei Francis - Uncategorized
2015 Anshu Gupta And Sanjiv Chaturvedi - Uncategorized
2015 Sanjiv Chaturvedi - Emergent Leadership
2016 Thodur Madabusi Krishna - Emergent Leadership
2016 Bezwada Wilson - Community Leadership
2018 Bharat Vatwani - Restoring Health & Dignity to troubled lives
2018 Sonam Wangchuk - Harnessing nature, culture & education
1959 Chintaman Deshmukh - Government Services
1961 Amitabha Chowdhury - Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts
1962 Mother Teresa - Peace and International Understanding
1963 Dara Khurody - Community Leadership
1963 Verghese Kurien - Community Leadership
1963 Tribhuvandas Patel - Community Leadership
1964 Welthy Fisher - Peace and International Understanding
1965 Jayaprakash Narayan - Public Service
1966 Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay - Community Leadership
1967 Satyajit Ray - Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts
1971 Moncompu Sambasivan Swaminathan - Community Leadership
1974 M.S. Subbalakshmi - Public Service
1975 Boobli George Verghese - Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts
1976 Henning Holck-Larsen - Peace and International Understanding
1977 Ela Ramesh Bhatt - Community Leadership
1979 Mabelle Arole - Community Leadership
1979 Rajanikant Arole - Community Leadership
1981 Gour Kishore Gosh - Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts
1981 Pramod Karan Sethi - Community Leadership
1982 Chandi Prasad Bhatt - Community Leadership
1982 Manibhai Desai - Public Service
1982 Arun Shourie - Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts
1984 Rasipuram Lakshman - Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts
1985 Muralidhar Amte - Public Service
1989 Lakshmi Chand Jain - Public Service
1991 K.V. Subbanna - Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts
1992 Ravi Shankar - Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts
1993 Banoo Jehangir Coyaji - Public Service
1994 Kiran Bedi - Government Services
1996 Pandurang Athavale - Community leadership
1996 Tirunellai Seshan - Government Services
1997 Maheshweta Devi - Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts
2000 Jockin Arputham - Peace and International Understanding
2000 Aruna Roy - Community Leadership
2001 Rajendra Singh - Community Leadership
2002 Sandeep Pandey - Emergent Leadership
2003 James Michael Lyngdoh - Government Services
2003 Shantha Sinha - Government Services
2004 Lakshminarayan Ramdas - Peace and International Understanding
2005 V. Shantha - Public Service
2006 Arvind Kejriwal - Emergent Leadership
2007 Palagummi Sainath - Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts
2008 Mandakini Amte - Community Leadership
2009 Deep Joshi - Uncategorized
2011 Neelima Mishra - Emergent Leadership
2011 Harish Hande - Uncategorized
2012 Kulandei Francis - Uncategorized
2015 Anshu Gupta And Sanjiv Chaturvedi - Uncategorized
2015 Sanjiv Chaturvedi - Emergent Leadership
2016 Thodur Madabusi Krishna - Emergent Leadership
2016 Bezwada Wilson - Community Leadership
2018 Bharat Vatwani - Restoring Health & Dignity to troubled lives
2018 Sonam Wangchuk - Harnessing nature, culture & education