Latest News from India - Kerala institute to bestow Gandhi Awards on U T Khadar, Anna Hazare

divspan class=BodyText readability=14Thiruvananthapuram: Media Research Institute, part of the famous Gandhian organization based at Thiruvanathapuram announced their Gandhi Award 2013. The special Gandhian award is for Anna Hazare. br /Karnataka health minister U T Khadar and well known journalist T P Rajeevan and 5 others bagged the prestigious Gandhi Darshan Award 2013. Khadar bagged the award for his work towards improvement of rural health.pOn behalf of the chairman of the award committee, renowned Gandhian Gopinathan Nair and the committee members Justice D Sreedevi and Padmabhushan Kavalam Narayana Panikar, the two other committee members, the head of Gandhian Ashram Mitra Nikethan, Padma K Vishwanathan and the former vice-chancellor of Kerala University Dr N A Kareem announced the award winners on Wednesday November at Thiruvanathapuram press club.br /The seven awards announced for various categories are for literature, social work, political work, rural health, rural employment, medical service and business./ppU T Khadar and T P Rajeevan have been settled in Mangalore region from a long time. In the 5-year long history of these awards, this is the first time that the award committee is considering people who reside outside Kerala. Also, this is the first time that someone outside of Kerala is getting honored by the Gandhian award which is announced for Anna Hazare.br /The awards will be presented at a ceremony to be held in the month of December. As former President of India Dr AP J Abdul Kalam is expected to attend the event, the date will be finalized as per his and Anna Hazare's convenience.br //p/span/divbrbrcentera href=http://www.wizardrss.comPowered By WizardRSS.com/a | a href=http://www.wizardrss.comFull Text RSS Feed/a | a href=http://www.amazon.com/RFID-Blocking-Cards-Identity-Protector/dp/B00CJHZLEWRFID/a | a href=http://www.wpzonbuilder.comAmazon Affiliate/a/center