Indian Nobel
Laureate Kailash Satyarthi has been selected for the prestigious Harvard
Humanitarian of the Year Award, it was announced on Wednesday.The annual award
by the prestigious Harvard University is given to an individual whose works and
deeds have served to improve the quality of lives and have inspired us to
greater heights. The award ceremony is scheduled to take place on October 16,
at the Harvard University, a press statement said. It recognise the works and
deeds individuals who have improved the quality of lives and inspired people to
greater heights.
Some of the recipients of are Kofi Annan,
Boutros Boutros-Ghali and Javier Perez etc. About Kailash Satyarthi He is an
adherent of Gandhian philosophy and as upheld Mahatma Gandhi’s practice of
engaging and conducting peaceful protests against the exploitation of children
for financial gain. He is the founder of the Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save the
Childhood Movement). Through his NGO, he campaigns for protection of child
rights and to abolish illegal human trafficking. Satyarthi ss the eighth Nobel
laureate from India. He had won Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 and shared it with
Malala Yousafzai. He was at the forefront of driving few agendas Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) which were announced at United Nations SDG Summit in
September 2015.
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