 Sadguru Gnanananda awards for women
Manava Seva Dharma Samvardhani (MSDS) annually institutes the prestigious Sadguru Gnanananda National Awards for Women for Excellence in Social Work from all over India. Manava Seva Dharma Samvardhani identifies and acclaims women social entrepreneurs who have committed themselves to providing care and shelter to the underprivileged in society.
Sadguru Gnanananda was a Paramahamsa Parivrajaka Acharya, a wandering monk teacher par excellence. He believed that when we bring light, darkness would dissolve on its own and felt that when social work is done with great joy and compassion, we could see the signature of God in such acts. This being the guiding philosophy of Manava Seva Dharma Samvardhani, the awards are named after the great master, Sadguru Gnanananda of Tapovanam, Tamil Nadu. Swami Nityanandagiri of Tapovanam is our chief patron and P N Devarajan is the founder-trustee.
The award carries the following:
A citation elaborating their services and commending the work of the awardee
A purse of Rs 50, 000
A silver plaque
A shawl
MSDS networks with various NGOs from all parts of India and identifies women social entrepreneurs who have dedicated their lives to the welfare of humanity. The awardees are selected after a brief selection process, which includes visits to the NGOs and a brief interaction with them. The awardees for the year are then listed after a series of discussions within the MSDS team and a few well-wishers.
These celebrations are audience centric and have created a platform to enlarge the stakeholders of the development sector. Its success lies in the total participation by the neighbourhood and community thereby triggering the social consciousness of each individual and help in resolving them to live a life of giving, sharing and enjoying all the time. It further motivates many a person to start working in the development sector. This triggered passion in the individual could lead to him/her wanting to be a social entrepreneur and start an organisation that works towards the welfare of society.
Till date MSDS has conferred the Sadguru Gnanananda National Awards on 76 women social entrepreneurs from all over India and two families (husband and wife team) involved in social work. The awards function has been held in 4 metros – Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Mumbai. These celebrations have been graced by many leading personalities – Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, former Governor of Tamil Nadu –Rammohan Rao, & former Governor of Maharashtra - Mohamed Fazal, Dr Anji Reddy, director, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, etc.
We request nominations for the 2007 Sadguru Gnanananda awards from women social workers par excellence: a husband and wife team jointly involved in social work and heads of corporates who are supporting the disabled community by providing them with job opportunities. The filled-in applications should reach us before December 25 2006. Please contact us at:
Manava Seva Dharma Samvardhani,
391/1 Venkatachalapathy Nagar,
Alapakkam,
Chennai – 600 116.
Phone : 2486 7565
E-mail: msds06@rediffmail.com
/ csim@vsnl.net
Please contact Latha Suresh, coordinator, MSDS Trust, at 92822 05123 for further details.Or
download the form.
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