Sri Sri honoured with Bharat Gaurav Award
The Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was accorded the Bharat Gaurav Lifetime Achievement Award at the UN Headquarters in New York. He was conferred with the award for his unique contribution towards promoting Indian culture and values among youth.
By : migrator
Update: 2017-06-11 17:38 GMT
Bengaluru
Former recipients of Bharat Gaurav Award include Pepsi CEO, Indira Nooyi, flight-attendant the late Neerja Bhanot, and veteran actor Manoj Kumar.
Other personalities to receive this award this year, include, film director Madhur Bhandarkar, founder of Sulabh Shauchalay, Bindeshwar Pathak, TV Asia chief, HR Shah, and astronaut the late Kalpana Chawla. In all, 26 distinguished individuals were honoured with this award this year.
Bharat Gaurav Award has been instituted by the Sanksriti Yuva Sanstha, a Jaipur-headquartered NGO with a wide international presence.
The Award felicitates individuals ‘who have achieved a landmark in their profession and made India proud.’
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