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T.M. Krishna: Musician or Messiah?

Whether it's winning the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award or becoming the face of 'Poromboke', a video that went viral, T. M. Krishna is taking Carnatic music to exciting new stages

14 min read18 Mar 2017
Politics

Bezwada Wilson, T.M. Krishna receive Ramon Magsaysay award

Wilson was awarded for 'asserting the inalienable right to a life of human dignity' while Krishna was conferred the award under the 'Emergent Leadership' category

2 min read31 Aug 2016
Politics

Bezwada Wilson: A crusader of human dignity

Bezwada Wilson was named as one of the recipients of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award on Wednesday

4 min read28 Jul 2016
Industry

T.M. Krishna: a non-conformist who seeks to democratize Carnatic music

Born in Chennai, Thodur Madabusi Krishna, Ramon Magsaysay award winner, was trained in Carnatic music from the age of six

3 min read27 Jul 2016
Politics

Bezwada Wilson, T.M. Krishna among Ramon Magsaysay Award winners

Bezwada Wilson, a campaigner for eradication of manual scavenging, and Carnatic singer T.M. Krishna are the two Indians chosen for the Ramon Magsaysay Award

2 min read27 Jul 2016
Politics

Harassment, transfers didn’t faze whistleblower Sanjiv Chaturvedi

Chaturvedi has been awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for emergent leadership

4 min read30 Jul 2015
Politics

Give dignity along with charity: Goonj’s mantra

Goonj founder Anshu Gupta gets Asia's equivalent of the Nobel for 'vision in transforming culture of giving in India'

4 min read30 Jul 2015
Politics

Whistleblower Sanjiv Chaturvedi, NGO head Anshu Gupta win Magsaysay awards

The 2015 Magsaysay awardees join the community of 307 other Magsaysay laureates who have received Asia's highest honour till date

1 min read29 Jul 2015
Politics

Activist Rajendra Singh wins Stockholm Water Prize 2015

Rajendra Singh has been conferred the award this year for his innovative water restoration efforts

2 min read22 Mar 2015
News

Afghan, Myanmar women win Magsaysay awards for work amid conflict

The Magsaysay awards honor three individuals and two organizations for changing their societies for the better

2 min read24 Jul 2013
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