KARMAVEER PURASKAR for DR. LEO REBELLO

[Guest guest]

 

 

Dear Friends :

I am pleased to inform you that I won Karmaveer Puraskar 2007 for Social Justice and Action,

for Lifetime Activism, on 26th November, 2007, at the Satyagraha Mandap, Rajghat, New Delhi.

The Award winner is addressed as Noble Laureate.

 

Padma Bhushan M.S.Swaminathan and Padma Shri Alyque Padamsee were the two others selected for lifetime achievement. Some other recipients of Karmaveer Puraskar in various categories included :

 

Actor Rahul Bose

Rock star Remo Fernandes of Goa

Actress Revathy

Actress Amala

Mahesh Bhupati

Gopi Pullela

Nanda and Latika Rana of Nepal.

 

Guitarist/Singer Bobby Cash from Australia enthralled with his music.

Remo recited one of his powerful poems and lamented that Goa was being plundered.

Bobby Sista, Pamela Gale Malhotra, Pawan Sukhadev, Adv. Mahendra Vyas,

Member, Central Empowered Committee, Supreme Court of India, Dr. P.S.Jassi, Consultant IGNOU,

Prof. Sanjay Deshmukh of Mumbai University (who received the award

on behalf of Mr. Swaminathan), Prof. Aman Agarwal, Crispino Lobo

Dr. Marcella Lobo, Jerry Almeida, President of iCONGO were present, among others.

 

All the award recipients attended, except Swaminathan and Bhupatis (due to illness).

About 30 photo-journalists from print and electronic media were present.

 

Dr. Leo Rebello

World Peace Envoy