Gandhinagar, April 12 -- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel honored two distinguished individuals with the Ratnasinhji Mahida Memorial Award, instituted in memory of the late Ratnasinhji Mahida--a renowned social reformer, educationist, and lifelong advocate for tribal welfare from Rajpipla in Narmada district.

Starting this year, the Ratnasinh Mahida Memorial Award has been introduced, and the inaugural awards were presented to Dr. Madhukar Padvi, the Vice-Chancellor of Birsa Munda Tribal University, and Dr S. Prasanna Sree, the first tribal woman Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.

While presenting this prestigious honor, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel lauded the late Ratnasinh Mahida for his unwavering commitment...