India, Sept. 1 -- An Indian non-profit organisation working for education of out-of-school girls in remote villages is among the 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees, it was announced Sunday.
Previous winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Award from India include social worker Mother Teresa (1962), politician Jayaprakash Narayan (1965), filmmaker Satyajit Ray (1967), journalist Ravish Kumar (2019), environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk (2018), politician Arvind Kejriwal (2006), RTI activist Aruna Roy (2000), former IPS officer Kiran Bedi (1994) and journalist Arun Shourie (1982).
Safeena Husain, the founder of the Foundation to Educate Girls Globally, widely known as 'Educate Girls,' said the award is a historic moment for India, and it places the glob...