Mumbai, Nov. 15 -- The Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation on Friday honoured Russian national Sekacheva Lyudmila Leonidovna for promoting Gandhian and Tolstoyan values across BRICS nations.
Others who received the Jamnalal Bajaj award from the foundation are Gujarat-based eminent Gandhian Hasmukh Babubhai Patel, Tamil Nadu farmer-turned-innovator P M Murugesan and fearless anti-trafficking campaigner Triveni Acharya.
In a significant enhancement, the foundation has increased the award prize to twenty lakh rupees for each category, maintaining the equivalent amount in foreign exchange for the International Award.
This elevation from the previous ten lakh rupees per award was initially introduced in 2023 to mark the centennial celebration of Ramkri...