Kulandei francis Got Magsaysay Award
Kulandei francis has been choren for the Ramon Magsaysay Award for the year2012, for economic empowerment of thousands of women and their families in rural India.Mr.Francis is a director of the krishnagiri based BGO integrated village development Program(IVD). He was invited by Foundation to receive the award at Manila on august 31.·
Honour for Kulandei Francis’ developmental work in Tamil Nadu’s rural areas
“I never work for or expect any award.” This was the response of Kulandei Francis, who has been chosen for the Ramon Magsaysay Award for the year 2012, for economic empowerment of thousands of women and their families in rural India.
Mr. Francis, who had just been informed by the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation, told The Hindu that “it is a recognition of my hard and sincere work for over three decades for the development and livelihood improvement of the rural people in Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri districts besides parts of Vellore district.”
Mr. Francis, Director of the Krishnagiri-based NGO Integrated Village Development Programme (IVD), thanked his staff and self-help members for their cooperation. “I could not have won such a prestigious award without them,” he said
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Jeet Thayil, Long Listed for Booker Prize
Jeet Thayil,noted kerala-born post and novelist, has been long-listed for the 2012. Man Booker Prize for his debut novel “Narcopolis”, Mr.Thayil is among 12 writers long-listed for the ₤50,000 Prize. A Short list of six will be announced in september, and the winner at London’s Guildhall on October 16. If Mr.Thayil goes on to win, he will join a select band of India or India-born writer such as salman Rushdie, kiran desai and Aravind Adiga who have w.
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