As
an ancient society, India has thousands of years of history behind it. From its
womb emerged many intellectuals, theorists, social reformers etc. Though 85% of
its population is tagged as lower castes in the hierarchical caste system, many
a great men were descended from these communities. When I was growing up, I
never heard about the great social reformers like Dr Ambedkar, Mahatma Phule
etc leave alone religious gurus like Sant Ravidas who came from the so-called
lower castes. No school curriculum included chapters on these great
intellectual giants.
Currently,
numerous dedicated people are silently working for the benefit of the
underclass without any recognition. They are all unsung heroes. They include
authors, poets, educationalists, selfless bureaucrats, social activists,
students, and politicians who go in their own way to help this hapless human
mass. They write books, establish schools, sacrifice their careers and
sometimes their lives to speak the truth and to make a small change in the
lives of the marginalized societies.
FFEI
feels that recognizing such people would encourage many to come forward and do
their bit to the society. So, when we hear about a good work we solicit
donations and donated amount will be handed over to the to encourage individual
or organization. Our award money depends on the amount we can raise.
We have so far honored the following people with our award.
|
Year |
Award
name |
Awardee |
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2004 |
Ambedkar
Young Activist Awrd |
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2006 |
Ambedkar
Literary Award |
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Ambedkar
Achievement Award |
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2007 |
Ambedkar
Achivement Award |
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Ambedkar
Literary Award |
Ms
Baby Kamble, Maharashtra for her book “The Prisons We Broke” --yet to deliver |
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2008 |
Ambedkar
Social Activist Award |
Mr
Gaddar, Hyderabad – declared and soliciting donations |