Kailash Satyarthi, the Nobel Peace Prize winner from India, won these prizes in his lifetime: 2014: Nobel Peace Prize, shared with Malala Yousafzai 2009: Defenders of Democracy Award (US) 2008: Alfonso Comin International Award (Spain) 2007: Medal of the Italian Senate (2007) 2007: recognized in the list of Heroes Acting to End Modern Day Slavery by the US State Department 2006: Freedom Award (US) 2002: Wallenberg Medal, awarded by the University of Michigan 1999: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Award (Germany) 1995: Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award (US) 1985: The Trumpeter Award (US) 1984: The Aachener International Peace Award (Germany) Interesting to see that none of these were awarded by India. The government kept its blind eyes towards him in a career spanning over four decades. Now see, aping the greatest recognition of all, how Indian government will bestow upon him every other honour from Padma Bhushan to even the much-politicised Bharat Ratna. Much like how Indians went berserk over Jeet Thayils novel Narcopolis only after it was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize or how Bharat Ratna was the first Indian honour to be awarded to Amartya Sen a year after his Nobel.
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 09:27:56 +0000
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