Real Heroes Award

The Real Heroes Award
Awarded for Humanitarian Work
Country India
Presented by Reliance Industries
CNN-IBN
First awarded 2008
Official website Real Heores Award
Television/Radio coverage
Network CNN-IBN, IBN-7, IBN-Lokmat

Real Heroes Award, is a social initiative by CNN-IBN in collaboration with Reliance Industries,[1] instituted in 2008 to honour ordinary Indians for their remarkable contribution to the society. The objective of recognizing and appreciating the ordinary citizens who have sacrificed their life magnanimously towards shaping a better society. This annual felicitation ceremony set off its first edition in the year of 2008 awards 24 unsung heroes from diverse fields across the country.

Jury

Judged by a panel of the IBN 18 Editorial Board the selection process involves thorough checking of cited events, persons and places, in order to ensure that only deserving individuals are given the awards.

Slogan

Ordinary People Extraordinary Service

Categories

Honoring the unsung heroes every year, the award acknowledges the exemplary service of reformers in diverse fields including:

2008 Edition

Winners

  1. Sunitha Krishnan - helps trafficked women and girls find shelter.
  2. Swapan Mukherjee - Runs a home for destitute children
  3. K.P.Thomas - Mentor to Anju Bobby George.
  4. Rajpal Singh - International shooter helps villagers aim for Olympics
  5. Nishtha Desai - Runs an NGO 'CRG' in Goa to save children from becoming victims of paedophilia
  1. Dharanidhar Boro - Forest Ranger of Kaziranga National Park is fighting against poachers to save the rhinos
  1. Mary Kom - A champion boxer, started a training academy in Manipur
  2. Bhagawan Nagargoje - An ex-Army man, he trains village kids to become national-level marathon runners.
  1. N Krishnan
  2. Sharad Sharma
  3. Haneef Lakdawala
  1. Reny George
  2. Sonam Wangchuk
  3. Abhayanand & Anand Kumar
  4. Armene Modi
  1. D Ashish
  2. Dr. Subroto Das
  1. Ahmed Khan
  2. Jai Prakash Dabral
  3. Chewang Norphel
  1. Dr. Prabhakar
  2. Dr. Anil Joshi
  3. Deep Joshi
  4. Sushma Iyengar - Started Kutch Mahila Vikas Sanghtan to help women become skilled entrepreneurs

2009 Edition

Winners

  1. Dr. Rouf M. Malik
  2. Anson Thomas
  3. Anshu Gupta
  1. Hemant Patel
  2. Nisheeth Mehta
  3. Mohamed Sharif
  1. Subhashini Mistry
  2. K. Sujatha
  3. Mr. & Mrs. K. Raghuram
  1. Hajabba
  2. Late Zaputou Angami
  3. Anjina Rajagopal
  4. Armene Modi
  1. Vikas Chandra Guddu Baba
  2. Shamjibhai J. Antala
  3. K.M. Chinnappa
  1. Deepak Saha
  2. Rangaswamy Elango
  1. Babar Ali
  2. Jalpana Paul
  3. Ashok Rathod
  1. Karsanbhai Patel
  2. Davinder Singh

2010 Edition

Winners

  1. Ram Snehi
  2. P Gopinath
  3. Biro Bala Rabha
  1. T. Raja
  2. Sujatha Bhat & Kalpana Mallya
  3. Hirbaiben Ibrahimbhai Lobi
  4. Sister Mariola
  5. Chandrashekhar Sankurathri
  1. Mohd Iqbal
  2. Dr Joyce Siromoni
  3. Uma Preman
  4. Sruti Mohapatra
  5. Ramesh Babu Kushwah
  1. Ishita Khanna
  2. Naseema Khatoon
  3. Vijaylaxmi Sharma
  1. Kantha Singh
  2. Irfana Ismail Mujawar
  3. Dubhil Vechanbhai Movasiyabhai
  4. Vimla Kaul
  1. Tarnash Tarpan
  2. Aata Odanaata
  3. Mritunjay Tiwari
  4. Merzaban Patel

2011 Edition

Winners

  1. Binalakshmi Nepram
  2. Chandralekha
  3. Ajeet Singh
  4. Grace Nirmala
  5. Amirbi Sikander Sheikh
  1. Gyanesh Pandey
  2. Dr. Regi M. George and Dr. Lalitha Regi
  3. Bezwada Wilson
  1. Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
  2. Dr. Maqbool Mir
  3. Dr. Pullara Bhanumathi
  4. Swagat Thorat
  1. Bina Kalindi
  2. Faith Gonsalves
  3. Rajesh Bhat Subraya
  4. Nilesh Gaonkar
  1. Uttam Teron
  2. Prakash Kaur
  3. Sandeep Manohar Desai
  1. Nanda Kishore Patnaik
  2. Dineshbhai F.DU.Bhil
  1. Anil Joshi
  2. M. Yoganathan
  3. Deviram Gurjar
  1. Abhay and Rani Bang

2012 Edition

The 5th edition of Real Heroes Ceremony awarded 24 unsung heroes who have revolutionized the society as a dynamic leader. It is not only the heroes that that have been honored but also the causes that they have been trying to reform which generally go unnoticed. Be it starting a Chakde movement or rendering dignity in death, these real heroes have made a difference in the lives of millions and sown seeds that will give rise to a better future.

Winners

The concept of the fifth edition was changed to zone-wise. The country was divided into four zones and then the awards were distributed to the candidates.

  1. Mittal Patel
  2. Bharat Patel
  3. Vijay Barse
  4. Girish Mahadev Kulkarni
  5. Sindhutai Sakpal
  6. Irfan Ahmed
  1. Bertha G Darkar
  2. Pabitra Rabha
  3. R K Viswajit Singh
  4. Keepu Tsering Lepcha
  5. Baghambar Pattanaik
  6. Jaya Devi
  1. Tabassum, Tarannum, And Rubina
  2. Navin Gulia
  3. Tsewang Dorjey
  4. Virendra Sam Singh
  5. Yogeshwar Kumar
  6. Jo Mcgowan Chopra & Manju Singhania
  1. P Shanthakumar
  2. Sheeba Ammer
  3. C K Ganguly & Mary Vattamattam
  4. Rasiya Bhanu
  5. Karibeeran Parameswaran and P Choodamani
  6. Kousalya Periasamy

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References

  1. ↑ "Real Heroes’ award". The Hindu. April 2, 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2012.

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