Kailash Satyarthi awarded 2017 P.C. Chandra Puraskaar

24-04-2017 12:30 PM

AOJ E-NEWS: The P C Chandra Puraskaar 2017 awarded by famous PC Chandra Jewellers was given this year to Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi on 23RD April.

Satyarthi, who has been at the forefront of the global movement to end child slavery and exploitative child labour since 1980, received the award at the Science City auditorium. Swami Suparnananda Maharaj, Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture was the Chief Guest along with the renowned author Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay as the guest of honour for the evening. A K Chandra, MD of the P C Chandra Group and Prosanto Chandra, Joint MD, P C Chandra Jewellers were also present at the occasion.

This year the P C Chandra Puraskaar carries an honorarium of Rs 10 lakh which is tax exempted. "This Puraskaar is given on the occasion of the birth anniversary of our founding father. Apart from being a great visionary, Late Purna Chandra Chandra was also a man of great values," said A K Chandra.

Courtesy: Millennium Post

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