Restoring the Rural Poor to India’s Consciousness

Restoring the Rural Poor to India’s Consciousness

As a freelance journalist and former rural affairs editor of The Hindu, 2007 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee PALAGUMMI SAINATH took a different path. Believing that “journalism is for people, not for shareholders,” Sainath doggedly covered the lives of those who...
The Essential Films of Lino Brocka

The Essential Films of Lino Brocka

Master filmmaker LINO BROCKA, heralded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema, is renowned for his gritty films that realistically portray the plight of the common man. Despite its Philippine settings, his oeuvre...
Search for Peace

Search for Peace

by His Holiness the DALAI LAMA 1959 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee, India This article was written by 1959 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee His Holiness the DALAI LAMA exclusively for the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. It first appeared in the book “My Work, My...
3 Ways How Your Old Clothes Can Actually Save Lives

3 Ways How Your Old Clothes Can Actually Save Lives

According to Global Fashion Agenda, there’s an estimated 92 million tons of textile waste created annually, and in India alone, more than 1 million tons of clothes are thrown away every year. 2015 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee “Clothing Man of India” ANSHU GUPTA looked...
RMAF Continues to Strengthen Ties with their Laureates

RMAF Continues to Strengthen Ties with their Laureates

The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) continues to strengthen and deepen its ties with the Magsaysay Laureates as RMAF President Susan B. Afan meets with representatives of 1986 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee from the Philippines, Radio Veritas Asia (RVA). RMAF...