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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 have been...

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...

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 Teacher," published...

The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) Trustee Emily A. Abrera and RMAF President Susan B. Afan visited His Holiness the Dalai Lama in his residence in Dharamshala, India last April 26, 2023. Born on July 6, 1935, His Holiness the Dalai Lama was declared “the...

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...

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...

Ramon Magsaysay Awardee Tadashi Hattori sat down with Filipino doctors for a dialogue “The Spirit of Volunteerism and Selfless Service: A Special Roundtable Dialogue with Dr. Tadashi Hattori” last June 6, 2023, at the Ramon Magsaysay Center, organized by the Ramon...

by STEVEN MUNCY 2021 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee, Southeast Asia World Refugee Day gives us reason to pause and reflect on the efforts of Ramon Magsaysay Awardee from Japan SADAKO OGATA, the first and, thus far, only female to serve as the United Nations High Commissioner...

Last April 28, Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) Trustee Emily A. Abrera and RMAF President Susan B. Afan went to New Delhi, India to reconnect with Ramon Magsaysay Awardees Deep Joshi and Anshu Gupta. The visit is in preparation for the limited edition 7-volume...

The value of art and culture is immeasurable—it brings communities together and bridges the gap between cultures. It induces wonder, delight, and wisdom; pleasing the mind and the heart. Needless to say, art has a positive impact on our overall health and wellbeing,...

by SANJIV CHATURVEDI 2015 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee, India Uttarakhand, an Indian Himalayan State, is abundantly rich in biodiversity because of its unique geographical location and topography, extending from tropical forests in the plain areas to alpine and glacial...

The Ramon Magsaysay Awardees and Sustainable Development Goals In 2015, the United Nations (UN) designed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), a collection of 17 interlinked objectives designed to serve as a "shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and...