The distinguished forty seventh Jamnalal Bajaj Basis Awards had been conferred as we speak in Mumbai, celebrating people whose impactful work displays the essence of Gandhian values and humanitarian service. 4 distinguished awardees had been honored on the annual ceremony within the presence of Chief Visitor HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati Ji Maharaj; Shekhar Bajaj, Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Basis; Trustee & Chairman Dr. R. A. Mashelkar & Members of the Council of Advisers of the Basis; and an esteemed gathering. Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi additionally serves because the Trustee of the Basis.
Since its inception, the Basis has commemorated the start anniversary of Shri Jamnalal Bajaj by honouring people who’ve made vital contributions to humanitarian causes and Gandhian constructive programmes. Every awardee is offered with a Quotation, Trophy, and a Money Prize, in recognition of their selfless and dedicated efforts towards societal upliftment.
This 12 months’s ceremony additionally marked a quiet second of remembrance, being the primary held within the absence of Late Shri Madhur Bajaj, Trustee of the Basis, who handed away in April 2025. His steadfast dedication to the Basis’s mission stays a guiding gentle.
In 2025, the Jamnalal Bajaj Basis continues the commemorative enhancement launched in 2023, the place the prize quantity was elevated from ₹10,00,000 to ₹20,00,000 (and its equal in international alternate for the Worldwide Award) per class. This improve, in tribute to the centennial celebration of Shri Ramkrishna Bajaj, Founding father of the Basis, reaffirms the Basis’s enduring dedication to honouring Shri Jamnalal Bajaj’s lifelong dedication to Gandhian values and societal progress.
The main points of the awards for this 12 months (2025) are:
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Award Class |
Awardee Identify and Title |
State/Nation |
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Award for Constructive Work |
Hasmukh Babubhai Patel |
Gujarat |
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Award for Software of Science & Expertise for Rural Improvement |
P. M. Murugesan |
Tamil Nadu |
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Award for Improvement and Welfare of Girls and Kids (Instituted in reminiscence of Padma Vibhushan Jankidevi Bajaj) |
Triveni Acharya |
Maharashtra |
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Worldwide Award for Selling Gandhian Values Exterior India |
Sekacheva Lyudmila Leonidovna |
Russia |
Shekhar Bajaj, Chairman, Board of Trustees, Jamnalal Bajaj Basis, addressing the event, mentioned, “Yearly, the Jamnalal Bajaj Basis Awards shine a lightweight on extraordinary people whose selfless work brings Gandhian values to life in as we speak’s world. This 12 months’s recipients haven’t solely reworked communities but additionally impressed a deeper dedication to compassion and constructive motion. As we have a good time their achievements, we additionally take a second to recollect Late Shri Madhur Bajaj, whose quiet management and deep perception within the Basis’s objective stay an integral a part of its journey ahead. Could these tales encourage many extra to stroll the trail of service and social change.”
Dr. R. A. Mashelkar, Chairman of the Council of Advisers, acknowledged, “Our awardees are our modern-day satyagrahis — warriors of conscience who struggle with compassion, not confrontation. Every of them has proved that one decided coronary heart can convey gentle the place there was darkness, hope the place there was despair. The awardees we honour as we speak reside embodiments of Gandhian resilience, fact, and non-violence. Their work transcends boundaries and generations, proving that the rules of Shri Jamnalalji and Gandhiji stay timeless and transformative. Their dedication not solely uplifts communities but additionally reaffirms our perception within the energy of moral management and unity in motion.”
Minal Bajaj, Trustee & Hon. Director, Jamnalal Bajaj Basis, acknowledged, “Mahatma Gandhi had mentioned about Shri Jamnalal Bajaj who was adopted as his fifth son that “he didn’t earn a single rupee by unethical means and no matter he earned, he spent all of it for the great of the individuals.” Moderately than an proprietor, he remained a trustee of his wealth. If one goes by the lifetime of Shri Jamnalal Bajaj, one will acknowledge the great affect which he had on Gandhiji. Jamanlal ji impressed his complete household to imbibe the Gandhian lifestyle. Our Awards purely serve these beliefs. The Basis leaves no stone unturned to achieve the furthest corners of our nation and the globe to establish the hidden gems they usually vary from those that have reworked the lives of a small group to those that have dared to vary the course of historical past of a nation. Our mission stays steadfast—to have a good time people and their selfless dedication.”
