Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award

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Vice-Chancelior

Hamsadhwani Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award was presented to Dr. Sudha Seshayyan, Vice Chancellor, The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University by Thiru Abhaya Kumar Jain, Chairman, Dhanvantri Nano Ayushadi Pvt. Limited. She has more than 3 decades of teaching experience and also is the Director and Professor of Institute of Anatomy. Noted for her Hindu religious discourses and oratory in Tamil, she has for long been a master of ceremonies of key goverment events. She also has rich administrative experience having held various positions.

Nephrologist

Hamsadhwani Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award was presented to Dr. Rajan Ravichandran, eminent Nephrologist and Director Nephrology Unit, MIOT Hospitals by Director & Actor, K. Bhagyaraj. Dr Rajan Ravichandran is a world renowned Nephrologist and for over 3 decades enriched the Medical field with his contribution as a practicing Doctor and a research oriented professional. His novel concept of a Home Detection kit for kidney disease has been hailed by the Medical field.He is the founder of Cystinosis Foundation of India which is only the 11 th of its kind in the World to help children. The unique PD assist prog supports treatment. In 2015 he was given the Life time achievement award by the Government of Tamil Nadu and FICCI. He founded in 1997 the SAPIENS HEALTH FOUNDATION, a non profitable organisation committed to the care of kidney failure patients through which several thousand have benefited.

Former Director CBI

Hamsadhwani Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award was presented to Shri R.K. Raghavan, Former Director CBI by Shri K. Parasaran former Attorney General Government of India. Raghava Krishnaswami Raghavan is a former Indian police chief and diplomat. He was the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation from 4 January 1999 to 30 April 2001.

Space Scientist

A.Sivathanu Pillai by Governor Rosiah

Honouring Padma Ramachandran on the silver jubilee occasion of Hamsadhwani on 18 th Aug , 2015 & RRC Sathabhishekam

Former Attorney general, Government
of India

Hamsadhwani Distinguished Citizen Award of the Year Award was presented to Shri K. Parasaran, Former Attorney General, Government of India by Justice Shri Parasaran is a lawyer and was Advocate General of Tamilnadu during the Presidents Rule in 1976, Solicitor General of India and then Attorney General for the Government of India between 1983 to 1989. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2003 and Padma Vibhushan in 2011.

Philanthropist & Educationist

Hamsadhwani Distinguished Citizen Award of the Year Award was presented to Kumara Rani of Chettinad, Dr. Meena Muthiah, Philanthropist and Educationist by Shri S. Krishnaswamy, Film Maker. Dr. Meena Muthiah is a woman of diverse talent and interests. Hailing from a family of philanthropists and educationists, she has committed herself to the noble cause of shaping young minds of our nation, by starting this temple of knowledge, Chettinad Vidyashram – a school that aims at holistic development of its wards.

Film Director and Producer

Hamsadhwani Distinguished Citizen Award of the Year Award was presented to Director S. Balachander, noted Film Director and Producer. By Shri T.S Krishnamurthy, Chairman, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and Former Chief Election Commissioner, Government of India.

Educationist

Hamsadhwani Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award was presented to Mrs. Y.G. Parthasarathy, Dean and Director, PSBB School by Founder-Chancellor of VIT University Dr. G. Viswanathan.

IAS, Founder Adyar Times

Film Maker

Hamsadhwani Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award was presented to Mr. S. Krishnaswamy, Film Maker. Mr. Krishnaswamy is an Indian documentary film-maker and writer who won the Padma Shri award in 2009. His works include three documentaries on the Indian influence in Southeast Asia: Indian Imprints, A Different Pilgrimage, and Tracking Indian Footmarks. Indian Imprints was broadcast on Doordarshan in 18 episodes.

Director IIT Madras

Hamsadhwani Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award was presented to Dr. M.S.Ananth, Director IIT Madras for his contribution to Higher Education and Research by Shri V.R Lakshminarayanan, IPS (retd.)

Agricultural Scientist

Hamsadhwani Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award was presented to Dr. M.S.Swaminathan, an Indian agronomist, agricultural scientist, plant geneticist, administrator, global leader of the green revolution and a humanitarian. The United Nations Environment Programme has called him “the Father of Economic Ecology”.

Shankar Netralaya (Medical Research Foundation)

Hamsadhwani Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award was presented to Dr. S.S. Badrinath Founder of the Medical Research Foundation a registered society, a charitable non-profit ophthalmic organization. of which Sankara Nethralaya is the hospital unit,

Exnora International

Cancer Hospital

Hamsadhwani Distinguished Citizen of the Year award was presented to Dr. V. Shanta of Cancer Hospital , Chennai Dr. Shanta was an accomplished oncologist, a great teacher and leader, a compassionate charitable human being and an institution in herself.